Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-11
BOARD IN SESSION
Regular April Meeting of the
County Commissioners.
THE USUAL ROUTINE
Bills are Allowed and Official Papers
Ro-elcctcd-Othcr Matters of
Interest.
Interest.
PIERRE. S. D., April l, 1895.

PIERRE. S d., April l, 1895.
The board of county commissioners
ofHughes county mc:in regular session;
those present, Mr. Swanson and there
being no quorum present the board adj
iourned to April .. 1895 at 10a. III.
April ,, 1895, 10 Il. m.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt, present Mcssrs. Swanson, Hughes.
Foote and Singer.
The minutes of the January 1895
meeting were read and corrected as
follows: on page so, line 81, after the
word strcasurcr' strike out the words
land auditor" and on line 2G of the
same page, after the word ''register OF
deeds" add the words land auditor"
and on page 81, line 6, after the words
register of deeds" strike out the words
":md auditor on page 81 strike out
lines lG, II, is and lorclating to APP
proving trcasurer's report and on page
81 after the word "and" in line one the
words, "a vote was taken on the matter,
resulting in the Blunt Advocate, Pierre
journal and Pierre l'HEE Press get
ting II majority OF the members but
before formal announcement of Tie
same, were stricken out andthc minutes
as corrected were approved
w. C. Markward presented his petit
ton asking that taxes levied on N. T.
Or, IA ll27711 for years 1888 1889 1890
1891 1892 and 1898 be abatcd as the
said land had not been proved up on
until after the said tax was levied on the
same.
The bill of Nj. c. Rousseau for haul
ing and work on bridge was allowed in
the sum of 50 so
The board then on motion adjourned
to- p. m. of said day
April ., 1895, . p. IN.
The board met pursuant TO adionrn.
mcnt, present Mcssrs. Swanson, Hughes,
Foote and Singer.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, it appears,llat the N T.. or.
section 81, township l12 n and range "a
was United States public land until the
Both day of November 1894 and no,
subject to taxation; thercforc.rcsolvct,
that the county treasurer is hereby
authorized TO abatc all taxes, assess
mcnts and sales against said land and
county will hold treasurer harmless for
certifying abstract of title clear of real
estate taxes to this date and warrants,
ordered for same.
The following bills were allowed
+. j. Laughlin, county physicians $3.50
A. T.. Butler, witness before
grand jury 600
d. "A. Singer, court fees 800
Geo. NJ. Coates, g $50
Geo. M. Coates, {" $50
John L. Hughes, {" 1900
X. III. Foote, 20.4O
ID. A. Singer, {" 800
A. 6. Swanson, {" 400
Ruben Clark, witness fees 600
Pin. ID. Footc, clerk and Office
work $500
A. Wtcelon, deputy auditor 1000
Ash & Cutting, cash paid for
insurance sl75
II. II. Commit, county auditor 10000
w. G. Yates, printing supplies $50
w. G. Yates, 200
w. q. Yates, 1850
Geo. Rood, coffin for poor 5000
w. w. Hall, merchandise 800
A. ID. Tilton, hcarse $50
w. G. Yates, supplies $50
F. A. Knowles, clerk and Office
work $500
L. f. Gany, cash for coal In
court chambers 1890
Black Hawk Medicine company
grass seed, etc. 5.35
Lizzie ID. Laughl:r; salary,
county superintendent 1850
Pierre Gas Fitting ard Plumbing
company, gas fitting 1916
Henry Oberin, care of poor 1885
Lizzie d. Laughlin, postage $50
John A. Holmes, salary states
attorney 1850
Thos. II. Fentress, ianitor, etc. l21 .ou
Frank A. Reyes, postage, etc. 1885
National Bank of Commerce.