Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-09-14
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.


pursuant to adjournment on Monday,
September 3rd., 1900. Present, ID. q.
Grippen, j. w. Sweat and w. w.
Forney, county commissioners, and
VIM. II. Stanley. county auditor. This
being Labor Day" and legal
holiday, it was moyed and carried that
the board adjourn until Tuesday,
September 9TH, 1900.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Tuesday, September 4th. 1900. Pres
emit d. G. Grippen, j. w. Sweat, and
w. w. Forney, county commissioners
and William ii. Stanley, county
auditor.
petition for a bridge across Long
Branch creek, signed by David Ander-
son and twenty other freeholders oil
Fall River county, was presented by
Dennis O'Connell and OH motion lald
over pending an investigation OF and
report on the most practicable route
for road from the state line to
Ardmore.
1t was moved and carried that David
Anderson, Ben Pickenbrock and Geo.
MONTGOMERY be appointed com
mittee to view road and select the
most, practicable route for the same
from the Nebraska state line TO
Ardmore, and to appraise the damages
for the right of way for such road.
lit was moved and carried that the
resignation of Hugh Houghton as
county justice of the peace oe az
cepted.
petition signed by Arthur Mont
gomery and nine other electors re-
siding in Smithwick precinct praying
that that portion of smlthwick
precinct lying within school districts
Nos. 4 and l6 be added to and made "a
part of Oelrichs precinct was laid
before the board, and on motion the
prayer of the petitioners was granted.
1t was moved and carried that the
interest be abated ON delinquent taxes
assessed against certain lands, and lots
and blocks in Edgemont. Il list Oh
which has been filed with the county
auditor 10y G. S. Montgomery.
Tt was moved and carried that SO.
be accepted in full payment OF all
taxes on So NELl, M SEA section
50, town 9, range b.
1t was moved and carried that the
taxes on the Nll1l of section y, town =
range 6, for the year 1897 be based on IL
valuation of $500. plus the value Oh
improvements as assessed, it appearing
that the said land was assessed higher
than adjoining land of same value.
A petition signed by William holtef'
man and seventeen other freeholaers
of Fall River county, was presented te
the board, praying for the establishing
of public highway described az
follows: Commencing on the souti
end of the surveyed and established
road running from Cascade Springs
South Dakota, ON or near the secuioi
line between sections 8 and ., town
south, of range east, b. III. M. Ill IN
SEA of Nlsl. of said section
running thence south on or near th
section line to the northeast corner q
section 20, town 9, range ., when
intersects with the much-travelle
road from Oelrichs to Maitland.
was moved and carried that the praye
OF the petitioners be granted, and TIA
the road as described be declared Il
oc+ol,l;choI ,,nhilr hiphWaV
y petition signed by j. M. Brad
and six other freeholders OF Fall Rlve
county was presented to the boar
praying for the establishing oil
public highway commencing on til
half section line on the south line
section 20, town 9, range .. runnln
thence north as near as practicable o
said half section line to the Cheyenn
River. and also to vacate the road
now travelled on or near the sectlo
line east of section 30, town .. rang
5.
\ remonstrance against the grantln
of said petition, signed by Hug
Houghton and six other freeholders
the county, having been iiled wlCn VI
board, and it appearing to the boar
that the road as prayed for is III
necessary and impracticable, it We
moved and carried that the sal
petition be not granted.
In conformity with section B, {
chapter Al of the session laws of Isl
relating to assessment and taxation
the board on motion proceeded
make an estimate of county expense
for the ensuing year as basis for Il
levies for taxes ior the year 1900. III
said estimate of county expenses w
as follows:
Assessors. .....................
Sheriff's fees, board of prisoners
etc.,. ...... ~
Salary county Judge. .............. 3
Colarv county Superintendent of