The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-30

Hays, Kans., Jan. II, 1919.
Honorable Board of County Com
Ellis County, Kansas.
Gentlemen-The undersigned re-
specially petition the Board of coun-
Commissioners of Ellis County,
Kansas for re-appointment to the
Office of County Engineer, for the
term beginning with the new year,
1919. Respectfully,
(Signed) Willard c. Holmes.
To the Honorable Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of Ellis County.
Hays, Kansas.
Gentlemen-Theu undersigned here
by makes application for the appoint
ment of County Engineer of Ellis
County, Kansas for the year 1919.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) C. J. Loreditsch.
After some discussion OF the above
applications the Board decided that
in view of the fact that C. J. Lore
ditsch is still absent from the county
being in the military service and hav-
in gn assurance when he may be dis
charged, and fearing that the County
may be without the service of a COM
petant engineer for an indefinite
period, the board decided unanimous
ly to appoint W. C. Holmes County
Engineer as provided by law.
On motion of Commissioner Jacobs
and seconded by commissioner At
wood the bid of Adam Weigel for
janitor for the court house was &C
cepted. The bid being as follows:
Hays, Kansas.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Ellis County.
herewith give my bid as janitor
for the court house. will keep the
court house, yard and sidewalk clean
and water the trees for the sum of
$1,000 per month for the year 1919.
(Signed) Adam Weigel.
On motion of Commissioner Jacobs
and seconded by Commissioner At
wood the County Clerk was elected
purchasing agent for the ensuing
year.
The bonds of the following newly
elected officers were presented, ex-
amined and approved:
Frank S. Wasinger, Register of
Deeds.
DR.. P. C. Anders, Coroner.
Sophus Johnson, Township Trustee
of Ellis township.
Raymond J. Staab, Township Trus-
tee, Catherine township.
S. S. Chittenden, Township Trustee
Big Greek township.
Albin Chlopek, township treasurer
Big Greek Township.
Peter Madsen, do Saline township
Thomas Hays do Ellis township.
Jacob J. Staab, do Catherine, Twp.
The following order of the County
Assessor of Ellis County, Kansas
was presented, approved and ordered
| entered upon the Commissioners
journal.
I, M. A. Basgall, ex-officio county
assessor, Of Ellis County, Kansas, do
on this 18th day of January 1919,
order that the terms of all deputy
assessors, appointed for the year
1918, has expired and that the said
deputy assessors SO appointed are
hereby devested of all authority to
act in the capacity of deputy asses
sors, by the virtue of this order and
that the positions hereto filled by
them are now and shall continue to
be vacant until filled by persons new
ly appointed by me as provided by
law.
The following is a complete list of
deputy assessors whose positions
have been set aside:
A. D. Goetchius, City of Hays.
A. o. Robinson, City of Hays.
M. B. Brungardt, City of Victoria.
Howard Raynsford, City of Ellis.
S. S. Chittenden, Big Greek twp.
Geo. Mcintosh, Buckeye, Twp.
Alex C. Staab, Catherine, Twp.
Herman Erbert, Ellis township.
]. ]. Roth, Freedom, township.
John Sessions, Hamilton township.
Andrew J. Windholtz, Herzog, twp.
August Gross, Lookout twp.
Theo. Meistrell, Riverview Twp.
Earl Disney, Pleasant Hill Twp.
R. P. Dickinson, Saline Twp.
Peter Christensen. Smoky Hill twp
Alex Schumacher, Victoria Twp.
John A Sander, Walker, Twp.
P. P. Gross, Wheatland Twp.
On motion made by the County As
SCISSOR the county commissioners
made the following orders.
That all that portion OF Herzog
and Victoria township. included with