The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-04
Ing were read and upon motion %.

proved.
Upon motion the report Of the road
viewers upon petition Of Christopher
Blrnbaum. ct al, for the location Of q
public highway al accepted.
Upon MOTION petition Of Christopher
Blrnbaum, ct 81, fer the estab lishment
OF a public highway was granted and
roa ordered opened in accordance with
law.
Upon motion report of viewers on pc
tltlon OF Anthony Thoma, ct al, fer the
establishment Of a public highway was
accepted and petition granted IN accor-
dance Herewith, and the road declared
q public highway and ordered opened &C.
cording to law.
Upon motion petition OF Anthony
Thoma, ct al, for a bridge to bs built
across Rapid creek was granted with the
explicit understanding that bridge will
not cost to exceed 5000 90 IN warrants
on the county bridge fund, and the audi
tor ls hereby instructed to advertise for
bids in accord ance with law.
Upon motion application OF Augustus
s. Merlin for a lo&n of $500 90 from
the permanent school fund was accepted
for 1915 90 the total amount appor-
TONED to this county.
Upon motion thsf0llowing motion was
adopted:
RESOLUTION,
WHEREAS a large portion OF the taxes
due Bennington oountv, South Dakota,
remain delinquent and unpaid upon
town lots and other real estate and also
upon a large amount OF personal prop
erty, and
WHEREAS the collection of such taxes
is rendered extremely difficult by reason
OF the depreciation IN all property val
ues within the said comfy and the great
financial distress which now prevails
among the people OF the said county
Therefore be it resolved by the board
OF county commissioners that in all
cases of delinquent taxes the county
treasurer OF the said Pennington County
Is hereby authorized. empowered and IL
structed to issue to the owner orowners
OF such property upon the payment to
him OF a sun OF money equal in amount
to the amount of the original taxes as
sessed against such property mot in
Guiding penalty OF intsrest) for tho years
they are delinquent; provided and 1t 10
hereby expressly understood that no
compromise or reduction shall be made
ualess the whole amount OF original
taxes due and delinquent az Aforesaid
for one full year shall bs paid and that
such payment OF taxes 10 made by the
owner or owners OF such property to the
said county treasurer on or before IL
O'Clock noon OF the first day Of Deem
Der A. D., 1896"
This resolution 10 adopted subject to
the approval Of the judge of tho Circuit
Court in and for the Seventh Judicial
District. state Of South Dakota.
Upon motion the auditor was in
structed to have this resolution pub
llshed in the official papers Of the county
for q period Of three weeks.
Upon motion the name of John Keli-
her was substituted for that Of Frank
Sucker as ONT OF the road viewers an
pointed on the two petitions by Charles
Geiger, ct AL. also on petition ofThomas
Burke, ct al, the board having received
information that Mr.. Sucker will bs ab-
sent from the country. William E.
Tracy presented the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS the action of mandamus
brought by Joseph 9. Gossags against
the board OF county commissioners be.
ing virtually disposed of by the decision
Of the supreme court in the hAbsas cor
pus proceedings brought by A. J. Nc.
Cain in said supreme court, ~ by said
decision the said mand anus proceedings
cannot be maintained.
Therefore be it resolved that the
states attorney be instructed to pro.
coed to collect such damages and costs
from the said Joseph B. Gossage and hi
bondsmen as the county may have GUS.
tanned by reason Of such about action
and'the habeas corpus proceedings grow,
ing out OF same and if necessary to brins
suit against the said parties.
Moved by William E Tracy that the
resolution be adopted. Commissioner
Clark refused to second the motion but
consented to take the chair.
Upon motion George w Clark was
called to the chair, whereupon Commits
sioner Mccain seconded tho motion tc
adopt the resolution. Motion carried
Upon motion the following bills were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn or
the proper funds as follows:
Mrs. S B Lewis to three copies bid o.
Joseph 3 Gossage, county printing, 18C
folios at ten cents per folio; to two
copies same at ten cents first, FIVE cents
to second forty-five page; to Perkins
Bros bid blank books five folios, two
copies; to S D Reed, county printing
three folios two copies; Joseph B Cos
sage bid blank books thirty three folios
two copies; to Art w Grid bid for co unt,
printing five folios two copies; TO j I
Kelley bid for blank books thirty-on.
folios two copies county fund $34 IS.
Lew MCGEE and Smith and Smith bill
for a one half attornev fee in contemp,
proceedings brought againstcounty com