The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-04-05
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

CLIFTON, ID. T., March GO. 1884.
The board met according to call of the
county clerk. Present, Commissioners
Millett and Hoover. Com. Millett in the
chair.
On motion of Commissioner Hoover
board adjourned to six o'clock p. IN.
Present Commissioners Hoover and Mil
lett.
"A communication from N. Fl. Young re-
signing his claims to the office of county
commissioner was read by the clerk, and
upon motion OF Com. Hoover this action
OF MIR Young was directed TO be put upon
record. and appears as above stated.
Upon motion of Mr.. Hoover the appoint
ing board to fill the vacancy in the board
OF commissioners then met, consisting of
Commissioners Hoover and Millett, and
the County Clerk. The Judge Of the Pro-
bate Court being reported absent from the
county. and not appearing. due notice
having been served. and quorum of the
appointing board being present. Commits
sioner Millctt In the chair, the County
Clerk presented a petition signed by 50
residents of eastern Sully county, request
ing that Mr.. +. w. Eakin, of township
113, range 76. be appointed county com
missioner to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Hoover
moved that Mr.. Edmond w. Eakin be
appointed. and the vote was unanimously
in the affirmative and Mr.. Edmond W.
Eakin was declared appointed. Mr. Eakin
was then notified of his appointment,
given his certificate of appointment, and
Immediately qualified.
The board of commissioners now being
complete, upon motion Of Com. Hoover
nt, xk. II a.
board, unanimously.
The board then acted on the bill of
George l.. Ordway, for professional serv-
ices rendered at request of board of county
commissioners, including expenses Incl
dent to three trips from Pierre to the
county seat of Sully county. amounting to
SI5. Commissioners Hoover and Millette
denied that any such service had ever
been rendered. N. Ii. Young, former
county commissioner, also testified that
he had no knowledge of such service hav-
ing been rendered by MIR Ordway. The
bill was disaliowed, and the County Clerk
directed to return the bill to Mr.. Ordway
The board then took a recess toS p. m.
EIGHT p. N.
Present. Commissioners Hoover. Millett
and Eakin.
Commissioner Millett presented to the
County Clerk, his resignation as com
missioner Of Snlly county, which was du.
ly filed and presented to the board for
their action. Commissioner Eakin re-
marked that he presumed mir. Millett, by
handing in his resignation. expressed his
desire to have IL accepted. and he there
fore moved its acceptance. The vote was
unanimous In the affirmative.
COMMISSIONS Eakin was then chosen
chairman pro tern.
The County Clerk then met with the
commissioners as an appointing board,
the Judge of the Probate Court being re-
ported absent from the county. and not
appearing. due notice having been served,
and quorum of the appointing board
being present, with Commissioner Eakin
as chairman. Commissioner Hoover moved
that Charles M. Carr be appointed county
commissioner to iill the vacancy on the
board of county commissioners caused by
the resignation of Mr.. Millett. The vote
was unanimously in the affirmative. and
Mr.. Charles NJ. Carr was declared APP
pointed. Mr. Carr was notified of his ap-
pointment, given his certificate of ap-
pointment, and qualified Immediately.
Upoa motion the board adjourned,
j. A. MELooN,
CnuDfv Clark