Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-03

ADJOURNED SESSION.

Brookings ). d., July Gath, '99.
The board of county commissioners
met in adjourned session in the office
of the county auditor, and was called
to order by Chairman Donohoe. Mem
bers present, M. f. Donohoe, chairman,
Commissioners Ed. Hillestad, Stewart
Young, j. II. Simmons and F.F. Rib
stein, also /. III. Storgaard, county aud
| itor, clerk.
John Alton, having in charge the
books and accounts of ex-auditor j. T.
Nelson for the purpose of examination,
presented his report to the board, and
the board proceeded to examine and
check the report with the vouchers,
books, warrants, stubs, and accounts,
in the office of the auditor, or as many
thereof as had been subject to exami-
nation and included in said report.
Commissioner Young was on motion
appointed a committee to have the To-
cation and site of the proposed steel
bridge across the Sioux river in Medary
township properly surveyed.
The board adjourned to 80 p. NJ.
and met as per adjournment, all mem
bers and clerk being present, also j. y.
Cheever, states attorney, and together
they continued to examine and check
the report of John Alton.
Board adjourned till Tuesday at Q am
Board met as per adjournment; all
members and clerk present.
Board continued to check the report
of Mr.. Alton, assisted by the states at
torney
Board adjourned to i:30 p, m. and
met as per adjournment with all mem
bers and clerk present.
The petition of J. p. Alexander. laid
over from last meeting, relating to the
abatement of taxes, on certain property
in the township of Elkton, was taken
up, Mr.. Alexander having previously
appeared in person before the board.
Petition was on motion granted. Mr..
Alexander agreeing to pay the taxes
less $3.50, village taxes enormously as
sessed, and also agreeing to pay 6 per
cent interest on the taxes for the years
in question.
Petition of William Fisher, request
ing the board to abate $4,000 personal
tax assessed against the Bank of Vol
ga, 1897, was on motion granted the
same being a double assessment.
The petition of the First National
Bank, praying for abatement of person
al taxes of John Armstrong, assessed
against lot 8, block 2, Volga, for the
years 1895 and 1896 was on motion re-
jected.
The bridge petition of f. M. Hugh
son ct al, was on motion rejected, and
Commissioner Young was appointed
committee to visit and condemn said
bridge, and to post notices warning the
public against using it for traffic.
Moved by Commissioner simmons,
that the report of John Alton be ac-
cepted and approved and placed on
file, and the motion prevailed, said re-
port showing total shortage in the ac-
counts of ex-auditor Nelson for the
years 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1893, of
S4,g2S.65.
Moved that an expert be employed,
said expert to begin an investigation
of the books of the county treasurer
from the time J. L. Nelson entered the
office in the capacity of deputy, and
that committee of the board of COM
missioners be appointed to confer with
said expert. Motion prevailed. The
chairman appointed Commissioners
Young ond Ribstein as such committee.
John Alton was on motion appointed
to examine the books of the county
treasurer pursuant to the above motion.
Moved and carried, that the chair
man of the board of commissioners
confer with the states attorney in the
matter of prosecution of ex-auditor
Nelson, on the several counts and
charges as specified and set forth in the
report of the expert having had in
charge the examination of the books of
said ex auditor Nelson.
On motion w. III. Murphy was in.
structed to have the floor of the clerk
of courts Office repaired.
On motion the board audited and al
lowed the following claims;
Hammond Bros. s. Stevens, sup
plies for county. 30
G J Collier, member board OF in
sanity and examination...... 90
G A Williams, medicine for
moor ... 435
Brookings Register, printing
and stationery .........-.,.. 20
Frank g Cook, labor on bridge 30
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