Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-19
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commissioners Of
Union County, Held At the Court
House in Elk Point.

Fir tlN u :. 1910.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, mem.
bers all present. also the aitditor
On motion. the following Judges of election
were appointed.
Big Sioux, township, at the scioolllonse in
District, number 4. II. II. Iibly y, superintend-
ent, Thomas Coleman and David Hruneau. Sr.
jefferson township. ut the sclioolhouse in
District humber /. w. r.. Corners. superin-
tendent, J, b. Brouille:te and Flasius Mon
tagne. j,
Civil Bend. at the schGOlhouse IN Dristrict
number 6. u. X Pennel superintendent w. II.
Mckenzie and and Henry Payne.
Elk Point township at the court house. Olaf
johnson superintendent, James GIL and Abner
Hamilton.
Brule township. at the schoolhouse in District
number 73. Louis Bel,Imyer SUPERINTENDENT
W. II. II. Fate and Louis tannum.
Sioux Valley township at Hoyt school house
In District number IS. Judges Aaron ".
johnson. supt. w. j. Lillibridge and NJ. '.
Seanond.
SPHINX township at the Merrigan school house
in Dtstrie: number 50. MARTYR, Moles
supt.. Ole Christensen stephen Horton.
Virginia township at the school house in Dis
| trict humber 81. Judges-James Green. supt.
Jesse Aiken, John Ftnne.
Bic Springs township in school house in Dis
trict number G.. Judges-G. Nilsson, supt., Ii.
Rosemore. A. p. Peterson.
Alcester township, In school house in District
number IS. Jndges-C. W. Finn, supt., j. q.
| Hoard. Fred Deane.
Prairie township at the school house IN town
| of Beresford. Judges-Gco. Sinclair, supi, }.
| e. Behnke, G. A. Jones.
On motion, be II resolved, by the board OF
| county commissioners OF the county OF Union,
South Dakota, that whereas there has been
| presented to this board an application for the
INCORPORATION of the town Of Alcester in said
| Union county and,
Whereas said application was by petition
duly subscribed by the applicants by not less
than one third of all the qualified voters said
proposed town and residents within the said
proposed town and.
whereas an accurate survey OF said proposed
town has been made not more than thirty days
prior to the filing OF said petition with this
board and,
Whereas a correct census has been taken OF
said proposed town, exhibiting tho names OF
every family resident therein and.
Whereas the same was duly verified and.
Whereas II appears that said census and map
! was duly exhibited in a convenient place IN
| said proposed town for thirty days prior to the
fling OF the same, and this board being salts
fed that the requirements Of the statutes IN
such cases. have been fully complied with. 1t
IS therefore ordered by this, the board OF cour-
ty commissioners in and for said Union county.
| south Dakota, that the said proposed o OF
Alcestcr. be and the same is by the assessment
o. the qualified voters there of declare to be al
Incorporated town.
Under the name OF the town. OF Alcester.
dated Oct. 3 d, 1898.
w. W. MAIN Chairman.
Board OF commissioners.
On motion, the board appointed the following
free holders to assess damages that Lester and
Frank Wakeman may sustain by reason of a
road running through their land: Amos Has
kins, c. w. Finn and w. +. Harding. To meet
| at the Office of Frank st. John, justice of the
| peace on the goth day OF October, 1893. ut 3
o'clock a. M, and there qualify and proceed to
view said proposed road rs per description III
notices served on them.
On motion, Resolved. that whereas the fol
lowing described real estate has been assessed
for the year boz much higher than the adjoin-
ing land; be 1t
Resolved, Ilat TIE dSSeSsEu Nhiuu''o" vi H'S
81 sell and M swia Of section 80 o5-i6 and The
NIX hex and Ma nws Of section 3J-954s. and
lots 8. 4 and aud swi4 nwa aud hwh sws OF
section "a 95-4S. and s4 sea s.. swa OF section
2i.95 Is he reduced sro.i ST. 90 to S5.oos.Oa
And whereas II. NJ. Angel has been assessed
personal tax for the year is9e twice on the same
propert, once as IL. NJ. Angle and once as
Hugh NJ. Ansie--tlie auditor aud treasurer arc
Instructed to strike the Hugh NJ. Angie tax from
tie tax lis, OF 1892. and
Resolved. that the assessment on the follow
ing described real estate be reduced from $2,224
to 81 $40 FOR the year ls.9. to-wit: VIZ swA Of
section 27-a5aiS and ek SEX OF section 2s-s5-4s.
Oh! motion, resolved that the penalty and In
Ierest on Si3. IL of ii. NJ. Angle for the year 1899
lie stricken from the tax list Oh account OF er-
roi.eous assessment.
On motion. board adjourned to meet Oct. 81.
1873.
ELK POINT. Oct. 3, 1892.
Board met as per ADJOURNMENT. Members all
present, also the auditor.
On motion, road petition OF NJ. W. Murdoch
WAS taken up and dismissed,
On motion. road petition OF Parker Pond was
taken up and dismissed.
On motion, the following bills were audited
and allowed: