Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15
MEET AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Jointly Commissioners Pass on the Work
of the Assessors.

Comfy Commissioners Pass on the Work
of the Assessors.
The hoard of County Commissioners
of Fall River county, So. OAK, met in
regular session at the court house in
the city of Hot Springs, on Tuesday,
July 5. 1893, the first Monday being II
legal holiday. Present d. G. Grippen
and Geo. w. Dennis, county commits
sioner, and William II. Stanley, county
auditor. This being the time for the
meeting of the county board of equali-
cation, it was moved and carried that
the board of county commissioners adj
journed to meet Friday July Sth, 1898
at two o'clock, p. m.
The board of equalization of Fall
River county, South Dakota, met in
the office of the county auditor at the
court house in the city of Hot Springs,
South Dakota, Oh Tuesday the 9TH day
of July, 1898, the first Monday in July
(the statutory day for such meeting)
being a legal holiday.
There were present ID. q. Grippen
and Geo. W. Dennis, county commits
| sioners, and William III. Stanley, coun-
ty auditor.
The cath to fairly and impartially
perform their duties as members of
such board was duly administered by
j. III. Cassel, deputy clerk of the Cir
cult court of Fall River county, after
which the board proceeded to examine
and compare the assessment of the
personal property and real estate Of
the several cities, towns and or
ganizea township of the county
and the unorganized portion
of the county as returned by
the several assessors, and to equaiize
the same.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
the board from the oral statement
made to the board 10y John Williams,
administrator of the estate of John
Siers. that the said estate had been
enormously assessed for 400 head of
horses of all classes at a valuation of
$500, the said horses, it is alleged, be-
ing assessed in Converse county. Wy
oming, it was moved and carried that
the said assessment be stricken from
the assessment rolls of the county with
the understanding that it is to he re-
placed thereon if it is found that the
property has not been assessed else
where as alleged.
d. Ortman appeared before the board
and stated that he had been ~unjustly
assessed by the county assessor who
added 43 head of cattle of all classes.
valued at SIG to the sworn statement
made by the said Ortmann. 1t ap-
pearing to the board upon investiga-
ton that the increase of the assess
ment as made 10y the assessor was en-
c~essive it was moved and carried that
the assessment be reduced 26 head of
cattle of all classes, valued at 1925.
Jay Crane appeared before the board
and asked that his assessment of 4G
head of cattle of all classes valued at
s7G6 as returned by the assessor, be
re-classifed and changed to 30 head of
yearlings and 16 head of . VI. olds,
valued at s614. On motion his request
was granted.
On motion the board adjourned to
10 o'clock a. m. July 9Th, 1898.
Board converted at 10 o'clock a. m,
July 9th, pursuant to adjournment.
Present d. G.. Grippen, Geo. W. Den
mis- and Geo. w. Highley, county com
missioners, and William H. Stanley
county auditor.
The required oath was administered
to Geo. w. Highley, as a member OF
the board of equalization, by j. Fl. Gas.
sci, deputy clerk of the circuit court.
The board continued the eXamina.
ton and comparison of assessment
rolls.
On motion the board adjourned tc
10 o'clock a. m. July 18th, 1898.
Board convened at 10 o'clock a. m
July 18th pursuant to adjournment.
Present D. G. Grippen, Geo. w. Den.
mis- and Geo. w. Highley, county com.
missioners, and William Fl. Stanley
county auditor.
F. NJ. Mcclellan appeared before
board and stated that he had been un'
justly assessed by the county assessor
who added 7Ohead of cattle of all class
es valued at sl166 to the state
ment made by him to the said assessor
1t appearing to the board from the ora
statement of the said +. M. Mcclellan
that the increase of the said assess
ment as made by the county assessor
was excessive it was moved and carried
that the said assessment as returned b,
the county assessor be reduced 30 heae
of cattle of all classes valued at $500.
1t appearing to the board from state
ment of c. Z. Mcclellan, that he 9TH,
said McClellan) had been u~ujustly as