Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
SPECIAL MEETING.

Board met at 1 O'Clock u. m. all members
present.
Inc question of seed grain for the needv in
'efaald county was discussed by the commits.
slohers and Taxpayers from eleven townships
anu II was decided to adopt the plan recon.
'hehded by the state Alliance Relief committee
as follows;
A committee of five or more responsible man
Ill eitcil township. to beapproved by the county
commissioners, Shall be selected, who shall per-
sohally guarantee the payment of the notes
given lorsoed grain. In case of failure of CROP
that is, a Yield of less than two bushels per
aere-and the committee selected as above he
ing unable to collect and pay the notes for
seed gram, the county commissioners shall
guarantee such seed notes. The amount III no
one case shall exceed to value - bushels of
wheat, and not exceed in amount the limit Of
the law. to wit; One per cent Of assessed yalua.
ton OF the county in 1890.
fetltlon from Logan township asking for
civil organization was granted, legal rcnuire-
ments being presens. and township election
was called for March 81 1891 at Prick school
house Logan township.
Following bills were allowed:
James Baily, Overseer highway S1o IN
RelundinS warrants We're granted as fo1.
lows:
"allace (warraht drawn) 81 Al
- ~ n".eil'tu 4 As
George Bevler poll tax / 30
NJ Lylcpolltax !, 20
Adjourned to O'Clock Il. M. the 18th,
Tuesday, March nth. 8 O'Clock a. M
Board III present.
Following bills were allowed;
Fat Mcdonald, for blanks 81,
Blosser, printing and stationary as Is
Fred Phillips rebate of tax, allowed I. "A
Tax sale certificate Oh N, w, or. Sec29,
l01-63 in favor OF Andrew Berg was
cancelled 90 %,
Bills were allowed as follows:
Perkins Bros. Co stationary, mortgage
case etc. s1so m
q " morse, hardware Tor Court house II 81
T II Null witness fees M
George H Arne, goods for county poor 30
Manwaring Bros, coal for court house
and county poor. 81 2.
Pat Mcdonald, coal for county poor 9 IS
Robert Hughes. wolf bounty 500
w Probert, wolf bounty 800
Adjourned to o'clock y. nj.
O'clock pm,
I All members present
/ Kefundng warrants ordered drawn:
TO II J Wallace $500
TO Z Harmon dog tax 90
Bills were allowed as follows:
| C Clodt. for delivering books and box
kOf election 4 C
M A Shaefer, per diem, mileage and
overseeing poor IA 81
f s Cogeshall, per diem and mileage 1919
w w. y Eastman, per diem mileage and -
kieash in overseeing poor 1912
Minutes read and approved
+ Board adjourned to meet Friday, March ootl
1881 at 10 O'Clock a. III.
10 Marshall RI Eastman,
7 Auditor. Chairman.
Il Washington Springs s. d.
March 20, 1891
Board commissioners met us per adjournment
Friday, All the members present.
Il The question of furnishing seed wheat was
discussed by Board and Tax payers from twelve
or thirteen townships. The same plan being
adopted that "as used last year with the adj
djtOn OF those committees now elected in the
different townships whose duty it shall be to
Zee that the seed is properly sown, harvested,
threshed and the seed paid for.
4 On motion it was decided to allow no illdivd-
Gal more than $50 worth of seed,
Seed grain to be furnished by l. N Loomis
Wheat at 92c and 94c per bIshcl
Millet at Sl,OO to Sl,l0" /"
Flax 81, 80 per bushel
Oats soc 6 .
ION motion the Same to be paid for in war
rantsat par.
Minutes read and approved.
Y Adjnurne cd RI meet Wednesday, March 04th
1891, at 10 O'Clock. a. III.
q. Marshall RI Eastman,
Auditor. Chairman.