The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10
Commissioners Proceedings.
Rapid City, S. D.
November IL, 1897,

met in regular session. all members
and the county auditor present.
Minutes of October Is and Is were
read and on motion approved.
BY motion application of. Jas. Stew
art for license Cor the retail of intoyi-
eating liquors accepted and bond ac-
companying same approved.
This being the date agreed upon for
canvasaing the vote cast at the annual
election held in the various precincts
in Pennington and Ziebach counties on
November 2, 1897, the board of county
commissioners was resolved into can
wasting board consisting of A Nc
Cain, chairDlon, William E. Tracy and
the county auditor, Commissioner G
w Clark being disqualified to act in
Of having been a candi-
date
Upon examination of the examina-
ton board it was found that returns
were on file with the county auditor
from each of the thirty precincts of
Pennington county, the canvass OF
which showed 1884 votes cast and of
which for circuit judge of the seventh
judicial circuit Stephen E Wilson re-
ceived 522 votes and Levi MCGEE re-
ceived 80 votes.
Upon the question: Shall the board
OF county commissioners of Pennington
county, South Dakota, be authorized
to purchase land and erect and furni sh
thereon suitable buildings for tho pur
pose of establishing and organizing an
asylum for the county poor at an ex
pense not to exceed five Thousand dol
lars, and to levy special tax sufficient
to pay for the same; canvass of all
the votes showed as follows: Yeas 537;
Nays 4O2. and the question was accord
ingly declared to be duly carried.
The canvase of all the votes cast for
county commissioner in the precincts
constituting the second commissioner
district resulted as follows: Total
number of votes cast, 555, for which
Commissioner Fred j Gross received
PAS, Patrick B Mccarthy 222 and G w
Clark IS. Fred Cross having receiv-
ed plurality of all the votes cast for
commissioner in the second commits
sioner district it was ordered that a
certificate of election be issued to said
Fred j Cross. Abstracts were duly
made in accordance with canvass Of
votes cast in Pennington county for
judge of the seventh judicial circuit.
Upon a canvass Of the returns OF the
election held in Ziebach county the on
ly precinct voting was Bear Creek, the
returns from which were as follows:
For Judge of the Seventh judicial cir
eli, Stephen E Wilson received one
vote and Levi fIcGee resolved eigE-
teen votes. Bad River and Deep creek
precincts reported no election having
been held. Abstracts were duly made
in accordance with the canvass Of votes
cast in Ziebach county for Judge Of the
seventh judicial circuit.
The minutes of the meeting of the
canvassing board were read and on mo.
ton approved.
BY motion the board adjourned to
meet as board of county commission.
ers al o'clock p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members and county auditor being
present.
BY motion the following election ex
penses were allowed and warrants or.
dered drawn on the current expense
fund for the same:
E L Sawyer, Judge of election, First
ward, Rapid City So OF
NJ D Paxson. same zoo
Thomas Hale, same zoo
Chas L Paxson, clerk of election,
First ward Rapid City 2C(
L E Parrish, same 2O(
E L Sawyer, room rent first ward,
! Rapid Oity 40(
A E Wallace, Judge Of election, Sec
ond ward, Rapid City 20(
G % B Mansfield, same 20(
| E L Hurlbut, same 2Ol
! E ward Cook, clerk second ward,
Rapid City 2Ot
j P McElro7, same 90
Geo B Mansfield, room rent 20
James Boyd, judge of election third
| ward, Rapid City 20
r FL Wyrick, same 20
/ John Ferguson, same 2O
&c L Ferguson, clerk third ward,
Rapid City 20
l. S Gantz, same 2M
John r Brennan, room rent 20
Morris Apple, judge of election
fourth ward, Rapid City 20
Chas Thompson, same 20
E c Enderby, same 20
! A 0 Eratt, clerk 20
w G. Bower, same 20