The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

bS uioIlou VIZ DIS were
allowed on the current expense fund,
S A Gleason muse Mrs Odscrs $5S 90
allowed S3l 80.
Sweeney Hdw co fur poor house 1895
IT lngersol chief police fees So 30 re
jccted.
w H LalSee bond interest S i'd Sl53 76
RCLCo lumber poor farm SO 70.
} NanBusk'rk paris green 50 p re-
jcctcd. Previously allowed.
On motion board adjourned to meet
at . o'clock a. m. Aug.2, 1899.
Attest: A. j, Mccain,
Z. F.. Mcmahon, Chairman.
County Auditor.
Rapid City, S. ID.
Aug. ,, 1899.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members and the county auditor
present.
The following resolution war adopt
ed:
Whereas, Owing to the vote in the
several election precincts of Pcnn;ng-
ton County being of such numbers that
it is impossible to re-district the
county into commissioner districts ac-
cording to law, and further, the incom.
plete vote in that portion known rs
Ieibach county, at last general elec-
ton, therefore be it,
Resolved. That, that portion of Pen.
nington County formerly known as lei
bach county be attaceed to the first
commissioner district, and that no
other change in commissioners district
be mage.
By motion A J Mccain was appoint
ed to superintend the moving of the
old residence structure on the poor
farm to the rear of the new building,
at the least possible expense.
The following bills we're by motion
allowed on the respective funds here
indicatcd:
Fred j Cross services IA days on
board of equalization gen i'd $42 90.
FJC'oss ser CO com ml'ge z I'd $3.50 SO.
} Mccain cur ex i'd $93 90
Walker 300 80
AS Chapter 4S OF the session laws of
1871, provides ''That no county commits
Toner shall receive more than One
Hundred and twenty-five dollars as
per diem nor more than forty dollars
as mileage during any one year, the
auditor having consulted the states at
torney and being advised to not issue
any illegal warrants when he knew the
same to be such refused to issue a
rants for the above named amounts.
From records the following amounts
were found to have beer drawn by the
respective commissioners during the
present year for services and mileage:
A j Mccain ser Sl3S 90 m'lage SO 10
II Walker " $l35 90 " 80 60
f } Cross " $I0S 90 SlO 90
Through the advice of the states at.
torney the services of commissioners
as a board of equalization it was found
SHOULD be allowed separately and war
rants were accordingly drawn for each
as follows
Fred j Cross services board of equal
ization II days $42 90.
A } Mccain services board of equal
izatlon IA days S42 90.
H Walker services board of equal
lzatlon IA days $42 90 and mileage $3 30
and postage 10 $45 40.
Fred J Cross bal due from maximum
limit OF per diem and for mileage a,
county commissioners $40 SO.
Commissioner Walker then made the
following motion: To reconsider the
action taken by the board on April 20
lS99 relative to the salary of county
auditor Motion carried, com Cross vot-
ing No.
Com Walker moved to allow no more
remuneration until the county auditor
gives bond to indemnify the County
against loss in case the suit now pend
ing in the supreme court is decided
against him.
And the treasurer is hereby instruct
ed TO pay no more money on warrants
"rawn Tor salary of county auditor
until so ordered by board of county
commissioners.
Motion carried com Cross voting No,
by motion board adjourned to meet
as a board of equalization at 8 o'clock
a. m. Aug. 3, 1899.
Attest: A. T. Mccain
p. F. Mcmahon Chairman.
County Auditor,
Rapid City. S. D..
Aug. 3. 1899,
Board met pursuant to ad journment
all members and the county auditor
present.
BY motion the following bills were
rejected.
Thos Hewitt ser police officer $40 40.
$40 20.
The following resolution was by mo
toe adopted.
Whereas. Judgment has been render
cd in the circuit court against Penning
ton county in favor of J T Ingefsol for
$500 90 and Cassius M Leedy for SIS 90
Therefore be it,
Resolved, by the board of county
commissioners that the auditor be in