Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-08
COUNTY LEGISLATION.
Commissioners Proceedings, January
Session, 1884.

Commissioners Proceedings, January
Session, 1884.
Washington Springs Feb. 4tn, 1854,
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all the members present.
The Board began work on bridges as
unfinished business. Petition read
from l0s-65. and layea over unit: Tues
day. 1t is asked that NJ. II. Martins
name shouldb substituted as overseer.
school township petition was placed
III file from township 10S range 65.
& petition for civil township organ
lzation from township los range So
was presented bye w. Hill, and placed
on file.
Bond Of Uriah e. Babb Justice of
Peace approved.
Bin Of {. Linus Blank Tor express on
books approved for three dollars and
sixty cents, ana warrant ordered
drawn for the amount.
Account of Fullerton Lumber Co., for
bridge Of (s37.23) thirty seven dollars
and t%wenty-three cents approved and a
warrant ordered drawn for the amount.
Motion AaQe and carried for an
Adjournment until Tuesdayat 10 O'clock.
Attest,
7. LINUS BLANK. A. B. SMART,
County Clerk, Chairman.
Per b. T. swATMAN, Deputy.
Feb. 9Th, 1884.
The Board of County Commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment all the
members being present. They began
business by trying to procure a build
ing for temporary court house.
Took recess for dinner. until two
O'Clock.
Board was called to order after din
ner by A. b. Smart and business was
resumed as usual. Moved ana second
ed that tWo6 quire mortgage records
No3and 4 be ordered from Perkins
Bros of Sioux City. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the road
districts be the same as the present
school townships, to be divided and
numbered the same as school townships.
Carried.
Moved ara seconded that the follow
ing named persons be appointed road
supervisors for their respective road
districts. No l j. NJ. Corbin. No 2
Edwin S. Waterbury. No 3 William
Niemeyeg. Noa Jeff Sicklsr. No S
Mark Williams. No6 Elliott L. Saw
yer. MOI Charles w. Hill. No II.
Blowers. No 8 7. X. Ford. No 10
Isaac Peirce. No II Sever Starkey.
No II Nicholas Stichens. Carried.
On motion the bridge petition from
township 10S-65 was placed on file for
future consideration.
On motiol it was ordered that the
County Clerk correspond with the
agents Of various Safe and Lock Com.
panies for prices on a safe, inside meas
ure, II in. deep % in. high IS in. wide
20 in. below for books with balance OF
space for drawers.
Also for price of vault doors. and the
amount that would be allowed county
Tor such safe in exchange for vault
doors if taken within a wear. Said safe
TO be paid for in county warrants at
par. The price to be on safe delivered
at Woonsocket.
On motion 1000 election tickets fo1
the special school election was ordered
of Bateman & Mcdonald. to cost not
to exceed IS.
Bill of A. B. Smart for coal and lumber
$40 express charges $3.50 was present.
ed and allowed and warrants ordered
drawn for the amount.
On motion Robert S. Vessey anG
Joseph O'Brien were appointed Brand
committeein connection with the Coun.
ty Clerk.
On motion the Deputy Register OF
Deeds was instructed to proceed at
once to transcribe the proceedings of
the Board Of Commissioners into the
book procured for that purpose.
A proposition offering to sell the
schoolhouse in Washington Springs tc
Jerauld county for county purposes was
received and deferred for future ac.
ton.
Minutes read and approved.
On motion Board adjourned until &c
o'clock a. IN. Feb. 9th. A. b. SMART.
Attest: Chairman.
II. LINUS BLANK Clerk.
by B. +. SwATMAN, Deputy.
Secretary Teller was talked to rela.
tive to the reports from Washington
touching upon his appointment az
ral.arnar Of Dal.otn W - =.