Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-09-22
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROCEED.
INGS.

Fall River county, So. Dak., met i'll the
court house in the city of Hot Springs.
pursuant to adjournment, on Tuesday,
September ., 1899, Monday, September
4. being Labor Day. legal holiday.
Present. ID. q. Grippen, j. w. Sweat
and w. w: Forney. county commits
sioners. and VIM. III. Stanley, county
auditor.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and, on motion, corrected by inserting
! the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted July 10, 1899.
Whereas. 1t appears to this board
several commissioners districts of Fall
River county is necessary in order to
secure Il Just and more uniform appor-
tionment of electors to each commits
sioners district, it he and is hereby
Resolved, That Cascade precinct be
added to, and be made part of commits
sioners district number l, and that
! Cheyenne River precinct be added to,
and made part of, commissioners dis
trict number ); commissioners district
number to comprise all that portion
of Fall River county lying west of a
line commencing at point on the
south line of Custer county on the
township line between ranges 4 and 3,
running thence due south along the
said township line to the northwest
corner of section Ii, town 8. range 3,
thence due east to the northeast cor
her of section lG, town s, range 5,
thence due south to the southeast cor
ner of section %, town s, range 5,
thence due west to the southwest cor
ner of section 30, town s, range D,
thence due south along the township
line between ranges and 3 to the Ne
braska state line; commissioner dis
trict number = to comprise all of that
portion of Fall River county bounded
as follows: Commencing at point on
the Custer county line between ranges
and D, running thence due east along
said county line to the township line
between ranges and 1, running thence
south along said township line to the
southeast corner of section l3, town s,
range 6, thence due west to the eastern
boundary of commissioners district
number l above described, thence
along said boundary line to place Of
beginning: commissioners district
number 3 to comprise all that portion
of Fall River county not included in
commissioners districts numbers
and >.
1t was moved and carried that the
personal tax of w. Il. Bennett for 1898
be compromised on IL basis of valua-
tion of $40, it appearing to the board
that the said Bennett was a resident of
Custer counts in 1898, and that nearly
all of his personal property was assess
able there.
lit was moved and carried that bill of
S12 for four months rent of Messenger
residence for county poor be allowed.
the said amount to be applied on taxes
on the said property.
1t was moved and carried that the
bond of John Waldron & Co., in the
sum of 1000 for liquor license in Edge
mont be approved and accepted in lieu
of the liquor license bond of j. w.
Butler II Co., the latter having sold
their business and assigned their
! license to the former
| 1t was moved and carried that the
personal property tax of w. G. Ward
for the year 1898 be cancelled. it ap-
pearing from certificates of the county
auditor and the county treasurer of
Custer county, S. d., on file with the
board that the property was assessed
in Custer county in the year 1898. and
was not assessable in this county.
1t was moved and carried that the
quarterly report of j. Il. Niclerson.
justice OF the peace, be approved and
bill for Justices fees to the amount of
II GO be allowed.
In conformity with section 3. of
chapter IL of the session laws of 1899
relating to assessment and taxation
the board on motion proceeded to
make an estimate of county expenses
for the ensuing year as basis for the
levies for taxes for the year 1899. The
said estimate of county expenses was
as follows to wit:
| Assessors ............,,..S 35O
Sheritfs' fees, board of prisoners,
etc. .................. $500
Salary county Judge. 300
Salary county superintendent of
| schools .................... 7sO
Salary states attorney. 1000
Salary county auditor and assist
ance .................... 1900
Coroner fees, witnesses, etc. .. 300
County commissioners per diem,
mllease' cue. ............ 4OO
\ Care of insane at asylum. ..... 800
| Expenses circuit court. ........ 1000
/ Fees clerk of courts. rts.............. $50
Expenses justice court. ...... 300
Physician for county poor. $50
i IOA AOAtCA Va OOuACy 1OOO
County roads (nnorganized por-
tion of county,. y)................. 800
County bridges. ges.................. GOO
Blank books and stationary ...... 1000
Printing and advertising. ........ 1000
Election expen nses. s............... 300
Light, water, fuel, repairs, etc.... 800
! Bond interest and sinking fund.-. $500
Court house janitor. r............. 475
On account of judgments 10000. 64OO
The following resolution was offered
and on motion unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in conformity with
laws of the state relating to assessment
and taxation and in accordance with
an estimate of expenses for the ensu-
ing year made by this board, there be
and is hereby levied for the purpose of
paying such expense the following
amounts for the purposes named, to
wit:
For county general fund pur-
For county poor purposes. ....... 1000
For county insane purposes. 10000. CSC