Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-10
1intol11 County Sdrotate

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WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 10, 1871
Proceedings Of tho Regular Session Of
the Board Of County Commissioners
ct Lincoln co. .. T., January
list, 1877.
Pursuant to statute the Board of Coun-
~ Commissioners was called to meet in
regular session at the Court House, Can
ton, y. y, on January list, (he first Mon
dry in january 1877. Daniel Slack and
w. w. Palmer, Commissioner elect and
the Clerk Of the Board met at the time
fixed and adjourned till next day, January
2nd, 1877
January End.
Tho Board of County Commissioners
met in the forenoon, A. L. Arneson, D.
Slack and ". Fl. Ball and the Clerk pres
ent. The minutes of the session Of said
Board held in November last was read and
on motion unanimously accepted and ap-
proved and signed by the chairman. Co.
Commissioner. w. H. Ball then retired
and w. w. Palmer, Commissioner elect,
after having qualified according to law
then took his seat IS 4 member Of said
Board and entered upon the duties Of his
office.
County Commissioner Daniel Slack rec
ognized the election of G. P. Rolfe as
County Commissioner for Lincoln coun-
ty, D. T., rendered his formal resignation
as such Codnty Commissioner to the 9th
er two members Of the Board, which was
unanimously accepted. Whereupon G..
P. Rolfe after first having duly qualified
according to the statute, entered upon the
duties Of his office. :
The Board Of County Commissioners
thus formed of A. L. Arneson, (who had
previously qualified in accordance with
law W. W. Palmer and G., P Rolfe, COM
menced their business by on motion elect
ing A. l.. Arneson chairman Of the Board
for the ensuing year.
Official Bond of Thore j. Thonstad
Register Of Deeds. elect with John Falde,
E. Haraldson and NJ. L. Syverud as sure
ties was, on motion. accepted and duly
filed with the Clerk of the Court, where
upon he entered upon the duties Of said
Office.
Bill of V. B. Conklin for services rem
dered as Superintendent of Schools dur
ing the year 1876, on motion, allowed in
full for $161.5O.
On motion, tho Board adjourned for
dinner.
- Re.convened in the afternoon. All
members of the Board present.
On motion ordered that Mrs. Anna Lar
son be allowed $3.50 a week for her sup
port, to be paid out of the county poor
find Gr@po 1ot N Ayrs1 7cf 1877?
On motion, Official bond of A. P. Dix
on, Sheriff elect with John N. Carpenter,
F. & E. Barrow and G. A. South as sure
ties was approved by the Chairman and
A. P. Dixon declared properly qualified
Sheriff of Lincoln county, y. T.
On motion, a petition W. 3. BONNIE and
others for opening public highway in
Brooklyn township, was granted; the said
highway to run as follows: Commenc-
Ing at the section corner between sections
IS and "a, township 96, range 81, and Sec
tons and 4, township 95, range 81, run
Mug thence north six (G miles from place
Of beginning
Official bond of B. C. Jacobs, superin-
tendent of Schools elect with Jacob,
schactzel, Jr., and j. c. Morgan as sure
ties was, on motion, approved.
On motion the Board adjourned till
next day.
The Board re.convencd ia the morning.
All members present.
Official bond If ]. O. Fitzgerald, Judge
of Probate elect with D. Slack and II. r.
Benedict as sureties, was, on motion. &C.
cepted.
tice of the Peace, on motion, accepted.
On motion, the following bills were &C.
cepted, examined and allowed:
J. o. Sheensland, witness before
Grand Jury, ooo
so. Sheensland, witness before ~
Grand Jury, $40
j. E. Collins, witness before -.
Grand Jury, 40
81. B. Donaldson, for 1910 Tbs Of
hard coal. - 1897
John Keen, rosd work, Eden tp. 1856
D. Slack, for services as County
Commissioner, $50
T. 4. Twedt, furnishing house
for general'electioA 1864 200
q. A. Skie, furnishing house for
general election, '76, 200
J. G.. Fowler, furnishing house
for general election, 1875, 20O
John steensland,1 !. furnishing
house for general election, '76, 200
Alex. Gedstad, furnishing house
for general election, 1876, .200
O. A. Rudolph, for a stove5 for
Court House, BLOC
On motion,s the Board adjourned for
dinner.
Re. convened in1 the afternoon. AL
msmbers..of the Board present.
Bill Of Allen Spencer, for balance due
him on bridge materials delivered by him
(per order of County Board up to Jan. 1st
1877, on motion, allowed for $9464.
Bill of W. H. Ball for services az Coun.
ty Commissioner, on motion, allowed for
$3.50. ~.
Notice received from Superintendent
Of Schools of the erection Of school dis
trict No. 81, to be bounded as follows: -
Commencing at the N E corner Of the
NV a of Sec. 4, twp. 81, r. 81, thence
running west On the township line to the
county line, thence south to W corner
ofN W. d, Sec 10; thence east to the cen.
ter Of Sec. 21, thence north 10 the place Of
beginning; all in township 81, range 81,
the erection Of said district No. 50, thus
bounded, on motion, granted.
On motion, certain proposals for the
county printing laid over.
Bill of J. Grier Hays, witness before
Grand Jury, on motion, allowed for $1.70
On motion, ordered the levy on the sew
eral funds for the year 1875, as shown by
the list for said year, be to consider as the
proper amount to draw warrants agains
for ensuing:year and the warrants to be
numbered from MOI upwards; the war
rants ordered to be drawn at this session
to be included.
Whereas, John Hegenes has been allow
ed the amount of $3.50 drawn in county
warrants, No. 1T, QS7o, for services a!
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