Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1894-05-11
The Farmers Leader
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A Report of Proceedings for the Adjourn
ed April Session.

Adjourned April session. Friday, April 9Th,
A. D., 1894.
The board Of county commissioners OF Lin
coin met at the auditors Office in the city of
Canton, S. D., on Friday, April 27th A. D., 1894,
pursuant to adjournment.
There were present commissioners Carlson,
Wait and Thompson and the county auditor.
Called to order by the chairman.
The time having arrived for the consideration
of petitions for change OF boundaries OF school
districts, the board took q recess until five
o'clock.
The board OF county commissioners and the
county superintendent Of schools OF Lincoln
county, South Dakota, as provided under chap
ter :, section of amended school laws Of 1888,
met5n the court room ut Canten South Dako-
ia, Friday. April 9th, 1894, pursuant to ad-
journment.
Present commissioners Carlson Wait and
Thompson. also Sup't. H. B. Lund.
C. A. Carlson elected chairman.
n. B. Lund elected secretary.
The consideration of petitions and rep1cn-
strances in regard to change in boundaries of
school districts was taken up.
Petition from district numbers A, 49, % and
81 received careful consideration and argu-
ments were presented in favor Of said petition
by the following gentlemen: Messrs. Meinzer,
Kinyon and Darling; against the petition.
Messrs. Beck, Phillips and Parker.
Petition from districts numbers &C. II and go
was next presented, but laid over uu6il the
July session.
Petition from districts numbers 81, 10, 30 and
4then received the attention of the board.
After due considration on motion the petit
tion was granted.
The new district formed wes numbered eighty
Sol o:r,~, %I,o
northwest corner mex OF section seventeen,
| town 97-5O, Lincoln county, thence east one
mile, thence south X mile, thence east one
mile, thence south one and g miles, thence
| west x mile, thence south one mile, thence
west one mile thence north one nile thence
west Y mile. thence north tive miles to place
of beginning, embracing the following describ-
ed lands: eH section II, the west half and sex
Of section IL, the sw14 section -. west half of
Esection g. all of section 2l all of section2S and
the east half Of section 30.
Another petition from districts No 80; 20 and
| 10 was presented and considered. Petition
withdrawn.
g,Petition from district No. e., $50 amt IS pres
ented and considered. Mr. Jacobs spoke
against the petition and others present express
ed that no change was desired. Petition re-
jected.
After very careful consideration the petition
from districts No. 4s-44, 81 and 20 vas granted
as follows. with the understanding chat district
No:2s should be granted the VIZ of section 6,
twp. 90, range 40 at the July meeting upon
proper petition:
Beginning at the northwest corner Of section
thirty-fve (35), thence east two and one-half
miles, thence south one-half mile, thence east
one mile, thence south one-hah mile, thence
;1o
west one-half mile, thence south oneihalf mile,
| thence west one-half mile, thence north one
half mile, thence west one-half mile, thence
north one half mile, thence west sne:hal mile
thence north one-half mile, thence west one
half nlile thence north one mile to place Of
beginning, embracing the following lands: All
OF section thirty ytive (3, all of section thirty
six 1857 OF town 100, range 50.
The west half and southeast quarter of sec4
ton thirty-one (3I, southwest quarter OF ,sec4
tion thirty-two (32) town 100, range 49,
The west half Of section six eoS, town o.
range 40.
The northeast quarter Of section TWO ,(2), all
OF section one % and northeast quarter of
section tweive az, Of town 90. range 30.
On resolution the new district formed was
numbered a1.
At five O'Clock on motion the board for chang
ing boundaries of school districts adjourned
sine die. H. b. LUND, Secretary.
The board Ct county commissioners ue-con-
sened at five o'clock the same day.
The bridge petition from Canton township
between sections 4. was referred te comzniss-
1ener Thompson with power to order necessary
repairs.
Bridge petition from LaValey township be
tween section and was referred back for the
reason there were mot sufficient signers to che
petition.
petition asking for the location of II wagon
bridge across the Big Sioux river on section
one, town 100. range 40. Springdale, and ask |
ing for the appointment of committee to con-
fer tn u commissoa from Lyon county, Iowa, 4
in making said location also pet1tioning for an
appropriation for fifty dollars for purchase of |
highwag to site of said bridge.
The petition was on raoiion.laid over. /
The afYfaavit Of Mrs. A M. Johnson for rebate |
on assessment of property in city of Canton.
was referred back for affidavit Of assessor.
Auditor was instructed to draw refund order
in favor of 81. NJ, Crowley for &o.Ot and interest
to date in payment for tax wrongfully collecte,
as shown by affidavit.
The Auditor instructed to notify the
officers of school districts No. IS nd 81, OF time
set for hearing petition for changing of boun-
darcs.
ConsiderationRf side road to Helgerson
bridge laid over to April 2Sth.
On ,notion the board adjourned to meet at
0 q. M, Saturday, April 2Sth.
SATURDAY APRIL 2S
The connty commissioners met pursuant to
Members present: c. A. Carlson. w. B. Wait
and T. p. Thompson
The consideration Of the petition for side
road to the Helgerson bridge was taken up.
The committee to examine the proposed To- !
cation reported having viewed location and
caused the same to be surveyed and report of !
survey filed with their report. The report was
accepted and committee discharged.
The following road order was passed:
State of South Dakota, county of Lincoln, City
of CantOn-sS.
Whereas, upon the petition of twenty-five, ,
reeholders of the county of Lincoln, State of !
South Dakota, asking for the establishment
md laying out OF side road to the new bridge q