Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1906-09-07
Commissioners PROCEEDINGS.
Official Report of the Proceedings OF
the Board OF County Commissioners
of Roberts County. South Dakota.

Sisseton. S. D., Aug. ~, 1906.
Board met as per adjournment: mem
bers all present.
Petition for drainage ditching Lake
and Lee Twp, was then brought before
the Board, Petition reading as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners Of Roberts Co., ). d.
Gentlemen;
We, the undersigned. owners of land
liable to be affected by the drain or
ditch hereinafter proposed respectfully
petition your Honorable body to cause
to be constructed drain or ditch be-
ginning at the south west corner OF
section eleven ll) in Township one
hundred and twenty-three (l23) Range
fifty (5O) thence in a south-easterly di-
| rection through sections 10, II. l3 and
II in Township l23, Range 80, and I,
Is, l., 2l, -, 2S and - in Township
l23, Range 40, thence through the dry
run to Big Stone Lake or through Bull
Head Lake TO the MILESTONE, which
ever may be found the most practical
bic,
The Board then considered above
petition as follows
Sisseton, S. D., Aug. 81 1906.
The Beard of County Commissioners
having been called at regular adj
journed session this day for the consid
GRAFTON of u certain petition petition
ing Board of County Commissioners tC
construct drain or ditch in Township
l23, Range 80, and Township 1913
Range 40, through what is known as
Dry Run to Big Stone Lake or through
Bull Head Lake to the Milestone, and
said petition appearing TO be in legal
form signed by several land owners
whose lands will be liable to be effect.
ed or assessed for the construction OF
the proposed drain and setting forth
the necessity thereof with general
description Of the proposed starting
point, route and terminus, and the pc
titioners having given good and suf-
ficient bond with free hold sureties
payable to the state, which has been
approved by the County Auditor.
NOW THEREFORE, We, the Coun.
4 Dol 80,
in regular special session Nc hereby APP
point and constitute in said petition
the following named three resident
freehelders of Roberts County who are
not interested in the construction OF
the proposed ditch or drain and not kin
to any of the parties interested therein
to-wit: w. S. Duel. Frank DeGrefi
and Andrew Christensen, of Roberts
County, South Dakota. And YOU are,
the said viewers, TO meet Sept. 9Th,
1906, at 8 A. NJ. at Wilmot, Roberts
County, South Dakota, preparatory to
commencing your duties and YOU shall
then proceed with the surveyor to
make preliminary survey of the said
ditch or drain from its source to its
outlet, and Sou shall estimate total
number of the cubic yards of earth TO
be eycavated and removed from said
line Of ditch or drain and an estimate
of the total cost of the construction OF
the whole work that YOU NAV vary
from the line described in the petition
as YOU deem best. provided. however,
that the ditch be commenced at the
point described in the petition and fol-
low upon the line therein described as
practicable. and YOU shall as far a.
practicable locate the ditch on division
lines between lands owned by different
persons and so far as practicable avoid
laying the same diagonallY across the
lands, but YOU should not sacrifice the
general utility of the ditch to avoid di-
agonal lines
You are further directed ia allow all
persons whose lands may be effected
by such ditch to appear before YOU and
freely express their opinion on all mat
ters pertaining thereto and YOU shall
proceed in the performance of your du-
ties as provided in Sections 25sS. $3.50
and 259l of the Revised Code Of South
Dakota.
And you shall proceed Immediately
after the date of meeting hereinbefore
named to perform your duties as view
ers.
And YOU are directed TO make out
and file your report with the county
Auditor on or before the 10th DAY of
September 1906.
S. +. Allen.
Chairman of Board of Commissioners,
The following bills were thor al
allowed'
A. w, Wilson operation and care
Of Dahl poor s44 OK
:. r. Allen Com per diem and
mileage and looking after bridge 81 90
Robert LainS, Com. per diem and
mileage and looking after bridge a GO
O y Oddcn Com per diem and
mileage a 10
G.. A. Vreim Com per diem and
mileage l3 on
c. w. Minges Com per diem and
mileage and looking after and
viewing roads 23 10
Henry s. Morris rusHrance % so
Moved and carried to adjourn to
Sept. I, 1906
Sig ned
Attest: :. f.. ALE n, Chrm.
w. 6. Oliver, %. Auditor.