Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-14


On motion Of MI. Wilcox, w. B. Valen-
tine was elected chsir.nan of the board for
the year 1879. @
The following resolution was on motion
adopted by the board.
Resolved, That the bonds Of county Off
GERS be fixed ut the following amounts:
County ,000.0O
sheriff. ............... 4.UUOOO
register OF deeds....... l,UOOUO
assessor. .............. AvVv.Vv
judge OF probate ......., oOv.Vo
supt of schools. ......... 5vVU
+" justices of the peace..... oVO.VO
:" cOnstAbles ............. oVV
On motion 1t was ordered by the board
that all the proceedings on the petition Of
John saukup, Maria Henkel and others for
the location Of q certain highway filed Oc-
tober 70, 1878, be dismissed for the reason
that the said commissioners upon Being
now fully advised in the premises determine
that no sufficient notice was given Of the
application for such location Of said high
way and for other fatal irregularities which
render the whole proceedings on said petit
ton void, such objections having been
made by French and Davis attorneys for
parties demonstrating on the location of sal
road.
"A petition wa then presented to the
board signed by CO.. Rardin, Frank Vaith,
Joseph Cobalka andl22 others asking tina,
a public highway be laid out and established
as follows: Beginning at a point 5 chains
north of the corner to sections Is and 10,
township 95. range 81, thence running
southeasterly to corner to sections 4, 5 80
and SO, townships E94 and 95, range 81
thence south to a point 10 chains north Of
corner to sections Is and II, s and 9, town.
ship "a, range 81 thence southeasterly tc
the corner to sections IA, Is, % and %;
thence east 90 chains, thence southeasterly ,o
a point 10 chains south of quarter section
corner between sections % and "a; thence
southeasterly to a point three chain'
west of the quarter section corner
on south boundary Of section "a
thence aou;heasterly to a point 1885 chains
west of quarter section corner on south
boundary Of section 81, townshiop "a, range
Sc, and the courses, location and distances
are more particularly set out and described
10 plats attached to said petition and made q
part thereof. And the county commission.
ers being satisfied upon due proof that
more. than twelve of said petitioners are
residents, citizens and freeholders of Yank
ton county, and more than six of wlom re-
side in the immediate neighborhood Of said
proposed highway, and the commissioner
being satisfied by due proof that due notice
of such application has been given by pub
LEGATION for three weeks successfully 10 the
Press & Dakotaian a paper published in
said county and by posting up notices in
three OF the most public places in the neigh
borhood Of such highway at least twenty
days before this day the meeting of said
board and the fling of said petition, and
being fully advised in the premises and ur-
on consideration thereof, the board proceed.
ed to appoint Edwin Il. Van Antwerp, G..
A. Torinus and George B. Hoffman as
viewers to view such highway and they are
directed to meet at the county clerks office
On the Goth day of January, 1879, and after
having taken the required oath they shall
proceed to view the proposed highway and
make their report to the board at its next
thereafter.
At the same time . petition was prescntta
'igned ty 1o5 persons claiming to be citi-
'ens of Bon Homme county praying that
he road asked for IN the above petition BE-
established.
Another petition was also presented to
he board signed BY Frank Fayfor, jr.,
'oclad Pechan, Matthias Croach and 95
thers, asking for the establishment of a
'ublic highway as follows: Commencing
t . point five (5) chains north Of the
outhwest corner of section 10, in township
range 81. thence running in a SOUTH
direction to the south line Of said
ection ; thence east along said section line
o the line dividing the southwest quarter
nd southeast quarter of said section; thence
outheasterly TO q point in the west line Of
'ection 20 in said township and range eigh-
y rods south of the northwest corner Of said
'ection ; thence south along said section
line TO the southeast corner Of said sec ion 20;
hence along the south line of said section
% the southeast corner thereof; thence
Youth along the west line Of sections % and
- to the south line o. ssid township thence
,uuth along the west line OF sections 4 snd
} in town 95, rar &c 81, 10 . point 60 rods
north of the southeast corner of said sec.
ton o; thence southeasterly to the quarter
{ on the south line of section
10; thence southNsterly to the southeast
,orner OF the southwest quarter of north
quarter of section 20 10 said town T;
hence east to the east line of said section I;
hence south along said section line to and
,cross q bridge the, &c southeaste.ly 70 the
point 1t which the proposed highway sur