The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-08-04
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Following is a continuation of the
proceedings of the board of county
commissioners:
July 16, 1910.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members present: George E.. Hoch,
j. l.. Jarvis, Lewis Johnson and Ole
Erickson; members absent, F. w.
Newton. County auditor, as clerk,
present.
The matter of the petition of Geo.
w. Fem, ct al, petitioning the Chi
'cago a. North Western Railway COM
pany to construct a good and sufi-
cient crossing where the said CON-
pany's line OF railroad crosses the
public highway IN section line be-
tween sections thirty and thirty-one,
in township 40 range 40, Brookings
county, S. d., came up for action be-
fore the board of county commission
ers, who We're then in session, and
said commissioners examined said
petition, with the afidavits of w. M.
johnson and w. NJ. Cheever attached
thereto, and the return and affidavit
of the sheriff of Brookings county,
S d., showing the service of said Pc
tition upon said railroad company and
1t appearing to the county commits
l%sioners that said railway company had
not constructed or built any railroad
crossing whatever, where the line of
said company's railroad crosses said
highway, at the point requested by
said petition, and that more than 80
days had elapsed since the service Of
said petition upon said railroad com
pany. The county commissioners,
therefore, in open session, ordered
that a notice be made and signed by
the county commissioners, notifying
said railroad company to appear be-
for the board OF county commissioners
of Brookings county, South Dakota, at
the county auditors office, in the
court house in the county of Brook
ings, in the state of South Dakota,
on the 18th day Of September, 1910,
to show cause, If any, said railroad
had, why said company should not be
compelled to construct such crossing
in accordance with the prayer Of the
petition, where the line of said COM
pany's railroad crosses the public
highway on the section line between
sections thirty and t~hirty-one, in
township 40, range 40, the the cOun-
ty OF Brookings, and the state Of
South Dakota, and a written notice
was thereupon issued and signed by
Geo. E. HOch, J. L. Jarvis, Lewis
johnson and Ole Erickson, county
commissioners Of said Brookings
county, and being all Of commission
ers present at said session of the
board on July 16, 1910.
The said county commissioners
directed that said notice be served
ION said Chicago & North Western
Railway company, and the petitioners
in said petition, as required by law.
The board then took up for con-
sideration proposals for furnishing
coal for the county. The following
bids were received:
G. w. Van Dusen & Co.
Farmers Shipping association.
Atlas Elevator company.
c. M. Youmans Lumber Co.
Laird Norton Yards.
The bid of G.. w. Van Dusen & Co.
for forty (40) tons of anthracite coal
delivered at the court house at 1925
Der ton was on motion accepted.
Drainage matters were considered.
(See drainage record.
The following claims were ON mo-
ton allowed and the auditor instruct
ed to draw warrants in payment Of
same:
Farmers Shipping Associa-
ton, wood for court
house 1870
Peter Casserly, casket for
pauper 1000
10. ]. Otternes, phone, ex-
press, freight and dray.... Ats
olaf Eden, postage for the
year 1909 to July /, 1910. 500
Olaf Eden, heat for states
attorneys office January,
February, March and April,
1910 21.12
Olaf Eden, expense, Brook
ings County VS.. Murphy. 1902
Olaf Eden, expense, Brook
ings County VS.. Atwood
Nesson 1902
Olaf Eden, expense, Brook
ings County VI. Grace
Nesson 1902