Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-30
C. w. PITCHER, County Auditor.

Board adjourned TO April l4th, 1892.
H.. Z. CRoFFoRD, Chairman.
Attest:
C. w. PITCHER, County Auditor.
CUSTER CITY,S d., April IA, 1892.
Board in session pursuant TO adjourn
ment.
Present: All the members of the
board and county auditor.
The petition of ii. L. Bonesteel, pray
ing the suspension of the collection of
taxes on the southwest quarter of south
west quarter, section ~, township 8,
south, range z, east, and east half Of
southeast quarter, and southwest quar-
ter of southeast quarter, section 80,
township q, south. range z, east Il. IL.
NJ S. d., until the u. S. government
determines who is entitled to the Final
Receipt of said land, a contest is now
pending in u. ). land Office, and until
said contest is settled and determined,
presented, and after due consideration
.he same is granted, and the county
treasurer is hereby instructed to sus-
| pend the collection Of said tax accord
ingly.
The following changes are made in
the justice report of g.. + Smith and J.
VI. Lewis for this quarter
NJ. J. Seaman, witness fee changed
from S!i 20 to $500.
&. j. Patton. witness fee changed from
$500 to Sll. 90 on account Of their
names having been transposed.
NJ. r. Maxson, witness fee changed
from SIG 90 to 1920, too much mileage
having been allowed.
G.. j. Patton, witness fee changed from
$500 to 1920, error having made in
mileage.
James Hartgering having made afida-
Wit with the assessor that he had COM
piled with chapter 10, section ii. of the
political code, relative TO timber culture,
and the same having been assessed for
the year 1891. The board being salts
fed that such assessment was erroneous,
the same is hereby stricken off the tax
books for said year, and the treasurer
and auditor are instructed to correct
their respective tax books in accordance
herewith.
ii. q. Butter6eld having paid his
taxes for 1891 before the reduction was
made in the county general fund, from
10 mills to 8 mills, he is entitled to a
rebate of 1 mills on his general fund tax
for said year, and the auditor is hereby
instructed To draw a refund order in
favor of said Butterfield for SS0S.
|. II. Chase is hereby allowed a refund
order for sl 80, road poll tax. road dis
trict No. 4, he having paid the cash and
being a nor resident.
John p. Burst having delivered SO
cords Of the 100 contracted for by the
county. he is hereby allowed a partial
payment of Si4.0O, value of 40 cords.
Board adjourned to April 18th, 1892.
IL. L. C~RoFFoKD, Chairman.
Attest:
{. w. PITCHER, Co. Auditor.
CUSTER Cry, s. d., April l5, 1892.
Board in session pursuant TO adjourn.
ment.
Present: All the members and coun-
ty auditor.
Il. NJ. Tunley, warrant for pre-
MUM on insurance policy, is
sued on sinking fund..........$ ll2 50
The following bills allowed on county
general fund
Ed OConnor, witness fee and
mileage, coroner's jury, Buff
falo Gap........ ...........--$ l 30
Frank Smith, witness fee and
mileage 10
Frank l.. Kirk, witness fee and
mileage 10
l.. V. Garlock, witness fee and
mileage. Sept. term COURT. ] 10
Frank Peterson, witness fee and
mileage, Sept. term court..... 4 10
] Geo Gundlanch, witness fee and
mileage, Sept. term court. 49,. 4 10
Geo ID. Barnard & Co, States
Attorney register criminal ac-
tlon........ ................ u VI
Free Press Co, 8 copies of SEES
sion laws, blanks, etc.......... 90 50
A. V. Eastman is hereby granted a
refund order to the amount of S24.40,
with interest at the rate Of Is per cent
from January lst, 1890, tn January LIST,
1892, amounting to $3l.7 2 he having
bought At private sale the tax title on
w. Z. Walkers land, and i'm consequence
of the land not having been checked off
as sold by the county treasurer at the
time o. sale, w. T.. Walker was allowed
to come in and pay said taxes again
without redeeming from said Eastman,
the county thereby receiving tax on
said land twice.
The county treasurer is hereby allow
ed a refund order for ii tax receipts is
HNN'a w Sialluot vi bliIldlO MID
and HermoSa lots. which said Crandon
refused to pay for, claiming they did
not own the lots. Said receipts having
been charged to the treasurer, and dis
tributed to the various fund said re-
fund order Is given in order that the
county treasurer may get credit for the
amount by charging the same back to
the various funds, the aggregate amount
of said receipts is $6l. l3.
Be il resolved by the board of county
commissioners of Custer county, s. d..
that his Escellency, Hon. A. G. Msllette,
Governor ofthe state of South Dakota,
ge furnished with q copy OF the letter
written by w. V. Stark weather, who
was sent from this county to the Insane
Asylum at Yankton, wherein he makes
severe charges againt { the attendants
at said asylum, and respectfully request
that said charges be investigated, to the
ends that our insane patients may re-
ccive proper care and attention.
II. N. Ross, witness fees, 2 DAYS,
i mile travel, allowed.......S 2 lO
o. X. Ebey, bill for 500, for
road work in 1886, disallowed
Treasurer's report received, compared
with books, found correct and approved,
The following bills allowed for view.
ing roads on county general fund:
Name. Dvs. Mls. Amt
ii e Croffcrd-...-..1 so 8 3 SC
Alvin Herbert......1 80 3 sc
A ID Ennis-..-n....-3 90 3 OC
+ Il Dean ..-.......1 80 8 sc
II G Crofford..-...-l 80 3 80
He Crofford.-.....~1 % %