The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-13
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDING
Hays, Kansas, May 20, 1918. 500 A. Ii.
The Board of County Commissioners of
Ellis County met this day as a Board of
Equalization, required by law. All mem
bers were present The meeting called
to order by the chairman and the Board
Immediately began to eQualize the property
in Big Creek, Buckeye and Catherine Town
ship. adjOurning at to I=36 In the
evening until May 22nd. meeting the morn
ing OF the 22nd as per call following this
meeting.
The following changes in real property
were made:
Cornell staab. NwA. Section 18-18-1s.
increased fromSS8.s40 to $3.50
Raymond Staab NEA. Section 1s-1S-1s,
increased from $3.50 to -4.72O.
Chas- Polifka. SEA, Section 18-I3-1s.
increased 6oi from $3.50 to s4.s2o
dgnatz f Polnk "a :sn Section 1S-lS-lS IN
Jacob Kisner. NWA Section 81, 1918.
improvements deducted from sss4O to s4.-
]. Mccarthy Eh NwA. Section 25-18-1s.
| increased from s2,320 to $3.50.
JACOB b Lang. E3k sWA W. SCI. Section
creased from $500 to $500
creased from s14.72o to sI4.OsO
And Sander, SWA, 36-I3-1s, decreased
from $5,72O to $500
Firt National Ban. SWk 1s-I4-1S de-
creased $3.50 to $40.
F: Madden. E1A NWA, 1s-14-1s. de-
creased from $40 to 3,s40
George Amerine VIZ NWH. 1s-14-1s. in
creased from $2.24O to 2.4s0.
Andr- Younker. NEA 1S-13-19 decreased
M. Leiker. all S or R. R. in NWA. s-14-1T
increased $3.50 to Ito
w. A COney, SEX S-14-17 increased
| 5000 to 4.4SO
A. NJ. Sander, NEA 9-14-17, improvements
John P Younker NJ 17-14-17 improve
ments deducted $500
Geo; P Pin = s w. aO-17-1s. increased
Jacob Lang. Sr.. NJ s2-1s-17 increased
| from $500 to $3.50.
| Geo. Dinkel, SEA 32-13-17 increased from
! S4.32O to 4.S00
! J. H. Cortland NWH, Section 26-12-1S,
| decreased from $4,000 to 5000.
Jake Schmidt SWA 26-12-1s, decreased
from $4,7SO to $500
]. D. Fellers Nh-SEA, 1O-1S-1S increased
Cornelius staab So seq 1O-1s-1s. de-
creased frmo S1,72O0 to 1,64o
CATHERINE
Anton Weber. SEA Section 2O-13-17, de-
creased from S2.72O to 2,4OO-
Hays, Kansas May p 1918, 500 A NJ
To Mr. H Tholen, Chairman of Board OF
County Commissioners
We the undersigned, members of the
Board of County Commissioners of Ellis
/ speciai session of the Board of County Com
mission be called for the purpose of taking
some action to furnish such assistance as
may be needed by the parties whose proper
Johh Jacobs.
w. ]. Helms.
Hays, Kansas, May %, 1918
To Mr.. John John Jacobs and Mr.: W. J
Helms. members of the Board OF Coun-
ty Commits ioners of Ellis County, Kan
You are hereby notified that a special
meeting of the Board of County Commits
sioners OF Ellis Counyt called by request Ol
yourselves for the purpose OF taking some
action to furnish assistance to those whose
property destroyed by tornado, Will be
H@-O -'-~S Herman J. Tholen.
hair N
Hays, Kansas, May 22, 1918, $500 A NJ
The Board of County Commits sioners met
members of the Board for the purpose men,
taken: The Board Of County Commission
toned above and the following action was
ers of Ellis County authorized Mr. Isaac Zelg'
Ter to visit the stricken district and employ
help immediately to aid in reconstruction OF
fences and burying dead cattle
On motion of Commissioners Helms the
'O1iU H ]. Tholen,
Hays. Kansas, May %, 1918. 900 A N
The Board of Commits ioners met this day
journment of the 21st All members pres
| emit The Board remained in session ter
days adjourning and night each day
Each township was taken per its alphabet
ical order and the real property equalized
The following changes were MADE Sie attel
which the Board adjourned, Sine Die
FREEDOM
]. Brungart. WY, Section 1S-15-1S IN
Sfe Casper er'G Rippes. EG iS-1S-1s increased
lRG Nike e. stsg@sn. Ei4 2a-15-17. eereaset
Abe Albert Yoxam. SEA 14-15-17. decreased
Ben BEN Hs sD eO NEA s-15-16 decreased 1890
ELLIS CITY
Stehley-C romb, Lots 40-41, block 5, i'm
provements Ledeucted $4,000
Stehley. Cromb. 31-S3, block 6, improve
ments deducted $4,000 .
]. L Clark. 5-e' block 9 improvements IN
creased $4,000
G Pearson 2 tract. block 5. real estate
Va A. Gaylord. tract, block 6. decreases
! I. E Croft. 1919. block Improvement
: M. Cashier. Is. block 1. improvements IS
NJ L. Stehley. pit IA. block Improvement
: HAMILTON
Andrew Schauz EA SEA, Section 26-11
90 improvements deducted $4,000.
o VIM Hamburg, All section 34-11-20. i'm
:, provements deducted s64oo0-
Eli Cole. EA SEX. 14-11-2o. increase
ifG Eli Cole. VIZ sEA. 14-11-2O. improve
| ments deducted $3.50
KeIler-Schause n H sen, 15-11-2O, I'm
e provements deducted $500
o Martin King SEA, 16-11-2O, increase
from $1,44O to $500
= Hannah Lynd, NEA 16-11-zO increase
It John Yohe, NwH. 16--1-2O. increase
IS A John SaGer U 81 and VIZ NwA 17-11-2
Z decreased $500 to 1890
John Hanert, SEX sWA. s2-11-8O. il
creased $500 to 1924
l. Eli Cole, 4s0 A in, 24-I1-2o. improvement
l. Jacob schoenthaIen NWA Wa SWK, 8
; 1920, decreased from S2,40o to 2,16o-
W J-Helms, ct al SEA, 2-12-2O increase
le W. J. Helms. ct al NwN. 2-12-2O. il
creased $500 to S1,120.
W Helms. NEA SwA, 2-12-2O.
HAYS Martin. SWK, 19-11-19. increas
Josephine MoulIer, SWH, 1o-12-2o. il
n provements deduced $780,
HERZOG
Anton Weber z H SEA Section 2s-13-1
81 improvements deducted $500
Anton Weber. M NWA. 34-1S-17,
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