Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-24
MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD
Assessment Books Examined and Ap
proved. Other Important business.

vened at Il. m., July 6, 1896. Present
commissioners ii. ID. Clark, A. j. Col
gan, q. w. Highley and county auditor
w. w. Smithson.
This being the first Monday in July
t he day selected by law for the meet
ing of the county board of equalization,
OH motion the board of commissioners
adjourned till Saturday, July IL.
On Monday, July s, ut 8 o'clock a. m.
the county board of equalization met
in the office of the county auditor.
Present II. ID. Clark, y. j. Colgan, q.
w. Ilighlcy, members of the board of
commissioners, and W. w. Smithson.
county auditor. who took the oath as
member of :the board of equalization
before w. n. Wheeler. notary public.
The assessment books of Odell and
Beaver townships were received, en-
amined and found correct.
Board of equalization adjourned till.
. O'Clock, July Z.
Board convened at a. m. July Z
All present.
Assessment books of Edgemont were
received, examined and found correct.
Board adjourned till 9 a. m., July 8.
Board convened at 8 u. m., July g.
Allpresent.
Assessment books of Oelrichs and
Union townships we're received, on
amined and found correct
Board adjourned till 8 a. m., July 3.
Board convened at 8 a. m. July 8.
All present.
Assessment books of Hot Springs
were received, examined and found
correct.
Board adjourned till9 a. m., July 10.
Board convened at 8 a. m., July 10.
All present Assessment books of the
county were received, examined, and
found correct.
On motion of G w. Highley, carried
unanimously, the county auditor was
ordered to erase from assessment books
all amounts assessed under the law of
assessment in sections 18 and 10, chap
ter Ia, session laws of 1891, the same
having been declared unconstitutional
by the supreme court and repealed.
There being no further business the
board of equalization adjourned sine
die.
Board of county commissioners con-
vened at 8 a. m., July IL, 1896. Present,
Il ~
gan, G. w. Highley and Auditor w. w.
Smithson.
Minutes of the last commissioners
meeting were read and approved.
A petition from the sheep owners
of Fall River county signed by twelve
resident owners was presented to the
commissioners by j. r. Moran and N.
S. Tubbs, requesting the appointment
of Charles Crofford, as sheep inspector
of Fall River county. On motion
seconded and duly carried the said
Charles Crotford was appointed sheep
inspector for two years commencing
July 1, 1896.
On motion of G. w. Highley, second
ed by A. j. Colgan and carried, the
time for payment of taxes without
interest and penalty, as provided in
resolution passed April %, 1886, was
extended to September 1, 1896, it ap-
pearing from evidence that the action
would be the means of collecting a
large amount of delinquent taxes.
Petition of j. s. Hallenbeck and
others to appoint w. H. Anderson road
supervisor of road district No. 8 in
place of Aleck Mentch who has re-
moved from the county, was granted
and the said w. H. Anderson was duly
appointed to fill the vacancy.
The clerk of courts having made
requisition for % names to replenish
the jury list the board of commission
ers apportioned as follows: Hot
Springs IA, Edgemont 3, county IL,
Odell 1, Oelrichs 1, Beaver l, Union 1.
The board drew the following names
for the county at large: ~. Altemus,
Fred Berg, w. Coleman. s. NJ. David
Sou, II. "A. I1doVAlls ". ~. ruler, Clar-
ence Junk, Mark Rich, Grant Robin.
son, ID. G. Bruce and Ira Tillotson.
The following bills were audited and
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
for same:
j. Colgan. lumber and spikes
road district Go. 11.........s Sl.oO
w. Eckenrode. lumber road
district No. 11............. 400
III. Rose, labor, road dist No.ll 600
j. Lennon, supervisor No. H.. $500
j. Brady, labor, rd. dist. No. g.. 1.50
j. r. Mower, board of jury. '23.OO
Water, Light& Power Co. lights
and water for court house. -. 53.26
j. Sackette, glass windowl lights 1879
e. w. Blakey, sferitf's fees... 499.4S
j. T. McClung, attorney at court $500
+. McConville, attorney nt court $500
w. l. Colvert, court certificate 6.1O
E. Blakey, do do $50
Mrs. HI. Rose, do do 600
r. Parmley, do do 2.2O