The state herald., 1913-10-17

John Hamilton road overseer 16 80
H Young coal 2l2 80
Colver Bros supplies 6 05
lights SO
Central Lumber Co coal 103 80
q L Colver postage 5 90
Smith Brooks Co stationery s 90
W Wade viewing road 6 65
W VanKirk viewing road 6 O5
7 H Moon viewing road 80
v S Bellamy viewing road s rs
George ] Jones viewing 6 so
Mack Mayberry viewing sos
Ira Gray viewing road 80
w G Holland postage 10 90
P I Walton meals for Pollie Perman
while nursing DeArmands a so
Mary vrta boarding John Strand "a 90
W R Haddock stenographer 10 90
P S Struble register vital statistics S 90
C A Guernsey surveyor II rs
Bliss Hendrix driving assessor 8 90
Holyoke Lumber Co material for roads
court house and coal for Strand S8 80
Out West Prtg Co blanks 2 13
Petition of A NJ Axelson for an ap-
preparation of 500 90 for exposition pur
poses was re jected
The following resolution was adopted
Whereas certain fund has been ere.
ated by the board Of county commits
sioners of Phillips county Colorado prior
to the year 1912 denominated a Jail fund
said fund having been created by a
levy and collection of taxes upon the
the taxable property Of the said county
the purpose of the appropriation being
the erection of Jail in said county
that said fund now amounts to the sum
of 27S2 80 and no appropriation was
made in the year 1912 for said purpose
and whereas the said board of county
commissioners have been advised by
their counsel Hon Irving Van Bradt
district attorney of the l3 judicial dis.
trici Of the state of Colorado and by
the county attorney W D Kelsey Esq
that no fund can be created for the pur
pose of the erection or purchase of
jail building except the question is first
admitted to the qualified electors of
the said county Of Phillips at regular
election to vote upon such proposition
and a majority Of the qualified electors
Of said comfy vote in favor of such
proposition and whereas 1t is the judg
ment Of the board Of county commits
sioners Of said county that the said a.
mount SO created and collected should
be transferred whereby the county will
be benefited and the said board believ
ing that 1t would be for the best inter.
ests Of the said county that said fund
be transferred to the road fund Of said
county therefore be 1t resolved that the
said sum viz 27s2 80 be and is hereby
transferred to the road fund Of said
Phillips county and the county treasur-
er Of said Phillips county Colorado is
hereby instructed and authorized to
Immediately transfer said sum Of 27s2.
30 to the said road fund making the
proper entries therefor
Z G Summers and c E Johnson vot.
ing yes and S A Rogers voting no
Application Of Hans Peterson for re.
fund Of taxes 81 % upon sc 10 n for
1910 Hip was granted the same being
government land at the time
Application Of X F Martin for refund
military poll tax was granted
State Of Colorado county Of Phillips
IS Comes now + Olson and makes
his application to the honorable board
and being first duly sworn on oath de-
poses and says that he Is a resident Of
said county and state and taxpayer
that heretofore and about five years a.
90 my horsss became infected with
glanders and the other animals Of the
horse kind On my premises became In.
fected with the disease that not know.
ing that the animals were infected used
what means | had ut my command TO
prevent the disease from spreading to
the other animals which had and own
ed that after several years attempts to
STAMP out tho disease proved unsvailing
and was obliged to have eleven head
killed by order OF the State Board OF
Stock Inspectors, that during all the
years since this disease has been among
my horses they have been practically
useless that ] have paid taxes upon the
said horses during zach Of the said Ave
years mentioned and particularly upon
the aaId II head which was ordered to
be destroyed by said Board Of stock
Inspectors. That your petitioner prays
the Hon Board that he have a refund
OF taxes paid to the amount Of Is 81
which amount can be shown from tho
assessment roll and the records Of the
county treasurer Of said Phillips county
J r Olson