The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-14
w H Buxton, per diem and mile

per adjournment, all members and the
auditor present.
Notion made and seconded. that the
auditor be allowed 100000 for deputy
hire for the year 1897.
Motion made and seconded, to amend
bv making the amount $4,000 instead
of $4,000.
Amendment lost. Bingham and Davis
voting no, Buxton voting yes.
Original motion lost, Buxton and Da-
Wis voting no, Bingham voting yes.
Motion made and seconded, that the
auditor be allowed $4,000 for deputy
hire for the year 1897,
Motion made and seconded. to amend
10y laying the matter over until the reg
ular July session.
Amendment lost, Davis and Bingham
voting no. Buxton voting yes.
Original motion lost. Buxton and Da-
Wis voting no, Bingham voting yes.
Motion made and carried, that the
auditor be allowed $4,000 for deputy
hire for the year 1897, Bingham and
Davis voting for and Buxton against
said motion.
Motion made and carried, that G. II.
Thurow, register of deeds, be authorized
to take record book a" Of deeds and
numerical index of deeds to Sioux Falls
and have the same bound. Buxton and
1 Davis ra%;nr f>r and p;rrhnr ornsrof
On motion. the bill Of O. L. Farnham
for one days work putting steel furni-
ture in the clerks and the treasurer's
offices, $3.50, was allowed.
On motion, the board adjourned to
meet Thursday, June 10, 1897, at 8
o'clock a. IN.
FOURTH DAY.
Thursday, June 10, 1897, board cor
vened as per adjournment. all members
and the auditor present.
1t appearing to the board of county
commissioners that the American Book
company should furnish a bond for the
faithful performance of their contract
on school books.
1t is, therefore resolved, that the
American Book company shall furnish
to said Lake county a good and sufficient
bond in the sum of five hundred $500
dollars for the carrying out and faithful
performance of all the terms and condi-
tons in its contract to be by it per-
formed during the entire period for
which the same shall run.
On motion, the following places Of
business were designated as repositories
for handling and placing on sale the
school books adopted by the county
board Of education On June 8, 1897:
+. c. Smiths, Madison; Davis, Theo,
philis Il Co., Winfred; Zimmerman d
Harms, Wentworth; Nora O'Donnell,
Ramona.
The bonds of the different depositor-
les were fixed as follows:
F. {. Smith. $500, Zimmerman Il
Harms, Davis Theophilis X Co, and Miss
Nora O'Donhell, $500 each.
On motion, the county auditor was
authorized and instructed to contract
with the several repositories on the
same terms and conditions as offered by
r. G. Smith.
The board having several bridges in
Rutland township to look after, decided
to view them this afternoon.
On motion, adjourned to meet Friday,
June IL, 1897, at 8 o'clock a. IN.
Friday. June IL, 1897, board convened
as per adjournment. Present. Davis,
Bingham and the county auditor, Bux-
ton being absent.
The following bills were audited and
allowed:
S Hyde Elevator Co., coal for
Mrs Edwards. ........ ..... 315
S y Hyde. Elevator Co., coal for
L W Odell. wolf tounty. ......... 7 80
court house 800
r G Smith, paper, paint and
goods for court house ........ 30 6i
Chas Bingham, per diem and
mileage. 80 ~
II \ Davis, per diem and mile
= 40 ~
The county auditor was instructed to
advertise for bids for repairing court
room.
In regard to the county aiding Rut-
land township in building a bridge, the
commissioners agree to pay said town,
ship one-half the cost of building a
bridge on the section line running north
and south between sections IL and II,
in said township, the said bridge to be
80 feet long and IL feet wide. to rest on
stone abutments, and to be built accord
ing to the plans and specifications on
file in the county auditors Office, the
money to be paid said town when the
bridge is completed and the same ap.
proved by the board Of county commits
: ~sioners.
The bill of S. Lewis Il Co, for care
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