Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-05-08
Commissioners Proceedings.

Commissioners Proceedings.
The board of county commissioners
OF Lincoln county, S. D., met at the
court house on April q, 1896, pursuant
to adjournment for the purpose of Wis
iting the locations of bridges petitioned
for by the several townships. All mem
,bers present. Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday forenoon was
taken up with this work. Board re-
turned to Canton to grant hearing to
school district petitions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
AND COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
The county Board of commissioners
Of Lincoln county, South Dakota, be-
ing in adjourned session took recess
at 3 o'clock p. NJ, April "a, 1896, and
with the county superintendent OF
schools of said county, organized as a
board to consider changes in school
district boundaries as provided in Sec.
6, Chap. LII. of the school laws of the
state of South Dakota.
All members OF the board were pres
ent and on motion Il. 2. Thompson
was elected chairman and q. B. lsham
secretary.
The first petition considered was to
organize a new district from parts Of
Nos. 10, 81, 36 and 81, signed by Lars
e. Johnson, Ferdinand Dray, L. w
Smoker, Andrew Johnson, Geo. M.
Burney, and others. After due consid-
Grafton, the petition was granted, the
new district to contain the following
territory. viz: Al OF Sections IL and
"a, the S. p. a of Sec. a, the p: e Of
80 oTT To,
w. 4 of Sec. 49, and the w. q of Sec.
10 of Township 81, Range so.
The new district was numbered IS.
The second petition considered was
to organize new district from parts
Of Nos. 4, II, "a and 20, signed by H.
q. Johnston, liver Hetletvedt, Lars
Rust and others to comprise the fol-
lowing territory, viz: All Of sections
23, "a, 25, and the east half and north
west quarter Of section 26, of township
~, range 50, and the northwest quarter
of section 30, and the southwest quar-
ter of section 10 of township ~, range
40. The second petition was rejected
Board then adjourned.
L. P. THOMPSON, Chm.
9. B. 1sHAM, Sec.
APRIL "a, 1896.
The cOdnty commissioners of Lin
coin county met il the auditors office
after returning from viewing bridge
sites at $50 y. m. Present, Chairman,
L. Z. Thompson, Commissioners Iyer
Nelson and Fred Gerber and Auditor
Bennett.
The following bills were allowed:
Nels A Nelson, wolf bounty s l6 90
Martin Ulberg do 6 20
Ion ri n 4
Cuppett 4 Alexander, mer-
w Sheldon, moving Mrs
Bingner's house, 100
Johnson & Torkelson, mer-
chandise for Jensen, $40
DR. K Z Smith, medical atten-
dance tor Geo Aldo, 25
J Joseph Steever milage III mad
dog case, b 20
Commissioners of Insanity report III
case of Nelson Bigalow found insane
aud ordered sent to Yanklon. Costs
allowed as follows:
a Il Steiner, 70
A II Brown, 200
J M Lewis, TO
Charles Hayter, witness fees 35O
John BigaiOW do So
A G Barbour, do 3 50
L w Smelker, sheriff fees, 5 10
d H Hawn, care patient. & OU
A. petition signed by Ed Lewis and
others asking a change of boundaries
)f Districts Nos. q and 50 was filed.
A hearing was granted Oh Monday,
May 25, at y. m.
The following bills were audited and
allowed:
J E Millett, wolf bounty, 50 90
J A Fowles, same 600
II D Fitch, to removing straw
from bridge across the Big
Sioux river, 300
Jhas Lund, wolf bounty, = W
W II Pelton, constable fees in
Injunction case of Ford aud
Forley, 20 10
At Z p. NJ. the board adjourned to |
n eet at 8 a. m. Saturday, April %.
APRIL 25, 1896.
at 9 a. m. the board reconvened:
All mem bers present.
The Com mlSSlOnerS located county |
bridges at the following places, and or
lered them built:
One 80 foot bridge between sections
and 8. Dayton township.
One 50 foot bridge between sections
o and IL, anton township
One 81 foot bridge between sections
3 and -26, Eden township.
One64 foot bridge south of section
4 Norway township
One 36 foot bridge between sections
3 and "a, VALLEY township.