The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-27
COUNTY BUSINESS.
Proceedings of the County Commissioner
of Lake County, S. D., in Adjourned
April, 1897, Session.
Official Report.

Onicial Report.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, April session, at the county audi
tors office April "A, 1897, all members
and the auditor present.
The commissioners met with the
board Of Wayne township Thursday,
April %, to view what is known as Bart
lett grade, and reported as follows:
The county commissioners agree to
pay the township OF Wayne $500 to
help put IN said grade, on the following
conditions:
The said township to put the said
grade in as good condition as it was last
year, and shall drive posts or stakes on
both sides OF said grade, the same to be
two feet above the ground, and to have
boards or planks fastened thereon to
hold the dirt, and to protect the grade
from washing. The said township shall
also plant a row OF willow cuttings On
each side OF said grade.
The county commissioners met with
he county commissioners OF Moody
county, on the county line between Lake
and Moody counties, on Skunk creek, on
Friday, April %, and report:
That they agree to build a bridge
across Skunk creek, each county agree
ing to pay one-half the cost. OF said
bridge.
Proposals for bids for building said
bridge to be advertised for in each coun-
ty as soon as the county commissioners
shall agree on plans and specifications.
The commissioners reported to have
made the following agreement with the
township board Of Leroy township:
The said township to build a bridge on
section line between sections % and %,
in said town, the bridge to rest on stone
abutments, the same to be two feet wide
and eight feet high and twenty feet be-
tween abutments. The said bridge to be
twenty feet long and sixteen feet wide,
the strlngers to be ten by twelve inches
and the plank to be three inches thick.
The railing to be made from six by ten
material On completion Of said bridge
10 accordance with the above specitics-
tions, and on the approval OF the same
by the county commissioners, the coun-
ty will pay to LeRoy township one-half
the cost OF said bridge.
MEETING OF ASSESSORS.
Chairman Davis called the meeting to.
order, stating that the object OF the
meeting was for the assessors to inter
change We've, and to fix a schedule of
values, so that the assessment might be
~equitably made.
On motion, Peter Marquart was made
chairman OF the meeting.
On motion, the following persons we're
elected as a committee to fix a schedule
OF prices for assessing for the year 1897:
II. d. Conover, chairman; John
Schnell, b. B. Bowel, Herman Kruger
and VIM. Packard.
The report OF the committee as amend
ed and approved is as follows:
Horses
A. Under three years old and
over SIX months .....,....S 5 to Is
B.. Three years old and over. 10 to 80
Cattle
A.. Under two years old and
over Six months. ........... 5 to 10
B. Cows two years old and over 10 to 10
G. All other cattle two years
old and over.... ........... 5 to 25
Mules and asses, all ages, the same as
horses.
Sheep Of all ages over thee months
old, each, $l.00.
Hogs of all ages over three months
old, per hundred, $500
All other personal property left to the
judgment Of the assessors.
Real estate the same as equalizedby
the county board last year, which is as
follows:
Clester-Lowered 5 per cent.
Franklin Raised 9 per cent.
Orland-Lowered = per cent.
characterized 2 per cent.
Wentworth-As assessed.
Observation-Disclosures 5 per cent.
Herman-As assessed.
Winfred-As assessed.
Rullsnd-Raised 3 per cent.
Leroy-Raised 3 per cent.
Observation-Disclosures 3 per cent.
Concord-As assessed.
Summit-Raised 5 per cent.
Nunda-As assessed.
Bsdus-Lowered 2 per cent.
Wayne-Raised 2 per cent.
City Of Madlson-As assessed.
The assessors adjourned.
On motion, the following resolution in
regard to peddlers and hawkers was
adopted:
"Be it resolved by the county commits