The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-07-01
OFFICIAL WORK OF
COUNTY BOARD

Court House. Tuesday, June 1. 1920
Board of County Commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment. all members
present. Meeting called to order by
Chairman Linn. Minutes of May meet
ing were read, and on motion duly
made, seconded. and carried, approx
ed. This being the time and place
advertised for hearing the proposed
drainage of Wall Lake and Spring
lake, the entire afternoon was de-
voted to this matter, and on motion
duly made, seconded, and carried, ad-
journment was taken to 900 a. m,
June 2, 1920.
900 a. m. June 2. 1920. Board met
pursuant to adjournment, all members
present. The following resolution
was on motion duly made, seconded
and carried unanimously adopted:
Resolution Establishinf Drainage
Ditch
Whereas, a petition signed by Tom
Sweeney, ct al, praying for the es-
Enlistment and construction of a
drainage ditch in Hand County, South
dakota, was duly filed in the office of
the County Auditor in Hand County,
South Dakota, on the 10 day of July,
1919, and was on said date, referred
to the State Engineer. as required by
law, and
Whereas, the State Engineer ana
Board of County Commissioners hav-
ing duly instructed the route of said
proposed drainage, and whereas this
Board has caused a preliminary sur
vey to be made of said proposed drain
age by Smith & Reeves, Civil Engin-
GERS, Of Mitchell, South Dakota, and
the said Civil Engineers having filed
Inc report in writing thereon, and
complete drainage design and survey
of said drainage; and,
Whereas, due notice of said hearing
was published in the Miller Press, a
legal newspaper published In HAND
County, South Dakota, and said notice
having been posted in three public
places along near the route of the
proposed drainage, as required by law,
and,
Whereas, all parties having been
heard in said matter, the Board or
County Commissioners Of Hand Coun-
ty, find said proposed drainage condu-
Give to the public health, convenience,
and welfare and necessary and prac-
ticable for draining agricultural lands
Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved by
the Board of County Commissioners
OF Hand County in adjourned regular
session assembled this LIST day Of
lune, 1920, that said petition be al
lowed and the said proposed drainage
Us fixed herein be, and the same is
her eby established and the said drain
age shall be known and designated a.
Drainage District No. 1, and that the
County Auditor be, and is hereby di-
-ected to record and enter all the pro-
&C edings heretofore had concerning
same in the Drainage record of Hand
County, South Dakota.
And Be 1t Further Resolved, That
Whereas, the Board of County Com
rlissioners are unable to fully deter
mine the damages that may be caus-
ed by the establishing of drainage
district No. /, and that further time
is necessary to fully ascertain and find
out the just amount of damages sus-
.ained by each party through whose
land said drainage ditch may be es-
tablished, that this meeting be ad-
journed until the 9Th day of July, 1920,
IT which time further consideration
will be given to the finding out and
establishing of such damages as may
b. sustained by the parties through
whose land such drainage ditch may
pass
Dated this End day Of June, 1920.
Board of County Commissioners,
Hand County, South Dakota.
Roy Linn,
Attest: Chairman.