The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-08
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| r, r. MCMAHON, Chairman.
County Auditor.
Rapid City S. D.,
October 10, 1899.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members and the county audito
present.
BY motion the report of road We've
appointed to view the Rapid Vale,
and Pierre trai, road was accepted an,
the road ordered recorded and platte,
and duly established according to law
Application for abatement of take
presented by F NJ Lockhurt, condition
ally granted.
Sy motion the following bills wer,
allowed on the current expense fund:
L Young, stenography, 81 90.
Tom Sweeney ddw. Co., stove fo
Jail. S. 50.
II z Gambrill, glass, fifty cents.
BY motion board adjourned to NEE
at nine O'Clock a. IN. October 20, 1899.
Attest: A.. J, Mccain.
p. F. Mcmahon, Chairman.
County Auditor
Rapid City, S. D.,
| October 20 1899 {
board met pursuant to adjournment
all members and the county auditor
present.
Minutes of August 2 and 3 and Sep
TENDER 5, 6. l6, II, IS and 10 read unC
by motion approved.
BY motion application for abatemen,
of taxes of Perry Cox, granted. Com
missioner Cross voting no.
1t was moved that the application
or abatement Of taxes OF Isidore Gary
he granted in part by abatlng assessed
valuation OF fifteen head of cattle. Mo
ton was amended by Commissioner
Cross to deny petition. Amendment
lost. Motion carried, Commissioner
Cross voting no.
Moved by commissioner Walker tina,
z. Holmes be appointed superintendent.
OF construction of water system OF
county poor farm, Motion carried.
BY motion a warrant appropriation
on the county poor farm fund was mad,
for 1896 81, warrant for SAID amount t,
be drawn up and delivered to the Ton
Sweeney Hardware Co., for construct
ing water works on county poor farm
when certificate shall be filed witt
county auditor by superintendent q
construction, countersigneG by one O
more members Of the board of count
commissioners and stating that work
complete.
BY motion bond Of the Tom Sweene
Hardware Co. was approved and cor
tract ordered signed.
Moy"d by Commissioner Cross tn
bill of Katharine Gantz for 500 90 fo
work in auditors Office be allowed
Motion carried.
BY motion the following bills wer
allowed on the current expense fund:
e H Walker, commissioners service
, S5l 80.
Al Mccain. commissioners servic
1913 90.
Fred j Cross, comm. issioner's servic
county &c neral fund, $50 90.
t BY motion board adjourned to me-
Novem Der II, 1899,
Attest: A. j Mccain.
/, P. Mcmahon, Chairman.
S County Auditor
p Rapid City, S. D.,
November ID, 1899. {
Boar d me: pursuant to adjournmen
: all members and the county audit,
Y present.
q Minutes of October Goth read ar
upon motion approved.
Motion to adjourn as board OF cou
ty commissioners to meet as a canvas
! Ing board to canvass the vote cast
2 the general election held on the seve
! tn Gay Of November, 1885, Carried.
The ballot boxes having been retur
: cd from the various precincts tn, ougl
out the county the board proceeded
canvass the vote and upon completiu
the same it WAS found that nine hu
dred and eighty-nine ballots had bee
!. cast, OF which Dighton Corson, Il
judge OF the Supreme court first iii
trict) received four hundred and fit
one (45D votes and Edmund Smith, ii
hundred and twenty-three (523) vote
For judge OF the supreme court, secon
district, Dick Haney received fou
hundred and eigbty-one votes aud Co
nelius B. Kennedy four hundred ar
} sixty one votes. For Judge of the 8
preme court, third district. Howard {
. Fuller received four hundred ar
eighty-three votes and Julian Benne
four hundred and sixty.five vote
For county commissioner first distric
r John c. Barber received one hundre
. and twenty. eight votes, and Lee Plat
one hundred and thirty-fve vote
Lee Platt having received a majuri,
OF the votes cast for county commits
Toner h. was upon motion declared d
ly elected TO the Office of county cor
! missioner OF the first commission,
district and the county auditor il
structed to issue certificate OF electic
to.said Lee Platt.
? Motion to adjourn as canvassir
: board and meet az board OF coun,
commissioners. Carried,
Board adjourned to meet Novembt
Is, 1899, at nine o'clock a, m.
7 Attest: Al Mccain,
Horace Crockett, Chairman.
, County Auditor