Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-30
COUNTY CO MRtssioNERs,
Official Proceedings of the Adjourn
1nly Session, 1883.

Office Board of County Oommlsslon-
ere, Ysnkton, OAK, Aug. 2lst, 1885
Board met pursuant t. adjouvIment.
Present Commissioner Edmunds, chair,
man, Aaseth, Kjsldse'h Pelffes, Pow.
ers; also Fred Kincel, 80 lriff. aud Chris
tian Hage, county suditor.
i. j. Welby having been formerly
appointed road supervisor in road dis
triot number L, township "a, range Sc,
refused to qualify, upon motion Andrew
Simenson was appointed supervisor to
I'LL the existing vacancy.
The board thereupon proceeded to
settle with the county treasurer and the
balance of the day was spent thereat.
On motion the board adjourned until
tomorrow, Aug 2snd, at 10 O'Clock a. N.
Approved: WM. 81. EDMUNDs, Ohm.
Attest: CHRISTIAN HAeE, 90. Auditor.
Yankton, Dakota, Wednesday, Aug.
END. lSSs-Roard met pursuant to ad-
]ournment. All the commissioners pres.
ent, also the sheriff and county auditor.
Oo motion the assessment for 1887,
against lots + 10 20. both inclusive,
blocks 3, lots 10 and 20, block 5; lots 3
to 10, both inclusive, and lots Is, II and
l8, block z, W. b. Valentines addition
to the city OF Yankton was ordered TO
be stricken off from the tax lists for 1887,
1t satisfactorily appearing to the board
that such lots are included and are with
In the limits of the right of way of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway.
The bids for grading and crawling
the Sioux Falls road to the James river
bridge, upon which action was deferred
Oh the goth inst, were now considered.
Upon motion the bid OF M. O'NeiJi az
forty seven cents per yard for grsyeling
said road was accepted and the contract
awarded to him end che county attor-
ney instructed to draw up the necessary
contract for the performance OF the work
under such bid.
The bid Of Thomss FInnegan for
grading said road at the rate of So 90
PEI station, was, on motion, accepted,
and the county attorney instructed TO
draw up the necessary contract for the
performance OF such work.
On motion the county treasurer was
instructed to transfer So. 900 from the
general county fund to the county road
fund.
The board thereupon resumed the
SEMI annual settlement with the county
treasurer.
w. s. Edward, vice president of the
New Era manufacturing company, OF
Chicago here offers to sell to the board
q grading and ditching machine for the
use OF the county on the public high
ways therein.
Upon motion the chairman OF the
board vas instructed and authorized to
sign e contract for trial of such machine.
Such contract was filed in the county
auditors Office this day.
On motion the board adjourned until
a Az " CJOCh b. III.
Approved: WIN Fl. EDMUNDs, Ohm,
Attest: CHRISTIAN HAGE, %. Auditor
Ysnkton, D. T., Aug. 23rd, 1885,
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
ALI members present, also the sheriff and
county auditor.
The board resumed the s~emi-annusl
settlement with the county treasurer.
After having examined bis booke, youch.
ers and other papers in his possession
relating TO the finances oil the
county, and having compared the
same with the records in the office
of the county auditor, the redeemed
bonds end warrants having been can.
celled, the money in his hands counted.
his semi annual statement being found
correct, wac accepted and approved.
On M otion the board adjourned until
Friday, August Gath, 1888,
at 9 O'Clock q. m.
Approved: WIN. Fl. EDMUNDs, Ohm, |
Attest: CHRISTIAN HAaE, 90. Auditor,
- ---~ Es &
Yankton, d. T., Aug. Oath, 1888
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present. also the sheriff
and county auditor.
On motion the board proceeded TO the
of the exhibition work of
the New Era grading aud ditohing
machine, under the contract entered
into Aug. 22i, the day having been
spent thersat.
On motion the board adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock a. M.
Approved: WIN. Fl. EDMUNps, Ohm.
Attest: CHRISTIAN HAeE, 90 Auditor.
Yankton Aug. Goth, 1888 -Board met
pursuant to Adjournment. All members
present, also the sheriff and county audi
tor.
On August 10Th partial action was
taken upon three different petitions for
changes of district boundaries OF school
districts Nc. 4, 10. 80 and 40. The
superintendent OF schools recommended
in writing that the prayers OF the several
petitioners be granted. each OF said
three petitions being separately con-
nidered and acted upon.
On motion each and all OF them was
disapproved and the change OF bound.
aries denied.
The following bills were ON motion