Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-05-04
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROCEED.
INGS.

DooAO VI COuAty COMMISSIONER OF
Fall River county, So. Oak, met pur-
suant to adjournment, in the office of
the auditor in the court house, in the
city of Hot Springs, on Saturday, April
2sth, 1900. Present d. G. Grippen, j.
w. Sweat and w. w. Forney, county
commissioners, and VIM. II. Stanley,
county auditor.
1t was moved and carried that the
taxes assessed against lot 10, block 81,
city of Edgemont, be abated, the said
real estate being the property of school
district No. IL.
1t was moved and carried that taxes
on improvements on lot l, block 8 city
Of Edgemont be abated for the years
1898 and 1899, the said improvements
having been destroyed by fire in the
spring of 1898.
1t was moved and carried that the
coroner be authorized to sellthe effects
of Anna Wilson, deceased, and TO COW
er b proceeds of such sale into the
county treasury to be placed to the
credit of the county general fund.
1t was moved and carried that the
valuation of the personal property of
Jos. Thomas be reduced to s1439, for
the year 1898, it appearing from the
testimony of Geo. Goodnick and others
hat the assessment as returned by the
county assessor for the said year 1888
vas excessive.
1t was moved and carried that
s4O99.OS be accepted in full payment of
all taxes for the years 1897, 1898 and
1899, assessed against certain lots and
blocks in the city of Edgemont, and
acreage adjacent thereto. a list of
which is on file with the county audit
or, provided that the said tax is paid
within sixty days.
The following resolution was on mo-
ton adopted:
Whereas, the committee, consisting
of the states attorney and the county
auditor, appointed by this board at a
meeting held on April 5th, 1900, for
the purpose of arranging for a settle
ment of the claim of Fall River county
against the late James Bradley and
his bondsmen, have reported that the
said bondsmen are DESTROYS of settling
the said claim by deciding to the coun-
ty certain property held in trust for
the county by John L. Burke, as treas
urer or his SUCCESSORS in office, and
Whereas, it appears that there is
now due on said claim or judgment,
including interest to date, the sun of
s3s53.7o, and it appears further that it
is agreeable to the said bondsmen to
appoint a committee, one member to
be appointed by this board, one mem
Der to be appointed by the said bonds
men, and in the event of a disagree
ment, these two to appoint a third
member, for the purpose of a%ppraising
the said property and selecting so much
thereof as may be necessary to liqui-
date and pay off the balance due on
the said claim or judgment at the value
of the said property as appraised by the
SAID COmmlttee, IT IS
Resolved, that John L. Burke be and
is hereby appointed in behalf of the
county as a member of said committee
and that the said committee be and is
hereby given full authority to settle
the said claim in accordance with the
provisions of this resolution and of a
s{ir,,1n%fN,, N~ 1s1o -, %hn ,A31N @f <Lo
county auditor.
1t was moved and carried that the
bid of II. ID. Jennings of $3.50 per
month i'll warrants drawn on the
ty poor fund for medical treatment and
medicines for county poor until Jan
uary LIST, 1901, he accepted, that being
the lowest and best bid.
1t was moved and carried that the
county auditor be authorized to issue
warrants drawn on the county general
fund in lieu OF warrants now outstand-
ing drawn on the advertising fund up
on presentation and cancellation of the
said Advertising warrants, it appearing
from a recent decision of the supreme
court that warrant issued for publish
ing delinquent tax list should be drawn
ON the county general fund.
For the guidance of assessors in
making assessments for the year 1900
i'll the various assessors districts of the
county. and for the purpose of secur-
ing as near as possible a just and uni
form assessment throughout the coun
ty, the following schedule of values for
the purpose of taxation was. after a
conference with the assessors agreed
upon:
Dry, unimproved land, 5000 per quar-
ter section.
Irrigated land, 81 to So per acre.
SPECIAL attention to be given to the
assessment of buildings and other i'm
%provements.
Range horses under three years old
and over six month, average S12.