Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15

Official Proceedings Of the County
Commissioners
o. Union County, South Dakota. Held In
ths Court House at Elk Point.

Elk Point, s. D., Oct. s.. 1896.
The board met as per adjournment,
members all present, also the auditor.
The day was spent in settling with
the county treasurer.
On motion board adjourned to meet
Oct. 8, 1896.
Elk Point, s. D., Oct. 6, 1896.
The board met as per adjournment,
members all present.
The whole day was spent in examin-
ing the treasurer's books and vouch-
ers.
On motion board adjourned to meet
Oct. Z, 1895.
Elk Point, s. D., Oct. 7, 1896.
Board met as per adjournment, all
members present.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved by the board of county COM
missioners in regular session assembled
that
Whereas, 1t appears by the affidavit
OF Uriah Wood and others on file dated
Oct. Z, 1895, the public highway located
between sections numbered 8 and II,
township 81 or range 40, in Union
county, S. D., running east and west, Is
q highway by reason of having been
used as such for more than twenty
years prior to February "a, 1898, and
that said highway has been obstructed,
and asking that said obstruction be
removed, wherefore be it
Resolved, That the said highway be
cleared of distractions and placed In a
condition for free and uninterrupted
public travel and that Daniel Ryan,
overseer of road district No 80 wherein
said highpay is located be, and is here
by directed to remove all Instructions
therefrom and in all respects comply
with the conditions of this resolution.
And the county auditor is hereby d.
rected to furnish the said Daniel Ryan
with a copy OF this resolution which
wha!l be his notice to perform the
duties herein directed to be performed.
October I, 1896.
w. II. DoDD.
Chairman.
On motion the road petition of An
ders Hanson ct al. praying for the va
eating of so much of the public high
way known as the Palm Lake road
towit: Commencing 80 rods south OF
northwest corner OF section q, in town.
ship 50 OF range 40 in said Union county
and running ~southeasterly through the
west half of the northwest quarter OF
said section and east through the GEN.
ter of the northeast quarter OF said
section to a point where the said road
interests with the public road running
north and south one mile east OF the
point of beginning, was taken up and
laid over until January session 1897.
The road petition Of Andrew Hansen.
ct al, praying for the establishment OF
a public highway in Union county, as
follows:
Commencing at the northwest corner
Of section q in township 80, OF range
40, Union county, and running due east
on the section line between sections %
and IA, one mile to intersect with the
public highway running north and
south was taken up ard laid over till
the January session, 1857.
The balance of the day was spent In
examing the treasurer's books and
vouchers.
On motion board adjourned to meet
Oct. 8, 1895.
Elk Point, S. D., Oct. 8, 1896.
Board met as per adjournment, with
all members present, also the county
auditor.
The school petition Of J. H. Keeney
and others praying for the detachment
of the southeast quarter OF section 80
township 80, range ~ from school dis
trict No. s, to be attached to school
district No. AZ, was taken up, consid'
cred, and on motion laid over. 70 the
January session, 1897.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved that the following be select
ed ito act as superintendcnts and
judges Of the general election to be
held on Tuesday, the Sd day Of Novem'
Der, 1895, and be II further
Resolved, That the first named per.