The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

The board of county commission
ers met this day in regular monthly
session. Members present: Herman
J. Tholen, chairman; John Jacobs,
County Commissioner, George II.
Brown. county clerk and E. C.. Flood
county attorney.
The following quarterly reports of
county officers were presented, ex-
amined and approved:
Fred N. Dreiling, Co. T&eas.
Geo. H. Brown, County Clerk.
F. E. McLain, Probate Judge.
Louis Christensen, Co. Supt.
Frank B. Miller, Clerk of District
Court.
Alex Weltz, Sheriff.
Frank S. Wasinger, Reg. of Deeds.
Mr.. Adam Keiner appeared before
the board and requested an allow
ance for support for himself and
wife. After due consideration the
board agreed to allow them the sum
of S18 per month until further ar
rangements had been made
On motion of Commissioner JAG
obs the board ordered the following
taxes taken from the tax roll:
The taxes of STAG on a valuation
of $4,000 in the name of F. Arnhold
Herzog Township and the Delinquent
taxes on the same to the amount of
S183. Delinquent No. 1876, 1917,
This property having been double
assessed.
The 1913 taxes on section 16-15-20
and all delinquent taxes on same.
This land having been sold as school
land and forfeited and sold again in
1918 and the new purchaser not be-
ing liable for the delinquent taxes.
The Delinquent taxes of $1.83
No. 1876 on a valuation of $4,000
the name of A. A Dreiling, Herzog
township. Double assessment.
The 1913 taxes and all delinquent
taxes On the following described real
estate assessed in the name of the
U. P R. R. Co. in the City of Ellis.
Tracts no. g. Z g. 9, valuation
100000 taxes $22.70.
Part of tract no. 4, in city valu-
alton 100000 taxes $22.70.
Part of tract no. 5, in city valua-
ton $150O.00 taxes $34.05.
All of what was U. P. 3rd valuation
100000 taxes $45.40.
ing been enormously assessed by the
Deputy assessor and the tracts have
been included in other descriptions.
The County Clerk is ordered to strike
the above descriptions from the tax
assessment rolls and have correct de-
scriptions put on for the 1919 tax
rolls.
On motion of Commissioners JAG
obs the board adjourned to 1870 p.
m.
Hays, Kan, Jan. 6, 1919. 80 p. m.
The board met as per their ad-
journment. All of the above named
members present. The bonds of the
following new county officers was
presented examined and approved:
Frank Atwood, Commissioner 1st
District.
Louis Christensen, County Super
1 intendent.
John B. Gross, Probate Judge.
Jacob M. Weisner, County Attor-
ney.
Romuald A. Leiker, Clerk of the
District Court.
Alex Weltz, Sheriff.
Frank S. Wasinger, Register 'of
Deeds.
Martin A. Basgall, County Clerk
The bonds Of the following newly
elected Township officers were pre-
scented, examined and approved:
Township Trustee:
Jacob Orth, Pleasant Hill; Joe H.
Croft, Smoky Hill; Andrew J. Wind
holz, Herzog; Alex Leiker, Wheat
land; John A. Sander, Walker; Geo.
w. Mcintosh. Buckeye.
Township Treasurers:
A. C.. Wasinger, Wheatland; Con-
rad Becker, Lookout; T. M. McNeley,
Riverview; Ben Schrant, Walker.
Township Clerks:
J. H. Gatewood. Smoky Hill; G. A.
Befort, Wheatland; Jacob P. Walter,
Catherine; Frank H. Fogle, Pleas
ant Hill; John P. Sander, Walker;
Ben D. Eaton, Buckeye.
Constables:
Steve Joy, City of Hays; John j.
Roth, City of Hays.
Justices of the Peace:
B. C. Arnhold, City of Hays; VIM.
: Richmond, City of Hays. Joseph
Geist, Walker.
The following claims against the
county were presented, examined,
found legal and proper and allowed.
The County Clerk was authorized to
draw warrants for the same, viz:
Geo. II. Brown, co. clerk $325.00
F. N. Dreiling, salary county
treasurer $500
E. C. Flood, salary county at
torney 275.0O
F. E. McLain, salary probate
judge 279.75
F. B. Miller, salary clerk district
court 10000
w. C. Holms, salary county en-
gineer, December 1882
Geo. H. Brown, jr.. salary deputy
clerk last quarter 10000
Geo. H. Brown, Jr., salary deputy
county clerk Jan. to Is, 1900
F. n. Dreiling, refund salary deputy
county treasurer 10000
Steve Joy, salary deputy
sheriff 10000
Leona Jantzen salary deputy