The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
Commissioner Proceedings

Hays, Kansas, June 8, 1917, 80 A NJ
The Board of County Commiss toner's met
per their adjournment. All members
present There being no business to come
before the Board, the members adjourned IN
Hays. Kansas. June s. 1917. 80 P. NJ
The Board of County Commissioners met
The matter of letting the contract for
building a bridge on the south line of Ellis
confer with the Board of Rush County. The
County Clerk was instructed to notify tie
Board of County Commissioners of Rush
County. that if they were in favor of
lowest responsible bidder
The Bond of the Ellis County Abstract
and Loan Company was presented, examined
and approved.
There being no further business to come
before the Board they adjourned to June Is,
Hays, Kansas, June 13, 1917, $50 A. M.
The Board of County Commissioners met
this day as per their adjournment All
members present.
State Bank of Victoria, Kansas, present
ed, examined and approved
The Board ordered the Probate Judge to
employ some competent person to relabel
all file the Probates Office
There being no further business to come
before the Board they adjourned, Sine Die
Attest: Herman J. Tholen.
Geo. H Brown. Chairman.
County Clerk.
Hays. Kansas. June 10. 1917. 1870 P. NJ.
The Board of Equalization met this day
as per their adjournment All members
Joe Erbert. of Hamilton Township appear
ed before the Board and requested that the
value of tract of his land be lowered
No action was taken
On motion of Commissioner Helms the
Board adjourned to Thursday, June Il. 300
Hays. Kansas. June Il. 1917, 300 A NJ
The Board met as per their adjournment
Mr.. c. C. Cochran appeared before the
Board and asked that mortgages to the
amount of S27O5 O5.O0 that had been add
ed To his tat he
stricken of for the reason that he owned
none of the mortgages, having assigned
The Board ordered that the mortgages
assigned before March L, 1917, be stricken
by Mr. c. G. Cochran, to the assignment
of each and every mortgage, giving the
amount and to whom the mortgage was as
signed and date of assignment
The Board ordered that the new improve
ments assessed the S. W. one-fourth of
section I6-11-Is, Cochran ranch be strick-
having been totally destroyed by wind:
Mr. P. j. Deane, Secretary of the G. B.
and asked that the property statement made
I by the County Assessor for the Association.
son that the same could not be collected
/ The Board ordered the amount of S1.0T0
] stricken from the said property sheet
The value of the improvements of the G.
B. Fair Association. in Big Greek Township,
were lowered from So. $500 to $I1.42O-
Board adjourned Sine Die
Attest: Herman J. Tholen,
Geo H Brown, Chairman.
County Clerk
| Hays, Kansas, July 2, 1917. 9 200 A NJ
| The Board of County Commits ioners met
this day in regular monthly session The
| following members were present: Herman J.
Tholen, Chairman; John Jacobs and Willis J.
| Helms, County Commits sioners; Geo H.
Brown. County Clerk. and E C. Flood. 'Coun-
i ty Attorney.
/ The quarterly reports of the following
officers were presented. examined and ap-
proved:
Fred. N. Dreiling. County Treasurer
George H Brown County Clerk.
/ Louis Christensen, County Superintendent
E C. Flood, County Attorney.
Alex Weltz. County Sheriff
Frank B. Miller. Clerk Of the District Court
Frank 5 Wasinger, Register Of Deeds
The following bills against the counts
were examined and allowed and the County
4 Clerk authorized to draw warrants foi
the same, viz:
Bills for Bounty
Martin Dreher. 2 .0C
Clark Durham zoe
Louis Frank 9-0C
Geo F. Shues, TOE
VIM MeAuley 1 OF
John Rohr 2-0C
J. J. Schmidt zO(
NJ R Moore COS
n Bert Perry 2OG
Louis Stanton Lee
Court Expenses. Lunscy Case. Anna Craft
C H Jameson. examinations set
Fred koerners witness fees L5(
Adam BAIL. witness fees Isl
Adam YOunkeF, witness fees 1-5s
Mrs Alex Meier, witness fees LIST
MIS- Simon Prank. witness fess 1.5i
Ms Fred Kcerner witness Fees 1-5l
Mrs Jacob Wolf. witness fees LIST