The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
Commissioners Proceedings.

ONIDA, s. D., JANUARY Sd, 1898.
Board of County Commissioners con-
vende according to statute and organized
by electing j. r. Groseclose chairman for
the ensuing year.
Minutes of the October meeting read
and approved, except attention was called
to the fact that the record did not show
that the bill of DR.. Hill of Pierre had been
passed on by the Board and not allowed.
J. s. Walker, Commissioner-elect, ap-
peared and qualified. and entered upon
the duties of his Office.
After passing on a number of bills the
board adjourned to one o. clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board re-convened; all members pres
ent
The official bonds of the county officers
elect were presented for consideration.
T. M. Simmons presented the following
statement and insisted that it should be
made part of the minutes, towit:
'T M. Simmons appeared before the
board and objected to the approval of the
bonds of T. M. Goddard, L. E. Snyder, w
J. Johnston, }. N. Garner, H., d Enoe.
w. N. Meloon and v M. McFall, for the
reason that there is contest now pending
on those Offices"
The following bonds were, on motion,
approved
L. E Snyder, Register of Deeds.
V. M. McFall, Supt. of Schools.
]. N. Garner; County Auditor.
Hakan Person, County Assessor.
III. D. Enoe, Clerk of Courts.
II. G. Pease, Coroner.
T, p. Blakemore, Justice of the Peace.
L. Livingstone, 8 g
t. M. Goddard, County Judge.
The chairman appointed CONS. Town.
send and McGannon Il committee to eX-
anime the report of the Register of Deeds.
Adjourned to next morning.
ONIDA, s. D., Jan. 4, 1898.
Board convened according to adjourn
ment
On motion of Com. Montgomery, the
tax enormously assessed to l.. E. Loomis
in Harrison township for the Year 1891,
was ordered cancelled for the reason that
the same property was assessed in Onida
township.
Recess for committee work.
Board resumed business at 2 O. clock p.
The following report was presented and
adopted:
1--WE, your committee appointed to ex
Aamine fee bills of the Register of Deeds
have examined the same and find them
correct We find the collections for the
year 1892 to be Fifteen Hundred Fifty
Seven Dollars and Eighty Five cents
($l557S5.)
r. McGANNoN.
III. E. TOWNSEND.
On motion of Com. Montgomery, the
chairman appointed the&following CON
mittees:
TO examine Treasurer's and Auditor S
accounts and report CONS. Montgomery
and Walker.
To examine accounts and reports OF
Supt. of Schools, County Judge State S
Atty. Clerk of Courts, Sheriff. Justices OF
the Peace and Road Supervisors, CONS
McGannon and Townsend.
On motion the Board took q recess for
committee work to the call of the chair
man.
Board re-convened and adjourned tc
nine o'clock next morning.
ONIDA, s. D., Jan. g. 1898.
Board met according to adjournment
All members present.
On motion recess was taken for com
mittee work
The day having been spent in commit
tee work the hoard adjourned to nine
O'Clock next morning.
ONIDA. S. D., Jan. 6, 1893.
bOaTu uneL according W auJOuTHucHI.
All men bers present
On motion of Com. Montgomery The
bills of the election officers were allowed
except per diem for making the returns
Bill OF j, F. Martin for attorneys fees
in case Of State vs.. Mead, and case of State
VS.. Allen, of ten dollars each case, not al
lowed.
After spending the forenoon in con
sidering and auditing bills, the board ad
iourned to one o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
All members present.
The afternoon was spent in committee
work.
Adjourned to nine o clock next morning
ONIDA, S. D., Jan. Z, 1898.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present
Reports of committees were called fol
and the following was submitted and a
dopted:
ITO the Hon. Board of Co. Commits
sioners:
1--WE, your committee appointed to ex
anime reports of Go. Snpt.. Co. Judge
Sheriff, States Atty, Clerk OF Courts, just
ices and Road Overseers, was as follows
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