Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-11
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
sioNERs OF coDINGToN couN-

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Watertown, S. d. Jan. 2, 1917.
The board met in regular session
at the Commissioners Chambers in
the court house.
The meeting was called to order by
J.. A. Paterson, chairman. Members
present at roll call, Paterson, Ban
mister, Michaels and Kranz, retiring
Commissioner Ristvedt being absent.
The bond of James A. Groves, COM
missioner-elect for the 3rd commits
sioner district, in the sum of 81, 900,
with A. c. Burnstad and Thos. Hagen
as sureites was on motion approved.
After taking the oath of office MI.
Groves was installed as commissioner
from the Bird commissioner district to
succeed A. Fl. Ristvedt.
The bond of John r. Michaels, re-
elected commissioner from the 4th
commissioner district in the sum Of
$1,000 with C. A. Kaaz and Herman
!Lange as. sureties was on motion ap.
proved, after which Mr.. Michaels took
the oath of office and was duly in
stalled commissioner of the 4th com
missioner district.
The matter of electing a chairman
M cAS SSol WAC hCAl IdhOut
up. Mr.. Paterson was nominated to
succeed himself, but declined to put
the motion, ~vacating the chair in favor
of Mr.. Bannister and making a motion
to nominate D. M. Bannister as chair
man, which motion was promptly Sec
onded and unanimously carried. Mr..
Bannister being declared chairman for
the ensuing year.
On motion the board adjourned I'M
TIL o'clock p. m.
The board met as per adjournment,
Bids having been received from the
following bridge builders: Marshall
Tile and Sidewalk Co., Marshall, Min
nesOta; South Shore Cement Works.
South Shore s.. D.; Dunn Construc-
ton Co. Clear lake, S. D.; Major
Reynolds, Henry, S. D.; Offerman
Construction Co. and the M. A. Adams
Co, Minneapolis, Mimi, the same
were opened at 2 O'Clock as per adj
vertisement.
The board after comparing the va
rious bids Is submitted awarded con
tracts as follows.
Moved and seconded that the bid
OF Major Reynolds of $498.00 on the
lO-foot bridge in Richland township
be accepted and contract for same be
awarded to Reynolds. Motion car
ried.
Moved and seconded that the bid
OF the South Shore Cement works. of
$l,095.OO on the 2D-foot bridge in Ell
mira township be accepted and con
a awarded them for same. Mo-
ton carried.
Moved and seconded that the bid
Of the Dunn Construction Co. of s846
on the 16-foot bridge, section "a and
20, K~ranzburg township, be accepted
and the contract awarded them for
same. Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the hid
OF the Marshall Tile and Sidewalk Co.
OF $1,029.O0 on the 20-foot bridge,
k~ranzburg and Sheridan Townships.
De accepted and contract for same be
awarded to them. Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that he bid of
the Marshall Tile and Sidewalk Co.
OF $2s29500 on the 4O-foot Stein
bridge be accepted and contract for
same be awarded to them. Molten
carried.
Moved and seconded that the bid
OF the Marshall Tile and Sidewalk Co.
OF $2.599.00 OF the 40-foot Larson
bridge be accepted, and contract for.
same be awarded them. Motion car
ried.
Moved and seconded that tie bid of
the Marshall Tile and Sidewalk Co.
OF ~$2,835.00 on the 6O-foot Berkemoe
bridge be accepted and contract for
same be awarded them. Motion car
ried.
On motion the bond of the county
treasurer was fixed at $35, 900.
The bond of Leonard Baker. re-.
elected county treasurer, in the sum
OF $4,000 was on motion approved
and Mr.. Baker given the oath of office
and installed as county treasurer.
On motion the bond Of the sheriff
fixed at $1,000.
The bond OF Ed T. EIkins, reelected
sheriff. in the sum of $1,000, was on
motion approved and Mr.. Elkins given
the oath of Office and duly installed
as sheriff.
The regular salary bills Of the Il
" officials, their deputies and clerks.
Tor the month of December were on
motion allowed.
On motion the bond Of Sara e.
Reeve, reelected county superintend-
ent, in the sum of $4,000 was APPROX
ed; after taking the oath of Office re-
CURED, Miss Sara e. Reeve was duly
installed as county superintendent Of
schools.
On motion the following bills. hay
lng been audited by the board, were
allowed:
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