Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-04-05
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

pursuant to adjournment. Members present
were Flower and Ash.
On motion B. c. Ash was made chairman o.
the board of county commissioners pro tenn
of this meeting.
Whereas: Upon notice of letting heretofore
published rs required by lawfor the opening
of sealed bids for the construction of stee
bridges, and,
Whereas: Pursuant to said advertisement
certain sealed bids were opened by the board
at s2) two p. III. on the 18th day OF March,
1912, finding the following bids on file in the
auditors office OF The Western Bridge Con-
struction Company. of Omaha, Neb.. and \.
y. Iayne and Company, OF Minneapolis,
MINI.
Whereas: The bid of the Western Bridge
Construction Company, OF Omaha Neb., was
the lowest upon the plans placed on file by
the board and upon other plans.
Therefore he 1t Resolved: That the bid OF
the Western Bridge Co.. of Omaha. Neb.. be
and is hereby accepted for the ensuing year.
On motion the depository bond No. 1916
filed by the Stock Growers State Bank OF
Timber Lake, S. d. Feb. l3, 1912, was upon re-
quest of said bank declared terminated and
depositary bond No. 1886 in the amount of
S.,500.0G was accepted and approved in lieu OF
the bond previously filed.
1t was moved and seconded that the school
petition of township II. rangr q, presented by
Mr.. Bonney be laid aside until next meeting
on account of a protest that was filed against
said petition which will also be heard at the
| next meeting.
Motion made and carried that the Indepen-
dent School District petition presented by j..
+. stevens be accepted and the date set for
protest on same was set for April2. 1912.
Motion made and carried that the prayer Of
the petitioners be granted for the bridge
across the Little Moreau creek on section
lines between sections 7, Twp. l6. II. % and
Section 10, Twp. 16, Range "a.
Motion made and carried that the bonds OF
the Dakota State Bank OF Eagle Butte, $. D.,
be accepted and stand approved.
Motion made and carried that the affidavit
of Fred LaPlant in regard to the abatement
OF taxes for the year 1911, be accepted subject
to the receval of the affidavit Of the Potter
County Bank of Gettysburg, $. d., and that
he be allowed to pay his taxes pursuant to
the same.
on motion the board adjourned to 9 O'Clock
a. H., March 49, 1872
Auditors Office. March H. 1912.
! The board met pursuant to adjournment
Members present Flower and Ash.
| Motion made and carried that the follow
ing points be set for the voting places of the
| precincts OF Dewey county:
Precinct No. /, VIM. Smiths residence. Twp.
Is, Range 30. Section l.
Precinct No.2, Brumbaugh Hotel, Chey-
enne Junction, S. ID.
Precinct No. 3, Mernell residence, n. e. To-
1925
Precinct No. 4, Auditors Office in court
house. Timber Lake, S. ID.
Precinct No. 5, School house, Firestee
Precinct No. 6, Town hall. Isabel.
Precinct No. !, School house, 13-l5-22.
Precinct No. s, Alex. LaPlants residence,
27-16-24
Precinct No. 8, Comstock store, Whitehorse.
Precinct No. TO- Section house, Promise.
Precinct No. Ii, Old agency Office, Chey-
enne Agency.
| Precinct No. II, Jays store, LaPlant.
Precinct No. b, Town hall, eagle Butte.
Precinct No. Ii, School house, On-The-Tree.
| Precinct No. Is, Helen Williams residence.
Precinct No. 16, Messers office. Lantry.
| On motion the auditor was ordered and d.
rected to issue and deliver to the following
persons 4 certificate addressed to the auditor
of state, to the amount set opposite name:
AL Jacobson, $500; Chas. a. Youmans. $4,000;
p. o. Urban, 500; Martin Gustafson, $500:
Mike Regonald, $500; w. j. I<lessig. $500:
Eddie Glenny, $500; NJ. ii. I.ambertson,
$500; VIM. c. Harms, s4.OG.
! On motion the county treasurer was or
dered and directed to abate the road poll tax
of $3.50 enormously charged to each OF the
following named persons in township H..
range "A, they having previously paid said
road poll tax in labor, surrendering herewith
proper receipts: ED schreiner VIM. Funnel,
John l5eitz, H. j. Grumpy. VIM. Jollie, o. f..
Gulbranson A. j. Carter, I. ID. Evans, \. o..
Gulbranson Philip $. Jones, Fred Podall,
Richard q. ltawson, Otto Schlonga.
On motion the county auditor was ordered
and directed to issue refund order in favor OF
Moses Emery of Flower School District No. 3,
and to Geo. Ehrhart of Ash School District
No. /. for SIS each on account OF an errone
Gus road poll tax assessed to said parties,
they having flied with this board proper aft
daVits to prove their age past 50 years. and the
county auditor was ordered to refund to
Chas. LaPlant Sl.00 on account Of erroneous
assessment OF s.. 90 tax on one dog.
The commissioners then proceeded to audit
and allow bills, and to prepare Il schedule OF
claims.
Resolved that the county auditor be and is
hereby directed TO issue warrants, drawn on
proper funds in payment of all bills allowed
at this meeting as shown by the schedule O
claims heretofore prepared, and to draw
warrants on the county fund for the following
mileage and per diem.
b. c. Ash, February and March meet
ings days, so miles. ................. S28 On
c. a. Flower February and March
meetings, days and IL miles. ...... II G.
Ayes, Flower and Ash.
Nays. none.
On motion the board adjourned.
b. c. ASH. III. NJ. KENT
Chairman Pro Tenn. Auditor
SCHEDULE OF CLAIMS
Allowed by the board OF county com
missioners March l3th 1912:
B. c. Ash, committee work ............. $;;3 OF
Atlas Lumber Co.. coal for Jail. 5Ol
ID. ID. Bris5ine, expense and mileage,
Eagle Butte and Timber Iake.. 10 81
L. X. Gilkrist, livery hire by states at
tOrney ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. III w
Chas W. Hooper, blanks for auditors
once. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l I.
Ind. Telephone Co., telephone fees by
Co. officials. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. q
ii. NJ. Kent, office expense acct Jan.