Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-21
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
De Smet, S. d, May IL, 1909.

to adjournment of April 18th, 1909.
All members present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and on motion approved.
On motion board adjourned as a
board OF county commissioners and
organized as a board of ditch com
missioners, the minutes of the same
being on record in the ditch record on
file in the auditors office.
On motion board adjourned as a
board of ditch commissioners and
organized as a board of county com
missioners.
l.. f. AltfiIlisch, A. n. Barber, w
M. Mason, A. A Royhl and W. W
Ellis appeared before the board in re
gard as TO what interest the commits
sioners intended 10 charge on the
county funds deposited in the banks,
1t was moved and carried thai
banks in the county be charged the
minimum rate of interest, and the
owners of any banks wishing to act as
depository for the county funds make
application to the board at the July
meeting.
f. NJ. Andrews appeared before the
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tax Of Hobart A. Drake for the years
1888 to 1893, inclusive, stricken from
the tax list, it being the opinion of
the states attorney hat there was no
way of collecting said taxes.
1t was moved and carried to cancel
the said personal tax of Hobart A,
Drake for the years 1888 to 1898.
inclusive.
On motion the county treasurer
was instructed to accept the original
personal tax charged 10 Chris Lyngbye
for the year 1888.
On motion the county treasurer was
instructed to cancel the 1901 personal
tax charged to G. NJ. Callahan fol
1922, it appearing from the sheriff s
delinquent tax record. that said Cal
lahan had paid the money to HI. Perry
at that time sheriff, but according to
books of the county treasurer the
money had not been paid to the coun.
ty.
In the matter of recommending &
name to the state game warden fol
appointment as county game warder
the board proceeded to nominate by
ballot. A, the first ballot the vote
stood JAS. Parry, /; Milton Hetland
/; Geo. Brooks, /; E. w. January, l
On the next ballot Jas. Parry receiv
ed 3 and Hilton Hetland 2.
JAS. Parry, having received a ma.
jority of all votes, was declared the
| choice Of the commissioners for the
appointment and the county auditor
was instructed to notify the state
game warden of their action.
1t was moved and carried to build 4
hog house on the poor farm.
This being the time fixed for filling
the position of %janitor at the court
house, the board entered into a con
tract with Pat Kildee as j%anitor fol-
5000 per month.
On motion the justice quarterly re
port of G. B. Lemon was accepted
and placed on file.
The committee appointed to view
the site for bridge petilioned for in
Esmond township reported that in
their Judgement there is a bridge
needed on the site where p~etitioned
for.
1t was moved and carried to build
a bridge at that place across the Red
Stone between sections 20 and 20,
township 100, range 81, and the coun-
ty auditor was authorized to order
the bridge from the Iowa Bridge Co,
said bridge to be 80 fit. long and IL
TT. to bottom of stream.
A petition was presented to the
.HE we a
board signed by Soren G. Larson and
others asking for the construction OF
"a bridge on the section line between
sections 8 and l6, township, liz range
"a.
The chairman appointed w j.
Agnew and Thos. Sorenson a COM
mittee TO view the site for the propos-
ed bridge and to rvport at the next
meeting.
On motion the following liquor
bonds were approved.
James p. Ford as principal with
the Western Surety CO., as surety.
Nick Bromong as principal with the
Western Surety Co as surety.