The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-01-22
Proceedings Of Board of County
Commissioners of Lin .Oln
County, ID. Il.
REGULAR SESSION JAN. s, 1850.

County, ID. Il.
REGULAR SESSION JAN 5, 1880
The Board of County Commissioners o.
Lincoln county, Dakota Territory, met &C
cording to law and pursuant 10 published
notice, ut the County Clerks Office on
6ionuay the iiiti' day oi January, ioot.
W. W. Palmer county Comm isssinnef
elect then qualified according To law
tgr his second term as such officer
All Tie members of the board and t {
clerk being then present, the board pro
ceeded 10 business rs folio IS:
Upon motion Of commissioner Hogo
boom the commissioner W. W. Palmer
is hereby elect ted> Chairman ot the Board
OF county commissioners for the ensuing
ing year.
The rate OF license for retailing intoxi.
eating liquors i. Lincoln county ID. I. is
upon motion hereby fixed 10 the amount
of (x4OO) Four Hundred Dollars per year
tor the year 1851.
The board received applications for IL
cense to retail Intoxicating liquors and
examined the bunds' and ,hereu3on on
III tlon granted license Tor tn: term OF
three months, commencing on iDe 5ih day
OF January 1851, to the following named
parties lO-Wit:
|. Agus.us j. Linderman, with G. w
Lindenlan and Z. s Alexander rs surelies
, 2. Fred Barrow and W. Corson, with
John Colony and A. l.. Arneson as surties
g. Sophy Brothers, J + and Peter So
phy) with + Slruble, s B Culberson, +
Barrow and II Woer'z as surilies. .
The above parties having frs, produced
t. The hOard receipts fr III the 20. lreasur
er that the requisite Eohcy for obtaining
such license was paid and given required
bonds, which were all duly approved
The penal sum of official bonds for
Township officers IN Lincoln county is
upon motion hereby fix al the following
rates for the ensuing year, and un il furi'-
er orders from the board Of county com :,
missi,acrs or change Of law governing
the same:
Township Treasurer, 100000 e
:: 5;s';es. A,stss.'; Of Peace, sSS 500:
8 Clerk, 500
lonstables, 800.
=" Ovrr.eers nt Highways 200
Upon motion adjourned I'LL next day at
8 O'Clock IA. m
JANUARY 6. 1880.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
men,, all members Of the Board p..scnl.
The minutes Of yesterdays proceedings
read, and up II motion the same are here
by acrep,ed and approved.
The Board upon motion proceeded to
examine the Treasurers "ax Sale Register
and have the r-easurers account fOr same
as provided by Sec. 10 of Chapter ~, Laws
ol Dakota territory 1879, nj which husi-
ness the entire day was consumed.
The Boar upen motion adjourned In
the evening TILL 9 O'Clock q M next day.
JANUARY Z, 1880.
The Board met IN session in tn morn
ing pursuant 10 adjournment Members
all present,
The examination of the Treasurers tax
sale matters continued during the day:
In the afternoon of The day, Mr.. Nels
Bragstad, Assessor Of La Valley Twp fnr
the year 1879, appeared before the Board
and made statements that he rs such As
SCISSOR of La Valley twp for the year afore
said, did make mistake III the assess
ment of the personal property OF Ole Gi'.
bertson of said twp putting this assess
ment of moneys and credits $lOO.O w too
high according tO the statements received
from said Ole Gilbertson At the time OF
listing the property; and the said Board
of Commissioners being satisfied that such
return WAS made by the Assessor atorc-
said through mistake, we tl. said Board,
do upol. motion hereby order the CLERK
to correct the Assessment returns made
of said Ole Gilbertsors personal property
for the year aforesaid so as to comply
with the above statement, and correct ana
make the NECESSARY entries on the tax
lists and cash books accordingly.
Whereas, Mills & CO., Publishers q
Li,hngrspheTs and manufacturers OF blank
books etc, at Dies Moines, Iowa, through
their agent John Dickinson have propos-
Gu To furnish to this county of Lincoln,
Teri itory Of Dakoia, County supplies -
per printed price list this day filed by
said John Dickinson with tue County
Clerk at q reduction in price from said
printed price list of liiIirty-seyen aud one
half (371<) per cent which SAID supplies
are to be delivered to said Lincolaf coun-
ty at the county seat thereof, the express
charges aud freight nn said goods being
prepaid by said Mills & Company.
Therefore, il is upon motion hereby
resolved that said propns,li'a be accept
ed and we hereby accept Of the same. and
hereby duly authorize the County CLERK
to enter into contract with the SAID
Mills + Company for and IN behalf or
said Lincoln county according to the
terms OF said proposition for the term OF
One ~ yeAr from the seventh day of
January A. d. 1880. :,
Provided. however that any and all
goods said Mills u Company may furnish
under such u contract for said Lincoln
county shall be frst class OF the kind Or
rered and prove satisfactory to said Co.
in sll respects.
The Board upon motion, adjourned
at 10 30 o'clock p. m, till hext day 1t >
O'Clock y. n.
JANUARY 8. 1880
The Beard met in the morning pursuant
to adjournment. Members oil present.
The Board notified hv tho county
Treasurer Mr.. Geo. W Naylor that the
County Treasurer safe containing thu Co.
money end Treasurer books etc. bad dur.
lnr last night besn opened by some an
knownpartlee and a1tsf examlnAttoo It was
a. AA~ A..1h a.