Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-24
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
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ed on file.
1t was moved and carried that the
personal property tax of August Eng,
lund for the years 1901 and 1902 be
cancelled from the tax list, and the
county treasurer was authorized to
cancel same.
On motion Board adjourned till to-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock.
Jan. 8, 1908 Board met pursuant
to adjournment of the 9Th.
All members present.
1t appearing from the assessor books
that the horse owned by Fred Stanke
was assessed in Spirit Lake township
and in De Smet City. On motion the
county treasurer was instructed to
cancel the Spirit Lake assessment on
said horse.
E. S. Johnson filed a petition sign
ed by H.. A. Poppen and others ask
ing the board to establish a drainage
ditch beginning near the northeast
corner of the NE4 of section ID, town
ship III, range 81, and running south
into Spirit Lake.
1t was moved and carried that the
board of county commissioners view
the route for the proposed ditch on
Tuesday, January Ia, 1908.
Martin Madison appeared before
the board and asked to have the tax
tax cancelled on the Manchester
Creamery Assn for the years 1904,
1905 and 1906 for the reason that the
creamery was not running at that
time.
On motion the county treasurer vas
authorized to cancel the said tax for
the years 1904, 1905 and 1906.
1t was moved and carried that the
county treasurer be authorized to can
eel the 1892 and 1893 tax ofthe Farm.
ers Shipping Assn in Manchester
township for the reason that there
was no Farmers Shipping Assn. in
existence at that time.
Ct. M. Streeter filed an affidavit
saying that he is the president of the
Oldham Horse Co. and that it was an
error on the part of the assessor to
assess the horse owned by said com
pany for the year 1905 for the reason
that the company did not own the
horse until the 22nd of May, 1905.
On motion the county auditor was
authorized to issue a refund order to
said Streeter for the amount of the
tax paid on said horse for the year
1905.
On motion the poll tax of A. j.
Sipher for the year 1884 was ordered
cancelled from the tax list for the
IT $ that it was marked illegal on
the county t%reasurers book.
1t was moved and carried to engage
John Alton to check up the account
of the county officers for the years
1907.
On motion B. A. Dyar was appoint
ed poor farm doctor for the year 1908
at 81 per visit.
On motion the report of the county
treasurer was accepted and ordered
placed.
The report of the register of deeds
was accepted and ordered placed on
file.
On motion board adjourned till to
morrow morning at 8 o'clock.
Jan. 10, 1908 Board met pursuant
to adjournment of the 9th.
All members present.
The clerk of the circuit court hav-
ing filed a requisition for 45 names to
complete the jury list for the March
term Of the circuit court.
On motion 45 names were appor-
toned among the different districts
as follows and provided by law the
board proceeded to draw 45 names:
Badger 2, Denver 3, Spring Lake 5.
Hartland 2, Baker 2, Whitewood 2,
Spirit Lake 2, De Smet |, Mathews 5,
LeSueur |, Manchester l, Esmond 2,
Iroquois l, Arlington city 2, Hetland
village l, Erwin village 3, Lake Pres
ton city 3, Iroquois village 2, DeSmet
city first ward 3, second ward |, third
ward /.
The committees appointed to check
up the accounts of the county treas
urer and register of deeds filed their
reports.
1t was resolved by the board OF
commissioners now in regular session
to allow but one dollar for quaran-
timing any contagious disease, and
one dollar for releasing and fumigat-