Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-11-13

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Commissioners Proceedings. Regular SEES
sion, October Term, 1890
Board met in regular session. n
Present: Samuel H. Martin, chairman
Bland Herring and Elliott Nichols, com
missioners, and p. g. Lane, auditor.
Minutes July session read and APP
proved.
I'm road matters on file the following
proceedings were had:
Petition of J. *. Bard, ct al, for high
way in township 4, n, range 12, and Of
j. D. Hale for highway from Tilford to
Homestake sawmill were granted.
Report of viewers on highways in
township 4, range 10, pehtioned for by
F. B. Davis, ct al, was presented and APP
proved and highway declared open in
accordance Herewith.
Report of viewers on highways in
township s, range s, petitioned for by J.
Il. Smith, ct al, was presented and APP
proved and highway declared open.
Report Of viewers on highway in town
ship 5 and s, range 5, petitioned for by
p. @. Lane, ct al, was presented and ap-
proved and highway ordered open.
On the petition Of G. NJ Rhoades, ct
al, for highway in township 2, range IA,
Geo. Ladd, James Hicke and w. w.
Smith were appointed viewers.
On petition Of G. M. Rhoades, ct al,
for highway in township 8, range Ia, G..
w. Ladd, Frank Cottle and Charley
Everte were appointed viewers.
Petition of William Pratt, ct al, for a
highway in the town of Piedmont was
rejected for the reason that initial and
terminal points were not definitely To-
Gated.
Tax adjustments and petitions were
disposed of as follows, viz:
Petition of E. F. Boyd, cancellation OF
taxes for 1883, account of non-ownership
of property. Ordered that personal
property assessment of petitioner for
1883 be cancelled and that r. B. Boyd
be assessed with all personal property
for said year.
Petition of Sol Clemmens for reduction
of assessment on real estate owned by
Emma j. Houghton. Ordered that real
estate for 1889 be reduced to $500.
Petition of Sol Clemmens for reduction
of taxes on lots 20 to "a, block IA, Ash's
extention to Sturgis. Ordered that val
uation of said lots for 1889 be fixed at
$40 per lot.
Official bond of M. s. King as consta-
BILE for Spring Valley precinct with E.
B. David and Alex. Cruickshank as SURF
ties, was presented and on motion was
approved.
Adjourned to 8 a. m. October 7.
e. @. LANE, Auditor.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All present.
On petition of Oscar Carver of vaca-
ton and change of highway in township
5, range 6, Ulrich Taddiken, e. Ell.
Springer and John McClain were ap-
pointed viewers.
Report of viewers on closing highway
in township 8, range Z, presented and
road ordered closed.
Resignation of Martin Miller as road
supervisor of district number was pre-
sented and accepted
F. M. Allen petitioned board and made
affidavit for cancellation of possessory
right taxes assessed to w. HI. Cable for
1883. Ordered cancelled.
The following order was then on mo-
tion issued and ordered spread on the
records.
Whereas, II appears to the board from
the report of the state board of equaliza-
ton, on file with the county auditor,
that the total length of the main track
and branches of the F., e. & M. V. r. r.
in Meade county, is 26 miles and that
the valuation thereof is $1,000 per mile;
that one and four seventy -sixths miles of
said track is in school district No. 40, |
and that the valuation thereof is $3,210;I
that 81 miles of said track is in school |
district No. IL, and that Il miles thereof
is within the corporate limits of the city
of Sturgis; that the valuation OF said
track in school district, No. IL, is 3d.
S25, and the valuation of said track in
the incorporate limits of Sturgis is $4,-
288; that three miles of said track is in
school district No. 81, and the valuation
is SO, $50; that 81 miles of said track is
in school district SO; and the valuation
Is $1O,675; that 8 miles of said track is
in school district No. 81, and the yalua-
lion is $24, 440; that there are seventy
Ewo-seventy -sixths miles OF said track in
school district No. rs, and the valuation