The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18
COUNTY COURT.
February !

FEBRUARY L.
Assessment of public service corpor-
atoms were made as follows:
ST. l.. II. & S. E. Ry.-30.91 miles
main track at $4,000 a mile, S27S,19O;
1914 miles side track at $4,000 mile,
se5,7OO.
Shepley division-f5.65 miles main
track al $4,000 4 mile, s7S,25O; 2.34
miles side tracks at $4,000 a mile.
S6729.
Gulf Junction. Oh miles main
track at $4,000 a mile, 5000; 90 mile
side track at $4,000 mile, S2760.
St. l., l. NJ. & S.-12.25 miles main
track ct $4,000 a mile, $9S,OCO; 1.S6
miles side track at $4,000 mile, $3.50.
Jackson branch-16.3O miles main
track at $4,000 a mile S97,SOG; 2.79
miles side track at $4,000, SS37O.
81. l., S. W. Ry.-5.44 miles main
track at $4,000 a mile, 500 ,2SO: $50
miles side track at $4,000, $500.
Gray's Point terminal-a.Os miles
main track 1T $4,000 mile, $50, go;
2.5G miles side track at $4,000 a mic.
$4,000
Cape Girardeau Northerr-39.5
miles main track at $4,000 mile, $119.-
so; 2.65 miles side track at $4,000 a
mile, $500.
Ali dopots and buildings as report
ed.
Cape Girardeau & Jackson Interur-
ban Ry-5 miles track at $4,000 mile.
$12,5O0; miles rolling stock at $500
= mile, $500; all other property
$500; buildings, $1,000.
Western Union Telegraph Co.
S715 miles poles at 500 mile, sS7.-
$50; 345.90 miles wire at $50 Z mile.
$1O,377; batteries, Instruments, etc,
$4,000.
Cape Girardcau Bell Telephone Co.
is miles poles ii $50 Il mile, s1i4O;
Is miles cable at 500 mile, $1,000;
436 miles wire at $50 mile. SS720;
-06 '.lile conduit ii 5000 mile, $3.50;
1850 sets Instruments, etc at ) each,
S825O; 3 switchboards at S420, $2iOO.
Gordonville Telephone Cc.-12 miles
poles at SO mile, 100; Sc miles wire
at IS a mile, $3.50; 50 sets Instruments,
etc., at So each, $3.50.
Rage Telephone Colo miles poles
at $40 mile, 500; 20 miles wire at
s. a mile, 800; 81 sets Instruments,
etc, at So each, $155.
The poll tax for the year 1916 is
fixed as follows: Every able bodied
man between the age of q and 30
years pays 81 in money, or labor; if
paid in labor, two days work with
team, or four days single handed. In
tn" CAPE Girardaau and Byrd town
ship special districts the poll tax must
be paid in cash. The age limit in
these districts is the same as the rest
IF the county.
Accounts allowed on road and
bridge fund: Temple Plumbing Co,
$3.50; Corrugated Culvert Co., $2S1.31;
Grant & Graef. s4.5Q; Ruehmann Hide
Z Fur Co., $3.50; c. A. Morton, 80 %;
William Winkler, $500. On road dis
rict funds: Hah & Stearns, $16S; C.
SO; D. l.. Grain, $3.50; Demp-
;ey Grocer Co, 80; Alex Wilson,
i13.J5; i. J. BeardsIec, $3.50.
Requisition made on state auditor
or 1910 due the Jackson school dis
riot.
Amelia Lindsay and Arnold PARROT
IRE admitted to the Missouri State
at Mt. Vernon as county
ID. A. Glenn appointed commissioner
cape township special road district;
v. c. Cracraft appointed for Byrd
Ownship special road district, each to
erve three years.
The following were appointed road
,verseers for the year 1916, showing
,ond of each: Charles Gerharter, dis
rict I, $1,000; A. A. Sides, district ,.
1000; J. H. Reynolds. district 3, S4OO;
Henry Sewing, district 4, 800; Viii
lam l.. Eddleman, district ), $1,000;
William Sewing, district 6, $500; d. II.
rites, district :, $500; G.. G. Kurrc.
district s, 800: J. w. Propst, district
}, 500; H. J. Weiss, district 10. 800;
:. II. Erwin, district IL, 5000; J. II.
district II, $500; Christ Ma
eel, district T., $500; William II. Kin
err, district IA, 5000; Henry Springer,
istrict -, $500; William Hager, dis
riot is, $500; Eph. Hasty, district II,
400; John W. Carglc, district Is,
800; John r. Deweesc, district 10,
800; L. H. Groseclose, district 20,
400.
Warrants issued: Cash-BOok, 81;
like Delurey, SIS; Hulda Will, So.
The bids for the county printing
ere opened, only two being on hand: