Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-16
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
De Smet, S. D., July 6, 1909.

their room at the court house in
regular session.
All members present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and on motion approved.
The county commissioners aud the
county auditor having been duly
sworn organized as board of equaliz-
alton, the books not having all been
returned it was moved and carried to
adjourn as board of equalization
tillThursday, July s, 1909, and pro.
ceed with the regular business.
F. A. Carpenter, clerk of the courts,
presented his report of vital statistics.
On motion same was accepted and
placed on file.
On motion the justice quarterly re-
ports of j. E. Smith were accepted
aud placed on file,
L. f. Johnson having resigned as
county surveyor, it was moved and
carried that the resignation be accept
ed and placed on file.
A petition was presented to the
board signed by Robert Wilson and
others asking to have bridge con-
structed across the Red Stone Greek
at the intersection point of sections
l6, II, 20 and II, Twp. l09, range 81.
1t was moved and carried to reject
| the petition for the reason that the
committee that viewed the site for
the bridge petitioned for between
sections 20 and 20 Twp. l09, range 81
reported that there was one bridge
one mile north and one bridge one
mile south of the site where the peti.
tioners asked for a bridge.
1t was moved and carried that the
board enter into contract with A. w.
Hoyt as janitor of the court house for
5000 per month.
On motion board adjourned until
tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
De Smet, s. d., July 7th.-Board
met pursuant to adjournment of the
9th.
The committee appointed to view
the site for the bridge petitioned for
across the Red Stone Creek on the
section line between sections and 6
twp. ITO, range 81, reported favorably
and on motion the county auditor was
authorized to order the bridge from
the Iowa Bridge CO., said bridges to
be % #. long and 8 ft from floor to
bottom of stream.
1t was moved and carried that the
following banks be made depositaries
for the county funds, and the maximum
amount to be allowed each bank be
fixed as follows, De Smet National
Bank $8,00O0O Germania st. Bank
S8O0000, Bank of De Smet 100000,
Merchants Exchange I 100000, Bank
of Lake Preston S4,0O0.00, Bank of
Erwin S4, 800 90, First National Bank
of Arlington S5,000.00, State B,nk of
Bancroft S4,50000 Citizens State
Bank of Arlington 100000, Dakota
State Bank of Oldham S4,50000,
Iroquois State Bank $500 co. said
funds to draw per cent on daily
balances.
1t was moved aud carried that each
bank furnish a bond 10 the county
for one and one-ffth of the maximum
amount furnished them, and the
county auditor was instructed to
notify the banks of the action OF the
board and the amount OF bond re-
qpired.
1T Appearing from the assessors
books that Mrs. Florsn had been as
sessed with two structures in the city
of De Sine, for the years 1905 to 1908
Inclusive and she is the owner of
only one building. 1t was moved and
carried hat the county auditor be
authorized to issue refund order in
favor of Mrs. Floran on valuation
of $50 for rhe years 1905 to 1908 in
elusive
One o'clock p. M B ard adjourn
ed as a board of county commissions
ers and organized as board of ditch
commissioners. the minutes of which
'~lkappear in the ditch record on file
in the auditors Office.
De Smet, July 8, 1909 Board met
and organized rs board of equali-
zation pursuant TO adjournment of
the 9Th.
John Ahlers appeared before the
board and asked to have part of