The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-17
Commissioners PROCEEDINGS.
Rapid City, S. D.
January "a. 1880

county auditor present. Minut,s C.
January 81 and % were read and b,
motion appHeved.
BY motion the following bills were
allowed on the current expense fund:
Rapid City, water for quarter endinu
september 80 $l2 81
Same. quarter ending Dec. 81 - 81
nc Gambrill, REM cleo
tlon oay SOC
H Gambril', glass for jail yl
R'pid City Lumber Co., lumber 3 3:
CT ~McEachron, supplies, county
poor q OC
Consolidated Mercantile Co., sup
piles for prisoners q
BY motion the following disposition
was made of applications for abate.
ment OF taxes after same had been
thoroughly examined: John Waldron
and - Marion rtjec,ed.
by motion tbs following loans wer.
granted on the permanent school fund
George Fl Jewe,t $li2.5O: joseph r
REYNOLDS $500.
by motion petition Of Isadore Gary
for duplicate warrant on road distr.c,
No. 70 granted. original warrants No,
1888 TO- $3.50 and 1892 for 81. 90 hav.
ing been lost or destroyed.
{ BY motion petition of Andrew John
son for damages TO real estate caused
by public highway crossing same was
denied.
By motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas, on the 23rd day of July,
1894, the sum of 1925 was loaned from
the permanent school fund of the stat,
OF South Dakota to one LaXley r. Sin
gleton by the county of Pennington,
South Dakota, for the period of five
years. aud
Whereas, default has been made in
the payment of the interest and loan
and the same is nOw due, and
Whereas, the legal title to said LAND
is now vested IN one George c.. Hunt,
trustee, who will quit claim to Tho.
cout ~ of Pennington, South Dakota.
for the sum of $25, thus vesting the tt
tie to said land in said county, and
Whereas, it would cost more thar
the sum of S25 to fOrecluse said mort
gage aud obtain title by furcclosure
and d deficiency Judgment against said
Singleton would be Of no value to SAID
Pennington county: therefore be it
Resolved. that We pay TO The said
George e.. Hunt the sum S25 and TAX:
from him his quit claim deed to said
land described as follows: the west
half OF the northeast quarter and the
southeast quarter Of the. northeast
quarter of section Is, township 2 north,
range 6 east B. e. NJ and lot No. 2 OF
section 30, township 2 north, range 7
east, all in Pennington county, South
Dakota. being l6O acres more Or less,
according to US. government survey
By motion The following resolution
Was adopted:
Wher, as, The county has become the
owner Ut the West half Ut The northeast
quarter vi s., cliUn -, township 2 north
range + ,asL = II M in Pennington
county, and lot No ?, section 81, own
ship 2 north, range I east B II NJ, als,I
in Pennington county, South Dakota,
which said laud had been ~murtgageu
by l. II Singleton to secure u perma
nent school loan Of 1920, which SAID
mortgage was given July %, 1894, AND
which said loan remalus VIII ,lIv IN paiu
aud title 10 aiu land having been &C
Qujred by pay ing 10 Gcurge Z Hunt.
trustee. II wnom was Vested the leg,
title, tie sum Of $25; the said Hun
having declined to pay said mortgage
debt and the pay lneuL Of said sum t.
hlm for quit Claim deco being less thal
the COST vi foreclosure Of said mort
gage, and
Whereas, there is certain timber or
said land which l., being STOLEN AND re
moved and lost to the county unles:
speedily dlspo: ed of, and
Whereas, Louis Violin offers to buy
all of the timber til for use on said lan(
and cut and remove the same within
n months from this date n pa,
therefor 81 cords Of fuur-iuot wood de-
liverud at The court house within tn
time aforesaid, free OF cost to Peuniny
tol. county except the sum Of $50 to b
paid said Louis Violin upon delivery u
wood, and such offer is, in the judy
ment Of this board, The b.s5 ubJaiuable
offer that Can be had for said timber
and there is Il necessity Of disposing .
said timber without delay, now there
torebe it
Resolved, that the offer of the sale
Louis Violin is hereby accepted and tn
states attorney is hereby directed u
draw up the proper contract tor sucl
offer with said Louis Violin.
BY motion board adjourned to NEE
II 9 O'Clock d. N. January %, 1899.
Attest: A. j. Mccain,
P. f. Mcmahon, Chairman.
County Auditor.
Rapid City, S. D.
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