The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-29

lSo. AOios .cfS,JtJ 10
Total collections, Jan. lst 10
Jan 18th, 3,4o9 81
S52,35S 80
Total sbursements, Jan.
1st to Jan II zoos 81
Balance on hand January --
18th, 1915 Si5. $50 %
The Grant County News one Of tie
lega al Official papers Of Grant County
having ceased publication, and the
law requl, ing that there be three le-
gal official papers the Grant County
Review published in Miloank, South
Dakota. was designated and appoint
ed an official paper, in which shall be
published all reports required by law
for the last quarter of the year 1914,
and the proceedings Of this commits
sloners meeting.
On motion, the 1914 assessed valua-
ton OF the 81 Of NW4. NEt Of NWI
&oW4 Of NE4, ex rty, Of Sec. Sis
~, was lowered $4,000. 90. there being
an error 10 extending the totals 10
the assessor book.
On motion. the application of AL
fred& Hen ming Hag'und for a loan
from the permanent school fund, was
approved,
On motion, the application of Fred
erick FiebelkOrn for a loan from the
permanent school fund was rejected.
Ga motion, the school poll tax of
William Martens in Milbapk, and II.
G.. Blood in Kilborn Township for
the year 1913, were abated.
On motion, the applications of
Frank Leddy, Ingebret Fl. Sannes,
Hugo Zchomler and G H. Lien, for
extension of loans from the perma-
nent school fund, were approved.
On motion, the dog taxed assessed
to Vim. Bethke, in Adams Township
IN 1914 was abated.
On motion, a rebate of Sl.O6 was
ordered paid to Max Mack, Big
Stone City, being a mistake in paying
tax.
On motion, the annual reports of
the Clerk of Courts aud Superinten-
dent of County Farm for the year 1914
were approved.
La the matter of the petition OF
Thomas Llndahl, Simon Dahlberg
and n. Forsberg coming before the
board OF county commissioners and
superintendent Of schools at this time,
relative to the apportionment Of the
Indebtedness which existed against
Troy School District No. 2. on April
list. 1905, when Section four az and
the East one-half Of Section Nine. [9)
in Twp. is, Range 40 was by action
OF the then County Superintendent
and Board Of County Commissioners
detached from Troy School District
No. ;, and annexed to Georgia School
District No. l, and IN answer having
been filed to said petition by +. e..
Enquist, Ed L~indquist and John He'd
man and each side having presented
their arguments and upon due corsid-
GRAFTON it having been found that the
county commissioners and county
superintendent on April y, 1908 chang.
ed the boundaries OF these districts
but failed at the July meeting follow
ing to make an apportionmeut Of the
Indebtedness, and this being the first
time that the question has been pre-
sented to the commissioners and SUI
perlntendent, bringing to their atten-
ton the fact that no apportionment
has been made as provided by law or
at all and it being the opinion of the
board at this time that under the law
1t Was,the duty of the superintendent
aud Board of County Commissioners
to nave made the apportionment, and
While there Is a mango in the mem
bership of the b a d an d a
c 4 a Il g e in the Office of Super
intendent. that the apportionment
should be made as soon as it can be
as provided by law and that a levy
shoula be made for the OF
paying the bonds as provided by law
against the property in the new dis
tricts and that the commissioners and
county superintendent shall make an
equitable apportionment of the prop
erty and Indebtedness other than
bonded between the new districts.
As to the actual existing bonded
Indebtedness, that the commissioners
should levy a tax annually
ing at the regular July, 1915, meeting
on the property Of the two districts
changed sufficient to pay the interest
and principal on the bonds when the
same become due.
Moved and seconded that the above
order be adopted. Motion carried.
On motion, board Of county COM
missioners adjourned to January 18th
1915.
w. S. Nixon,