Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-07-15

met IN regular session, members
present II. Knudson Chairman,
Commissioner Alexander Kevill,
also clerk. -
LIST. On motion the assessment
on mill. property of w. M. Perry fot
the year 1884, was reduced $500
(said mill property situated on Sec.
80, twp. 10 range 48.)
I'd. The assessment Of personal
property of Ole Ofstad ofSpink, TIP.
was on motion reduced for the
year 1885 $3.50.
Sd. On motion the assessed val
uation of NJ NEi sec. 25, twp. 80
r. 50 for the year 1885 was reduced
from s240 to 5000.
4th. On motion S. S. Adams was
appointed supervisor of district
No. 4.
The rest Of the. day passed in ex-
amining assessment returns and
signing bonds.
On motion adjourned until July
eth, 1885, at 8 O'Clock a. m.
Elk Point, D.. 7. July It'll, 1885.
Board met as per adjournment,
members present H. Knudson
Chairman, CONS. Peterson and Ke-
will also clerk.
The entire day passed in signing
bonds and examining assessment
| returns.
On motion adjourned until 8
O'Clock Il. IN. OF July 9Th, 1885,
Elk Point, D. T. July Sth, 1885.
Board met as per adjournment,
members all present, also clerk.
LIST. On motion the quarterly re-
port of Jerome Mangan, J.. P. was
approved.
I'd. On motion the quarterly re.
port of e. NJ. Cummins, j. p. was
approved.
Sd. On motion the quarterly re-
port Of J. Kiplinger J. P. was APP.
proved.
Territory of Dakota, &c
County of Union.
Elk Point, OAK, July 9Th, 1885.
At a regular meeting of the board
of county commissioners in and for
the county of Union, Dakota Terri
tory, commenced and held at the
court house i'll said county on Mon
day July Sth. 1885, present, Ha.vor
KnudsoE Chairman, John NJ. Peter
son, Alex. kevill and j. H. Bryan
clerk Of said board.
The matter of the petition of
VIM. Tillotson, VIM. Sayles and
Henry Boden, together with the af-
idavit of said VIM. Tillotson, VIM.
Sayles and Henry Boden accom-
panying the same, in which petition
said petitioners pray to the board Of
county commissioners afore said
that all that portion of the Sargent
road running on the / line through
the West ! of the NV / of section
10, twp. 81, range 40, for a distance
of 37s rods and thence north for a
distance Of 20 rods by 81 east be va
Gated for the reason that it has not
been travelled or used as a public
highway for the last six years.
Now the said board of commits
sioners having had the matter un-
der consideration and having heard
the arguments and allegations Of
the parties, do hereby decide and
declares that public necessity does
not require that the said described
portion of road known as the Sar-
gent road be kept open, and do
hereby order the same vacated ac-
cordingly. Il.
And it is further ordered that theg
said clerk J. H. Bryan cause to be
made a copy of this order of the
said board of county commissioners
and cause the same to be fled in the
Office Of the clerk Of the district
court of the afore said county.
By the board Of county commits
sioners. HALvoR KNuDsoN,
Chairman.
Application and bid of Mrs. De.
laney Westbrook for operating a
ferry across the Missouri River at a
point known as the Ponca landing
in Union county, was presented.
The said Delaney Westbrook bid
the sum of two ca dollars per year
for a term Of 10 years which bid was
accepted and the following resolu-
tons was offered and adopted.
WHEREAS. The rights and privil-
leges Of operating a ferry on the
Missouri River at a point known ~
the Ponca Landing in Union county
has this day been leased and grant
ed to Mrs. Delaney Westbrook for q
period OF 10 years. Therefore
ResAvsd: That the said Delaney
Westbrook, shall before said leasacr
charter be delivered to her make ~
ecnte and deliver q bond with Two
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