The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
Commissioners Proceedings

Hays, Kansas, December 8, 1917.
The Board Of County Commissioners Of
Ellis County met in regular monthly ses-
sion The following members were pres
ent: Herman J. Tholen, chairman; John
Jacobs and WilIett J. Helms, County Com
missioners, and Geo. H Brown. County
Meeting called to order by Chairman Tho
Mr. Samuel Anspaugh appeared before
the Board OF Commissioners and presented
the following petition and affidavit of pub
LEGATION:
To the Honorable The Board of County
Commissioners OF Ellis County. State Of
Kansas:
Petition to vacate certain streets and al
leys in the town Of YoeementO. Ellis. Kan
We. Samuel Anspaneh. and the under
signed owners OF property within the town
OF Yocemento. Ellis County, Kansas, and
adjacent thereto, respectfully represent that
said Samuel Anspaugh Is the owner Of al
the lands within the boundaries Of the
townsite Of Yocemento, as shown by the
recorded plat thereof (which plat by refer
ence IS made q part thereof.) except the
lots and blocks described as follows, viz:
Blocks two, twenty-five. twenty-seVen and
twenty three; lots. five. six. seven In block
lots. one two. three and four, IN block
twenty-six; and lots one, two. three and
four IN block thirty-six- Lot fifteen IN block
thirty and lots seven, eight, nine Snd ten IN
And your petitioners respectfully pray
that all of the alleys IN said town be vacat-
ed; and that the following streets within said
town of Yocemento be vacated:
The streets running north and south. re-
Roosevelt Street, Vantrine Street, Kramer
Street, Hill Street, Haworth Street Yost
Street, and East Street and that the street
named as follows: Sixth Street. Fifth Street
Fourth Street, Third Street, Second Street
west of Big Greek within said town of Yo-
cemento all of First Street. and also street
designated said plat as East Drive
Your petitioners do not ask the vacation
LTD L. -
sioners of Ellis County, Kansas.
Your petitioners represent that no pri-
yate rights VIII be injured or endangered
by such vacation. and that the public viii
suffer no loss Inconvenience by reason of
such vacation; that the said town sprang in
to existance by Of the location of q cement
plant adjacent thereto. which cement plant
has been moved; and the toWnsite viii
be of greater value to the public If used
for agricultural purposes than If allowed
70 remain in its present condition.
Respectfully submitted.
Samuel Anspaugh, ct al
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
I. A. l. Clark, publisher of the Hays
Free Press, a weekly newspaper of General
circulation in Ellis County; published at
continuously and uninterruptediy for per-
iod OF one year, prior to the first publica-
ton of the notice is hereto attached.
The attached notice was published in said
newspaper according to law, and not in a
supplement SUPP IN for the term Of four weeks the
10th day of November. 1917. The last
publication being the 1st day of Deem
Der, 1917.
(Siened) A. L. Clark.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
the 3rd day of December 1917.
(Signed) Geo. b. Brown. Co. Clerk
Printers fee $1,000.
JOURNAL ENTRY
Before the County Commissioners of Ellis
County, State of Kansas.
In the matter of publication to vacate
certain streets and alleys In the town of
Yocemento, Kansas.
Present:
Herman ]. Tho1en, WiIlett ]. Helms, John
Jacobs, Commits sioner
And now this 3rd day of December,
1917 at a regular session of the Board of
County Commissioners, comes Samuel Ans