Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-22
OFFICIAL
Of the Board of County Commission
ers of Custer County, s. u.

ers of Custer County, 3. ~.
CUSTER CITY. ,. d., Jan. u, 1898.
y O'Clock d. ~.
Board in session pursuant TO adjourn
ment. .
Present, all the members Of the board
and county auditor.
Proposition of III. g. Clason, tender
ing 5000 for assignment Of all tax certi-
ficates and receipts for taxes due for
years 1895, 1896 anC 1897, amounting TO
S47 "A. on lot 4, section 80, and northeast
quarter Of northwest quarter, and lots !
and 2 in section 81. township 3, south,
range 7, east b. II. NJ accepted, aud
treasurer is hereby instructed 10 receive
said offer.
On motion, the following road bills
were allowed upon their respective road
districts:
Henry Cox, for labor in road
district No l7....."..."""".."$ 90
Ernest Bellmore, labor in road
district No ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4 90
II q Clason, for labor in road
district No ...".""."."""... 81 80
J w Boiler, for labor in road
district No II .....""."..""." 81 II
Jas List, for labor in road dis
trict No H..".."".".-... ...... 3 90
Bill of Eta VI. Drew, for cash
paid for postage, etc, allowed
on contingent fund ...... .... 3 So
| bill of Fitch q Willis, for sup
plies for poor, allowed on
county poor fund.-. ....... -.
On motion, quarterly report of {. IL.
Henderson, ]. p, examined approved,
and the following bills allowed
In case Of State of South Dakota vs..
Henry Richardson:
C.. II. Henderson, justice fees. : 80
In case Of State of South Dakota vs..
James w. Thompson
c.. II. Henderson. justice fees. s ) 40
In case Of State of South Dakota vs.
Hans Hanson
G.. II. Henderson, justice fees. S 30
The following bills were allowed upon
the county general fund
Eta N Drew, salary for quarter Sl6O 80
James Michigan, for lab0r".... 8 %
Frank Walsh sheriTs fees -. "a 10
w. G.. Fenwick, jury fees 1900. 2 10
Mrs. VI. Painter, for supplies. 10 30
Educator School Supply Co., for
blanks "....""....." '.."""" z AZ
On motion, petition of q. C.. Katch L.
b. Richardson ct al, fol bridge across
French creek, near Fairbnrn, was laid
over for furthe. investigation.
Upon motion, petition OF ii. toree,
Jr., ct al, asking for the appointment
Of w. G.. Fay as road supervisor for road
district No. 10 for the year 1898, was re
jected
On motion, petition Of q. l.. Mutzig,
Jerry "lIanlon ct al, asking for the ap
pointmcnt of John Westtall as road
supervisor Of road district No. II for the
year 1898, was rejected.
Laid before the board road petition Of
Henry Mahnke, Frank Wicker ct al,
praying for Il change Of road as follows:
Beginning at "A point IN the present
county rOad from Custer City to Grand
junction, near a point of rocks norih
erly about Is rods from the mouth Of
what is known Us Grave Yard Cullen,
near Grand Junction or Tenderfoot
creek, and upon the ranch OF NJ Is.
Carr, in Custer county, thence running
across said creek and northeasterly
along east side of said creek about 800
feet, and intersecting said county road
from Grand Junction to Custer, ten rods
northeast Of where said county road
now crosses said creek.
Petitioners further ask, that the pres
ent county road between the points
mentioned be vacated and abandoned.
The land through which the said new
road is to run is owned by M. X. Carr.
Upon motion, the petition Is hereby
granted ~ prayed for, upon the express
understanding, that NJ. *. Carr shall
build aid Construct said new road at
his own expense, and put the same in
good condition for public use and travel
at no expense to the said county.
Upon motion, road petition of. T.
Fcran, J. l.. Phelps ct al. praying for a
change Of highway on the Deadwood
road, is hereby rejected
1t appearing by the tax books for the
year 1893, that The Clark & Hall Placer
was assessed twice, and that one of said
assessments was erroneous, and that
James Clark has paid said excessive tax.
it is hereby ordered by agreement with
Mr.. Clark that a refund order be issued
TO him for the excess, amounting to
S2l. 75, the same to be applied upon
taxes for the year 1897.
The following road supervisors are
hereby appointed for the ear 1898:
J. l.. McKenna for road district No !.