The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04

Dry upland unprOcuctlve and per A.
acre tract $50 90 to IS 90
Productive and improved upland pei
20 acre tract Is 90 to 100 o.
Irrigated land per 40 acre tract 200 OC
to 800 90
Mountain ranches held by patent
title uncu]tivaied and unproductlve per
acre ] 25 to . 90 when cultivated or
available of cultivation 90 TO Is 0O
per acre
By motion the following resolution
was adopted
Whereas there is considerable land
in this county assessed for taxation that
is almost ENTIRELY unprod uctive we in
struct and advise the county assessor to
visit as far as far as practical every
such piece of real estate and put upon
it svch valuation os in his Judgment is
jrst and equitable as compared with
other productive and irrigated lands
By motion the assessor was instruct-
ed to make a report upon all irrigrting
bitches if owned by stock company
amount of stock issued length Of ditch
and era of land irrigated by each Also
to report all tracts of land under irri-
cation the wner of which if using
water are compelled to purchase the
same for the purpose Of irrigation
By motion statement from co auditor
of Meade county relative to
TAX N personal property of Peter Du-
hamel accepted and placed on file.
BY motion board adjourned to meet
at 8 o'block a IN April % 1897
CIV Clark
Chairman Board of County commits
sioners
Attest:
Pr Mcmahon Co auditor
Rapid City So Oak
Apr %, 1897
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
all members and co auditor present.
Minutes of the last meeting read and
approved
BY motion the following resolution
was adopted
Resolved that JAS Hartgering be ap-
pointed to represent Pennington Co
in the adjustment OF the loss on the
court house in conjunction with ] F
Edmunds special agent for the CONNER
cial insurance company, the action of
said ad j~usters to remain subject to the
approval of the board of county com.
missioners 1t is agreed and UNDER
stood that this is not an appraisment
BY motion the following resolution
was adopted
Whereas the court house of Penning-
ton county So Oak was on the 25th day
OF April destroyed by fire Therefore be
it
Resolved that the treasurer and au-
pitor of said county shall from and
after that date transact the business of
their respective Offices in the rooms
sormerly occupied by the Black Hills
national bank on St Joe street in Rapid
City and that the offices of Register of
Deeds Clerk of Conrt and Sheriff be
located in the rooms formerly occupied
by the Bailey Loan company on Main
street in Rapid City
By motion Burt j Heath was appoint
ed Justice Of the Peace and NJ D Stew
art constable for Rockford precinct
By motion application for license to
retail Intoxicating liquors and bonds
accompanying same of Jerry King and
Peter Sweeney were each granted
BY motion the following bills were
allowrd and warrants ordered drawn on
the proper fund
Taylor Thompson / scraper allowed
on road dis no 30 at Sc.
Grambril & Anderson paperihg treas
office, county fund II 90
Major S Ingersol witness fees
county fund l 10
Curtis Publishing Co six session
laws county fund 6 Is
By motion board adjourned to meet
at niue o'clock a m April 20, 1897.
Attest: CIV Clark,
Chairman board county commissioners
Pr Mcmahon, county auditor.
Rapid City, S. D.,
April %, 1897
Board met persuant to adjournment