Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-20
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROCEED.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROCEED
INGs.
Monday, January 1889, heing a legal
holiday under the laws Of the state of
South Dakota, and there being no
quorum present the meeting of the
board of county commissioners was ad-
journed by the county auditor to Tues
day, January 3, 1899.
The board Of county commissioners
of Fall River county met in regular
session at the court house in the city
of Hot Springs,on Tuesday, January 8,
1899. Present, d. g. Grippen, Geo. w.
Highley and Geo. w. Dennis, county
commissioners, and William H. Stan.
ley, county auditor. Minutes of pre-
vious meetings were on motion ap.
proved.
Road polls enormously assessed to
Jos. Dowdy i'll the years 1894 and 1895,
we're on motion abated.
Bond of Charles Graves as county
assessor, in the sum of $500, was on
motion approved.
Bond of Frederick G. Osmotherly as
clerk of the courts, in the sum of $1,000,
was on motion approved.
Bond of William w. Smithson as
register of deeds, in the sum of $500,
was on motion approved.
Bond of William r. Morgan as coun-
ty treasurer, in the sun of S12,50O, with
the United States Fidelity and Guar
anty company as sureties, was on mo-
ton approved.
Annual report of w. II. Anderson.
supervisor of road district No. 8, show
ing s31.75 due the supervisor and %
cents due David Anderson for spikes
was on motion approved, and bill al
lowed.
Annual reports of j. A. Ball for the
years 1897 and 1893 showing s34 due
the said supervisor for the said two
years, was on motion approved and
amount allowed.
Annual report of G. d. Croford, sup
ervisor of road district No. IL, showing
SLIPS due the said supervisor, was ap-
proved, and bill for services allowed.
Bond of Hugh Houghton as county
justice of the peace, in the sum of $500,
was on motion approved.
Personal tax of Jos. Havelek for the
year 1897 was on motion abated, it ap-
pearing from an affidavit on file in the
office of the auditor that the said
Havelek had no personal property in
Fall River county liable to taxation in
the year 1897.
The report of James S. Shepard and
j. 7. Williams. the committee appoint
ed by the board of county commission
ers to view a road and report on the
most practicable route for a county
road from the mouth of Fall River to
SLithia Springs" was on motion ap-
proved and report ordered filed.
Quarterly report of j. 3. Parks as
police justice of the peace, was on mo-
ton approved, and Justices fees to
amount of $685. we're allowed.
Annual report of d. NJ. Wallace,
supervisor of road district No. Ia, was
on motion approved, and bill of 1915
for services of supervisor was allowed.
Annual report of ID. G. Shirley, sup
ervisor Of road district No. 6, was ap-
proved and bill of $3.50 for services of
supervisor and use of tools was on
motion allowed.
poor, filed with the auditor pursuant
the contract for same was awarded to
Mrs. NJ. L. Fairchild, she being the
lowest bidder.
The tax assessed against lots 16, II
and 10, block 81, in city of Edgemont.
was on motion abated, the said real
estate being the property of school
district No. IL.
1t was moved and carried that a war
rant for $500 be drawn on the judy
ment fund in favor of G. w. Wattles
in part payment of a judgment against
Fall River county owned by the said
Wattles.
tt was moved and carried that the
salaries of the county treasurer, coun-
ty auditor, county superintendent,
county judge and court house %janitor
for the months of November and De-
cember be allowed.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and warrants ordered dra wn
for amounts:
Mrs. M. T.. Fairchild, board of
county poor, November 1908 80 90
j. G. Bradley, salary as deputy
treasurer, Nov. and Dec..... 100 90
Mrs. b. S. Briggs, board of
county poor, Nov. and Dec.... AZ 70
w. w. S%mithson, recording
sherif's deeds, ETC., to county
property, and postage for
quarter Observation-Disclosures. II 90
Chas. Eastman, sherif's fees. 902 20
Chas. Grippen, work in auditors
office, Nov. and Dec ........ 89 90
Nv. II. Morgan, clerk in treasur-
er's office part of December. % 90
James Bradley, work in treasur-
er's office part of December. 30 90
G. L. Brit, court Certificate. 500. 3 80
James A. Clark, court certiti-
1s 30
! A. j. Clogan, court certificate. 4 80
John Stack, court certificate. 4 80
! Frank Jackson, court certificate 9 20
John jackson, court certificate. . %
H. M. Brindley, court certificate 6 10
q. +. Long, court certificate 900. IA 10
j. A. Clark, court certificate. 80. 3 10
cate. ......................... 6 10
Gates 617 4O
W. E. Benedict, stenographer's
court certificate ............. ZIG 40
w. 2. Benedict. wolf bounty to