The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-09-18
commas sloners, proceea,ngs.

commissioners Proceedings.
September session of the Board of
County Commissioners, Brule Co. s. d.,
Chamberlain. Sept. 9th, 1897.
Members all present except Hugh
Lowe. Called to order by the chairman.
1t was moved bv Hoover seconded by
Richards that tho artesian benefit well
tax of $3.50 of David S. Hammond in
Willow Lake twp. 8. e. "a of sec 81 l04 67
be rebated and the auditor be Instructed
not to spread any more artesian well tax
against said land. Motion carried.
Moved by Richards seconded bv Trittlo
that Gust Jacobs tax in West Point twp.
for 1898 be refunded Amount 81 go and
applied TO his Pukwana assessment
Carried unanimously.
Board adjourned until one o'clock p.
IN. for dinner.
Board met at one o'clock p. N.
Hugh Lowe came in at 1880 y. III.
The board proceeded to ascertain the
amount necessary to pay interest OH the
public debt and liquidate the same. The
valuation OF the county being $2,O44, ,637
as returned by the state board OF equal
izatiOn.
Therefore it was moved and seconded
that the following taxes he levied for
the ensuing year to pay the current 5ex-
pehses and pay interest on the public
debt and liquidate the same:
For county general current expenses
$12.275,2S, 6 mills.
For sinking fund, 11,251, S 10 mills.
County Indebtedness GnteresU $2046S2,
mill.
For maintenance OF insane and deicien-
cy, H4,090. 1 $40 mills.
For school, $l,l27.53, 6 10 mills.
Total, 10 4-10 mills.
And a tax of one dollar school poll on
each plect0r, and tax of one dollar on
each dog.
PRATT COUNTY.
That tax for the amount of $22l.Io
be levied
PRESHO COUNTY.
That tax for the amount OF $24145.
Carried.
Moved by Title. seconded BY Hoover
that the above taxes be levied.-Carricd
unanimously.
Moved by Richards, seconded by Tritle
that the chairman appoint committee
of one to consult MIR. Fellows, of Plank
inton. in regard to tho case Of G.. A.
llampson, rpceiYer Of The Peoples Saw
ing Institution, OF Erie county, Penn,
pldlutlll duu IL. NJ. hliltS duu DIulc
county defendants, if the county be liza
|eble or ot-Carried.
The chairman appointed Nj. Louis
Richards.
On motion the petition of Elizabeth
school loan be granted.-Carried.
On motion the bill of r. A. Hill for IS
for attendiug A. Freeland's family be
al opI morront drowp fpr camp
Carried.
On motion the applications of Sarah
A. Root, Brule twp. and NJ. P. Chamber
lain for school lands be granted. Car.
| rieh.
| Motion made hy Hoover and seconded
| by Tritle that the resolution restricting
school loans to 5000 on real estate be
recoDsidered. Carried.
On motion board adjourned until 8
o'clock a. m., Sept. 7th.
Sept. 7tll.
Board met at 8 o'clock a. M, members
present, Scales. Hoover and rrittle,
Richards aud Lowe going home Monday
evening Sept. 9th.
Board proceeded to apportion the juror
list. The following names were drawn
for Cleveland and Grand View townships:
Stanley Bice for Crank View and Frank
Tomsiek for Cleveland.
Moved by Hoover and seconded by
Trittle that the assessment of Charles
Christopherscn be eXpunged from the
records, OH account of double assess
ment, aud the tax having been paid in
Lyman connty.-Carried unanimously.
On motion board adjourned till
o'clock p. III.
Board met at o'clock D m.
On motion the hill of j. f. Kelley he
laid over ill the next meeting of the
board for further eXplanation.-Car
Motion made hy Trittla, seconded hy
Hoover that the states attorney bo in
structeh to serve notice of appeal to the
supreme urt.-Carried unanimously.
Motion made hy Hoover. seconded by
'rri,t'e that the bills of Stanley county
against Brule county be rejected. =
| Carried
On motion J. 7. Hoover and G.. G. Tit.
tie he appointed as committee or
claims Carried.
The claim committee reported that al
bills examined and Marked allowed b!
chairman, be allowed.
On motion the report of the CLAIM
committee be approved. Carried.
Moved by Trittle. seconded by HOove
that the matter of the dog tax judgment
he laid over till the October meeting
Carried.
The claim committee reported tha
they had examined the following claim
and allowed the amounts as stated be
low: