Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-10-15
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Official Proceedings of the October ses-
sion, a. ID. 1884.
County Commissioners Office, Yank.
ton, D. T., Monday, Oct. 9th, 1854
Board mel pursuant to statute. All the
commissioners, sheriff and county clerk
present.
The advertised bids for grading GER
tain highways were opened and read.
For grading section one, Cat Stones
FARM:
Smith & Murphy's bid ZIG cents per
cubic yard.
Morgan & Pennington's bid 9 cents per
cubic yard.
Thomas Stewards bid cents per cubic
yard.
For grsvelling same section:
Smith e. Murphy, Al cents per cubic
yard.
Morgan & Pennington, 80 cents per
yard.
Thomas Stewart, 221s cents per cubic
yard.
For grading section two, (between
Hefner's and Hanson's places):
Smith & Murphy, ZIG cents per
cubic yard.
Morgan g. Pennington, 10 4.lO cents
per cubic yard.
Thomas Stewards cents per cubic
yard.
For gravelling same:
Smith & Murphy, so cents per cabic
yard.
Morgan l. Pennington, 6s cents per
cubic yard.
Thomas Stewart, 40 cents per cubic
yard.
For grading section three, south of
Frank Walshs FARM:
Smith l. Murphy,7 1916 cents per
cubic yard.
Morgan & Pennington, 9 4.l0 cents
per cubic yard.
Thomas Stewart, 91s cents per cubic
yard.
For gravelling same:
Smith & Murphy, 2711s cents per cubic
yard.
Morgan & Pennington, 2s cents per
cubic yard.
Thomas Stewart, "a cents per cubic
yard.
On motion, the bids of Spencer Smith
and Geo. Murphy for grading the three
sections were accepted and the contract
for same awarded to them, conditioned
that they give bond in the sum of $500
for the performance of such work.
On motion the grsvelling of sections
two and three was awarded to Thomas
Stewart, conditioned that he give bond
in the sum OF 800 for the faithful execu.
ton of such work.
On motion action on the bids for
gravelling section one, was postponed.
A petition signed by Mrs. A. Swearin.
gen, D. J. Swearingen, and
ID. Hinman and ninety-four, asking that
certain highway running between sec.
tions z and s township SO, range SIS and
thence north on section line to Beaver
creek was presented and read.
Commissioner Hanson introduced the
following resolution and moved its adop
ton:
Resolced, That the petition praying
for the opening up of public highway
beginning in the center of the territoria,
road on the line between sections Z and
8, township 9S, range IS and running
north on the section line to Beaver creek
signed by Mrs. A. Swearingen, D. ]
Swearlngen and others be granted. A
vote being had the motion was lost anG
petition not granted.
A petition asking that the established
highway through certain parts OF the
north half of sections 10 and II, town
ship SO, range Sc. be vacated, signed
BY Helen NJ. Lord, Warren Osborn. D
E. Jones, ct al, was on motion granted
and road ordered vacated.
On motion petition signed by Chris
tian Tschanz, G. w. Roberts, E. Latimel
and others, asking that the line betwee,
sections IS and 26 aud % and "a, town.
ship "a. range Sc be declared publ,
highway. was granted, and road ordered
to be opened and established.
A petition praying that the part Of th,
road running across sections
and l6. township 81, range sc, b
vacated. aud the same relocated acroe
section l6 was read. On motion ths
part Of the petition aaking for the vac,
tion OF the road was granted.
u Apetition asking Tor certain road wor