Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-07-20
COUNTY LEGISLATION.

4 ~ .u eoehoy iheG III reg ular session. !
All the members present. Afternoon
spent in listening to complaints against
assessments and comparing books from
the different townships, after which
the board adjourned until 1880, A. NJ.
July Bird,
July 3rd, 1883.
board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present and continued
the work Of equalization until noon,
when they adjourned until o'clock.
l o'clock, p. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all present and on motion the assess
ment on decided land in the different
townships was fixed as follows:
Blaine township assessment was
raised S25 on each quarter section.
Franklin, Alpena, ANNA, Media,
Washington Springs, Cherry, Marlar,
Crow Lake, and Logan townships left
the same as assessed.
Viola and Dale townships lowered
1875 on each quarter section.
Pleasant township was raised S25 on
each quarter section.
Harmony township was lowered $50
on each quarter section.
Crow township was raised $50 on
each quarter section.
The following bills were then audit
ed and allowed
John Paul, lumber for bridges, ss2O0S
Dakota Bell Publishing Company,
for assessors books and blanks, and
blanks for treasurer, and record for
register of deeds Office, $780,
Dakota State Bindery, poll books and
blanks for school election, $40.
John Morris Company, blanks for
treasurer's Office, $500.
Bowen and Kingsbury, blanks for
probate judge, 60.
Geo. D. Barnard, supplies for treas
urer, $3.50, supplies for clerk Of
court, $50.
Dakota State B1ndery, record for
county clerks Office, 1000
r. n Kraft, plat book from land Office
Of decided land in Jerauld county for
assessment purposes, $500
or Hull. publishing minutes Of
April session, 1895; note heads and en-
velopcs for county superintendent, 500
total. 1926
Benjamin Wycoff for services in ex-
aiming books of " Williams, 4l.6S
L + shaifer, publishing minutes Of
April session, $50.
II ] Wallace, cash paid for express
on books, 1855
Perkins Bros, supplies for clerk Of
court and treasurer, and supplies and
records for register Of deeds Office 1880.
Dakota State Bindery, voucher rec
ord and justice docket, 1900
J NJ Spears, fees in case Of territory
VS.. John Holmes, 1850 and territory
VS.. David Orwlg, 5.25, total 20.75
On motion board adjourned until 10
Y ClOCh, IA. MI, y u1s y, 1000.
10 o'clock A. NJ, July S, 1888.
County commissioners met pursu-
ant to adjournment. Messrs Sickler
and Grant present.
Finding that the assessors totals
from some of the civil townships,
which they had used in ascertaining
the average assessment OF real estate
were erroneous, they proceeded tc re-
consider the equalization Of real es-
tate, and made the following changes
from their former equalization:
Blaine township was raised $50 PER
quarter section, instead of S25.
ANNA was raised 1926 per quarter
section from the assessors returns,
and Crow township was allowed to re-
main as equalized by the town board;
and the former motion, so far as it re-
lated to these townships, was rescinded.
The following bills were then audit
ed and allowed;
Franklin township, for amount
paid assessor OF that toWnin 1887
claimed, 1920, allowed, $50 w
10 E Gaflin, for amount paid in
cash for road poll, when he had
receipt for the same, 81
I S Yinford, fees as county su-
perintendent, S4615, postage and
stationery, 1884, salary, $50, LOS 49
Viola township, for assessors
books In 1887, 4oO
r Davenport, assessing Alpena
township, % oo
r W Wiley, assessing Cherry
township ~ w
J J Groub, assessing Marian twp " w
] J Steiner. for assessing Blaine ::
township-claimed S48, allowed 4oW
|.E V Martin, assessing Crow tip. 80 w
O J Marshall, assessing Pleasant
s,nshin Is 90
= II Hartman assessing Franklin
township 90 W
2 r SWatman, assessing Hat