Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-24

2, Lake Preston city 2, Oldham village
l, Iroquois village 2, De Smet city,
lst ward, 2, End ward |, Bird ward l.,
LeSueur township l, Manchester
township 2, Esmond township 2.
John Alton presented his report for
checking up the books of the county
auditor and treasurer. On motion
same was accepted and ordered plac
ed on file.
The following banks having filed
bonds as county repositories: First
National Bank, of Arlington, Citizens
State Bank. of Arlington, Bank of
Lake Preston, Bank of Erwin, Bank
of De Smet, De Smet National Bank.
1t was moved and carried that the
bonds be accepted, and the said banks
be repositories for the amount as APP
portioned at the last meeting.
E FL. Grove presented an applita-
ton to be appointed school book de-
pository for Badger village. 1t was
moved and carried that the said
Grove be appointed depository, he
to furnish satisfactory bond to the
county in the sum of $500,
On motion the firm of Mallery a.
r---
White were appointed school book
depositary in the city of De Smet,
the same to furnish bond to the
county in the sum of $500
Dr. 0. II. Clark, having filed bond
as school book depository in the vii
lage of Bancroft, on motion same was
accepted and ordered placed on file.
On motion f. M. Wolfe was APP
pointed a committee to view the
bridge in Denver township and re-
port Friday Sept. 10, 1909.
On motion board adjourned till
Sept. 10, 1909.
De Smet, S. D., Sept. 10, 1909 =
Board met pnr uant to adjournment
of the 18th. Members present: f. P.
Hardy, F. M. Wolfe, Thos. Sorenson,
and w. j. Agnew.
Board organized as board of ditch
commissioners, the minutes of which
will more fully appear in the ditch
record on file in the auditors Office.
One o'clock p. m. Board organized
as board of county commissioners
The committee appointed to view
the sites for the two bridges petition.
ed for in Hartland township reported
and recommended that the county
furnish two culverts feet in diameter
and 20 feet long. to be placed one on
the section line between the sw of
section 9 and the NV of section Is,
and one on the section line between
the Sc of section 9 and the ne / Of
section l6, township l2, range 54.
1t was moved and carried to furnish
the two culverts as recommended by
the committee, and the county audi
tor was authorized to purchase the
culverts, Hartland township to unload
same at Erwin and place culverts
where petitioned for.
On motion the county auditor was
authorized to issue refund order in
favor of w. p. Ringler for $l7.l9, be-
ing the first half Of the 1903 tax, said
Ringler having paid on the wrong
description.
There being several of the banks
named by the board as repositories
whose bonds were not filed it was
moved and carried tha. the county
auditor be authorized to approve the
bonds when filed If they are of the
amount as determined by the board
at the July meeting.
Mary O'Hora filed an affidavit say
ing that she was assessed with piano
for the year 1908 and that she did
not own one at that time.
1t was moved and carried to reject
the petition for the reason that the
assessor for that year stated that here
was piano in the house when he
made the assessment.
REPORT OF JOHN ALTON.
De Smet, s. D., Aug 25, 1909.
To the honorable board of county
commissioners of Kingsbury county,
S. d..
As requested by your honorable
board have examined the accounts
of the county auditor and treasurer
of your county from January J., 1908,
to July |, 1909, comparing all receipts