Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-20
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Official Proceedings of the january
Session. a. D.. y

Official Proceedings Of the january
Session, "A. ID, 1856.
Office Board County Commissioners,
Yankton County, Dakota Territory,
Yankton, Jan. ID, lSS6-BoArd met pur-
Ruant to adjournment. All present.
Board called to order by the chairman.
On motion the board proceeded with
the settlement with the county treasurer,
and the statements as presented were
verified and fully approved.
On motion the board took up and
opened the bids for the medical attend.
ance, as per advertisement, and the fol
lowing bids were received and examined:
James Roam, M. D., .....-..,$ $500 90
VIM. Turkopp, NJ. D.,."....""... 149 SO
VIM, j. Murphy, NJ. D.,...... $500. 100 90
The bid of w. j. Murphy, being the
lowest bidder, was GA motion awarded
the contract for such medical attendance
on the county poor and prisoners in the
county jail and furnishing OF medicines
as per his bid, and the county attorney
is hereby instructed to enter into con-
tract with said w. J. Murphy for the
| proper performance of his contract.
On motion the board ordered the per-
sonaI tax against John Mkt to be re-
mitted, it appearing that said Mkt lost
all bis personal property by fire and be-.
ing q poor man unable to pay the said
tax. Amount of tax $4.45.
Fred Meth u Co., presented a petition
showing that their assessment for the
year 1885 was enormously made On per-
sonal property. 1t appearing to the
satisfaction of the board that said assess
ment is too large, and on motion the
said assessment was reduced one thous-
and dollars and the county treasurer In
structed to collect taxes on this assess
ment with the above reduction. Amount
OF the original assessment 100000.
On motion the personal assessment
against John D. Fitch for the year 1885,
was reduced from $4,000 to $1,000, ii
appearing to the satisfaction OF tn.
board that $I75.00 was all the property
held II Yankton county and the othel
was in Turner county of the time tn,
assessment was made.
On motion the valuation of lots l,
and 3, block Is, Wltherspoon's Yankton
the same being the property of Charlie
BrCderson, was reduced from
lS1,1s0.0O to $S50.00 and tn
county treasurer is hereby INSTRUCTED
to collect the taxes on the said amount
of $S50.00 in full for the year 1886, it ap
pearing TO the satisfaction OF the boar
+ that SAID lots were enormously assessed
On motion the assessments on lots
l 3 and 4, block ~, Todd's Yankton, we
reduced from $4,000 to $225.00, and ais
!, the valuation on lot IS, block l3, Todd
u and Witherspoon's Yankton, be reduce
from $2,500.0 90 to $2,0 DOC. OOH appearing
the satisfaction Of the board of count
commissioners that the above describe
property has been enormously assesse,
and that the county treasurer is heret
INSTRUCTED to collect taxes on the val,
NJ alton az reduced, for the year 1885, ii
above the property of Joseph Bader.
The board took up the bids for prin
ing for the county, and on motion I'll
same was laid over until tomorrow
or 10 o'clock a. N aHa the clerk was j
"a structed to furnish each bidder with
list of the blanks to be required by ia
county officer, and that such bidder W
furnish bids for such blanks in c%oniur
!, ton with the bid for other printil
nc already bid for.
On motion the board adjourned IN
all tomorrow at 10 O'clock q. M.
ay Approved: WIN. a. EDMuNDs, Chm
las ATTEST: E, INVERSION, Go. Clerk.