Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-04-21

1t was moved and carried that the
interest and penalty on all delinquent
personal tax assessed against the Hot
Springs Bottling Works, Alice Atche-
son and N. A.tcheson, be abated, pro-
vided the said personal tax is paid
within thirty days.
1t was moved and carried that the
proposition of Jacob Strouse to pay
s3l.:3O for all the taxes on the 81 SEA
section %, and NJ NE4 section 80,
and S4O.5O for all taxes on SWL Sec
ton %, all in town 10. range 8, be &C
copied.
1t was moved and carried that the
proposal of DIR. II. ID. Jennings to
do the medical and surgical work and
furnish medicines for the county poor
aud prisoners in accordance with the
published notice asking for such pro-
posals, until January l, 1900, at the
rate of Sll per month in county poor
fund warrants, be accepted, that being
the lowest bid submitted for such SER
vice.
The following resolution was on mo-
ton adopted:
Whereas, \ petition has been pre-
sented to this board, signed by r. W..
Leach and twenty-five other residents
Vi Uuo County,. praying loI Cuo ClOSiuk
of the section line between sections 81
and %, and between the NWA of
NW4 section 81 and the NEl4 of NEA
section 33, town s, range Z. and
Whereas, The said II. w. Leach has
| offered right of way through his land
for IA public road, which route is much
more desirable for a public road than
| the section line aforesaid, it is
Resolved, That the said petition be
and is hereby granted and the offer of
II. w. Leach of right of way through
his land for q public road be and is
hereby accepted.
1t appearing to the board that three
vacancies exist in the office of county
justice of the peace by the failure of
the persons elected to that office to
qualify. and a petition having been
presented to the board praying for the
appointment of Chas. Petro to one of
the vacancies i'll the said office of the
+, justice of the peace, it was moved and
carried that Chas. Petro be appointed
county justice of the peace.
1t was moved and carried that the
taxes for the years 1896 and 1897 as.
sessed against the El, NEll, and E1a
SEA section 81, town q, range 5, be
compromised on u basis of a valuation
of 500 provided all the tau or the said
land be paid within thirty days.
1t appearing that an error, had been
made in the assessment of lot %, block
I, Cold Spring addition to Hot Springs,
the said lot being assessed for improve
ments when there we're no improve
ments IN the said lot. it was moved
and carried that the said tax be cor
rected by fixing the valuation of the
said lot at s15.
1t was moved and carried that 5000
be accepted in full payment of the per-
sonal taxes of the Elm Creek Stone
company, and that the taxes assessed
against lots l, 2, 3 and 4, section ,,
town z, range 6, be compromised on IA
basis. of a valuation of 5000 for each of
the years for which the tax is due. and
unpaid.
Lots 10 and 20, block 10, Minnekahta
addition. having been assessed with
improvements in the year 1898. when
there are no improvements on the said
lots. it was moved and carried that the
tax on improvements so enormously
assessed be abated.
1t vas moved and carried that the
tax on the old mill property H. acres
in Sell SELL section 10. and on the
water right on the SWl4 SWl4 section
10, town S, range ., for the year 1897,
be compromised on a valuation of the
said property as assessed i'll 1898.
The proposition of a. C. Gaylord to
pay the taxes Tor buy the certificates,
ON the NWl1 of section %. town 10
range Z. for the years 1894. 1885, 1896
and 1897, on a basis of a valuation of
5000 for each of the said years was on
motion accepted.
The resignation of Charles Graves OF
all his right, title and interest in and
to the Office of assessor of Fall River
county. South Dakota, wa on motion
accepted and ordered filed.
The following resolution was on mo
tion adopted:
Whereas, The Hon. Levi MCGEE
Judge of the Seventh Judicial circuit
has by a decree dated the 21st day o.
March, 1899. declared Mark G. Rich te
be the duly and legally elected asses
sor of Fall River county, South Dako
ia. and
Whereas. Charles Graves, to whom
certificate of election has been issued
has this day relinquished all his right
i: title and interest in and to the salt
office of county assessor, and in orde
' to render the title of the said Mark c
: Rich in and to the said office more per
feet and secure, it is
= Resolved, That the said Mark c
, Rich be and is hereby appointed to tn
. to the Office of county assessor of Fal
: River county, South Dakota, to I'LL tn
vacancy caused by the resignation o
the said Charles Graves.
i The official bond of Mark G. Rich q
Q assessor of Fall River county, in th
sum of five hundred dollars, was o.
i motion approved and ordered filed.
Q Tho following resolution was pre-
sented and on motion adopted:
Resolved, That the following name