Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-02
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, PROCEED
INGS-

w. Highley and G. w. Dennis, county
commissioners, and William Fl. Stanley,
county auditor.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Bond of Albert r. Anderson as
states attorney, in the sum of one
thousand dollars, was laid before the
board and, on motion, approved and
ordered filed.
On motion board adjourned until
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1898.
Board convened Tuesday, Nov. 10,
pursuant to adjournment. Present,
ID. G. Grippen and q. w. Dennis, coun.
ty commissioners, and William H,
Stanley, county auditor.
1t appearing to the board that w. v
Lucas was enormously assessed for per.
sonal property in the year 1897, he hav.
ing owned no property in the county
during that year, the same with the
exception of school polly was ordered
stricken from the tax lists of the coun-
ty:
1t appearsng to the board, after care
full consideration and inquiry that the
personal property assessment of the
Water, Light Il Power Co, in the city
of Hot Springs for the year 1897 wu>
excessive and unjust it was moved amt
carried that the said taxes be compru,
missed on a basis OF a valuation of $40.
600, and that the treasurer be author
lied to accept an amount reckoued on
said valuation in full satisfaction OF
the said personal tax.
1t was moved and carried that the
personal tax of the Baker Quarry Co.,
for the years 1894 and 1898, and the tax
assessed against the said company on
w. SW4 NEI,. the Ela NV a Me-.
and the WIZ Sell NWI section ID,
town Z, range 6, for the years 1894 ana
1885 be compromised on IL basis of val
uation of the said property as assessed
in 1896. provided all the delinquent tax
on the said property is paid within six
ty days.
The proposition of William Fisher to
pay up all the taxes for the years 1892,
1888, 1894, 1898, 1896 ond 1897 on the
SW1l4 Sell, So SWl4, NW4 SW4 and
SW4 NW14., section %, VIZ NE4,
VIZ SEA and NE4 SCI section 81;
the VIZ NE4 section 33; SWl4 section
33; and the NWl4 section 33, town 8,
range 6, provided that the said tax for
the said years be based on a valuation
of 5000 per quarter section, and provid-
ed further that the tax certificates GOV
ering the said property be assigned to
the said Fisher was on motion accept
ed.
The matter of the petition of G. H.
Duennerman and others asking for the
removal of certain fences on section
lines in road district No. IL and the re-
monstrance in the same matter were
referred to the supervisor of said road
district for adjustment.
On motion the 1897 tax, assessed
against the personal property of the
Mining. Milling and Manufacturing
Co., tullers earth plant was compro-
missed on Il basis of the valuation of
the said property as assessed in 1886.
1t appearing from Il written state
ment submitted by Bert Brookfield,
and from other evidence laid before
the board, that the personal property
assessment of the said Brooktield was
illegally and unjustly raised by the
county assessor over the amount re-
turned by the said Brookfield, under
oath, to the said assessor in the year
said assessment be reduced $3.50, this
being the amount added by the asses
Or.
A petition signed by Enoch Jones
and ten other residents of road dis
trict No. Z. was laid before the board.
praying for the establishing of a coun-
ty road described as follows: Com.
mencing at corner of section s, town 8,
range 6, running thence northwesterly
to the mouth of Shops canyon, thence
up Shops canyon, to intersect Cascade
road at the N ost feasible point in sec
tinn 4 township & raupa \
1t appearing from the records and
files of the county that the road, sub
stantiully as prayed for, had been sur
veyed and all the preliminary steps for
its establishment taken, it was moved
md carried that the said road as sur
seyed and plated, be declared an es.
fablished county road and that the
plat of the same be filed.
Bill of Mrs. j. L. Halls for $40 for
damages to land and improvements by
The establishing of a public county
toad above d%escribed) across land
owned by her was on notion allowed.
Annual report of EdsKeenan, super.
visor of road district No. 4. was pre-.
,ented and on motion approved, and
bill of SIS. 90 for services of supervisor
allowed.
Report of Robert Parmley, supervis
pr of road district No. l, was presented
md on motion approved, the following
bills for labor and material contained
therein being allowed:
Dan Larson, labor on bridge. .s12 q
~. Anderson, sharpening plow.. Z;
Fargo Merct. Co., nails and lum-
Der 4 o
Robert Parmley, 10 days labor as
supervisor 81 U
The personal property taX assessed
sgainst Jacob Snyder for the year 1882
vas ordered stricken from the tax lists
fthe county. it appearing that tn
aid Snyder was not in the county ant
lad no personal property in the coun
" during the year 1894.
Amount of taxes and costs paid b!
". j. Mcgowan for tax certificates GOV
.,ring lots Z, 8 and 8, block Is, Nam
moth Spring Addition to Hot Springs
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