The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06
: G Bruney. Justice of Peace

Jacob Arnhoid, Trustee
Theo H Munk, Clerk
Frank Mermis, Treasurer
Jos Griese, Justice of Peace
Nick Riedel, SO sc
Wheatland.
P ? Gross, Trustee
Frank A Leiker, Clerk
Paul Miller, Treasurer
Joe Binder, Justice of Peace
On motion of Commissioner Kutina,
the Board adjourned to Friday, January
8, 9 am.
Hays, Kansas, Jan. 8, 1915, a. m.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, members present, Isaac Zeigler,
Chairman, and Jos Kutina, Commits
sioners, and P V Gottschalk, Co. Clerk.
Motion by Kutina and seconded by
Zeigler, that the outgoing County At
torney, J H Simminger, be employed
by Ellis County to assist the incoming
County Attorney, E C Flood, prosecute
or defend as the case may be, all cases
wherein Ellis County is interested,
CIlIullldI VI CIVIL LAAcS CIT III"
pending or started in the District or
Justice Court, on or before the 10th day
of January, 1915. That Ellis County
pay ] H Simminger $4,000 for his ser
vices and the County Clerk give
voucher for same as soon as II Sim
ninger shall have filed with the County
Clerk a good and sufficient bond for
$500 90 for the faithful performance of
said duties, approved by the Chairman
of the Board of County Commissioners.
Carried by unanimous vote.
Motion by Commissioner Kutina and
seconded by Commissioner Zeigler,
Whereas, Lots Two'(2), Four ~, Six
(6), Eight ~, Ten 90, Twelve ~
and Fourteen "a, in Block Two ~,
and Lot Seven %, in Block Twenty
three (23), of the Original Plat of the
Town of Hays City, now the City of
HAYS, have been sold for taxes and held
bv the County of Ellis for the term of
Three 81 years. Moved that the said
lots be sold to P D Brown of Hays City,
Kansas, for the amounts hereinafter
named, to wit; Lots Two ~, Four ~,
Six (6), Eight g., Ten QO), Twelve
(12) and Fourteen ga, IN Block Two
(2). be sold for the sum of $236.84, and
Lot Seven "a in Block Twenty three
(23), in said City of Hays, be sold for
the sum of 1922, and the County Treas
urer is hereby authorized and directed
to sell said lots in accordance herewith
and the County Clerk is authorized and
directed to assign the certificate of sale
to the said P D Brown. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Motion by Kutina and seconded by
Zeigler, that the County Treasurer is
hereby authorized to sell and the County
Clerk is directed to assign Lot Three
~, Block Eleven I'D and Lot Sixteen
(16) in Block Four ~, all in the Town
of Pfeifer, to R C Burnham. Carried
by unanimous vote.
The Board accepted the work done by
w A Simmons on all of the windows of
the Court House.
On motion of Commissioner Kutina,
the Board adjourned to 1:30 p. m.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Motion by Kutina and seconded by
Zeigler, that the County Clerk is hereby
instructed not to deliver the Warrant of
the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron
Company, for the Lynn Bridge (amount
81, 800 .OO), until the County Surveyor
reports that the Bridge is completed.
Carried.
The application of Henry Oshant for
a rebate for Emma-Vose was rejected
The following bills were allowed, viz;
Jos Kutina, salary and milage
20 Commissioner s35 10
3. viewing roads IL 90
VIM Grabbe, salary and milage
as Co. Commissioner Y 70
Isaac Zeioler. % so
H Simminger, expenses trip
70 TonelEa Sc AZ
Tra Rurk auto hire 13 25
A Sykes 45
Crane e Co. supplies county 81 Is
Frank Wiles, labor Rathbun bridge 90
Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron
Company, for bridge across
Ivnn crossing 1890 90
Stella Connell, rebate P. P. 2O %
DR. o A Hennerich, for oper-
o+ien Rossee so 90
The following bills wete laid over for
further investigation, viz;
LockWood-Hazel Co., supplies
for Co. So 90
Chicago Lumber Co., cement and
lumber Co. % 81
The following bills were rejected, VIZ;
Andrew Miller, for back deputy
hire It's 90
Motion by Kutina and seconded by
Zeigler, that the Co. Treasurer is here
by directed that Lot Twenty (2O), il
Block Twenty FIVE (29, Hays Original
be expunged from the records because
same appears twice on the records
Carried.
County warrants to the amount OF
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