The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-06
COUNTY TAXATION.
The Commissioners Make the Levy fol
1894 and Submit Figures Showing
Probable Expenses.

The board Of county commissioners Of
Lake county, South Dakota, met pur-
suanf TO statute at the court house In
the city Of Madison. 8. d., on the Sd day
OF September, 1894. Present, j. w.
Cramton, chairman, Ole @. Oyerskei, M.
II. Clark, and g. w. RuEkel. county au-
ditor. IL being q legal holiday, the
board discussed various matters and
adjourned to meet September 4, 1894, at
10 o'clock q. m.
SECOND DAY.
September 4, the board convened as
per adjournment, all members and the
auditor present.
The board took up and considered the
assessed valuation. of the county as the
same was equalized by the state board
OF equalization, and ordered the county
auditor to change the assessment in ac-
cordance with said equalization.
The said report also shows that the
main line or the Chicago, Milwaukee end
Sc. Paul Railroad company ID 25s34 miles
in length through the county, and is as
scssed at $500 per mile, and the Mad
ison Branch OF said company extends
into the county 17.A3 miles and ia as-
sessed 1T $4,000 per mile, making the
total assessment thereof s148,582. And
it was ordered by the board that said
valuation be apportioned to the lesser
taxing Districts through which said rail-
road extends, as follows:
Wentworth civil township, num-
Der OF miles 6.22. ........ .s23,636y00
LakeYieW civil township, num-
Der OF miles 4.62.... ..... I7,556.O0
City of Madison, number OF
miles 2.os.................. 10000
Herman civil township, num-
Der OF miles 8.44... ........ 30,472.OO
Winfred civil township, num-
Der Of miles $50 ........... 100000
Pennington civil township,
number Of mules 6.68........ 26,O40.00
Badus civil township, number
OF miles 335. 10,O50.O0
Wayne civil township, number
of miles A78................ 14,340.OO
Total, ATT miles. ..sl4S.5 S2.O0
School districts:
Wentworth, No. Q, AGO miles. ST $4,000
Independent, No. :, 2.63 miles. 9,99l.OO
Lake Center, No. s, 1884 miles 44,112.Oo
Winfrsd, No. 4, 500 miles -. 25.S30.O0
Bartlett, No. 9, 1888 miles. 100000
Independent, No. |, 2.08 miles. 7,4O6.0o
Independent, No. !, 3.36 miles. l2,76s.Oo
Total, AIT miles. ......... S148, 5S2.0O
The Madison motor line 10 $50 miles
In length and ID assessor nc $4,000 per
mile. total assessment thereof e2,625.O0
and the valuation 10 apportioned as fol
lows:
Lakesisw township, 2.79l7 miles s2,004.OO
City DC Madison, .7OS3 miles. 531.O0
Lake Center school district,
2s79i7 miles. .. 2,094OC
Independent. No. /, .708s miles. 631OC
On motion, the board adjourned "a
meet at 1:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board convened rs per adjournment
all members and auditor present.
The following i an itemlzed state.
ment made by the board Of expenses
which are liable to incur during the en-.
suing year, and on which the county
Ieviss are based:
auditor and deputy, salary sI,55O.Ol
Statea attorney, salary. 700O(
County superintendent, salary. 1s00o.n(
sheriifs and 5ailiifs. I.oO0Dl
County judge, saiary. 5000
County commissioners. 6O0.0l
County and circuit courts. 2,50oM
Justice tees ........*.. ao0.Ol
Constable. 500,
Election. 1000
Temporary insane 1900
Books, STATIONARY and printina. 1y5o0.Ol