The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-19
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS



A. Schumacher & Son, mdse
pauper I1.65
And. Keiner, allowance 1900
John Graft caring for R. Graft 1000
John J. Pfeifer, rent pauper 1900
A. Schumacher & Son, mdse
pauper $50
Mrs. Dora GOOdchuck allowance 1900
Joe j. Befort, mdse pauper 42.57
Mrs. Katie Schmidt, allowance $500
The Road Petition of Eugene
Philip and others of Trego county,
praying for the location of road, was
presented, examined and prayer for
view granted. John Jacobs, Frank
Atwood and Christ Won Intel, were
appointed as viewers.
The report of the County Health
Officer was read and approved.
Mr.. Harry Freese, the promoter of
the Golden Belt Railroad, appeared
before the Board of County Commits
sioners and presented a petition ask
ing permission to cross the public
roads of Ellis county. Said report
was granted.
On motion of Commissioner Won
Intel the meeting adjourned until
January 4, 1922.
The following bills were rejected:
Coop. Elev. Co., Victoria, coal
for pauper 1913
J. H. Dreiling & Son, mdse for
pauper 1852
Coup. Elev. Co., Victoria, coal
for pauper 7.5O
The Board of County Commission
ers met pursuant to adjournment. All
members present:
The Board of County Commission
ers designated all banks in the county
of Ellis, as County DepOsitOries for
the ensuing year. The deposits being
divided as follows:
Citizens State Bank of Hays, 14@c
The Farmers State Bank of
Hays 1870
The First National Bank of Hays $50
The Farmers State Bank of Ellis 1919
The First National Bank of Ellis 1870
The Ellis State Bank of Ellis 1870
The Farmers State Bank of Vic
toria 1870
The First National Bank of Vic
toria 1870
The Farmers State Bank of
Walker 1919
All Banks to pay 2Go interest on
County Deposits and render monthly
statements to the County Commits
sioners of their respective districts
in addition to the report required 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. All nine banks
agree to pay cash for County War
rants for face value when properly
drawn and endorsed and the County
Treasurer is hereby Empowered to
withhold the deposits from any bank
until it has complied with the law and
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and the Board ordered that the Coun-
ty Treasurer instructed to eollect
said interest as provided in section
27SS of the General Statutes of the
State of Kansas of 1915 and to collect
Immediately the interest for all
months of 1920 that have not yet
been collected for.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried 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 legal rate.
Each paper to be paid one-half of
legal rate. The proceedings of the
Board of County Commissioners to
be published by all three papers, The
Ellis County News, The Hays Free
for the sum of $4,000. Each paper
to receive one-third of the said sum-
The printing of the Delinquent Tax
list and the Ballots to be divided be
tween the three papers equally.
The following order of the County
Assessors was presented, approved
and ordered etnered upon the Com
missioners' Journal:
l, NJ. A. Basgall, Ex-Officio County
Assessor of Ellis County, Kansas, do
on this 4th day of January, 1922, |
order that the terms of all Deputy
Assessors, appointed for the year
1921 have expired and that the said !
Deputy Assessors so appointed are
hereby Invested of all authority to |
act in the capacity of Deputy Assess
ors by virtue of this order and that /
the positions hereto filled by them are |
now and shall continue to be vacant |
until filed by persons newly appoint
ed by me as provided by law.
The following IS a complete list of /
Deputy Assessors whose positions 1
have been set aside:
S. S. Chittenden, Big Greek Township I
R. ]. Joy, Buckeye Township /
Alex Schueler, Catherine Township
Sophus Johnson, Ellis Township
Geo. A. Urban, Freedom Township
John Zachman, Hamilton Township
Fred Geist, Herzog Township
Carl Dinges, Lookout Township
Martin II. Ortiz, Pleasant Hill Twp.
Theo. MeistreH, Riverview Township 4
Adam Urban, Smoky Hill Township
Robert Hall, Saline Township
Jacob Goetz, Victoria Township
John A. Sanders, Walker Township
w. A. Campbell, Wheatland Township |
On motion made by the County