Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-10
Thursday. April 10, 1902.
Commissioners Proceedings.

tuesday, April 1, lJO2, O'CLOCK a. IN.
The Board of County Commissioners
met in regular session.
Present: Chairman Sheelar, Commits
sioners Reilander, Hallstrom and Slet-
ten.
The proceedings of the last regular
and special meetings were read and on
motion approved.
On motion the following bills were
audited and allowed:
a. v. Holverson. supt. of schools
sal, March. .............. STA 81
"a. v. Hoiverson, supplies for
ONCE ............ .....,. 20
s. H. Egeland, dep. auditors
sal. March. 60 90
Petition of certain residents of Pier
pont and vicinity, was presented, ask
ing the Board of County Commissioners
to grant the Dakota Central Telephone
Co. the privilege of placing a telephone
in the court house in Day county and
connecting the same By wire to the lines
of the Dakota Central Telephone Co. to
enable the citizens of Pierpont and
other sections of Day county to obtain
direct telephone communication with
the county officials without having first
to be connected through the Webster
Telephone exchange. Said petition was
on motion granted on condition that
said Dakota Central Telephone Co.
assume all responsibility in connection
with the connecting of said telephone
by wires to the lines of the Dakota Cen
tral Telephone Co.
The time having arrived for the hear
ing of the school petitions on file with
the county auditor, the Board on motion
resolved themselves into a School Board,
Snpt. hoiverson presiding.
Petition was presented asking the
Board to organize into a school district
the following described territory, t. wit:
All of Sections 10, IL, 10, 10, IA, Is, 90,
90 and "a, in Township 12l, Range 90,
and the east half of the following sec
tons, to wit: Sections %, q and "a,
and all of Sections 90, 26 and 35, in
Township l21, Range "a. Said petition
was on motion granted. Said district
to be known as School District No. 2l0.
Petition was presented, asking the
Board to change boundaries of School
Districts Nos. 200 and 201, by adding to
District No. 200 the following property,
now part of District No. 2o1, to wit:
The S. w. "a of Sec. %, all of Sec. 81,
and the N. q of Sec. "a, in Twps. 1873
and 124, Range SO. Said petition was
on motion granted.
Petition was presented, asking the
Board of County Commissioners to
change the boundaries of School Dis
tricts Nos. 112 and 1876. Remorstrance
against same was presented. On motion
petition was rejected.
On motion the SchoolBoard adjourned.
Board of County Commissioners
called to order by Chairman Sheelar.
On motion the following bills were
audited and allowed:
J. N. Long, care of Blade fam
lily, March ........... s 45 90
John H. Lund, judges salary,
March. 90 90
Chas. Wells, board of Paul Cop
ley, March ......... 10 90
VIM. Egeland, auditors salary,
March ...... 100 90
E. w. Taylor, states atty. SAL,
March rs 90
On motion the Board adjourned to
meet at l o'clock p. m. with the assess
ors of the different townships.
/ O'Clock p. m.-The Board met pur-
suant to adjournment, wi h the assess
ors of the county for consultation in
regard to the 1902 assessment.
The following townships were repre-
sented:
Central Point Webster Bristol
Lynn Raritan Granville
Waubay Andover Pennington
Rusk Kidder Butler
Valley Racine Kosciusko
Independence Union Homer
Morton Liberty Egeland
Wheatland Highlal d York
Troy Webster City
The following schedule for average
valuation of live stock was agreed upon:
Horses, class A, 8 10 90
B, .............. 25 90
Ponies Of all ages, to be placed
in class A horses.
Stations, ten times the service