Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1894-05-11

across the Big sioux river IN section eight,
Canton township, in said county, copies of said
petition having been first duly posted up in
three Of the most public places Of said town, at
least twenty days before any action was had in
relation thereto proof OF which was duly shown
to us by affidavit; which said side road is set
forth and described in said petition: Begin
ming ut the terminus of the section line road
between sections eight and seventeen, in towns
ninety-eight (9s) and forty-eight (4s) in Canton
township, thence north to the quarter section
line Of section eight (s), thence nerthwesterly
by the most practical route to point due est
Of the new wagon bridge, thence east to the
said wagon bridge across the Big Sioux river
near the quarter section line running east ana
west in said section eight {>, township ninety
eight (98), range forty eight (4s).
And whereas, upon receiving said petition we
did within thirty days thereafter give notice
and fix time and place at which we would
meet, and appointed viewers to report upon
said road.
And being Of the opinion that such side road
is necessary and proper. and that the public
interest would be promoted thereby, we grant
ed the prayer OF said petitioners and determin-
ed to open said road, and have caused a survey
thereof to be made according to the report ana
plat herewith accompanying; the description
OF which as SO opened is as follows. to-wit:
Beginning ut a point in the section line on
the south side Of section eight, township 08
north, range 48 west, that is sixty-seven chains
east Of the southwest corner OF said section
eight, and running north degrees and thirty
minutes, east 81 chains. thence nerth 6.88
chains, thence north degrees and 80 minutes,
east 6. "a chains, thence north 81 degrees and 30
minutes, east 1850 chains, thence east chains
to the river bank at center of said new bridge;
and that herewith is q correct plat OF said sur
vey sho wing the line of said road also the lands
passed over and the amount OF land taken by
said road from each piece Of land.
1t is therefore ordered and determined that o
side road be and the same is hereby opened and
established according to the description last
Aforesaid, and the report and plat on file is
hereby made part Of this order, ana it is here
by declared to be public highway four rods
wide and the description above given being
the center Of said road.
Given under our hands this ssth day Of April,
A. D.. 1894. G. A. CARLSON,
w. B. WAIT, SCOunty CONS.
r. p. THOMPSON,
j. A. FOWLES, Auditor.
On motion Commissioner Thompson was ap-
pointed committee to secure the title to the
strip Of land opened as highway to the Hell
gerson bridge in Canton township by the coun-
ty commissioners April 90, 1894, and the auditor
is instructed to draw warrants for the purchase
price OF said highway when deeds to the prop
erty have been duly executed and delivered to
the county.
On motion the board Of county commission
ers adjourned sine die. CA. CARLSON,
Attest: j. A. FOWLES, Auditor. Chairman.
The assessors Of the several townships and
cities having met pursuant to statute and
personal notice, organized by choosing w. B.
Wait chairman. J. A. Towels, auditor, acted
as clerk.
Assessors present were G. S. Millett, J. 8
Pierce Albert Eliason, H. B. Hermandson, A.
j. Westbury, A. b. Mcfarland, Math Hanson,
c. Kuhns. Millard Bennett. F. A. York, James
Lamb, John Ditzin, c. r. Moulton, VIM. Gable
| and VIM. Cuppett.
The business OF the meeting was for confer
ence with the auditor and county commission
ers. Very few changes were made from the list
prepared and recommended by the commission
ers April 1, 1894. Fattening steers were to be
included with work oxen; asses to be rated the
same US stations, inserting that stations
where Se5 is charged for service shall be
assessed at five hundred dollars Lands in
Canton township were changed from $3.50 to
1875 per acre. Lands in Highland township
were changed from 1915 to $3.50 per acre. Lots
in Lennox and Hudson assessed from s. to $1,000
per lot, the words Improvements to be added
when they occur at the close Of town lots on
the instruction cards, are to be struck from
said cards. w. b. WAIT,
j. 4. FOwLEs, Clerk. Chairman.