The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-22
COMMISSIONERS PRocEEDlNcs

COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Hays. Kansas. January 8. 1920
To the Honorable Commissioners of Ellis
County. Kansas.
Gentlemen
I hereby make application for the Office OF
County Health Officer and physician. of the
County of Ellis. shall consider as my
duty as Health Officer to look for the source
OF every case of contagious disease, that
each case is handled as the State Law re-
qulres and that the proper preventions are
taken 1 will also see that the public places
such as school houses and schoo lgrounds
are kept IN sanitary conition- VIII Visit
schools when called upon in cases OF out
breaks OF contagious diseases and other nu1-
sance causing disturbances IN schools as
have often had to dc.
I vii Visit each school house and school
grounds and investigate the sanitary conol-
house this is required by the State Law
of Kansas and this is required to be done
during the summer months when school Is
not in session.
As Counyt Physician I viii look after
those in both medical and surglcaily who the
county considers as requiring the support
and help from the county
I agree to perform the duties coming under
the above paragraphs for the consideration
of twelve hundred dollars for the year of
1920. 1 also agree to have an assistant IN
the East District and one in the West Dis
trcit of Ellis County. that they shall maise
to me weekly reports that snail be able to
make out my full report each week as re-
quired by the State Law of Kansas, and sub
nit it the Office of the State Board of
Health at Topeka
Respectfully.
p c. Anders, M. D.
On motion duly seconded and carried by
the Board the bid OF DR.. P c. AndeFs, Md,
for the entire county was accepted The
County Attorney instructed to draw up
a contract covering the agreements and bid
of DIR. P, G. Anders. The contract Is tot take
effect at the time said contract and proper
bond is fled
The bid of Adam Weigel as JanitOr for the
Ellis County Court House, TO keep the side
walks clean and tend to the court house
yard. lawn and trees, was accepted The
County Attorney instructed to draw
a contract covering the agreements and bid
of Adam WeigeI as janitor-
The resignation OF W. C. Holmes
County Engineer for Ellis County to become
effective February 1st, accepted.
The application of c. J. Loreditsch as
County Engineer for Ellis County was
cepted and IS to take effect the 1st of Feb
ruary, subject to the approval of the Kansas
State Highway Commission.
The Board designated all Banks in the
County of Ellis, County DepositOries for
the fiscal year ending Octobed 1919 The
deposits being divided as follows:
Citizens State Bank of Hays lac
First National Bank of Hays 1870
The Farmers State. Bank of Hays 1897
The Farmers State BaBnk of Ellis 1O9.
The Ellis State Bank of Ellis 1OCr
The First National Bank of Ellis 1907
Farmers State Bank of Victoria 10G,
German National Bank of Victoria l.
Farmers State Bank of Walker 1907
Ali Banks to pay two per cent on County
Deposits and render monthly statements to
the County Commissioners of their respect
i've Districts in addition to the reports re
quired by law. Collections to be free, all
nine banks agree to pay checks drawn on
them by the County Treasurer at any time
of the year. Ali banks TO pay cash for
County Warrants for the face value when
properly drawn and endorsed and the County
Treasurer is hereby empowered to withhold
the deposits from any Bank until 1t has COM
piled with the law and filed bond with the
County Clerk and the Board ordered that
the County Treasurer be instructed to col
lect said interest as provided in section PISS
of the General Statutes of the State OF Kan
sas of 1915, and to collect Immediately the
interest for all months of 1917 that have not
yet been collected for.
On motion duly seconded by the Board.
the Ellis County News was made the official
County Paper for the ensuing year The
Hays Free Press to do all the Job Printing
All legal notices to be printed in both papers
at a legal rate Each paper to be paid one
half of legal rate. The Proceedings of the
Board of County Commissioners to be pub
lished by all three papers. the Ellis County
News the Hays Free Press and the Ellis
Observation-Disclosures, for the sum of S399-OO
Each paper to receive one third OF the SAID
sum. The Printing of the Delinquent Tax
List and the Ballots to be divided between
the three papers equally.
The following order of the County Assess
or was presented, approved and ordered en-
tered upon the Commissioners journal;
l. M. A Basgall. ex-official County
IA ssessor of Ellis County, Kansas, do this
18th day of January 1920 order that the
terms of all Deputy Assessors appointed for
the year 1920 have expired and that the said
Deputy Assessors appointed are here
devested of all authority to act in the capac-
ity of Deputy Assessor by virtue of this
order and that the positions hereto filled
them and shall continue to be vac
ant until filled by persons newly appointed
by me provided by law
The following is complete list of Deputy
Assessors whose positions have been set
S S Chittenden. Big Greek Twp
Geo. w. Mcintosh Buckeye Twp
Raymond Staab. Catherine Twp
Sophus Johnson, Ellis Twp
Geo. A. Urban, Freedom Twp
John Sessin, Hamilton Twp.
Andrew J. Windholz, Herzog Twp
Carl Dinges, Lookout Twp.
Jacob Orth. Pleasant Hill Twp.
Theodore Meistrell Riverview Twp
R. L.. Hall, Saline Twp.
Joe H. Croft, Smoky Hill Twp.
Joe A Sander, Walker Twp.
Alex Leiker, Wheatland Twp
Jacob Goetz. Victoria Twp
B. C. Arnold. City OF Hays
Robt. Woodland, City of Ellis
NJ B. Brungardt. City of Victoria
NJ. A Basgaii
Co. Assessor
On motion made by the County Assessor
the County Commissioners made the follow
ing orders:
That all that portion of Herzog and Vic
toria Townships, included within the corpor-
ated limits of the city of Victoria be and is
hereby made separate assessment district
That all that portion in Ellis Township.
included within the corporated- limits of the
City of Ellis be and is hereby made a separ-
ate assessment district for the year 1920.
The following list of officers were submit
ted to the Board of County Commissioners
for their approval:
To the Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners OF Ellis County, Kansas.
The following is a list of the Deputy
Assessors appointed by to assess the
assessment district set opposite his name.
for the year 1920 subject to your approval {:
s. S Chittenden, Big Greek Twp.
Raymond Staab, Catharine Twp.
Geo w. Mcintosh, Buckeye Twp
Sophus johnson. Ellis Twp.
Geo A. Urban. Freedom Twp.
John Sessin, Hamilton Twp
Andrew ]. Windholz, Herzog Twp
Carl Dinges, Lookout Twp.
Jacob Ortiz Pleasant Hill Twp
Theodore Meistrell. Riverview Twp
R. L. Hail. Saline Twp
Ioa Groff Smoky Hill TEp.