Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-21
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

Elk Point, S. d., Sept. ), 1905.
Board met as per adjournment with
members all present. also the auditor
Whereas, The New State Telephone
Company. has presented to the board
of county Commissioners of the county
of Union, state Of South Dakota, a Pc
titiOn praying that they be granted
permission to erect telephone poles
and construct telephone lines upon
and along the public highways in the
townships OF Big Sioux, Jefferson. Elk
Point, Brule, Civil Bend and Rich
land, said lines to parallel the Chicago
< milwaukee, railway in said town
ships except Richland township.
And, Whereas, such teleph one lines
will be of public benefit and utility,
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
board Of county commissioners of said
county of Union, state Of South Da-
kota, that permission be granted TO
said New State Telephone Company
TO erect telephone poles and construct
telephone lines upon and along the
public highways in said above de-
scribed territory, provided that such
lines shall be constructed i'm such
manner as not to interfere with the
public travel, and shall be construct
ed along the side of such highways,
aud that such highways shall be left
free from distractions and all holes
made therein refilled, and such high
ways left in a safe condition for ira.
vel.
The following road petition was
taken up and not granted
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Union county, South
Dakota.
We, the undersigned freeholders of
the county of Union, state of South
Dakota, hereby respectfully petition
your Hon. Body for the location and
laying out of public highway as de-
scribed herein, to-wit: Beginning on
the section line between sections ID,
township 90, range so, and section Is,
township 92, range 40, at the north
west corner of the sw4 Of the Sw4 OF
section Is, township 90, range 80,
thence east along the north line of
the 81 of the sw4 of the said section
Is, a distance of one hundred and
sixty rods, more or less, to the north
east corner of the set Of the Sw4 of
the said section 18, thence south
along the east line of the 81 of the sw4
of the said section Is, to the south
east corner of the SET IF the sw4 of
section Is, township 90, range 40,
thence east along the south line Of
said section Is, to the main public
highway running north and south on
the east side of said section Is.
The aforesaid highway along the
north line of the 81 of the Sw4 of said
section Is to be four rods wide, one
half of which is to be given by Ole p.
Olson, the owner of the north half Of
the said quarter section, and one half
to be given by Thomas Anderson the
owner of the south half Of the said
quarter section, the proposed high
way along the east line Of the south
half of the said Sw4 of section IS, to
be two rods wide, all of which is to be
given by the said Thomas Anderson.
Whereas, Harry Waterbury was
assessed with a school poll tax for the
year 1904 and having made affidavit
that he was a resident of Akron, Iowa,
on the 1st day of May, 1904, and that
he paid taxes for the year 1904 in Ply
mouth county, Iowa, therefore be it
Resolved that said school poll tax
for the year 1904 be stricken from the
tax lists.
Whereas, r. S. Green refuses to
qualify as road supervisor in road dis
tricU No. Al.
Resolved that G. Fl. Donnelly be
and is hereby appointed to fill such
vacancy.
On motion the bond of Reeves &
Harker in the penal sum of $500 90 as
Book Depository was taken up and
approved.
On motion the bond of Wilhelm &
Walrath in the penal sum of $4,000
as Book Depository was taken up and
approved.
On molten Board adjourned to meet
on Wednesday the 9th day of Septem-
Der, 1905. w. w. MAIN,
Attest: Chairman.
CHAs. S. HARTER,
County Auditor.
Elk Point, S. d., Sept. 6, 1905.
Board met as per adjournment with
members all present also the auditor,
Whereas, w w. Palmer the duly
elected and qualified states attorney