Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-09
THURSDAY, MAY 9. 1895.
The COMMISSIONERS.
Official Proceedings Of the County
Commissioners
O. Unlon County, Seuth Dakeea. Held In
the Court House a Elk Point.
ELK POINT, April o6, 1895.

ELK POINT, April 26, 1895.
The hoard met as per adjournment,
April I, 1895, members all present,
also the auditor.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted.
Whereas it appearing to the satisfac-
ton Of the board that Thomas Kennedy
has enormously paid the taxes on lot l3,
block ~, Beresford, he not being the
owner Of said lot.
Therefore be 1t resolved that the
amount paid by the said Thomas Ken
nedy be refunded to him, said amount
being Is. 96 and tho county auditor Is
hereby instructed to draw said refund
ing warrant in accordance herewith.
The resolution below was adopted:
Whereas it appearing that the 81,
set Of section q, township IS, range 10,
was arrOneOuslp assessed for the year
1894 the assessmten being 1924 which
was higher than adjoining lands.
Therefore be it resolved that the val,,-
alton Of said st, set Of section q, town
ship IS, range 40 he reduced from 1894
to 657 to correspond with the ASSESS
ment OF adjoining lands, and the county
auditor Is hereby instructed to correct
the tax list for the year 1894, accord
ingly.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Whereas it appears to the satisfac.
ton OF the board that the account of
VIM. Kundert, Slagel & Co., and
Armour, Hammer Il Elliott and Franzi-
berg are duly verified by the chairman
Of the board Of health, A. V. Elliott,
therefore be it resolved that the bal
snce OF their accounts be allowed in
full.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet April q, 1895.
ELK FONT, s. D., April q, 1895.
The board met a. per adjournment
members all present, also the auditor.
The following resolution was intro.
duced by Commissioner Dodd and was
approved unanimously by the board:
Where's 1t coming to our knowledge
that the records Of the county, kept in
tn evault at the court house, have been
damaged by carelessness or malicously
by unknown parties and whereas such
damage IL continued will cause great
loss 70 the taxpayers whose interests
are at stake and believing it to be our
duty it Is hereby resolved, that all
parties be excluded from the said vault
except the officials and their deputies
and that any person desiring access to
the records shall apply to the official
who has charge OF the same and he
shall forthwith wait upon the said APP
plicant and give such Information as
may be desired.
On motion of J. G. Merrill it was
Resolved that the account of Thomas
Teller presented at the adjourned Janu-
airy session 1895 for ten wolf scalps
amounting to ol5 be hereby reconsider
ed by the BOARD and disallowed and the
auditor ia hereby Instructed to cancel
the warrant drawn for said account.
The proper affidavit being made and
facts presented being approved, the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas the VT, section 10, township
IS, range 48, eighty acres was errone-
ously assessed for the year 1893 at sl,-
O70. The same described land having
been assessed for the year 1884 for s755
making difference In the tax for the
two years above mentioned OF sl2.52
and
Whereas the owner OF said land has
paid the tax for the said year 1893 in
full therefore be 1t.
Resolved, that the amount oyerpaid
by reason of said erroneous assessment
.owit ol2.52 be refunded to the said
owner Of said land and the auditor is
hereby instructed 10 draw refunding
warrant for said amount.
Part OF the afternoon was spent in
comforting with the assessors in regard
TO the 1895 assessment and on motion
the following resolution was adopted.
Resolved, that the following average
valuation Of real and personal property
in Union county IL hereby adopted by
the board.
The general average OF land includ-
Ing structures shall be u per acre.
TOWN LOTS.
Reresford al.
Alcester go.
Richland 1t5.
Elk Point 80.
jefferson go.
INDIVIDUAL TAX.
School poll d.
Road poll el.60.
Dogs d.