The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-09-14
DoIngs ofthe county pads,

Doings of the County Dads.
September session of the board of
county commissioners Brule county s. d.
Chamberlain, Sept 2, 1895.
Board met in the auditors Office at II
a. III. Members present Stuart, Gunder-
sou and Scales.
Board took a recess for dinner.
Board met at 5 p. III. Members pres
ont same as in the forenoon.
On motion Board adjourned to meet
Sept. 3 at 8 a, IN.
Sept. g.
Board met at 8 a, N. Members pres
ent Stuart, Scales, Klnsella and Tritle,
On motion the following taxes were
levi ed for the year 1895:
State general fund ...2 mills
State deficiency fund. ...2 ("
State bond interest, ...... $40"
State special sinking 1-1O"
State 1895 bonds ... l.10"
County general, $l2277. &c
County sinking interest and
payment Of debt, $6l3S. ..3 :"
County school, $2Ol6 ........1
Insane, S1O23 $40"
County artesian we'll, $l023, $40"
Total consolidated levy. Is I 1Omi
On motion the county surveyor was
instructed to complete the survey OF
bitches of Willow Lake artesian we'll No.
! according to the petition and plats On
file.
On motion the petition of Frank Pipal
and others for new bitches in Richland
township was granted on condition that
said bitches be made without cost to the
county.
Bids for the sinking of poor farm we'll
were opened.
There were two bids rs fOllows:
II. M. Miles, 1920 per foot.
Wilkes and Kemp, $3.50 per foot.
Board took q recess till 1870 p, IN.
Members present same as in the fore
noon.
Or motion county warrants to the
amount of 5000 were ordered Issued to
II. NJ. Miles for cleaning Willow Lake
we'll No. abandoned by Morrison and
Clemenger.
On motion tax Of $3.50 was levied on
Pukwana township for interest on school
bonds and $500 as sinking fund for the
payment of said bonds.
On motion an artesian well tax of
$3.50 was levied on Grand View township
to complete the payment of one fourth OF
artesian we'll
On motion the chairman of the board
was appointed to act with c. M. Lock-
wood on the part of the city of Chamber
lain to divide the road between Clam
bnrlain township and Chamberlain city.
On motion the application of Carl
Olson for a loan of $500 out of the per-
manent school school fund on NE I, 3.
103-70 was granted.
On motion board adjourned to meet
Sept. at 8 a. III.
Sept. A
Board met at > a. NJ. Members pres.
ent Stuart, Scales, Kinsella and Tritle.
On motion the abstractcr's bond of C..
ID. Savage was rejected.
On motion O. {, Stuart and j. e. Scales
were authorized to enter into contract
with some good responsible we'll dri:lers
to clean cut Fountain we'll.
On motion tho following resolution
was passed: Resolved that owing to the
uncertainty rs to the validity of tho 1889
artesian we'll law, this board will np-
prove no more contracts under said law
for artesian wells in Bruia county until
scuh time as the same shall be declared
valid by the courts of the state, and that
the direct heneft well tax heretofore
assessed against parties to be benefited
by the proposed we'll on section 3 in
Waldro township, and on section II in
Willow Lake township be refunded, and
that the county auditor be authorized to
issue refunding orders for such tax when
applied for.
On motion the application of j. f.
Konechne for rebate of $3.50 1894 road
tax on Sc i 15-l02 50 was granted as
same had previously been paid in labor.
On motion the application of L. l..
Drnry for refund of 1894 tax on lot IL
block Kimball city as shown by receipt
No 1856 was granted to correct clerical
error.
On motion the petition of John n,
King was granted in accordance with
Chapter IS Session Laws of 1889 taking
off the penalty and interest on county
tax on l0t 90 block q and lot 6 block 26,
providing same is paid prior to October
l, 1895.
On motion the petition of Emmanuel
N0bis and others for an extension of
ditch from Pleasant Grove and TOrrey
Lake we'll was laid over to next meeting.
GunderSOn came in at II q. m. All
members present.
On motion the petition of Z. E. Stuyer
for rebate of S2,62 1892 tax on SW1ll
31-l04 67 was rejected.
On motion the bill for $69.50 of Miner
county for the care of Knute Jensen an
alleged Brule county charge was reject
ed.
On motion board took a recess till 1:30
| p. III.
Board met at 80 p. IN. All members
present.
Upon application of the clerk of the
courts the board proceeded to apportion
names of jurors to the several townships.
| There were 81 names missing. parties
| having previously been drawn out of list
or gone out of the county The follow
| ing appOrtionment was made.
Lyon n.............2 Willow Lake. !. !,
Union. ............5 Red Lake.
| PukWana. ....1 Brule. 4
Cleveland .......2 Ola. a............. {
TOrrey Lake.. s. Richland 4
Eagle ............4 Highland $1,000.
America. ........1 Pleasant Grove.
Kimball City,. 80 Grand View.. +:
Chamberlain City
No. "''i List List........i9. i......... ......:i Z
Grand Total .2N
Board proceeded to draw names for tn
unOrganiZed townships of Grand View
and Cleveland. The following name