Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-16

was moved and carried that the treas
urer be authorized and directed to re-
fund to the said E. r. Juckett the
amount paid by him together with in.
terest to date, and costs.
The following resolution was offered
aud on motion unanimously adopted.
Whereas an offer of $3.50 in county
general fund warrants for lot 8, block
8, Phillips addition to Hot s Springs,
and an cffer of $500 in county general
fund warrants for lot IL, block %,
Stewards addition to Hot Springs,
have been made to this board, and it
appearing to the board that the said
offers are the full value of the said.
property, and that the interests of the
county will he best subserved by dis
posing of the property at the prices
offered, it is
Resolved, That the said offers be and
are hereby accepted, and that the
chairman of the board of county com.
missioners and the county auditor be
hereby authorized and instructed
to make and execute. or have made and
executed all necessary deeds or other
instruments to perfect the title to, and
effect the conveyance of, the aforesaid
premises.
Complaint having been made to the
board that some of the roads in road
district No. 5 are in bad condition, it
was moved and carried that the super
visor of the said road district No. 5 be
instructed by the county auditor to
make the necessary repairs in the said
roads, particularly to bridge the Mailer
ditch, and repair the road in Whaley
canyon.
A list of uncollected personal taxes
was laid before the board by the coun.
ty treasurer, aud on motion the audi
tor was instructed to file the same.
The committee consisting of the
chairman of the county board and the
county auditor, appointed by the board
to examine the books of the county
treasurer, reported that they had COM
pleted the examination, found the
books and accounts correct, and the
required amount of cash or cash items
in the hands of the treasurer.
Application of Charles Clapp for
abatement of a portion of his tax for
the year 1897 IN account of excessive
valuation of improvements on land,
was on motion laid over.
Bill of Fred G. Cradle, s75 for five
days labor taking testimony in justice
court, case of State vs. Wallace, was on
motion laid over.
Bill of o. Ferguson of s113.lO for
board and baths of John Breen, pauper,
for April, May, June and July, was on
motion laid over for investigation.
Salaries of county treasurer, county
judge, county superintendent, county
auditor, state's attorney, and court
house j%anitor, for the months of July
and August were on motion allowed.
Bill of Ed w. Blakey, amounting to
s653.60 for mileage at 10 c. per mile for
summoning grand and petit jurors in
addition to 5 C. per mile allowed and
paid by the board of county commits
sioners for the years 1893, 1894, 1895
and 1896, having been referred to Judge
MCGEE, and by him held to belegal and
ordered paid, was on motion allowed
and warrant ordereddrawn for amount.
On motion the following bills were
allowed, and warrants ordered drawn
for amounts stated:
Peoples Telephone Company
two telephones July and Au-
Charles snie SIS. s. Eastman al:''i board Sl0 %
James Knapp, insane. ........ II 90
Mrs. NJ. L. Fairchild, board coun-
ty poor for July. 81 %.
G. w. Hargens, county physi.
clan May, June and JULY. % rs
j. e. Bradley, salary as deputy
county treasurer July, Au-
NJ. L Fairchild, board county
poor for August ............. 81 90
Mrs. 3. S. Briggs, board of
county poor II 65
G. G. Deuel., witness court GER
Fr ssd't sehuler, witness justice u 90
T. 'G F. Fraxiey, witness justice q
S. 'G H. roniin, witness ess'j justice 90
American 1sais Book Company, %
school text Books rs 36
Perkins Brothers, supplies. 5000. 80 90
Water, Light & Power Company,
water July and August ...... 20 90.
Water, Light & Power Company,
light to September 1......... IL SO
Ed Martsel, witness fees justice
john ; Fields eiidi;, washing jail blank. ~
G. W. ". Dc pen ;ais' services as oonn. ~
ty commissioner mileage. 10 90
wolf ............:........... 1a
~ com: and com. worE.:..... 10 90
Don MacKinley, guard, mileage,
Sam odeI. II 20
printing 81 80.
81. Goddard. publishing. 80 IS