Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-20
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Fall River county, South Dakota met
in regular session at the court house in
the city of Hot Springs, on Tuesday,
April Bird, 1909. Present, D. G. Grip
pen, j. w. Sweat and w. w. Forney,
county commissioners, and William FL.
Stanley, county auditor.
On motion application of Geo.
Goulding, of Edgemont, for liquor
license was allowed and his bond in the
sum of two thousand dollars was ap-
proved.
Bond of Harry Goddard as sheep in
spector, in the sum of one thousand
dollars, was on motion, approved.
Report of Geo. w. Highley as agent
for school text book depository was on
motion approved.
1t appearing to the board from afh-
davits filed by b. r. Blessing and
Dennis O'Connell that the 1899 assess
ment of the said Blessing was excessive,
it was moved and carried that the
assessment of cattle be reduced to
seventy five head of cattle of all classes
valued at 1920.
1t was moved and carried that $40 be
rebated on the taxes assessed against
LOT 2, block 36, Edgemont.
1t was moved and carried that S13.61
be rebated on the taxes assessed
against lots and ., block 81, Edge
mont.
1t was moved and carried that so be
accepted in full payment of 1898 and
prior taxes assessed againss Ridpath
addition and the Sc IA of Sc ii of
section 10th, and E 1-2 NE IA
section 30, town Z, range 5. provided
the said tax is paid within sixty days.
+ 1t war moved and carried that sl7.91
be accepted in full payment of all
personal taxes of John Gross. provided
the said tax is paid within thirty days,
it appearing that the said Gross was
enormously assessed in 1895, 1896 and
1897.
1t was moved and carried that the
sum of 1851 be deducted from the
assessment of Mrs. Mary Mckay and
added to the assessment of David
Ferguson, it appearing from state
ment made to the board by of the said
David Ferguson, that the transfer is
necessary in order to secure an
equitable assessment.
1t was moved and carried that the
assessed valuation of all real estate in
the town or Oelrichs for the year 1898
and all prior years be reduced to the
valuation of the said property as
assessed in 1899, and that the interest
on taxes assessed against the said
property for the year 1898, and all prior
years be abated.
1t was moved and carried that the
county treasurer and the states at
torney be authorized and instructed
to take all necessary steps to prevent
the removal Of buildings from lots or
lands upon which the taxes have been
paid.
On motion the auditor was instructed
to segregatet the taxes on lot 30, block 26
from the taxes on the building Situated
on the said lot, it appearing from a
statement made to the board by j. ii.
Clark that the said building is per-
sonal property, located on leased
ground.
1t was moved and carried that the
assessment of the east half of the west
half of lots IL and 2s, block I, original
town of Hot Springs be reduced to S93,
it appearing that the building situated
thereon was excessively assessed.
The matter of the application of ID.
Z. Thompson for reduction of his
personal property assessment in the
citt of Edgemont was on motion re.
ferred to the city council of Edgemont
for recommendation and advice.
r.. A. Ball was on motion appointed
supervisor of road district NO. ., D. l
Walker having failed to qualify.
On motion Christ Grabb was ap
pointed supervisor of road district No
10. Douglas Hand having failed tc
qualify.
Geo. Miller, of Edgemont, was Oh
motion appointed county justice of the
peace, F. e. Dale having failed te
qualify.
1t was moved and carried that S75 be
accepted in full payment of all taxes
now due ON lot 1, block 8, Cold Spring
addition to Hot Springs.
1t was moved and carrie hat S75.4::
be accepted in full payment of all taxes
on NV IA section 81, town 10, range
8.
It was moved and carried the n Is o1
Sc a and x NE a section 10, towr
ls, range 8, be leased to j. E. Strouse
for term of three years at S12 pei
year.
1t was moved and carried that the
resolution adopted April 9th, 1899, bs
amended SO as to read as follows:
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