Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-22
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Official Proceedings Of the County
Commissioners
OF Union County, Sonii, Dakota. Held IN
the Court House at Elk Point.

July ), 1897.
July 9Th being legal hOldiday the
Board OF EQUALIZATION did not con-
vene.
July 6, 1897.
The County Commissioners and the
Auditor took the oath as members OF
| the Board OF Equalization and III
mediately began the duties OF such
| Board. by resolution the real estate
valuation Of Civil Bend Township. was
raised per cent. At $50 =. m. Board
OF Equalization adjourned.
The County Commissioners then
convened to consider bids Tor public
| funds as per notices.
| The following bids welc offered and
accepted:
Farmers & Merchants Bank, Al
cestcr: Amount bid for - 800; $4,000
at 4 per cent interest: $500 at ) per
cent interest.
Bank of Alcester: Amount bid for;
-, 800: ut per cent interest;
Citizens Bank, Elk Point: Amount
bid for; $4,000, at per cent interest.
Union Banking Company, Beresford:
Amount bid for, 81 ,ooU. 5000 at per
cent interest; ~ 600 at 3ner cent inter-
est.
Union County Bank, Fix Point:
| Amount bid for, SIC, 200, - 900 at per
cent interest: So 500 at 3 per cent inter
est: - 800 at per cent interest.
Board adjourned to meet July 18th.
July 7, 1897.
Board Of County Commissioners
met as per adjournment. Members all
present. also the Auditor.
The liquor bond Of john W. Maher
and Timothy l.. Spring WAS taken up
and approved Ity resolution the 1886
tax on the north 53 feet OF southeast
quarter Of block four, Beresford, was
ordered reduced from Sl2.2G to -6.l3.
A refund warrant was ordered
drawn in favor of \. I. Nilsson for er-
roneous poll tax for the year 1896.
Bv resolution the number OF acres as
appears on the tax lists Of lots and 3,
section 80, 81 and As was ordered
changed from n 72-i0o acres to -
acres and d corresponding reduction OF
the taxes thereon.
80 p. NJ, July Z, 1897.
Board of Equalization convened.
The afternoon was occupied us such
board as was also July Sth.
July 8, 1897.
Board of County Commissioners met
in regular session. Members all pres
ent, also the Auditor.
The Collins road petition was taken
up and approved and the road ordered
opened.
The school petition Of districts IA
and Is was taken up and petition
granted.
) The school petitions of districts 81
and g. was taken up and granted.
The remainder Of the day was DC.
cupied i'm examination Of the books OF
the County Auditor and Treasurer.
Board adjourned To meet July 10th
July 10, 1897.
Board met as per adjournment
Members all present also the Auditor
Entire day was occupied in eNamin
alton of officers books, as was alst
July 18th.
July 10, 1897.
Examination Of books completed
funds counted and found correct.
= The Saucier road petition was takel
up and laid over until the Octobe
session of 1897.
! By motion the following places were
t designated as book repositories:
In Elk Point, at W. j. Conly's j. $
> Talcott's and n. &. st. Marie's.
In jefferson, at z. IL. A. Pinard's.
n In Akron, Iowa, n. AIeau's and i
!. L. Winterstene's.
+ Beresford, at Ramsdell Bros. ant
Hammer Il Larson's
: AIcester, A. p. Hoard and Scandi;
II Drug Company.
Spink. John Larson & Son.
Hawarden, Iowa, w. II. Leland an,
$ the HarIand Drug Store.
: According to Section l, Chapter 81
J. Session Laws of 1897, the Count
Commissioners proceeded to the ad
y option of official county papers wit
r the following results:
W Motion made by W. W. Main TIL;
;, the Union County Courier be design
= aled as an official county paper. See
$ onded bv w. r. MckinZie. Motto
It put by chairman and carried, all vot
It ing yea. Motion made by Mckinzi
;, that THE Elk PoiNT LEADER be 1esi9
- mated as one of the official county p;
u pers: seconded by Dodd; motion pu
lr by chairman; lost; Mckenzie votin
d yea, Main and Dodd voting nay. Nc
ton made by w. II. Dodd that the A
cester Union be designated as a
official county paper; seconded D
Main; motion put by cnalrman, MAJ
r and Dodd voting yea; Mckinzle vo
e ing nay. Motion made by W. h. bod
IS that the Beresford News be designate
20 an official county paper; no secont
J. motion lost. Motion made by Mckil
It zie that The Elk POINT LEADER !
e designated AS an official county pape
Of seconded by Dodd motion put }
e, chairman; Mckenzie voting yea, bod
s. and Main voting nay. Motion mad
,r by Main that the Union County Ia
lc public be designated an official coul
1. ty paper; seconded by Dodd; motto
ID put by chairman; Dodd and Main vo
at ing yea, Mckenzie voting nay.
The Board settled with james
Beavers, Superintendent OF the Po,
Farm, and found his accounts correc
#. Receipts from farm, $o75.l3; disburs
p ments, $269.l3.
AZ BILLS AUDITED AND ALLOWED:
m Asbjeld, I. F., road and bridge