Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-15
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

De Smet, 5. d., July 5th, 1910
The board of county commissioners
of Kingsbury county, South Dakota,
met in their room in the court house
in regular session. All members
present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and on motion approved.
The county commissioners and
county auditor, having been duly
sworn, organized as a board of equali-
zation and proceeded to equalize the
assessments as returned by the var
iOus assessors.
On motion class A horses were low
cred 5 per cent and class B horses
raised 10 per cent in Lake Preston
city.
On motion class A horses were low
cred % per cent, class B COWS lower
ed II per cent; meIodeons and organs
lowered 80 per cent in De Smet city.
On motion board adjourned as a
board of equalization and proceeded
as a board of county commissioners
Robt. Pegley presented a tax re,
ceipt from the treasurer showing that
he had paid one school poll in Het,
land village and one in Denver town
ship for the same year and asked to
have the one paid in Denver town
ship refunded. On motion the coun-
ty auditor was authorized 10 issue IA
refund order in favor of the said Peg
ley for Sl.OO.
The committee reported favorably
to purchasing IA culvert to be placed
between sections Is and II, township
Ill, range 56, and the county auditor
was instructed to purchase culvert
from the Sioux Falls Metal Culvert
Co., said culvert to be 20 ft. long and
4 ft. in diameter, De SmeC township
to unload from car and place culvert
at their own expense.
On motion W. j. Agnew was ap.
pointed a committee to purchase a
DeLavel separator for the poor farm
A petition was presented signed by
Chris Berg and others asking for the
construction of a steel bridge at the
intersection of the Vermillion river
with the highway running east and
west between sections | and IL, town
ship 10, range Sc. 1t was moved and
carried that the board view the site
for the proposed bridge at this meet,
ing and repor, before adjournment
On motion board adjourned until
tomorrow morning
De Smet, S. D., July Is, 1910
Board met pursuant to adjournment
of the 5th. All members present.
On motion the board entered into
a contract with the Gould Co, of Chi
cago, for the purchase of a pump for
the waterworks at the court house.
A petition was brought before the
board signed by David Patterson and
others asking the county to purchase
a culvert to be placed on section %,
township 10, range So, Baker town
ship.
The board being familiar with the
site where the culvert was asked for,
it was moved and carried to furnish a
culvert as asked for, and the county
auditor was authorized to purchase a
culvert from the Sioux Falls Metal
Culvert Co. 20 ft, long and 5 it, in
diameter, to be taken from car and
placed in position by Baker township
at their own expense.
A petition was presented signed by
6. B. Bjornson and others asking
for the construction of a steel bridge
between sections 8 and IL, township
10, range 81, Manchester township.
On motion w. j. Agnew and C. A.
Cripps were appointed a committee
to view the site for the proposed
bridge.
j. M. Trip asked for refund of
money paid to the treasurer for auc-
tionaer's license On motion same