Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Monthly Bills Allowed by Board and
Other Matters of Interest.

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commissioners not finishing their de-
hberatons until last evening, it is
impossible to give the complete re,
port of the session in the paper this
week, but the same will appear in
next weeks issue.
The regular bills were allowed and
warrants were ordered drawn TO the
several amounts.
In the matter of the construction
Of cement walks diagonally through
the. north side of the park, the COM
missioners agreed to pay half of the
expense and the contract was let to
Charles Lawhorn for a foot walk
at a price of III cents per running
foot.
State Engineer W. S. Gearhart and
C. H. Busch of Wichita, president of
the construction company having the
contract for the erection of the river
bridge at this place, met with the
commissioners in regard to the bridge
work. The commissioners made a
trip Of inspection to the bridge and
reported that the work is being done
In satisfactory manner, but as ra-
pid progress is not being made as
they thought advisable. Unless the
work is pushed little faster, cold
weather will set in before the work
b finished, and the commissioners do
not intend that any cement or con-
crete work shall be done after that
time for it would be impossible to
t0En out work that would be salts
factory or give good service. and
they requested that more men be put
on the work SO that the work could
be hastened.
The case of Willie Huffman, the
sixteen year old boy who was brought
to the hospital here last winter from
north of Redwing and cared for sew
eral weeks by the county commission
ems, was again brought to their at
tention and it was decided to pay his
mother, Mrs. Louisa Norrell, $40 per
month for his care, this amount be-
E ing satisfactory to her. The boy is
feeble minded, but on account of the
crowded condition of the state hospi-
tai at Winfield, could not be taken
there at this time.
The bond of A. Schwager, county
treasurer elect, in the sum of $25,-
e: 600 was approved by the board and
duly accepted.
Charles Radenberg, trustee of In
dependent township, and George Rog-
gers, appeared before the board in
the interest of Mrs. McDermott, of
Claflin. At the time of giving in her
property statement the first Of March
Mrs. McDermott gave in an amount
something like $4,000 for an estate
for which she Is guardian, but in a
very short time afterward invested
the amount in land, which was also
TAXED, thus making her pay a dou-
BE taxation, but according to the
law the commissioners could take no
action toward refunding her the
money.
A sister of Mrs. Sam Deighton, Of
the west part of town, appeared be-
fore the board in regard to securing
"a pension from the county under the
disability law passed by the legisla-
ture some years ago. The lady makes
her home with the Deighton family
and has been blind and totally help
less for years, and under the law
would be entitled to pension of $50
per month if she had been a resident
Of this county for ten years, but as
she has lived here only about seven
years no action could be taken by
the board.
A committee waited on the board
in regard to establishing a county
road through the county east and
west, and also to take up the matter
In regard to Strengthening the road at
. the creek east of town. Just what
will be done in regard to the county
road is hard to determine at the pres
ent time although the board is gen.
orally in favor of the idea. However,
they do not intend to be hasty in
saddling a big debt annually on the
county and will take their time in
laying out these roads, although the
chances are that the road as now pro
posed will be designated as county
road, providing the townships through
which it passes VII fix it up in the
proper shape SO that it can be ac-