The Dickinson press., 1891-01-17
Meeting of County Commissioners.
TOt1icinl.1

Inc board on county commissioners
convened in regular session Monday,
JANUARY 5th. 1891. Commissioner
Umderhili an'l I"pp present. John
Fisher. commissioner elect from LIST
district. presented certificate of elcc.
tinl and oath of ctlicc, which WAS
placed on file Mr.. Fisher took his
scat as Il member of said board.
On motion Commissioner Under.
hill WAS elected chairman.
Bond of IL. W. Bates, states attor.
ney, presented and approved.
On motion all bonds of newly elec.
ted officers were referred to the state S
attorney ior report.
The board proceeded to investigate
books and accounts of the county
treasurer. and same were found cor.
rect.
States attorney reported the follow
ing bonds us being correctly executed,
and on motion same were approved:
Geo. w. Lee, treasurer, $4,000
JIG. Campbell, county judge, 1000
Geo. Auld, auditor, 5000
Il. .R. Bonney, clerk Dist. court 1000
II. +. Hatch, Reg. Of deeds, 1000
a. B. Robinson, assessor 2nd
district. 500
Il. Cuskelly, assessor LIST
district, 500
L. w. Kittell, justice of peace, 500
L. A. Davis, justice of peace. 500
Chas. kono, constable, 300
Bonds Of Il. L. Cellars, coroner, and
j. L. Budda, constable, were returned
for correction as to dates, and when
SO corrected to be approved.
On motion a warrant was ordered
drawn on the interest and penalty
fund in favor of the county treasurer
for $66.l0 to he placed in the general
county fund.
Reports of justices of the peace, L.
l.. Scotield and E. Hughes received
and referred to states attorney for re.
port.
On motion refunding order for SO
for road polls for years 1887 and 1888,
enormously paid in favor of r. S.
Brookings was ordered drawn.
Also refunding order in favor Of j.
X. Shipley for dog tax for 1889, sl 90,
he claiming to have had no dog.
Petition of r.. Carnahan and others,
for the division of Newport school
district was OH motion referred to the
county Supt. of schools with direc-
tions to report to this board at the
next meeting. Petition asks for the
setting apart of Secs. 3.4.5.6-7-s.9 and
10 in Twp. 1873, r. 95, Secs. 2S-29.3O-3l
80 and SO in Twp. 1870, r. 95, and Sec.
IL. Twp. 1873, r. SO, as IL separate
school district.
On motion of Commissioner Jopp
the following preamble and resolution
were adopted:
Whereas Oh July I, 1890, at Il meet
ing of this board IL petition was pre-.
sented in due form of law in such
case provided for the vacation of so
much of the highway located on the
section line between sections three (3)
and four az in township 1879, Of range
90, in this county, us crosses the
right of way, road bed and station
grounds of the Northern Pacific Rail.
road Company at that point and for
the opening of certain other roads
in lieu thereof and viewers having
been tlerenpon appointed to exam.
inc and report upon the change of
highway proposed by said petitions;
and, on July Is, 1890, the said viewers
having made their report in writing
to this board, at Il meeting thereof,
recommending the proposed change,
and it was thereupon resolved by
this board that the change of high.
way petitioned for as aforesaid should
he made upon certain conditions to
be agreed to and performed by the
said railroad company and the said
railroad company having signified
willingness to agree to and comply
substantially with said conditions, it
is therefore:
Resolved, That the chairman Of
this board he and he is here by in
structcd, on behalf of this county of
Stark, to join with the said Northern