Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-16
COUNTY c-onnlss,osges.
Proceedings OF tho Regular january
Meeting OF lAe Hoard.

Meeting Oh vne nOAtu.
orricn BOARD osgouNrY CoMMlssioNkns.
r.aSS s iankton, county, Dakota
January 9th lsso-Board me. pursuant.
to statute. gsl7
Observation-Disclosures w. b Valen-
tine, ID. Wilcox and Ole Sampson ; also. II.
Miner clerk. and NJ. A.Paker, sheriff:
VIM. B. Valentine, commissioner elect,
appeared aud was sworn in as a member Of
the board. f.
On motion, Ole Sampson was elected as
chairman of the board for the year 1880. +
l.. Congleton, Judge Of probate elect, APP
pearad and took the proper oath Of Office
and also presented his bond, which was
approved by the board. Il
The following license bonds were approx
ed. bv the board and the clerk instructed 10
Issue the licenses:
o. P. Hage,, II. A. Harvey. George
Bro sn, j. E. Bruce & Co, Olson & Jensen,
Adler & Gilman, Raymond Selinger, Albert
Zemlicka, Frank schepperhyn. Henry
Wagner, John Satori, Amy Leslie, j. II.
Balmat, +. L. Cochran, James Donahue,
John Becker, l.. L.. Shur,liff. james Ross,
and Leo Biermeyer. Il
The following resolution was on motion
adopted by the board:
Resolued. That the county treasurer 10
hereby authorized to remit all K on
right of way. depot and machine shop
grounds Of the Dakota Southern railroad
company that they are authorized TO nave
rsmi,,ed nnder The law. ~
Also, on motion, the board voted to
remit the taxes on the wet 80 feet of lots
s aid 8, block 6, Lower Yankton, for 1878
and 1879, the same being the property Of
the Baptist church also to remit the tax
for 1879, on block 2, j. s. Presho's addi-
ton to- Yank,on, the same being the prop-
ertyT Of the Sisters Of Mercy; also, on lot
10, block is, Lower Yank,on, the property
of the Scandinavian church.
On motion, the bond Of E. G. Walton,
justice of the peace, was approved.
And now the board proceeded to open
the bids for making the repairs on the
bridge across James, river near Henry
Arend'a; and the ~fShowlng we're the bids
received Co. es2'"
D. P. 100
Ed Alo.VV
On motion the board voted TO accept the
bid of Ed. Palmer.
On motion the bbard voted to re,air
Hon. Granville G.. Bennett 90 behalf ol
Ysnkton county in the suit of the Nationa
bank of Brunswick. Maine, against sale
county now pending in the supreme cour
Of the United States.
= On motion, the board adjourned to NEE
ats O'clock, A. NJ tomorrow to go and in
spect the bridge constructed by Ed. Pal
mer across the James river at Schnauber
vile.
, Attested : o es. Approved:
E. MINER, OLE SAMPSON,
: clerk. chairman.
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Jan. Glib, 1SSO.-Board met persuant L
adjournment. AZ
Prescnt-Ole Sampson, chairman, D
= Wilcox and W. 3 Valentine also, E. Min
er, clerk.
The board proceeded to James river I
inspect the bridge recently constructed b.
Ed. Palmer, and the bridge was accept
ed,
Ga motion, the board adjourned TO NEE
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Attest: ADroved:
E MINER. OLE SAMPSON,
clerk. chairman.
Jan. T., 1SS0.-Board met pursuant Il
adjournment.
Pr.senl-Ole Sampson, chairman, D
Wilcox aud W. B. Valentine also, F
Miner, clerk.
On motion, the board voted to remit III
personal tax for 1878, 1874 aud 1875 assains
Ole o.. tad, deceased. q
The report Of. the territorial grand jur.
for the November term, 1879, was submit
ted, aud, after considering the same, tn
'oAio"ihS Ae'oAutAoA "eo III lAotsoi. ouoPlSt
by the board:
Resolvsd, That a vote Of thanks be Ell
tended to the grand jury by this board 70
the very able manner in which they hav
suggested certain necessary improvement
to our court house and Jail. and we assur
them that the said improvements will b
made as fast as the weather and the pecuni
airy resources of county will permit.
After the consideration Of other miscells
neous matters, the board, on motion
adjourned to meet tomorrow at 10 o'cloc
A. NJ. f1 ya
Attest: Approred
e. MINER, OLE SAMPSON,
Co. Clerk. Chairman.
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