The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19

or chairman.
ID. M. Finnie, Chairman
Attest:
M. ID. McGillivray,
County Auditor.
Madison, S. D.. Nov. 10, 1915.
The board met in adjourned ses-
sion, for the purpose OF looking after
matters and the improvements now
being made at the poor farm, and the
day was taken up at the above work.
Board adjourned to meet Thurs
day. November IL.
Thursday, November II
Board met as per adjournment,
with all members present
The board went to Flandreau to
meet with the Moody county board
to take up the matter of the Milwau-
kee drainage ditch, and the following
Is the minutes of the said meeting:
Flandreau, S. d., Nov IL, 1915.
There having been presented to
the board of county commissioners of
Lake county and the board of county
commissioners of Moody county, pc
titions signed by:
w ns AVOlns nuddiHoHs 90 ~.
Joseph Knox, Madison. s. ID.
Joseph Gruenhogen. Wentworth.
3. ID.
Smith q Bond. Wentworth, S. D..
Emma Wright. Wentworth. s. d.
r. G. Zimmerman, Wentworth. S.
d.
N. w. Tobin, Wentworth, s. ID.
John Knotte. Wentworth. s. ID.
Ole Molksness, Colman. S. ID.
l.. M. Moe, Colman, s. ID.
Setting forth that certain land
owned by them is low and water
forms and stands upon the same
forming sloughs and rendering such
land untillable. and that such shall
low water is causing decaying vege-
table growth and Is menace to the
public health and convenience, and
that II will be a benefit to cause to
be constructed drain or ditch by the
counties OF Lake and Moody to drain
such territory That such drain or
ditch should commence at the point
OF the west side of Lot Five CD In
Section Three (3), In the Township
OF Wentworth, Lake county. South
Dakota, near the southwest corner of
said lot and continuing in a general
easterly and southerly direction for a
distance OF eleven f11) miles, ter
minating at what Is known as Bach
elors Creek of Section Twenty-seven
CID, In Colman township, Moody
county, and said petition being ac-
companied by bond with sufficient
sureties. which bond has been ap-
hVtt .e
each OF said counties. and said petit
tions having been duly filed as pro
vided by law and copies of said petit
tions having been duly transmitted
to the state engineer, and said engi-
neer and the boards of county com
missioners OF said counties of Lake
and Moody having inspected the pro-
posed route, and having met at the
county commissioners room In the
courthouse in the city of Flandreau.
Moody county. in Joint session for
the purpose OF considering the said
petitions and the necessity and prac-
ticability OF establishing said drain
age ditch. Members OF the boards
present: D. M. Finnie, Nj. Cosgrove,
G.. M. Simmons, commissioners OF
Lake county, and O. c. Olson, James
Madison and G.. E. Pettigrew, COM
missioners of Moody county. On
motion OF Mr.. Olson. d. M. Finnie,
commissioner OF Lake county, was
elected chairman of said joint meet
ing, and George A. Chorpening, coun-
ty auditor Of Moody county, was
elected as clerk to record the pro-
ceedings of said joint meeting.
Mr.. Simmons of Lake county Of
fered the following resolution, to-
wit: Resolved, That upon reading
the petitions OF William Tobin and
others, for the establishment of a
drainage ditch in Moody and Lake
counties. and upon inspection Of the
land and premises proposed to be
drained thereby. and after due con-
sideration OF said petition and of the
premises and Of the whole matter,
that 1t appears to the county com
missioners that 1t is necessary and
practicable to drain said land and to
establish said ditch, and that its es-
tablishment will promote public
health and welfare and will convert
slOughs and swamps into valuable
agricultural land; that a surveyor be
employed to make complete survey
OF said proposed ditch and of the
land affected or alleged to be affect
ed thereby and to show the most
practicable route for the purpose of
draining the territory described in
said petition. and that Mr.. G.. A.
Trimmer, county surveyor of Lake
county, be employed to make said
survey and plat and return the same
to said commissioners, and moved
its adoption. which motion was sec
onded by Mr.. Cosgrove of Lake coun-
ty. The roll OF the commissioners
being called. Mr.. Finnie, Mr. Cos
grove and Mr.. Simmons. commission
ers OF Lake county, and Mr.. Olson,
Mr. Madison and Mr. Peffirraw com