Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-21

Rlchatd Connsly I. ~ Ta1cott, r.
|Connsly, VIM. DunSAn, III. Etecks
man md others VA tsken up and
"a ulotion the following resolution
NJ sdopted:
WHEREAs, 4 petition bearing date
the 0th day of April, 1883, signed
by tfie above named persons, pray
Ing for the establishment Of a GER
tain ditch 81 drain, twenty feet
vide commencing At . point twenty
leet south Of where the section line
between section twenty nine (29)
and thirty two (32) in township
ninety one l01) north Of range (49)
West, i~ntersecting the slough or pond
running thence east, parallel with
said section line to q point twenty
feet south Of and twenty feet west
Of the south east corner Of section
twenty six in said twp, thence north
two thousand and sixty. feet to a
deep ravine in the south east quar-
ter Of section twenty six (26) town.
ship (9l) range forty nine (49) west
which said ravine empties into the
Big Sioux River and has high banks
ranging in height from ten to four
teen fect and is from twenty-five to
two hundred feet in width. The
length 81 said proposed ditch or
drain Is three miles and three
thousand eight hundred feet, and
! proper bond accompanying the
said petition has been fled with,
and approved by the register Of
deeds Of said county. Now therefore
Nc the board Of county commits
sioners Of said county at a session,
this day do hereby appoint w. HI.
II. Fate, Duncan Ross and John
Dahl, three resident freeholders of
said county and not interested in
the construction Of said proposed
work, and not Of kin to any parties
interested therein, "a viewers and
do designate the 10th day Of April
1886 at the hour Of one o'clock in
the afternoon at the office Of the
county clerk, at Elk Point as the
time and place for said viewers to
meet and after qualifying to pro.
coed to do their duties as such
viewers according to law, and file
report with the register Of deeds Of
said Union county on or before the
10th day of May, 1886, and the
county clerk is hereby instructed to
cause notice to be given to the
viewers as appointed, and be it fur
Their
Resolved, that said petition will be
heard by this board on the 3rd day
Of June A. D. 1886, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, and the county
clerk is hereby instructed to give
notice to the proper parties accord
ing to law.
On motion the following bills
were allowed:
John NJ. Peterson -four for
pauper $3.50
w NJ Vinson surveying ditch z 90
Patk Reid witness fees / 10
w B Hazen supervisors fees $50
T w Smith fees in Kennedy
insanity case 8 so
L G Mead ditto 20
Ira L Nichols 500
w A Quigly witness fees in
Kennedy insanity case 400
Oryal Devore ditto 300
Lester Wakeman 300
Hattie Wakeman 800
Charles Oleson 90
Sophia Oleson $50
Gust Left 3N
John Wallace wolf bounty W
AU
Lewis Johndreau 100
Emory Morris work for county / OO
Clark Northup viewing Tillot-
son drain SOC
] F Cummins viewing Tillot-
son drain GOO
Lars johnson viewing Tillot-
son drain soc
Lars johnson hauling bridge
material 200
On motion board adjourned Until
Wednesday, April 18th, at 8 o'clock
q. 10.
Elk Point, d. T., April 14th, 1886.
Board met as per adjournment,
members all present also clerk.
On motion the following resolu-
was adopted:
WHERxAs, the act of congress,
known az the organic law (sec 1925
and 1879 provides that the legisla-
ture assemblies Of Dakota .shall not
pass any law impairing the rights
Of property nor make any discrim-
nation in taxing different kinds Of
property, but oil property subject to
taxation shall be taxed according to
its value,n and that "all persons
within the jurisdiction of the United