The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS,

. Rapid CITY. S. d., Apr. 9th, 1896.
Board met in regular session. All
members and the county auditor pre-
sent. The minutes of January Oath
1896, were read and upon motion ap-
proved.
Upon motion tho petition oil James
i. John iora abatement of erroneous tax
Tor the year 1894 upon the north one
hall OF southeast one-iourth OF section
sightssn, town N north, range eight
east, 3: n: M. amounting to $8.75 was
granted. Petition Of the Western South
Dakota Stockgrowor's Association ask
ing that the Board Of County Commits
sloners increase the bounty on wolves
from $3.50 to $500 and pay a bounty
OF 81 on coyotes was upon motion re-
!ected. Upon motion, petition of Chas.
II. Smith Tor . refund Of excessive taxes
psyed Tor the year 1895 p o lot No. d.
sectlnnS, town /, N. range eight east, b.
II. N. was granted and auditor in
.structed to issue to said Chas. H. Smith
q county warrant, drawn on the general
!und Tor $1.SO and q refund order for
$6.67. Upon motion the following war
rants were destroyed according to law:
No. 60S3, JIM Young, January 18th.
1890, wltnesa fees. co. fund, ST; No.
6O53, Mrs. Nellie Williams, witness fees,
Jan. 18th. 1890. co. fund, $2.lO; No.
No. 1852, Ira Tifton, January 9Th, 1890
juror lees, co. fund, $1.1O; No. $3.50. T.
G. Prlckett, January 18th, 1890, W.T.
ness fees, CO. fund. $1.lO; No. 6O7l, s.
Patton, Jan. IA, 1890, witness fees, CO.
iurd, $1.1O; No. 6O77, J.. C. Mcdonald.
Jan. 18th, 1890. witness fees. CO. fund.
$l.lO; No. 6O87, j.. C. Mcdonald. Jr..
jan. IA, 1890, witnes fees. Sl.1O: No
6O76, j. C. Miller. Jan. ID, 1890, witness
lees, $1.1O;No. 1856, Cbas. Merritt, Jan
9Th. 1890, witness fees, $2.1O; No. 6O79
John Headbum. Jan. 18th. 1890. wit
ness fees, $1.1O; No. 6OS1, James Hop
kins, Jan. 18th. 1890, witness lees,
$l.1O. Tosal amount of warrants
destroyed, $l4.1O.
Upon motion petition OF Herman
Holt for a rebate Of taxes upon lot 2S.
block IS, original TOWNSHIP OF Rapid
was rejected. Action upon bill OF Geo.
D. Barnard & Co. for $4,000 allowed
January 18th, 1886, for So, was upon
motion reconsidered.
Tpon motion board proceeded to open
and ~ bids filed in compliance
with advertisement for same. The bids
furnishing the county with 100 cords
four foot wood were as follows:
Violin, $3.49 per cd. in co. w'nts
K. Anderson, $3.50 "
Upon motion bid of Louis Violin was
accepted and contract awarded upon
Hing OF bond for faithful performance of
same. Bids for %janitor Of court house
and grounds were opened as follows:
Geo. w. Dowd, for $57.O3 per month in
county warrants.
Geo. w. Chitty, 500 per month for the
ensuing year.
Upon motion contract vas awarded
SEQ. w. Chitty, ubon filing OF bond for
altRtul performance Of contract. There
we're two bids for board and lodging of
and bailifft. John r, Brennan, to
BOARD per juror, per meal, 3Sb cts.
ohm K. Brennan, to lodging, per Juror,
cts. p. B. Mccarthy, per meal 80
It's. Upon motion bid Of John r. Bren-
was accepted and contract awarded
lpon filing of bond and signing contract.
for care and maintaince OF county poor
here were five bids as follows: Hugh
Cremble, at 81 per week for each person
1. j. Carriers at 81 per week for each
'erson; II. j. Carriers SIS per week for
ach person, extra care. Louis Violin at
1895 per week for each person; M. B. |
'eters at IS per week for each person.
Jpan motion action upon the bids for
are and maintaince OF county poor for
he ensuing year was deferred.
(coNTINMED.)