Barton County democrat., 1914-10-16
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Continued from Last Week.
Bills Allowed:-

Continued from Last Week.
Bills Allowed:-
p. H. Owens, salary as County
Health Officer and County Ply
Sician 3rd Or. and expense ...... .s131.3O
G. w. Land, salary us county commits
SlOner, 5rd Qr. Observation-Disclosures. JI.J0
p. Z. Murphy. salary as county COM
missioner 3rd Or. ................. 1910
Mat Dick, salary as county commits
SiOner, 3rd Or. .................... lll.OO
Total amount of bills allowed at the
October meeting ..................61 .61OS.59
Quarterly Reports:-
COUNTY CLERK.
Fees collected NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 23.ll
Expenses Observation-Disclosures. ZO.lo
O"'"''' C6Ut;NTYi ATTORNEY 80 ''''
Fees collected ......................S 6O5O
Fees uncollected ................... 1850
Total fees ......;;,:;;s,;;;;4;:.......... 1OS.OO
Fees collected .......................S OO.1O
Fees uDcOllected ................... 1927
iO'"' ' REGISTER OF DEEDS
Fees collected ....''..........S > 4,&S'J1 &
Fees uncollected .................. O0.OD
PROBATE JUDGE
Fees collected .....................s ZSo.9u
Fee uncOlected NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 259.l0
CLERK OF THF DISTRICT COURT
Fees collected .......................s l5.2C
Fees uncollected ................... 1"1AO
Total ..............................2 2O6.6C
On motion II was unanimously ordered
by the board that a reward in the sum of
Five Hundred Dollars is5OO.OO) be and the
same is hereby offered for the arrest and
conviction of the party or parties, who
committed the murder of L. J.. Morgan,
Mayme McQuilan and Clarence McGugn.
| Ir the matter of the appointment of ap-
praiSeTS TO appraiSe school land rs fol-
lows: Island land in the bed Of the Ar
kansas river lying in and adjoining Blocks
B, c, d, and e, in the city of EllinwOOd,
Kansas, and being in section 81, twp. 10,
r. II, containing 27.7 acres, more or less,
the same came on for hearing and the fol-
lowing persons we're appointed: II. y. Nc
Gill. J. Wesley Brown and H. c. COlegrOve.
In the matter of the appraiSement Of
school land in the y. f. 1, 1-2O-13, contain
ing "a acres, the appraiSement of 3S at $500
per acre, and 36 acres at S3.7j per acre was
accepted by the board.
ROAD PETITION
In the matter Of the road petition pre-
Senled Dy John Steuri and other of Home
stead township praying for the opening Of
the following road Us follow: Beginning at
the southwest corner Of section 20, township
is, range 13, and running east on the sec
ton line, except small deviation near the
east end IF said road. and said road termi-
mating at the southeast corner Of 2O-lS-13,
said road TO be forty feet in width. the
same came on fer hearing and the petition
being regular and Il land owners having
waived damages except in the following
amounts: c. w. Howard, $4,000 for fence (;
A. ]. Held, $500 for fence; G. A. Woodburn
$4,000 for land and $4,000 for fence; and
F. ]. Haberman $500 for fence, the said
road was declared a public highway, and
the trustee was ordered to prepare the same
for traffic.
The board checked the receipts and dis
bursementS of the county treasurer, and the
county clerk and found them TO be cor
rect.
There being nothing further, the board
adjourned. g. w: LAND,
c. F. Y0uNKIN, Chairman.
County Clerk.