The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
An All Republican Board The
Settlement with Voight.
Changes in Salaries. Contracts
for Merchandise.

for Merchandise.
On Monday, January 5th, the board
Of county commissioners met and after
transacting some heretofore unfn-
lshed business adjourned.
January 9th, the county commission
.rs met. The new members, E. c..
of the Warner district and A.
G.. Fitzpatrick of the Columbia district,
took their seats and the new board
elected G. HI. Seely chairman.
Aberdeen News, Groton %Indepen-
dent and Frederick Free Press were
chosen as official papers.
License to sell Intoxicating liquors
at Westport was denied to John r.
Keough, whose application has been on
file for a month or more.
The following appointments were
made: B. H. Rice, Superintendent of
hospital; DR.. Fl. E. McNutt, commits
sioner of Insanity; A. W. Fletcher,
Janitor.
Proposition of Howard Cole, sheriff,
to pay 800 for heating and lighting
sherif's residence was accepted. The
county maintains a lighting plant at
the Jail and residence of the sheriff as
we'll as a furnace which heats the
whole building. The light and heat
that is turned to the sheriff's private
use is thus paid for.
On January 5th previous to the re-
tirement of commissioners Sheridan
and Bockler, the following resolution
concerning the matter in difference
between the board and Register of
Deeds Voight was passed:
WHEREAS; F. N. Voight, Register
of Deeds OF Brown county, has failed
to keep proper books of accounts OF
certified copies Of instruments fur
nished to the public by his office and
has neglected and refused to cover
into the county treasury the receipts
therefor, and has made false monthly
statements to the county auditor Of
the receipts of the office of the Regis
terof Deeds;
THEREFORE; Resolved that th.
county attorney is hereby authorized
and directed to take such action il
the premises as is authorized b!
the statutes of South Dakota.
On the 9Th of January the board a
at present constituted, passed th
following resolution in reference t.
the same matter:
WHEREAS: This board has bee
advised by VIM. Balm, county treas
urer, that f. N. Voight, e%x-registe
of deeds of Brown county, has depo
tied with the county treasurer tn
sum of $500 to cover the balance {
the receipts Of the Register of Deet
for certified copies of instrument
and abstracts furnished to the publ
during his term of Office and heret
fore unaccounted for; Therefore,
RESOLVED: That this board acce'
said deposit in full settlement of ;
such fees.
The board in going owe the sala
list for deputies and clerks, saw fit
make change in only three cases; t
j salary Of r. G. Kline, deputy tire;
urer, is raised from $40 to s75 p
month, Of deputy auditor from $40
s75 and the salary Of f. n. Voigf
deputy register of deeds, reduced frc
$40 to $40.
The following business houses ha
Ling submitted the best bids for ful
fishing various lines Of merchandise
the county for hospital and the pc
were awarded the contracts for t
J. ensuing year: b. Campbell & 81
groceries; Sherman Department Sto
dry goods; U. Bosley, meat; Pion'
. Furniture Co., furniture and und
] takers supplies.
The board adjourned Thursd
j, after disposing of a large amount
I routine business.