The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-10-27

Letter of A. J. Ashcroft, of Grand View towr-
ship, objecting to the object of the petition was re-
ceived and read and considered. Afer full discus
sion upon motion Of Com'r Hoover the petition was
granted and the east half of sections ~ and SO of
Grand View township detached from that
township and attached TO "ymosa township, for
school purposes
Bill of ID. ID. Bryant, Justice of the Peace for
Sully county, amounting II GAL s5, for Justices,
witnesses, sheriR's and constahles fees in suit Of
Territory of Dakota Us. Thomas Nolan, Fred Myhr
and Jay Hoover was received and laid on the table.
Bulls OF Frank Brigham. Ghss II. Agar, Chas W.
Holmes aud II, e. Cushing, for 81 90 each, for
vices as Judges and Clerks of election in Onida
township Sept Is, 1888, were allowed aud warrants
drawn, this election being ;he first school election
aud had under the direction of the County Com
missioners.
Petition Is follows signed by IL voters OF Pymasa
school township wac received:
CAssoS, SrLLr Co, ID. 7.
To the Board Of County Commissioners:
We, the undersigned resident citizens Of Pymosa
Township, having the requi ito number of children
of school age to entitls to school house, being
debarred from location said school house cent? ally
where 1t will accommodate the greatest number,
by section Ne II, page ss, in Session Laws OF 1884,
prohibiting the location OF a school house within
one mile of the Township line We, therefore, pe-
tition you to rearrange the boundary by annexius
much OF sections - and % Of Clifton Township
to Pymosa Township as will enable us TO locate
said school house the northeast quarter of sec
tion Is.
ID Bryant, HG Pease JC Bruner,
l. II Brnner j ID Bruner Geo II Pesse,
Jonathan Owen, Ernest ID owen, Henry Rohror,
VIM NJ Courtney, Bruner, sweny,
Tho following remembrance to this petition,
signed by 2l voters of Clifton School Township
was received:
To the Honorable Board Of County Commissioners
of suily County, ID. T.:
We, the undersigned citizens OF Clifton school
Township sully county, Dakota, would respectfully
urge our remonstrance against the setting apart OF
any part portion OF the area com prsed In
said school township, and against the changing in
any manner OF the present boundaries of the same
believing thar II would in time work permanent in.
jury, and unnecessarily complicate the labor Of To-
eating the several school houses In said Clifton
School Township.
VIM L Ross III Hoover Ow Lee
G L Wiektom, Jas b wiektom. / + Volts
Z A Terwiiiger, FM Chamberlain, II whitman
II Whitman, Aw Ingalls,, W Meloon,
y u Neal. u GrePensieser' N u Kenny,
Mofall John Thompson,
The Board decided that, considering the petition
and renonstrance, the petition could not be grant
ed
The division OF Sully county into Commissioners
Districts was made ~ follows:
District No. to consist OF all of Congressional
Townships thirteen (i3 Fourteen l4l Fifteen (i5l
and sixteen (i6l north OF Range seventy four tT+,
Township thirteen Q3). fourteen l4l, fifteen (l6)
and sixteen lGl Of range seventy five (T5l and the
east half of townships thirteen (l3), fourteen Ii,
Afteen l5) and sixteen (l6l In range scyenty-six
C-sl, all west OF the Fifth Principal Meridian.
District No. to consist of Congressional Town
ships thirteen (l3l, fourteen tiil. ifeen u3l and
sixteen udl in range seventy seven l77) Town
ships thirteen tl3l, fourteen tlt, fifteen u5) aud
| sixteen li6) in range seventy eight (Tsl and the
west half of townships thirteen (Ia. fourteen tin,
hfteen (is) and sixteen (i6l in range sevcnty.six
(76l all east Of The Finh Principal Meridian.
District No. to consist Of the balance Of sully
county lying west of District No. g. aud extending
| To the Missouri River.
The County Clerk was authorized TO have the rec
ords pertaining to Sully county, now recorded in
the Office OF tho Register Of Deeds Of Hughes
~, transferred to the Suly county records At the
lowest consistent cost
The Board took recess at $50 p. m TO : y. N.
EVENING SESSION.
| Present Measrs Hoover aud Milieit.
Warrant Was directed 20 I've drawn in favor OF Per
kins Bros OF sioux City, for si9a ~ in paymen, OF
| second instsm.nt OF County Records received.
Also 10 VIM. +. Ross II. II. Butts. Henry Potter
as Judges Of school election, and II. ". Edgerion
and j. A. Meloon Clerks Of election In Clifton
School Township sep, II, isss. amounting to 81 90
each. sio ~.
John G. Blai~rll was appointed constable Of Sui
ly county to I'LL yacgnc. occasioaed by Geo. Bowers
falling to qualify.
Al a:i5 o'clock p. m, the Board adjourned.
j. \. MsIno>, County Clerk.