Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-14

CUSTER City, Jan. I, 1888.
Board in session pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present; All the members and coun-
ty clerk.
LAID before the board road petition Of
j. r. barnes ct al, praying to have the
following public highway established AS
follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the northwest corner
OF southwest quarter of section 10, in
township No. 1, range 5 east, h. ii. NJ,
the same being the west boundary OF
Eairburn townsite, and running in a
sOathw esterly direction To the southwest
corner of section -, township No. 1,
range Z east, Is. ii. NJ. Thence west on
section line to the southwest corner OF
The southeast quarter dissection 20in said
township. Thence north about of a
nEi G in said county, and RAINING from
thence in Il nOrthwcSterlv direction up
the valley of French creek as the road
now runs to the township line. Thence
north Oh township line about so rods;
thence west about half mile; thence in
Il n0rthwesteriy direction across the
divide T. the intersection or the tie road
of the Spragne gulch; thence up said
gulch in 4 westerly direction 10 saw mill;
thence in a westerly direction 70 "A point
about half mile west ofPatton and Grim
shaW's tie camp; thence in a northwest
erly direction to Beneaicts ranch; thence
up creek valley to its intersection with
Squaw creek road, about ) miles east of
Doran's ranch.
Also petition of j. VI. Daniels ct al.
praying to have the following road es-
tabiished as a public highway as follows:
A road To start from Fairburn to run
in a westerly direction, chiefly on quar-
ter section lines through sections ~, %
AMI n. in township I, south, range Z
east, B. III, NJ, to the northwest corner
of j. VI. Daniels timber culture claim.
Thence along the old Hayward road to
interscct the Dry creek road, at or near
Charles SCOTS ranch.
Also a branch road starting from J. VI.
Daniels northwest corner of timber
culture claim, running southerly on
section lines as nearly as possible, TO the
township line between townships 4 and
D, south, range 7, east.
And another branch road, starting at
the southeast corner Of j. NJ. Daniels
homestead claim; thence west to the
southwest corner Of said claim; thence
nortnwesterly into the mouth Of the
French creek canon; thence along said
creek to the west line of township 4,
south, range z, east thence in a north
erly direction over the most practicable
80 20 ;ta,o,,t H., Coma, an n,aal- ,n.l
at a point where it leaves Dry creek,
near the Schimmerhorn ranch.
The following named person were
appointed as viewers to view the two
above described roads, and to determine
which one of the two roads will be the
most practicable to the general public,
and to make their report on or before
the LIST day of April, A. ID. 1888: Ed
ward p. Walsh, III. L. Davis and VIM. II.
Spangler.
In the matter of Relating taxes on
school property in Buffalo Gap. lot SO,
in block Is, laid over for further infor-
nation.
The county clerk is instructed to re-
ceive bids up to Feb. LIST, 1888, for 40
cords green bodied 4 foot wood to be
delivered at the court house on or be-
fore April lst, 1888.
Bill of j. +. Street, 3 days com
missioner and mileage, all'w'd 5 80 90
Bill Of +. a. Towner. ) days
commissioner and mileage,
allowed .............. .......... -. o5 go
Bill Of JOS. Heumphreus, ) days
commissioner and mileage, al
81 40
There being no further business, the
board adjourned sine die.
j. L. STREET, Chairman.
Attest
j. L. PITCHER, County Clerk.