The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Rapid CITY. s. D.. Arr. 9Th 1890

fSdplO ClbV, 81 u, 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 OF James
L. John Tor abatement of erroneous tax
for the year 1894 upon the north one
hall OF southeast one-iourth OF section
eighteen, town one north, range eight
east, b. n. M. amounting to $S.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.
ID. Smith Tor . refund Of excessive taxes
psyed Tor the year 1895 upon lot No. q,
sectlnnS, town /, N. range eight east, b.
structed to issue to said Chas. H. Smith
a county warrant, drawn on the general
fund for $3.50 and q refund order for
$S.67. Upon motion the following war
rants were destroyed according to law:
No. 60S3, j. M. Young, January 18th,
1890, witness fees. CO.. fund, ST; No.
6O53, Mrs. Nellie Williams, witness fees.
Jan. 18th. 1890. co. fund. $2.lO; No.
No. 1852, Ira Triton, January 9Th, 1890
juror fees, co. fund, $1.1O; No. $3.50, T.
c. Prlckett, January 18th, 1890, wit
ness fees, co. fund. $1.lO; No. 6O71, s,
Patton, Jan. IA, 1890, witness fees. co.
iurd, $1.1O; No. 6O77, &c. Mcdonald,
Jan. 18th, 1890. witness fees, co. fund,
$1.1O; No. 6OS7, }. C. Mcdonald, Jr..
Jan. IA, 1890, witnes fees, $l.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. 6O81, James Hop
kins, Jan. 18th. 1890, witness fees,
$l.1O. Tosal amount of variants
destroyed. $l4.1O.
Upon motion petition OF Herman
Holt for a rebate of taxes upon lot 28.
block IS, original +ownslte 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 onen
and examine bids filed in compliance
with advertisement for same. The bids
for furnishing the county with 100 cords
OF tour loot wood were as follows:
Louis Violin, s3.49 per cd. in CO. w'nts
r. Anderson, $3.50
Upon motion bid of Louis Violin was
accepted and contract awarded upon
filing OF bond for faithful performance of
same. Bids for janitor Of court house
n 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 was awarded
Geo. W. Chitty, ubon filing OF bond for
faithful performance of contract. There
were two bids for board and lodging of
Jurors and bailifft. John K, Brennan, to
board per juror, per meal, 38h cts.
John R. Brennan, to lodging, per juror,
38h cts. p. B. Mccarthy, per meal 80
cts. Upon motion bid OF John R. Bren-
nan was accepted and contract awarded
upon filing of bond and signing contract.
For III and maintaince of county poor
there were five bids az follows: Hugh
Tremble, at 81 per week for each person
Fl. j. Carriers at 81 per week for each
person; III. j. Carriers SIS per week FOR.
each person, extra care. Louis Violin at
$3.95 per week for each person; M. B.
Peters at IS per week for each person.
Upon motion action upon the bids for
care and maintaince OF county poorfor.
the ensuing year was deferred.
(CoNTINMED.)