Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-16
CoMM1ss1oNEns PROCEEDINGS
Business of the First 3uartcr-Bills At
lowed.
Hor SPRINGS. April 9TH. 1897.


sision at the court house in the city O
Hot Springs at 10 o'clock n. m.. Mon
day, April >, 1897. Present, Commits
sioners Geo. w. Highley and George
w. Dennis, and William III. Stanley
county auditor.
On motion of Geo w. Dennis. Geo
w. Highley was elected chairman pro
TEN.
Minutes of last meeting were real
and approved.
Ii. M. Cleveland appeared before the
board and stated that judgment foi
costs in the case Of the Dakota Hot
Springs company versus the county OF
Fall Eiver, amounting to $40, had been
recovered against the defendant Fall
River county and asked that IL war
rant for the amount drawn on the
judgment found in his favor he al
lowed in consideration of which he
agreed to give satisfaction in full of
said judgment. On motion request
was granted and warrant ordered
drawn on judgment fund for $40.
Frank Hesnard appeared before the
board and asked to have abatement
order issued to him for erroneous as
sessment of lot J., block 1, Cold Brook
addition to Hot Springs. 1t appearing
to the board that the assessment of the
said Hesnard was not excessive, the
application was on motion rejected.
John Robertson, in behalf of tan
payers residing along Hot Brook i'll
road district Nos | and 6, asked to
have the board to take action looking
to the survey of a county road up Hot
Brook. On motion the matter was laid
over until the next meeting.
On motion the board adjourned un-
til l:3O p. m.
Board convened at 1:30 p. m, pur-
suant to adjournment. Present, Com
missioners Geo. w. Highley and Geo.
w. Dennis and the auditor.
j. +. Moran appeared before the
board with petition signed by nine
teen residents of road district No. III.
in addition toalike petition containing
the names of 13 residents already on
file, praying for the appointment of U.
w. Eckenrode as supervisor of road
district Number IL. in place of the
present incumbent John Lennon, whose
removal was asked for on the grounds
of extravaganza. and partiality in the
employment OF help and for the fur
ther reason that the petition on which
he was appointed was signed, with the
exception of five names. by persons not
residents of the district. On motion
the matter was laid over until the next
meeting.
A communication signed by the
members of the city council of the city
of Edgemont. asking for a reduction
of the assessed valuation for the year
1885 of the property of the Bank of
Edgemont to the assessed valuation of
1896 was laid before the board. The
petition was accompanied by a com.
munication from the county treasurer
to tie effect that at no time since the
personal tax of the Bank of Edge
mont was certified into his office had
the same been collectable by distress;
that investigation and an attempt to
collect by distress developed the fact
that the Bank of Edgemont never had
any property except safe and fixtures
and that all notes were taken in the
name of the partners of the bank. In
view of these facts the treasurer rec
commended that the request ofthe petit
TONERS he granted and that the tender
of sl06.37 in full payment of taxes for
1895 and 1896 be accepted. On mo-
tion the recommendation of the treas
urer was adopted and abatement or
dered.
On motion the board adjourned un-
til 8 o'clock a. m., April 6, 1897.
Board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment at 8 o'clock u. M, April g. 1897.
Present, Commissioners Geo. w. High
ley and Geo. w. Dennis and the audi.
tor
Quarterly report of H. L. Pomeroy,
justice of the peace. was presented and
on motion approved.
Bond of William H. Stanley for s2,5OO
as county auditor for the term of two
years. beginning March 1, 1897, was on
motion approved.
1t appearing to the board that the
tax on lot 8, block 81 of Stewards ad-
dition to the town of Hot Springs was
uncollectable unless compromised and
a law having been enacted by the last
Legislature of the state giving the com.
missioners authority to compromise OF
abate portion of the tax in case it is
deemed advisable to do so, and it ap.
pearing on the representation of 8. E.
Wilson that the whole amount of back
tax would be paid up the abatement of
1.-The penalty and interest ON said tax,