The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-27
COUNTY BUSINESS
BY COUNTY BOARD
Halt Year Business Checked, Sal
aries Adjusted, Appointments
Made for 1915
Continued from last week.

1852
Jan. s. Board met as per ad.
%Journment. All members present.
Auditors township accounts were
examined. A treasurers receipt was
presented for amounts collected and
accounts were found correct.
The Auditors School Book De-
pository Record was examined and
found correct.
Rec Valley Poultry Association
filed voucher for expense of poultry
show to the amount of 1897. 46. The
Board allowed the amount before
agreed upon. $780, 90.
The Clerks Vital Report for half
year ending Dec. 81. 1915. Amounts
paid to doctors and justices for re-
porting births and deaths. $37. 90.
For the clerk reporting 9h births. %
deaths. al names. 81 marriages. and
9 naturalizations, 8 IS.
Bids for county doctoring were
received from DR.. McWhorter and
DR.. Wallis. Both bids agreed to
furnish all medicines Except d,ph.
liberia anti.toxin) medical and sur
gical appliances and to doctor the
poor of the county for $4,000 for
the year. DR.. Wallis agreed tina.
the operations should by done for
the minimum price. DR.. McWhor-
ter agreed that major operations
would not cost to exceed SIS 90
each.
On motion bid of DR.. McWhorter
was accepted.
Adjourned till 1:30p. m.
100 p. m. Board met as per ad.
journment.
Bond of Seeman Drug Co.. for
school book depository was present
ed and approved.
Sher1ff's report Of delinquent per-
sonaI taxes collected. was received
and approved. the amount collected
by sheriff being S260.8 {.
Bond of FIRST National Bank for
$50. 900. 90 for the deposits of county
funds was approved.
On motion. adjourned till 100 p.
m. January 10.
Jan. 10. Board met as per ad-
jaurnment.
Applications from the five papers
Of the county having been received
to be appointed official newspapers
for the county. and later, agree
ments being duly signed by all the
publishers to publish the proceed
ings and other official work for the
county for one. fifth the total amount
allowed by law for such publications
on condition such work was pub
lished by all papers. thereupon the
Board, on motion, appointed The
Miller Sun. The Miller Gazette, and
The Hand County News. official pa.
pers of the county and instructed
the Auditor to send copies of official
printing to all five papers and to
divide the total amount to be paid
for printing, between the different
papers equally.
Bridge petitions were revised and
left on file. locations to be viewed,
and bridges to be built determined
upon, during the regular April
meeting Of the Board.
Road petitions were left on f'e
and will be taken up rs the county
is able to do the work, and in the
order filed.
Motion made and orderad that
Robert Corrin be employed as Jani-
tor for the ensuing year at the same
salary as heretofore. $4,000 per
month.
Motion made and ordered that
DR.. Lane be appointed insanity
commissioner for one year.
Motion made and ordered that F.
r. Fisher be appointed insanity COM
missioner for two wears.
Motion made and ordered that the
Deputy Treasurer and Deputy Aud
itor be paid SIS. 90 per month.
Motion made and ordered that
the Deputy Register of Deeds be
paid $500 per month, If the fees of
| the Office will permit.
The Auditor was instructed to
draw warrants for salaries out OF
the salary fund monthly to the fol-
lowing: