The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-11-01
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Official Proceedings oftIne Board
of County Commissioners for
Grant County. s. Oak.
Milbank. S. D. October 26. 100

AT special meeting of the board of
county commissioners held on the
above date pursuant to published
call by the county auditor, the follow
ing members were present: George
Mitchell, chairman, John o. Nelson,
Julius Fenner, and the auditor as
clerk.
The petition of the mayor and city
council of the city of Big Stone. re-
questing the board of county commits
sioners to correct errors that said
board are satisfied exist in the assess
ment OF certain property in said city,
was considered. and on motion car
ried abatements were made as petit
toned by said council. i. e. taxes on lot
B of block 3S, abated in an amount
equivalent to the tax extended on
So, 1853: part of lots 8, 6, 7 and 8, block 80,
abated in an amount equiv alent to the
tax extended on S5505: 40 feet in Dako-
ia avenue vacated by contract with the
city of Big Stone, abated in an
amount equivalent to the tax extended
on SfO57 also that the building as
sessed on lot of block 53 in error, be
corrected, and tax abated or refunded
If paid in an amount equivalent to the
tax extended on $40, same being asses
.
ly assessed on said lot.
On motion carried the following
taxes were abated:,
Milbank for the year 1898, original
tax being $500.
Taxes on out lots AGA and 46b of
Big Stone City for the years 1896,
1897, 1898 and 1899, same being
pro perty of the G.. M. e. ST. P. Ry.
Co., as part of rigbt-of-way and not
subject to taxation.
The following owners OF real estate
or their agents appearing before the
board and petitioning that the taxes
as shown by the Scavenger Tax List
be abated and it appearing to the
board from the evidence produced
that no taxes can be collected on said
lands the states attorney was there
fore instructed to dismiss said cases
l. e. S. w. S. 1 N. w. and N. Ell
N. w. t sec. 9-l1948 for the year
1893; N. e. I sec. 19-12l49 for the
year 1895: N. w. sec. 26-121-49 for
the year 1892: all S. E. t sec 5-1204S
lying N. of Rty. for year 1882.
The board having passed resolu-
tion April 6, 1899 abating all taxes on
property owned by the Big Stone
Lake Assembly Association.
On motion carried the following lots
which have been assessed in error
and taxes extended thereon are here
by abated:
Lot 2 block for year 1897, 1898 and
1899: lots 34-5 block 4, st addition
for year 1899: lots 1920 block 6 for the
year 1899: lot % block !, End addition
for the year 1897; lot 20 block l, End
addition for year 1893: outlots 69-11
for the years, 1896, 1897, 1898 and
1899.
On motion carried the 1900 tax on
the S. w. I 24-l2O-52 amounting to
81. 80 paid in error by August Redlin
was ordered refunded, party having
paid on wrong description.
The county auditor was instructed
to close contract with E. L. Barnum
for steel lining and window guards
for the jail.
Alderman Farley being present
made demand in behalf of the City
of Milbank for that portion of the
Telegraph and Telephone Tax due
said city sinces the same had been
received by the county. On motion
the matter was referred to the states
attorney for investigation.
The following bills were allowed
and ordered paid:
1 IT j. Pillow cash advanced to pay help & u 50
n 9 Vollmar otfif iaI notifications ~ A. 10
:, u paardsIev cnal for moor farm 90 g2
! :, II Beardsley coal for court house - 1873 90
n,ss res, "'i'"'i' ~' .,... IA IS
JAKE uihsoach' o"ipon'e' 16 20
| w t"n 10 ~: Mc.c,iiooLav ,ynlf bounty ~ / 80
W. w Dowuie, official publications.. ~
| ). i,ufAh' i'"Ah 90
| ~ aifiu4S IN ~ ,.o :. -. = hnrsa ~ snrvice 10 90
| John Burdne. wolf bounty...... :, 'o
Eyangelicai Mutual ms oo"'' '"D' so
Application forloanfrom permahelhI 81
school fund in the sum of $500 on the
d. l S. w. t and N. w. / s.. w. I