Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-09-13

sOFFlciAL PROCEEDINGS oE The
BOARD OECOUNTY CoMMIs-
SioNERS, cOUiNGToN COUNTY.
SOUTH DAKOTA. 7ysss
Watertowns S.@Dak:, August 20,I9I74
There being no quorum present, the
meeting was postponed until the req
ular meeting of the board, September
4th, 1917.
September 9Th.
The board met in regular session;
all members were present.
The regular salary bills Of theScoun.
ty officials their deputies and clerks,
for the month Of August were on
motion allowed.
The petition of O.gG. Frink and 9TH
sers for a bridgeson the county line
between Mazeppa and Leoia town
ships, was on motion laid over until
the November meeting.
The report of p. ii. Mead, county
surveyor. in regard to building a dam
at the power house on West Kemp
was ordered filed.
The application Of John M. Church
for the abatement of $1.00 school poll
vas on motion rejected.
The application Off. E. Evans for
an abatement of 1910 and 1911. tax
was on motion rejected.
The claim Of John Nicholson Of $500
as chairman of the board of insanity
in the cas- of G. Smith,. was on mo!
ton rejected.
The annual tax levy was taken up,
based on the estimated expenses Of
the county. Moved and seconded that
4.30 mills be levied upon all the tax
able property in the county for county
purposes, for the different funds as
follows:
County fund s28,oo7, salary fund,
$16,145, DOR fund $13,509, insane fund
$5,601, bridge fund $25,371, county
road and maintenance $36.244, moth
ers' pension fund $3,624, court house.
sinking fund $13,180. Voting on mo
ton, five ayes, no nays. Motion car
ried.
On motion a schol poll Of s1.o0 was
levied against each elector in the
county.
A dog tax of s1.0O was on motion
levied upon each dog in the county,
Bids on bridges having been received
from the M. A. Adams Co, John d.
Burt and 4. "A. Pendergast, the same
were opened at 200 o'clock as per adj
v~ertisement. The following action
was taken on the various bids:
Moved and seconded that the con
tract for the bridges known as the
Kidder and Stray Horse, be awarded
to T. A. Pendergast, as his bid on
same was low, said bridges to be com
pleted by October is, 1917. Motion
carried.
The contract for the RITZ bridge
was on motion awarded to the NJ. A.
Adams Co. their bid on same being
low, said bridge to be completed Oct.
18th, 1917.
On motion John D. Burt was award
ed the contract on the Meridian road,
DeVille and county line bridges, the
same to be completed by Oct. 18th,
1917.
The quarterly report of H. Krier
for the quarter ending August 31st,
was approved and ordered filed.
The following claims against the
county having been properly audited,
were on motion allowed:
M. "A. Adams Co.. part pay
ment m bridges -..-..-$1000,00 0
M r. Allen, electrical supplies sos
Botsford Lumber Co, lumber
for county farm ..-.... $3.50
Botsford Lumber Co., stakes
for county road .......-. $50
Botsford Lumber Co., lumber
for repair of bridges --.. 141s45
L. Baker, gopher bounty, post
age and miscellaneous ---.. 161,59
Brookings Co., balance Of ex-
pense, joint county institute $3.50
d IN. Bannister, commission
er's per diem and mileage
on road work .---,-....---- 1880
Consumers Fuel and Ice Co.
coal for county farm ..-...... 1913
Consumers Fuel and Ice Co,
coal for court house ....-.s-.-416.13
Henry Gnplan. dragging roads,
Kampeska !. .......- 24.ooi
C. M. Duryee, are of Mrs. a.
Clark and family ....-.z... 5000
Ed T. Elkins. board and keep
Of prisoners $500
I'D z. Elkins, sheriff fees . 1869,
Geo. II. Eastwood, supplies. 37.75
Farmers Provision CO., grocer
les and meat for Mrs. Jae
KEEL -. 100
health II 2o,oe
FULLER Twp. 1000
Fl. J. Frandrup, road work,
county road Observation-Disclosures 428.0O
German, road work. Full
Ter 1000,
Ralph II HorsWill, clerks
fees $50
A ]. Hangar, telebhonessand
kilograms .s. .a Il
Iowa Frye Co, carbons s.-. 8 40
h. O. Jewison, shoeing ss... I.50
G.. b johnson, expense to
Sioux Falls In charge of rec
sords So. ....-..s.. 1920
%. F. Jones, 2 dog. disinfect
ors 7.5o
Hubert KTier, salary as over
seer county farm past quar-
ter I75.00I
lib Kintsley, plumbings 1900
Lee Bros, repairs,ssT0ad ma
chinery 49, 80
DR. Magee report ex