Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-25

Edgemont Express, printing
and publishing -. ........ s86 Sol
Ed Grantham. furnishing ab-
stract of testimony, case Of
state VS.. Wilson. -. u sol
Perkins Bros. Co., supplies ~. Z so
John L. Burke, notary fees. 300 90
John l.. Burke, sheriff's fees in
tax case ...... 5 90
John L. Burke, paid for help
in ~treasurer's office. /. 49,. Z so
ID. q. Bruce, balance due as
Judge of election. f. ~ SO
Robert Wallace services AS
supervisor road dist No. IA 3 90
Amos Tillotson, work on road
ulct. NO. DE-. %
john Lemon, services as super.
visor road dist. No. IL ..... 30 90
On motion board adjourned until
10 o'clock a. NJ, February Is, 1898.
Board met at 10 a. IN. Feb. 15, pur-
suant to adjournment.
I resent, ID. G. Grippen and Geo. w.
Dennis, county commissioners, and
William Fl. Stanley, county auditor.
The bond of the Merchants State
bank, given as n of the repositories
for county funds, having been referred
to the states attorney and found by
him to be defective was on motion re-
jected.
1t appearing to the board from a,
written statement of Vim. A. Brooks
and from the records of the auditors
Office that the s1s ne4 and lots 1 and
2, township Z, south range Z east B. HI.
NJ, was illegally assessed in the year
1888, in that final proof was not made
upon the said land until February
9th, 1894, it was moved and carried
that tax on said land for the year 1893
be stricken from the lists of the
county.
An application having been made by
Thomas w. Motfit for a compromise
settlement of the taxes assessed against
lots IL to q, ,both inclusive, in block 10,
and lots 13 to q. both inclusive Except
lot % in block Ia, all in Catholicon ad-
dition, for the years, 1892, 1893, 1894,
1895, 1896 and 1897, it. was moved and
carried that an amount based on the
valuation of the said property as as
sessed in 1886 for each of the years for
which said tax is delinquent, be ac-
cepted in full satisfaction of the said
tax or in full payment for the tax sale
certificate covering the said property,
providing the said tax is paid or certifi-
Gates are purchased within 81 days from
this date and provided further that the
1897 taXesstheron are paid in full as as
sessed.
1t was moved and carried that the
taxes OIL the southeast q, of sec.
%, town II. south, range 3 east, B. III.
II. for the years 1892. 1893, 1894,
1895 and 1896, which are now delin-
quent, be compromised on a basis of
the assessed valuation for the year
1896, for each of the years for which
said tax is delinquent provided the
same is paid within thirty days from
this date.
1t appearing to the board that the
assessment of lots 4 and 5, block 8,
original town of Hot Springs, vas I'M
just and excessive for the year 1893 and
ment of Phillip r. Kellar that the de.
linquent taxes on the said property will
be paid provided a satisfactory abate-
ment is made of q portion of the said
delinquent tax, it was moved and gar
ried that the tax OF 1893 be reckoned
on the valuation of said property as
assessed in 1896 and that the penalty
and interest on the said delinquent
tax be abated provided the said delin-
quent tax is paid within 30 DAYS from
this date.
1t was moved and carried that
the taxes on lot 8, block 10, origi nal
town of Hot Springs for the years 1892,
1893, 1894, 1895, and 1896 be reckonedl
on a valuation of s544 for each of the
said years for which said tax. is delin-
quent and that the penalty and inter-
est on the delinquent tax on lot 10,
block IS, ~originaltown of Hot Springs,
be abated provided the said delinquent
tax is paid within thirty days from
this date.
The report of E. D. Babcock, police
Justice of the peace, for the quarter
ending Sept. 30, 1897, was laid before the
board. Justices fees as itemized in
the said report amounting to s41.8O
were on motion reduced to s24 IS.
states attorney, not being liable for
the payment of the fees of defendants
witnesses, the same was on motion dis
allowed.
1t was moved and carried that q war
rant for.85W be drawn on the judg-
ment found in favor Of Martin & Ma.
son, as attorneys for the Union Ma.
tional bank. in partial payment Of q
judgment held by the latter against
the county Of Fall River.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed and warrants ordered drawn for
Geo. W. Dennis, services as
commissioner and mileage 8 Is OF
d. G. Grippen; services as coun
ty commissioner and check
ing up treasurer. II OF
Peoples Telephone company,
balance due for two tele-
phones to March l, 1884,. II OF
E. s. Kelly, court cert........ 95
There being no further business the
board then adjourned sine die.
WILLIAM H. STANLEY,
County Auditor.