Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-22
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

Wax eeney, Kans., Jan. 10, 1916: The
Board of County Commissioners met to
day at the office of the county clerk for
the purpose of organizing the Board
for the ensuing year and for transact
ing such other business as may be con-
siuered at this time. At this time they
remained in session the 10Th and lIth
Mem bers present S. a. Newcomer.
Chairman A. Fl. Hamm and the couu-
ty clerk, Commissioner McNaughton
was not able to be present on account
of sickness. The Board was called to
order by the county clerk and on mo-
ton 5 A Newcomer was elected chair
man for the ensuing year.
The following deputy assessors were
appointed for the year 1916.
w. A. Mcconnell, Ogallah township
j. H. Bassler Glencoe
E. G.. Pugh Riverside -
j.. Drummond WaKeeney
Arthur Vanscyoc Collyer :
George Defines Wilcox
H. H. Cawley Franklin -
o. A. Cortright WaKeeney City
In the matter of county health officer
the following bids were on file: DIR. G..
S. Wall $500 for health officer for the
ensuing year. DR.. w. Y. Herrick $500
for health officer for ensuing year. Dr.
Herrick was awarded the contract as
per bid on file. The matter of county
printing was then taken up. There be-
ing no bids on file, the following order
was made by order of the Board of
County Commissioners: The Trego
County Reporter was designated as the
official county paper: the printing and
job work was awarded to the w estern
Kansas World and The Trego County
Reporter, each TO receive so per cent
of legal rates. The Board reserves the
right to rescind the foregoing order at
any time.
The following bids were on file for
janitor work and care of lawn.
a. Lopp $50 per month.
n. w. Phares $40 per month.
The contract was awarded N. w.
Phares for the ensuing year as per
bid on file.
G. H. Benson was allowed $3.50 clerk
hire for the ensuing year.
The matter of repositories for the
county funds were unanimously de-
cided as follows: that each of the four
viz, The WaKeeney State Bank, The
Trego County state Bank, The Ogal-
lah State Bank and The Collyer State
Bank were made equal repositories.
the county to receive 2 per cent on
daily balances. The county clerk was
elected purchasing agent for the
necessary supplies and furnishings for
the various offices and custodian of the
court house and grounds for the ensu-
ing year with salary of go for such
s .rvices.
Reports of the following township
trustees and treasurers were approved:
Ogallah township, Glencoe township,
Riverside township and WaKeeney
township trustees.
G. H. Benson was appointed exotic
10 county assessor for the ensuing year
and to receive 5000.
Chas. Hopper appeared before the
board and presented the following bid
for the building of two cement abut-
ments and wing walls at what is known
as the Will Lempke crossing on the Sa-
line river. II agree to build said
abutments and wing walls as per plans
and specifications on tile at county
clerks Office for $40. The contract
was awarded Chas. Hopper as per
price specified. John McTernen and
other representative men from Will
cox and Franklin townships appeared
before the board and petitioned for
bridge across Smoky river at what is
known as the Hartman crossing. After
discussing the matter the commission
ers decided to investigate the pro-
posed site. Two applications were on
file for Mothers pension. The Boar
decided not to take any action on the
matter at this time. No further bust
ness appearing the Board adjourned
sine die.
G. IL. BENSON,
County Clerk.
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