The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-17
County Commissioners Proceedings,
COLUMBIA, April 9th
Full board present

AOLIMbIAs ApIh O'H'
Regular session. Full board present.
Petitions were presented for a ferry across
the Jams river on section line between sec
ton 5 and 8, 1851. Also a petition for a
bridge across said river on township line be-
tween townships 127 ard ]28, range 81. Board
decided to investigate both locations aud pc
titions were laid on the table
Refund warrant for Geo. Naylor $l.0U
was o dered.
Ordered that illegal assessment Of 1920 Of j.
Z. Merton be stricken from the list. Also p r
sonal tax of Thomas James, except poll and
school tax. Rebate warrant ordered for 50 on
tax OF HalvUr Anderson.
Tho following gentlemen were appointed q
board Of insane commissioners: II. A. Tice,
two years; DR.. J. H. Tay or, one year.
A petition having been presented asking for
organization of Greenfield civil township, A. f.
Barrlett. s. P. Comstock and D. Norgans were
appointed Judges Of election to be held April
21st.
A petition having been presented praying for
the re.districting of Brown county and appoint
ing two additional commissioners, and 1t APP
bearing that a sufficient number had signed the
same, on motion the prayer of the petitioners
was granted.
On motion the judge Of probate and county
Gle k were called to sit with the board to re-
district and appoint commissioners.
April 7th.
The probate Judge and county clerk were call
ed to act with the board for appointing the
two additional commissioner.
The county was divided into commissioner
districts as follows;
D strict No. I-Townships of Portage, Ian
sing, Shelby, Detroit, Claremont, Columbia and
Cambria.
District No. 2.-Townships Of Riverside,
Henry, Groton, Hanson and Garden Prairie.
District No 8. Townships of Carlisle, Mer-
cier, Westport, Ordway, Aberdeen and Bath.
District No. 4~.-Townships of New Hope,
Warner, Gem and Rondell.
District No. 5.-Townships of Allison, Pal
myra, Osceols, Frederick, Save, Liberty, Green
field, Brainard and Oneota.
On motion Martin Boardman was appointed
commissions for Dist. No 4 and John A. Kelley
Commissioner for District No. 5 and they
were sworn in.
A petition was presented asking for organi-
zation of civil township Lansing, town 1916
which was graz ted, and an election ordered for
April 2 st, 1885, % be held at post Office, H..
c.. Coburn, s. D Perkins and r. II. Mclean
were appointed judges
Apatition from citizens of ClsremoHt asking
that the old slough bridge timbers be donated
to the town was granted.
The district attorney was instructed to in
stitute proceedings to recover of ex-sheriff
Munger and bOndsmen the monies paid on fines
to territory to A, s. Chesebro, deputy sheriff.
The following liquor bonds were approved:
D. Koy kendall, Fred. Swanson, f. NJ. Pray and
Mike Conner.
William Young was appointed road super
visor for Cambria township.
The following dyes were appointed for the
speciat election April 2ist: For Aberdeen pre-
cinct, j. Il. Drake, N. ]. Hanson, H. s. Will
liams. Cambria precinct, Geo. Hall, Ole Ever
son, John Chamberlain. New Hope precinct,
Newtopi Wells, o. C sanborn, J. e. Hardness.
Numerous bills were audited and allowed.
Adj 1umed TO Monday, April attn.