Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-03

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were adopted:
Resolved, that the penalty and in
terest be stricken from the personal
tax of Frank Schumacher for the year
1877.
Whereas, y. p. Gosline has been
assessed a school poll for the year 1898,
and
Whereas, he has made affidavit that
he is not II years of age, therefore be
it
Resolved, that said poll be stricken
from the tax list for the year 1893.
Whereas, L. +. Holstad has made
affidavit that the capital stock of the
jefferson Lumber company is only
So, 900, and
Whereas, said company has been as
sessed SO, 900, therefore be it
Resolved, that said valuation be re-
duced to 81, 200.
Resolved, that the assessment for
the year 1898 on the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter Of section Is,
township 81. range 40. be reduced
! one hundred dollars. that it may more
nearly accord with adjoining land
! property.
Resolved, that the tax on the south
west quarter of the northwest quarter
Of section IL, township 95, range ~, be
stricken for the year 1892, said land
not being entered until September 80,
1892, and that the auditor make the
proper corrections.
Whereas. it appears that William
KrotZcr has redeemed the sale against
the following described land for the
year 1888 for the tax of 1877, viz: Com
mcncing 10 rods north of the southeast
corner or the northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section 3j. town
ship u, range 80, thence north 40rods.
west so rods, south 40 rods and east so
rods to beginning, and that five acres
Of said tract has been paid by Albert
Shurtletf before this, and the county
has therefore received tax or part of
this land twice, therefore be it
Resolved, that Il rofunding warrant
to the amount Of S2.56 be drawn in
lttNbl Vi StItl IlIliul NloiLf1.
Whereas, it appears that the asses
sOr'S books SHOW that blocks 10, IL and
II, ThOrnSOn'S first addition to the
town OF BeresfOrd, have been errone-
ously assessed, as there are no such
blocks in said addition; therefore be it
Resolved, that the county treasurer
be instructed and he is hereby ordered
to cancel the county sales against such
blocks for the years 1891 and 1892, and
that the alditorb be instructed to make
the proper credits on the tax list ac-
counts.
Whereas, on the 9Th day of March,
1894, Isaac Kline and others. land own
ers whose lands will be liable to be af-
fectcd and assessed Tor the expense
of the construction OF the ditch or
drain hereinafter mentioned, pre-
scented TO the board Of county commits
sioncrs Of Union county, South Da-
kota, Il petition for the location and
establishment of Il ditch or drain in
said Union county, upon a route there
in described, andentered into and gave
Il bond with good and sufficient free
hold surctics, payable to said state of
South Dakota, conditioned to pay all
| expense in ease the board Of county
commissioners should fail to establish
said ditch or drain, which bond was al
lowed and approved by the county at
ditcr, and
Whereas. on the sth day Of March,
1894, said board OF county commits
sioners did appoint II. Il. Blair, J.. NJ.
Gilmore and Elmer Seward, three res
iucnt frcchOlders of said county not
interested in the construction of said
proposed work and not of kin to any
parties interested therein, as viewers
to view said proposed ditch or drain
and did appoint a time and place where
said viewers should meet and qualify,
to-wit: on the 18th day of March, 1894,
at the county auditors office, in said
county; and
Whereas, the county auditor did
thereupon issue to said viewers Il Ger
titled copy of said petition and said
order of said board, and did cause no.
tice thereof to be served upon said
viewers and each of them, and
Whereas, said viewers did meet at
the time and place in said order re-
CURED. and after having taken and
subscribed an oath faithfully to per
form their duties rs such viewers and
after having called to their assistance
Il surveyor, who is also civil engineer,
did proceed at said time, in the per-
Torrance Of their duties, and having
made an accurate survey of the line OF
said ditch or drain from its source tO
its outlet, did cause stakes or monu
ments to be set along said line, num-
bered progressively down stream at
each one hundred feet, and did make &
computation of the total number OF
cubic yards OF earth to be excavated
and moved from said ditch or drain,
and did make an estimate Of the total
cost Of the construction OF the whole
work, and did set apart and apportion tC
each parcel of land and to the county
by reason of its public highways, &
benefits which will re suit to each from
such Improvement, and did give loca.
ton to each share, its length in fee,
and the estimated number of cubic
yards of earth to be removed there.
from and the price per cubic yard and
the cost Of the construction of each
share o. allotment separately, and die
specify the manner in which the WORK
should be done and did accurately de
scribe as the same is described upol
J the duplicate tax list of said county
each parcel OF the land to be assessed
for the construction of said ditch OF
drain, giving the number of acres il
each tract assessed and the estimated
number of acres benefited by sale
ditch OF drain, the amount that eacl
tract of land will be benefited by thu
construction OF said work and tn.
amount that each tract is assesset
therefor; and said surveyor did in tab
ular form give the depth of cut, tn,
width at the bottom and width at tn,
top at the source, outlet and at eacl
one hundred-foot stake or monumen
Of said ditch or drain, and said viewer
did also ascertain and give the name
of the owners of the lands that ar,
assessed for the construction of sal,
ditch or drain as far as they could b.
ascertained with reasonable inquir,
and search OF the public records an,
did report that such ditch or drain vii
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