The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-12-31
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS


County Court was in session this
week and transacted the following
businesses:
w. J. Ellidge's personal assessment
was reduced $500 because of the prop
erty assessed belonging to the Iron
Mountain Co., the ownership of which
was changed to said company.
The sum of $55 was donated for the
Improvement of the DeLassus and
Pennington road and like sum was
appropriated for that work, and I. j.
White was appointed superintendent
of the improvement.
The sum of $131 was donated for
the improvement of the Presnell road,
and the court ordered an appropria-
tion of $400 for said improvement and
appointed E. o. Presnell supervisor
Of the work.
VIM. Dugal, supervisor of improve
ment of the Higbee road, made final
settlement of the appropriation Of
$7Tl for said improvement, which was
approved.
G. w. Tompkins was ordered ad-
mitted to the Infrmary.
The bond of County Surveyor was
fixed at $1,000. Oscar Snelson, Sur
veyor-elect, filed his bond with L. H.
Williams and B. J. Robinson as Sc
curities, which was approved.
The assessed valuation of the pei.
sonal property of Lloyd Ferguson was
reduced $4,000, it appearing to the
court that he did not possess said per-
sonal property June l, 1919.
2 The following Road Overseers pre-
sented statements Of money due for
road work for the two weeks ending
/ Dec. 26th, which were allowed and or
dered paid: w. r. Williams, $192.20;
w. A. Simpson, $13.25; C. H. Menge,
$21.50; r. c. Horton, 1882; F. H.
Millen, $12; B. G. Porter, $24.15; P. w.
Keay, $17.S3; P. B. O'Bannon, $3.50;
and I. H. Weddle, $16.50.
The assessed valuation of the real
estate of Gardner Gillespie was re-
hduced 1880 by reason Of said real es-
8tate being in Ste. Genevieve county.
Il f. G. Turley makes final settlement
$of $270 appropriated for the improve
Fment of the Libertyville and Knoll,
Lick road, which was approved.
The court elected to pay in cash the
sum of $770 for the construction of a
crossing of the Mo.-Pac. Railway at
Knob Lick, in accordance with the or
der of the Public Service Commission,
in lieu of doing the grading for the
crossing and receiving $3.50 as a credit
for same.
Lore Drake, an insane person who
was apprehended and brought into
court, was found to be resident of
Ste. Genevieve county and was or
dered delivered to the authorities of
that county.
P. B. O'Bannon filed final settle
I, tnenS Of $1,000 Appropriated for the
Improvement OF the RAGb Lick road;
which was approved.
The assessed valuation of Lot %,
Pennington, assessed to Chas. Kohl
meyer ct al, having been reduced by
the Board of Equalization but not
changed on the tax book, the same is
hereby ordered reduced to $1,000.
The assessed valuation of the real
estate of J. S. Graham was reduced
FROM $4,000 to $3040 for the reason
that the valuation of the personal
property of the said Graham was in
cluded in the $4,000 valuation.
The assessed valuation of the real
estate of Mrs. w. Kollmeyer was re-
duced $760, and the personal property
of the Pierce Oil Corporation in Flat
River from $4,000 to $3.50, and in
Bonne Terre from $4,000 to $1,000.
P. G. Smith made final settlement
of an appropriation of $3.50 for work
on road. The settlement was approved.
This is the last meeting of the court
in which Judges F. M. Matkin and j.
W. Jones will officiate, as their sue
cessors, Judges VIM. Z. Boyd and J.
Alva Wampler, will take their seats
on the bench Jan. 3rd.