Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15

IN the matter of designating repositories
Ior county funds, the matter came ON for
nearing, and the banks in Great Bend
| proposed to take twO-thirdS of the county
lun1S al Two per cent, and five other banks
as follows: First National Bank, Hoising-
ION, Inc Farmers and Merchants State
BANK, HoiSingtOn, Brinkman-Brack State
Bank, Olmitz, Citizens State Bank. ClafIin.
and Peoples State Bank, ElIinwOod, pro,
posed to take the other One-third of county
funds at two per cent.
After, due consideration the same was
rejected on motion of e.. W. Land. and
second by Frank Bloomer.
Al inc banks were again notified TO SUBJ
mt sealed bids for county funds the same
10 DE opened by the board Wednesday, jan
uary l5th, 1915, at o'clock p. m.
The board met the various banks of the
county, and upon motion the three banks
IN Great Bend city were designated de-
poSltorieS for two-thirdS of the county
FUNDS to be equally divided among the three
banks at two and one-half per cent ON
daily balances, and il was further ordered
Dy the board: That the Peoples State Bank
OF EllinwOod, The Citizens State Bank of
Claflin, and The First National Bank of
Hoislngton, the Merchants State Bank of
Clafiln, the Peoples State Bank of HoiSing-
ton. The Farmers and Merchants State Bank
ol HoiSington, the Farmers and Merchants
State Bank of Pawnee Rock, and the Pawnee
hock State Bank and the Brinkman-Brack
State Bank Of 0lmitz were designated de-
poSitOrieS for one-third of the county funds
TO be equally divided among the nine hanks
at two and one-half per cent on daily ball
anceS.
Ihe county treasurer was instructed 10
divide the said funds when the above NAM
ed banks had furnished bonds or certi-
llcaleS OF guaranty, and filed with the
county clerk for approval by the board.
In the matter OF the appointment of the
county Health Officer and county Physician
the same came on for hearing, and on mo-
! ton DR.. B. L. Stinson was appointed by
the board as county Health Officer for the
| Dollars.
commissioner Murphy made the motion
That U. =. Owens be appointed County Ply
Slclan Tor the ensuing year at the same
salary as he has been getting, but the mo-
ton was lost. Commissioner George Land.
objected on the grounds that DR.. Owens
was not member of the Medical ASSOcia-
ton. Commissioner Land made the mo-
tion that B. L. StinsOn be appointed County
Physician for the ensuing year, Land and
Bl0Omer voting for and Murphy against.
AT salary of Four Hundred Dollars per
year, and under the terms Of agreement
between the board and DR.. StinSon.
The following is the proposition submit
ted by the Medical Association of Barton
county:
That the county commissioners appoint
anyone whom they may for County Health
Officer, and that the physicians from their
respective localities treat all poor in that
county free Of charge. and that the Four
Hundred Dollars that they pay the county
physician be used by the Medical AsSocia-
tiOn of Barton County i'm dPfraying the ex-
penSeS Of lectures TO the Medical ASSocia-
tion and the general public on proper me-
thodS OF hygiene, sanitation, quarantine,
and all contagious diseases, that these lee
tireS be open to the public, and for the |
good and general welfare Of everyone.
On motion Of the board the county clerk |
was designated the purchasing agent for all |
the county officers, and instructed TO pur- |
chase all supplies on competitive bids when |
possible.
Deputy Hire.
On motion OF the board the county off |
CialS were allowed the following sums for
deputy hire:
County Clerk, $4,000 per year.
County Treasurer, $4,000 per year.
Register of Deeds, s2lOOO per year.
Sheriff, S6OO.OO per year.
County Clerk, ex-OfficiO county assessor
and clerk hire for the year 1915. $4,000.
John Malta was employed janitor for the
ensuing year at $1,000 per month.
There being nothing farther the board ad-
jOurned to meet at the next regular session
of the board i'm February.
p. Z. MURPHY, Chairman.
c. F. NOUNklN, County Clerk.