The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-21
ROAD MATTERS.
REGULAR SESSION, juicy, 1881.

The county commissioners in regular
session July 18th, 1881 acted on the follow
ing road petitions to-wit
Road petition by John f. Swanson ct al
was presented to the board for opening
the following line for public highway to-
wit Commencing at the southwest cor
ner of section 81 in town 80 of range As,
running thence east $50 rods, thence in a
northwerly direction to point 10 rods
west of the northwest corner of the south
east or Of section 80 in town SO of range
As, thence running in northwestcrly d.
rection until it strikes the line between
sc ctions 50 and SO, thence north to the
northeast corner of sec 33 in said town and
rnnge. The petitions granted and a P
Paulson, A B Nelson, Peter Syverson APP
pointed viewers, and O E Rca county sur
veyor and ordered to meet at the re,idcnce
of A B Nelson, on the Dist day Of July
1881, at 10 0 clock a N to qaality and
then survey and view said road and return
according to law report Of viewers Of a
road pctitioned for in Eden township, and
which viewers We're appointed April 4th,
1881, was examined and the report was
unfavorable to the location of said road
viz Commencing at quarter stake on
on south line Of section "A, town 9G, range
As, following said Or line south, across
section 2G to the Big Sioux river, thence
along said river as near said qr line as
practicable to the south line of Lincoln
county ID. L.
Road petition by G B Brown, ct al for
a road in LaValley township, viz: Com
mencing at the township line, running
north and south on the eastern boundary
of said township, between sections l and
~, the same being section line, and run
thence west on said section line to west
side of said township, was laid over on
account of said petition not showing
whether or not the requisite notices had
been posted according to law.
July 18th: The board ordered that
the following road be opened on the fol
lowing described section line to-wit: Com
mencing at the north township line be-
tween sections 5 and six, thence to the
south line of sections 81 and 80 in town 96
of range 80. Road petition by Joseph
Fitzger ct al presented to the board for
opening the following line tor public high
way, to-wit Commencing at sec Is at
the south bank of the Big Sioux river,
about two rods below the dam in said riv-
er, thence as near as practicable on the
line so rods west of the section line be-
tween sections IA and 10, thence south to
the sec line between sections Is and %.
thence following the base of the bluff as
now travelled to intersection of the Sec
ton line between sections % and %,
thence along said sec line as near as prac
ticable south to the or stake between Sec
tons 26 and q, thence west 50 rods,
thence south to the township line. The
petition was granted and John II. Keller,
John Minor and Lewis O'son appointed
viewers, and Oscar e. Rea, county sur.
veyor, ordered to meet at the residence Of
John Keller on the 22d day of July 1881,
at 10 o'clock m, to qualify and then view
said road and make return according to
law. Minutes read and approved.
0. IT, BRANDHAGEN.
Attest: Chairman.
EILING OpsAJ, Co Clerk