The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-01

Moved by Commissioner Cole and
seconded b. Commissioner GrabDe and
unanimously carried that contract for
construction Of said Lowe and Reed
bridges ard rev spans OF SchOenchen
bridge be let at public letting on July
81, 1916 and that the County Cler-
forthwith advertise for bids as required
by law
On motion OF Commissioner Grabbe
the Board adjourned until 1870 p. m.
1:30 P. NJ. June 23rd. 1916.
The Board of County Commission
ers met as per adjournment Ali
members present County warrants
listed on pages 1872 to 495 Journal and
amounting to S11, 956.91, were can
celled.
On motion of Commissioner Cole the
Board adjourned to 900 a. m. June "a.
Saturday. June q, 1916, 900 a. M
The Board of Commissioners met as
per adjournment. All members pres
emit
The following order was, on motion
of Commissioner Grabbe and seconded
by Commissioner Cole, unanimously
adopted: 1t is hereby ordered by the
Board of County Commissioners of Ell
lis County, Kansas, that every person
lands which he or it may own or occupy
in this county all weeds known as rus
sian thistle and canada thistle on or be
fore the 1st day of August 1916, as
provided by chap. 124 of the Gen. st.
of 1909; all weeds to be destroyed In
such manner, by burning or otherwise
as to prevent their bearing seed; and
. that each Township Trustee in this
county, on or before the 1st day OF
! A RI hn
removed from all public highways In
his Township, all sunfOwers or other
obnoxious weeds as provided in Sec. 40
! of Chap. 24S of the Session Laws Of
/ 1911, and that the County Clerk cause
notice of this order to be duly published
as provided by law.
! County Warrants listed on pages 495
to 1876 in Journal F. amounting to So,
! 020. 85 and warrants listed on pages
! 532 to 538 were cancelled.
On motion of Commissioner Grabbe
the Board adjourned sine die.
Attest: Isaac Zeigler,
Geo. H. Brown, Chairman
County Clerk.
It was ordered by the Board that the
/ County Treasurer strike from the Tax
Rolls, the taxes charged against lots
/ No. 2 and in block 60, Lebold Allen &
! Co.'S addition to Hays.
! The same being the property of DR..
J. H. Middlekauf and double assess
ment.
On motion of Commissioner Grabbe
the Board adjourned to go to inspect
! the Pfeifer Bridge and on returning ad-
/ journed to $50 a. m. June 10th.
The Board met this day as per ad-
/ journment. All members present.
Motion by Commissioner Cole and
! seconded by Commissioner Zeigler,
that preliminary cost having been
made by the County Surveyor, the
county build the following bridges, viz:
l. A bridge across the Saline River
at the OverhOlzer Crossing on the sec
ton line between sections Is and 10 in
Township II, Range 19.
2. A bridge across the Saline River
at the Reed crossing on the half sec
ton line north and south through sec
/ u, Township II, Range 19-
3. A new 100 ft. span on the Schoen-
chen bridge across the Smoky River on
section q, Township 10, Range 18.
And that the County Surveyor be di-
rected to fOrWith make plans and SpecI1-
cations and final estimates of the above
bridges, and file same with the County
Clerk. Commissioner Grabbe voting
No to the above motion.
Motion by Commissioner Cole and
seconded by Commissioners Zeigler that
public notice be published as required
by law that the County Commissioners
intend to build the following bridges II
said County, the estimated cost Of
which is as follows:
l. Bridge across the Saline River al
the Overholster crossing on section line
between sections is and Is in Township
II, Range 10. Estimated cost of same
beng 81, 600.
2. Bridge across the Saline River at
the Reed crossing on the half section
line north and south through section II,
Township II, Range Is, estimated cost
of same being 81, 800.
8. A new 100 fit. span On the Schoen-
chen bridge across the Smoky River or
section q, Township 10, Range Is, es-
timated cost of same being 81, 500.
Commissioner Grabbe voting No to
the above motion.
The following bills against the Coun-
ty were examined and allowed and the
County Clerk was instructed D draw
warrants for same, viz
- a. % 10 40
q g O6
Nicholson Bros, coal for pauper
in Ellis 40 g
" " supplies for Cole
bridge IA o.