The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-19
IN
SPECIAL SESSION
Feb. 9th, oil.

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Board called % order a, 10 O'Clock
a. m. by Chairman J. C. Lehman. All
members present.
On motion the board allowed the
following applications for refunds
and attachments:
p. II. Champion, abatement OF
road poll in Badger twp, being over
30 years or age.
j. q. krug, refund Of school poll In
Rome twp. Not eligible TO said tax.
NJ. \. Healy, refund of road poll
for 1909 and 1910, in city, over so
years of age.
On motion the board authorized
the chairman to enter INTO contract
with the Sioux Falls Metal Culyert
company for the purchase OF any oi
said cnlverts the board might order
during the year at the prices stated in
contract.
On motion the board allowed the
following bills:
Fowler Electric company, supplies
$40.
J. L. Nelson. surveying 1870.
]. l.. Nelson, making plats $3.50.
II. Bjodstrup, reversing doors on
/ 0Chit OtiH 2 '-Vt-
Mitchell Power company, lights
s21.16.
John H. Giese. crate for furnace.
35c.
Diehl & Brown. mdse for county
poor $500.
j. r. Berry, fees for collecting de
%4fnquent taxes s12.70.
Barnard-Giles-Moses Co, coal fol
court house s90.36,
Observation-Disclosures Co. eoal fol
county poor s61.04.
McComish & Sons, meats for coun-
~ poor, $40.
IIauert < ltnbin, mdse for counts
poor $15.TS.
Andrew Hetland. mdse for count.
poor, $21.S1.
Scott & Gormley, mdse for county
poor 45c.
st, joseph Hospital care Of conn.
ty poor $500.
a. L. Portcous & son. coal Gol
county poor 50 50
Educator School supply Company
School books S4.I5.
Afternoon Session.
Board called to order at + O'Clock
p. m. all members present.
On motion the board allowed the
bills of the township clerks for tn,
enrolling of the electors under the
Richards Primary law. at $3.50 each
The following bids on roads were
opened by the board:
II. j.. Parrot. Mitchell, S. b.
Pioneer Bridge Company, Mitchell
S. ID.
w. +. Grady. Mt. Vernon, S. ID.
On motion the Pioneer Bridge Co.
was awarded the contract on til,
Baker twp. road. as theirs was tn,
lowest bid.
On motion II. J. Parrott was aware
ed the contract for the Blendcu ant
the Perry roads. ms his was the low
est bid.
The chairman Was authorized t.
enter into contract with the abov,
contractors for the completion of tn.
work. And that the contractors fur
nish a good and sufficient bond in ;
sum of s1.00G for the completion o
each of the contracts. And that all thu
contracts let at this meeting provide
for damages to an amount of $500
per day for each day in excess OF thu
time limited in the contract for TIL,
completion of the work.
On motion Nels Jensen was an
pointed a committee of one to act il
conjunction with the commissions
from the district in which the roa,
is being constructed. to have gener
al supervision of all road to be con
structed during the year.
On nntjOp 4 {'urfic wac IN
pointed a committee OF one to act il
conjunction wit hthe commissions
from the district in which the bridge
is being constructed, to have genera
supervision of all bridges to be con
structed during the year.
On motion A. j. Curtis was ap
pointed a committee of one to have
general supervision of the cour
house and gorunds for the ensuins
year.
On motion Nels Jensen was ap
pointed a committee of one to have
general supervision of the count,
poor farm for the ensuing year.
On motion the board adjourned te
9 O'Clock a. IN.
Saturday. February =. 1911.
Board called to order at 8 O'Clock
a. m. All members present.
On motion the board allowed the
following bills.
l.. j. McEwen, mdse for count,
lpoor $500.
A. j. Buffaloe, supt. of board O
health s151.30.
On motion the Val Blatz Brewing
Co, was granted an abatement o.
tax on a valuation of $4,000 in ths
city of Mitchell for the year 1913
said company having been assessed
for 2 horses and the same propert,
having been assessed to T. p. Navin
The board spent tile remainder OF
the forenoon in a discussion of the
ACCESSIBILITY OF constructing the road
as petitioned for in the petition or
file from Rome twp.
On motion the board adjourned tc
/ O'Clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Board called to order at / O'Clock
p. m. All members present.
AS the matter of hearing the pc.
tition in regard to the employing of q
farm expert was to be taken up and
the taxpayers who were present to
be heard in the matter was too num-
erous to get into the auditors Of
flee the board on motion adjourned