Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-15
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as prayed for be in force and effect on
/ and after the next annual school cleo
tion.
Herman Mailer appeared before the
board with petition, signed by divers
freeholders of Fall River County, pray
/ ing for the establishment of highway
running east and south, and described
as follows: Commencing at "a point in
the southeast quarter of section thirty
one. township eight, south, range five,
east, B. III. NJ, on the upland about
eight or ten rods south of the quarter
quarter line on the county road known
as the old Sidney stage road, running
thence in southeasterly direction at
the head of several small ravines or
gulches through Red Gulch at present
crossing, then following the old road
to point on the township line in the
northeast quarter of section five, town
ship nine, south, range five, east. b. IL.
NJ, thence south one-fourth mile,
thence east one fourth mile to section
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to the Cheyenne River. The said pc
tition was accompanied by an affidavit
signed by the said Herman Mahler, al
leging that three copies of the said pc
tition were duly posted by him as pro-
vided 10y law; that all the petitioners
are residents of Fall River County, and
that at least six of them are free hold
ers residing in Road District
Number Five.
1t appearing to the satisfaction OF
the board that the proceedings thus far
are regular, the following persons were,
on motion. appointed a committee to
examine and report on the said pro-
posed highway: William Allen, Her
man Mailer and Il. S. Cox.
Annual report ofJ. +. Strouse. super
visor of road district number four, was
presented and, on motion approved.
Report of II. Parmley, supervisor of
road district number one, was laid be-
fore the board and. on motion, ap-
proved.
Report of James w. Joyce, county
coroner, in the matter of the inquisi-
tion of John HIeckinger, deceasd. waes
on motion, approved.
Quarterly report of w. b. Dudley,
police Justice of the peace, was, on
motion, approved.
Quarterly report of III. +. Pomeroy
was presented and, on motion. ap-
proved, except witness fees i'll case of
State VS.. james w. Butler, which was
disallowed, and bill for costs in case of
State VS.. John Rondo. which was laid
over
The following resolution was pre-
sented and, on motion, adopted:
Whereas, 1t appears to the board
that divers parties interested in the
town of Cascade and adjacent acreage.
will pay much, if not all, of the taxes
on said property. outstanding for the
years 1892, 1893, 1894. 1895 and 1886.
said property being described as fol-
lows, to wit: All lots in the town of
Cascade Medicinal Springs. and in the
first addition of the said town of Cas-
cade Medicinal Springs and the un-
plated portions of sections nineteen,
twenty, twenty-nine and thirty, in
township eight, south, range five, east.
of the Black Hills meridian, i'll Fall
River County, South Dakota, if Il salts
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tax is made. and
Whereas. 1t is deemed for the best
interests of the county to make a reas-
enable and just compromise in order
to effect the collection of the said de-
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perty, and
Whereas. 1t appears to the board
that the assessment of said property
1 for the years 1892. 1898. 1894 and 1885
was aud is excessive, and that the as
sessment of said property for the year
1896 is just.
Resolved. That the taxes for the
years 1892. 1893. 1894 and 1885. whicha are
now due and unpaid on said above de-
scribed property, be based on the valu-
ations at for the said property for the
year 1896. and reckoned on the levies
made of the said years for which said
tax is delinquent aud unpaid. and that
said valuation be received by the
county treasurer in full satisfaction of
all taxes now due and unpaid against
the said property, or in full payment
of the purchase price of the certificates
of tax sale for the taxes of said respec-
tive years now owned by the county.
provided, however. that such taxes be
paid or certificates purchased within
sixty days from the date of this reso-
luton.
On motion the board adjourned un-
til Q o'clock a. m.. Tuesday. October 5th,
1897.
Board convened Tuesday, October
9th, 1897, pursuant to adjournment.
Present, H. ID. Clark and George w.
Dennis, county commissioners: and
William II Stanley, county auditor.
1t appearing to the board from the
verbal statement of ]. w. Butler, and
from the returns of the city assessor,
that the valuation of the personal pro-
perty of the said j. w. Butler, as placed
thereon by the city assessor in 1896,