The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-06-10
OFFICIAL WORK OF
COUNTY BOARD
Continued from last week.

Tax Commission addressed the Asses
sors, relative to their duties. Recon
vened in the Commissioners room,
called to order by Chairman Linn.
The minutes of the April meeting were
read, and on motion duly made, sec
onded, and carried, approved as read.
Road and Bridge reports of w. S.
Thomas, Highway Superintendent.
were presented, read and on motion.
duly made. seconded and carried ap-
proved. Reports follow:
ROAD REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Hand
County Commissioners,
Gentlemen:
/ most respectfully submit herewith
my report of road work completed In
1919. Road oyerseer's reports show
a total of 1925 miles of new road
and 3.75 miles of regarding complet-
ed during the season. Overseer Con-
key built 1925 miles of new road and
re. graded 2 miles, making a total of
1926 miles completed during the sea-
son at a total cost of ~$5,329.41, an
average cost per mile of $126.14 Ov-
erseer Anderson built 80 miles of new
road and regarded It's miles, making
a total of 31.75 miles completed during
the season at a total cost of So, 093. so,
an average of $74.10 per mile. Re-
PORTS of Overseer Combs show a total
expenditure for filing of $s.708.70. i
regret that / am unable to state the
cost per yard on filling work. but will
state that on my reports in the future
I will be able to give the cost per yard
Of all dump wagon work. The War
rant Register shows a total expendi-
ture from the road share Of the Road
and Bridge Fund of $40,034.00 OF this
amount $15,213.17 was expended for
machinery and repairs for same. The
balance was expended for labor, sup |
plies, and miscellaneous material.
SOHSluCI duiC btiluB "ub uOhC III LIVE Il
an and Ohio townships, of which the
overseer, Mr.. Clifford, did not report
the cost. This Is all charged to labor.
1 would suggest that in the future, the
Board require Mr.. Clifford and Mr..
Combs to report the number of yards
of dirt used in each job of filling, and
the cost per yard Of some. BY this
means the Highway Superintendent
Will be able, In the future, to make
more satisfactory reports on filling
work.
Submitted this 3rd day Of May, 1920.
(Signed) w. S. Thomas,
Highway Superintendent.
Approved this 3rd day of May, 1920.
(Signed) Roy Linn,
Chairman Bord of County Com
missioners.
BRIDGE REPORT
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners, Hand County, South
Dakota.
Gentlemen:
l most respectfully submit herewith
my report of bridge work completed
in 1919. The Bridge Foreman's Re-
ports show that 25 new bridges were
constructed during the cal at a total
cost of $1S,399.01, IN average cost OF
$735.96. New wings were also placed
en- the large bridge between Miller
City and st. Lawrence Town, on the
Black & Yellow Trail, the cost OF
which is reported as S367.24. making
a total expenditure, according to
Foreman's Report, Of $1S,766.25. The
Warrant Register shows that during
the year 1919, 23,9S5.3S was charged
the bridge share of the Road and
Bridge fund. The difference, amount
ing to $5,219.13, between the Warrant
1tegister and Foreman's Reports is
due to several things, for instance, !
find upon re-checking claims of Bots
ford Lumber Company, and Hayes
L ucas Lumber Company, that on these
two claims $4,000 was charged to the
Bridge fund which should have been
charged to other funds The foreman
did not report on the amount of steel
on hand, but / find that during the
year $3,022.S6 was expended for bridge
steel. The Foreman reports the am
cunt used as $6s7. 80, which leaves
$2324.96 worth of steel remaining on
hand. This amount in addition to the
100000 enormously charged to the
Bridge fund, s~ubtracted from the diff
ference between Foreman's reports
and Claim Register. leaves a differ
ence of $1994.17, still to be accounted
for. The greater share of this differ
ence may be accounted for by the fact
that a great deal OF material and labor
is charged to the Bridge fund that
does not show in Foreman's reports,
for the reason that the Foreman is
not directly concerned in bridge labor