The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
Tax Payers League Recognized
by County Commissioners.
C. O. Knowles and James Cuth-
bert Serve With Him.
NEW NAMES ARE FEW.
Most of the Old Officers Will
Serve Again.
County Assessor s. IL. Haynes
Names His Deputies.

1,a comfy commissioners this
afternoon made their annual appoint
ment of numerous orlclals, WHO W
Shocking changes in the lists OF former
/ officials. In addition to the appoint
ment Of assessors. members OF the
I hoard of review and deputy assessors,
! the board late this afternoon named
| s11nerfntendent for the county poor
farm. poor commissioner and county
! physician.
Or. G. M. Hensley was reappointed
county physician, Charles n: Bacon
was again named as commissioner OF
the poor and G.. W. Belts will succeed
| himself for another year as superin-
tendent of the poor farm
Acting on the recomm aenao +t OF
/ hoard accepted his recommendations
| for members Of the board of review
land for assessors and their deputies
in Topeka city and the severai town-
ships of the county. Following are
the officials named under the sugges-
ton of the county assessor:
Deputy assessors for the district COM
posed of the city of Topeka; A +
Daniels. c. o. Knowles, F. NJ. Spencer,
M. McGaw. J. z. Collins. w. S. Nc
knight. L. NJ Mitchell. J. H. Johnston,
q r Frost. B. G. Walker, B. NJ.
Dreisbach, c. W. Hixon. j. S. Langston,
". A. Weight J. E. G1endening, J. R.
Bischoff. H. c. Bowen. w W. Denison,
II. / Monroe. G. Bacon, George Young,
w H. Williams
Contractor on Review Board
Members of the board of review for
the city Of Topeka are Michael Heery,
c. O. Knowles and James Cuthbert. The
appointment of Heery and his recon-
mendation by Haynes came at the re-
quest of members of the Tax Payers
league, who recently demanded the APP
pointment of a building contractor as
member of the local board of review.
7 E<T1
ing men were recommended as deputy
assessors to appraise both real and per-
sonal property:
William Howerton, Rossville; w. A
Luthye, Silver Lake; W. F. George, Me-
nOken; B. D. P0llon. Soldier; G. J. Lep-
per, Topeka; O. Nelson, Tecumseh Law
renee Sims, Monmouth; Frank a. Pratt, |
Wnliamsport; Walter r. Black, Au-
burn; W. NJ. Lyttle, Dover, and E. P.
Mission.
Each township is entitled to three
members of a board of review, among |
whom shall be the township trustee, the |
assessor and a third party. Members |
of the boards Of review for the various !
proved as follows:
a. B. Jameson. John Wagner, Will |
liam Howerton, Rossville township.
Wallace Palmer, Josiah Takemire, w.
A I.uthye, Silver Lake
r. S Priddy, Thomas Neiswender,
w F. George, MenOken.
]. H. Skinner, Julius Bolz, Boyd E.
POllOm, Soldier.
John sutherin. T. w. Thompson. Geo.
J. Lepper, Topeka.
]. A. Peck, T. F. Kreipe, o. ". Mel
son. Tecumseh.
T. B. Odeu. William E. Zirkle, Law
-ence Sims, Monmouth.
j. H. Foltz, A. J. SineI, Frank A.
Pratt Williamsport
A. S. Croyle. J. n. Robinson, Walter
R. Black Auburn.
R. ". Blackburn, John r. Tomson.
". NJ. Lyttle. Dover.
NJ L. Holloway. P. W. Bundy, E. P. ]
EVAN, Mission
1t was after O'Clock this afternoon :
when the board formally confirmed {
he numerous appointm ents- The mat !
er was not reached at the morning s
esson and at , o'clock this afternoon J
members of the board returned to the
curt house to take up the special ap-
ointm ents, confirmation of which re-
uired more than an hour. The dep
ty assessors and members of the
cards OF review will have charge of
he 1912 tax assessment in the sew {
raj localities from which they were 1
DDOinteG. :