The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-05-07
COUNTY COURT

AL Vnc members present, MONDAY,
May 8, 1915
In the matter Of Thomas Shelton,
an apprehended poor person ard sup
posed insane; upon examination by
Drs. Weber and Eugas, he was declar-
ed to be fit person to be committed
to State Hospital No. for treatment.
In the matter of petition and bond
Of j. J. Tucker for dramshops keep
ers license at Elvins: same, was grant
ed for six months.
In the matter of VIM. E. Boyd, ct al,
subscription for the improvement of
the Clearyiew Pennington road: now
comes w. E. Boyd, ct al, and presents
to the Court the County Treasurer's
receipt for $1,000 for the improve
ment Of the Clearview- Pennington
road. Whereupon the Court appro-
PIRATES $138.00 for the further i'm
provement of the said road. The
Court appoints B. G. Porter, Road
overseer, supervisor of expenditures,
and orders a warrant drawn for $3.50
to be issued to the said B. G. Porter,
road overseer, to be paid out of the
County Road Fund.
In the matter of Ernest Labruyer,
application, petition and bond for
dramshop keepers license at Elvins:
same granted for six months.
In the matter of selecting Grand
Jurors for the May Term of Circuit
Court: the Clerk of the Court presents
to the Court an order from Peter H.
Huck, Judge of the Twenty-seventh
Judicial Circuit of Missouri, ordering
the Court to draw Grand Jury to
convene at the Court House in the
City of Pennington, Mo-, on Monday,
May II, 1915, at a. m. The follow
ing jurors were drawn according to
law:
st. Francois Townships. B. Hart,
Harry Ramsey.
Randolph Township-Albert House,
VIM. Strauser.
Perry Township-W. H. Whitehead,
c. o. Bruce.
Pendleton Township-John Boswell,
J. w Taylor.
Marion Township-N. A. AuBuchon.
Liberty Township-Wm. LEM.
Iron Township-W. R. Mccoy.
Big River Township-Jake Mathey.
In the matter of opening bids for
County Depository: the Court opens
the bids and the Bank of Pennington
being the highest bidder, at 1-2 per
cent, the said bank was awarded the
contract for the County Depository
for the next two years and its bond
fixed at $160,000.00.
In the matter of transfer of funds;
the Court orders the County Treasur-
err, W. T. Halle, to transfer from the
County Officers Fund 100000 to the
Contingent Fund 100000 and to the
Grand and Petit Jury Fund 100000.
Tuesday, May A.
In the matter of bridge repairs: the
Court now proceeds to let bids for the
repair of the Terre Blue and the Big
River bridges. Contract was award
ed to E. X. Hawn at $1,765.00 for
both jobs and his bond fixed at ST.
10000.
In the matter of John Cook, ct al,
petitioners, praying for a change in
public road, in Perry township: Court
orders C. w. Francisco to inspect sur
vey the road and report to the Court
at the next regular session. All
other road cases continued to the next
regular term of Court.
Wednesday, May 5.
On Wednesday, ]. E. Trask of Ran
dolph township and W. A. Bullock of
Perry township filed their annual set
Elements, which were approved. VIM.
Ryan was refused dramshop keep
er's license because of the result of
the recent local option election in the
city of Pennington.
All the tax levies were left as they
were for the year 1914.
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