Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-05-07

the stock of the Bank of Hot Springs
was erroneous and unjust and asked
that an abatement of fifty per cent be
made. The following resolution was
presented: Whereas it appears from
the assessment roll returned for 1896
that the valuation was arbitrarily fixed
by the assessor upon the bank stock
of the Bank of Hot Springs at double
the amount as shown by the sworn
statement of the cashier, G. G. Smith,
of said bank; and it further appearing
from the affidavit of the said G. G.
Smith, filed this day, that said bauk
had no notice whatever that the said
assessor had raised the valuation of
said bank stock above the amount re-
turned by the cashier; it is resolved by
the board that said assessment be re-
duced to s4.343 and that the taxes on
said stock be reckoned on said valua-
ton. On motion tho resolution was
adopted unanimously.
A petition signed by thirty three res
idents of Fall River county and the
adjoining county of Custer, stating
that John Hollands, the eighteen year.
old son of John and Sofia Hollands is
a dangerous person to be at large and
should be placed in an asylum; alleg
ing that he has threatened the lives of
his parents and has at tvarious times put
distractions on the railroad tracks and
praying that he be taken into custody,
was laid before the board. On motion
the petition was referred to the board
of insanity with the recommendation
that the said John Hollands be taken
into custody and examined by said
board.
The petition of John Robertson and
others for survey of the county road
through Hot Brook canyon to the
mouth of Buchanan canyon on section
16, township south, range east,
thence up Buchanan county to the
south east corner of section 6, town.
ship south, range 5 east, thence to
south west corner of section 6, town
ship south. range 5 east, was granted
with the understanding that the coun-
ty is to be to no other expense than
the employment of a surveyor, the pc
titioners to furnish all necessary assist
ance in making the survey and do all
the required road work, without ex-
pense to the county. On motion the
auditor was instructed to employ w.
w. Sawyer to make the survey.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Commissioner George w.
Dennis and was unanimously adoped:
Be it resolved by the board of coun-
ty commissioners of Fall River county.
that the penalty and interest Except
advertising charges and and treasur-
er's fees) on all unpaid tax be abated
from and after this date, provided.
however, that the said tax is paid. on or
before the first day of July, 1897, and
provided further that the said tax
shall be paid . without protest
and the person paying the same shall
waive the right to recover any portion
of said tax by reason of any irregulari-
ties in the assessment levy and equal
ization of the tax Except thirty per
cent raise in the valuation of certain
property in 1898, said raise having here
tofore been declared illegal by the
board.)
/ Application of Harry Dunn of Edge
mont for a license to sell spirituous
and malt liquors in the city of Edge
mont, accompanied by sworn state
ment and bond in the sum of $1,000
was laid before the board. On motion
the application was granted and the
bond approved.
1t appearing to the board from the
oral testimony of p. s. Kelly that the
stock of the Merchants State Bank
had been unjustly assessed for the
year 1896, the valuation of the said
stock was. an motion, reduced to
s6,250.
On motion the board adjourned to
April "a, at 8 O'clock
Board convened at $50 o'clock.
pursuant to adjournment.
On motion s. E. Wilson of Hot
Springs :was appointed member of
the board of commissioners of insan-
ity in place of L. s. Gull, resigned.
On motion III. G. Crofford was ap-
pointed supervisor of road district No.
10 in place of Fred E. Dale, resigned.
On motion John Shreckengust was
appointed supervisor of road district
No. . in place of William Culligan, re-
signed.
Petition for removal of John Len
non as road supervisor of district No.
IL was laid over and the auditor was,
on motion, instructed to notify the said
John Lennon of the complaints that had
been lodged against him by the resi-.
dents of his district.
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