The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-09-13

Atlds Elevator Co., pldSIeI IOf
court room .:.,...'........,. ~
j. l.. Tree, draying .......... 5C
Laird-Norton Yards, $50 cedar
piles .............,........... 27I &c
News Printing Co., caucus sup
pIles .:...,...,..., .......... u
Geo. d. Barnard q Co., sup
plies .......................,. - 10
Thos, /. ChappeH, insurance
OF court house. 81 70
II. +. HarOldsOn, insurance OF
court house ...,.......... % ~
NJ. 2. Thompson, harness for
poor farm Observation-Disclosures. - UU
+. w. Newton, commissioner
service and mileage .......... 10 sc
On motion the board adjourned to
1000 O'Clock a. n. Wednesday, Sept,
5th, 1906.
Wednesday, September 9Th, 1906.
Board met as per adjournment, all
members and clerk present. The
matter Of final equalization Of the as
sessment Of benefits OF the Sioux Val
! ley Drainage DitCmes was taken up.
The Chicago Il Northwestern Railway
Company appeared by its attorney
and objected to any assessment being
laid against its property for the rea-
son as claimed that they would re-
ceive 40 benefit by reason OF the con-
structiOn OF said drainage. The wit
nesses were sworn and testified that in
their judgment the said railway COM
pany would not be benefited, and
several witnesses were sworn and tes-
tilted that in their judgment the said
railway company would be materially
benefited by reason of the construc-
ton OF said drainage, and the board
after full hearing of all the evidence
offered and submitted, on motion OF
Johnson, unanimously voted that all
finally fixed and laid by order of said
board Of county commissioners in all
cases and instances as equalized by
said board OF county commissioners
at their meeting on June 18th, 1906,
and an order of said board OF county
commissioners Of Brookings county
was made, equalizing and finally fix
ing and laying said assessments,
which order is in writing dated Sept.
9TH, 1906, signed by all Of the county
commissioners of said county and is
hereby referred to and made part
hereof.
On motion the board adjourned to
2 O'Clock p. m. to meet the board OF
county commissioners Of Deuel. cOun-
ty in Joint session in relation to the
final asses ment OF benefits in matter
of the TroOien ditch.
Wednesday, Sept. 9Th, 1906. Board
met as per adjournment, all members
and clerk of the BroOkings county
board being present, and all members
Of the Deuel. county board, with the
exception Of F. II. Greene being pres
ent. The Joint board organized by
electing p :. Johnson OF the Deuel.
county board as chairman, and 7. j.
Murphy, county auditor Of BrOOkings
county, as clerk.
The Joint board was called to order
by the chairman and proceeded to
consideration Of the final equalization
Of benefits in the TrOOien ditch.
The Joint board OF the said COun-
ties remained in session for over one
hour, and no one appearing or offer
ing 10 show cause why the assessment
as made and subsequently equalized
should not be fixed and equaliZed al
the amounts stated in said original
asses sment as equalized, and no one
appearing or showing any cause why
said assessment should not be equal
lied and finally fixed and laid by or.
der Of the Joint boards OF county com.
missioners Of BrOOkings and Deue,
counties in accordance with the origin.
/ al assessment roll, on motion of II
/ Guerney, seconded by Lewis Johnson,
it was unanimously voted that said
/ assessment should be equalized and
! finally fixed and laid by order of said
/ Joint boards OF county commissioners
/ Of Bookings and Deuel. counties in
all respects and instances as equal.
/ lied by the said Joint boards at their
meeting on June nth, 1906, and an
order Of said boards Of county com.
missioners Of Bookings and deuel.
counties was made, equalizing and
/ finally fixing and laying said assess.
ment, which order is in writing, dated
SepteHn Der 9Th, 1906, signed by all oil
the county commissioners Of said
counties present at said meeting aud
is hereto referred 10 and made part
| hereof.
On motion the joint boards ad.
journed to meet in joint session al
! Clear Lake, S. D., October 9Th, 1906
to receive bids for the construction Of
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