Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-10
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Board met pursuant to adjournment
April 26, 1901. Present ID. G. Grippen
j. w. Sweat, and w. w. Forney. county
commissioners, and the auditor, Henry
Marty.
Official bond of James Hollenbeck
as justice of the peace in the sum OF
two hundred dollars, was on motion
approved.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
the board that the lots ii and ID, block
8, Minnekahta addition, was errone.
ously assessed for the years 1898 and
1893, it was ordered that the valuation
of said lots for said years be placed on
a valuation of S75.
Moved and carried that $50 be ac-
cepted in full settlement of all taxes
on So NW4, NJ SW4 Sec. 26, Town
ship I, Range 5, for the years 1900 and
all prior years. provided the same shall
be paid within 30 days.
Moved and carried that thu propo-
sition of w. p. Phillips be accepted TIC
ray $40 in general fund warrants at
their face value without accrued inter
est FIR the lot s, block 10. in Phillips
addition, provided that the said pay
ment be made within six months from
this date.
Moved and carried that 81 be accept
ia for 'nll payment of taxes assessed
against lot ., block Z. Cold Spring adj
dition for the year 1900, and the treas.
urer is hereby authorized to cancel the
taXes against said property for the
year 1899 and all prior years.
1t appearing to the board that
the personal property of Ed.
Brooktield was enormously assess.
ed for the years 1898 and 1899. it
was therefore ordered that the auditor
issue to the said Ed Brookield abate.
ment order for 1910 for the year 1898.
and $3.50 for the year 1899.
1t was moved and carried that 81 be
accepted tor personal and real estate
taxes of L. S. Gull for the year 1900
and all prior years. A list of said real
estate is on file in the auditors office.
On motion bill of N. Dryden of $3.50
for scraper for road district No. ID was
allowed and warrant ordered drawn
for amount.
1t appearing to the board that the
valuation for assessment of lot4. block
s, Hot Springs, Original town, for the
year 1900, is excessive, it is therefore
ordered that that the said valuation on
the said lot be and the same is hereby
reduced so per cent, and that sG3.45
cash and S63.45 general fund warrants
be accepted for full payment of al!
taxes assessed against said property
for the years 1899. 1886, 1895, 1894. 1893
and 1892.
Moved and carried that 1898 Al in
cash be accepted for payment of 1900
tax of j. III. White, a list of which is on
file in the auditors office, and the
waving of the protests in all cases
where the said j. III. White has paid
taxes under protest.
Motion to adjourn to April 81, 1901.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
April 81, 1901; all members and the
auditor present.
Moved and carried that the assessed
valuation of Ell SEA, NWl4 SWh.
SWA NW4 sections % and %, town.
ship 10. range 6; also 81 SCI section
1G and NJ NE4 section 81, township
10, range 6, for the year 1900 and all
prior years be reduced to $500 for each
parcel of land.
Moved and carried that 1892 cash
and 1920 in general fund warrants be
accepted in full settlement of all taxes
on lot ID, block Z, Petty addition, for
the year 1900 and all prior years.
1t appesring to the board that the
personal property of j. II. Brown for
the year 1890 was enormously assessed
it was ordered that the said taxes be
reduced to a valuation of $3.50 for the
said year 1899.
The bill of Geo. ID. Barnard & Go. for
books and stationery, S773.35, was on
motion reduced to s55.O1, and warrant
ordered drawn for that amount.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
for amounts:
Peoples Telephone Co., phone in
Er snerli P%st niare, '; nro :t...s 3s.6 &C
Albert Fuhlbrugge IL. 4.W
>. M. DAVIDSON 80. ACC
IL. t.. Thomas 80. PIC
j. A. Peters go. 7.OC
Buffalo Gap Lumber Co. lumber
for bridges and %culverts. 49,. 21.5G
Z j. Franze1l. recording deeds. DOC
q. VI. Leedy, serving papers,. 1.SC
II. G. Curtiss, drayage to pest
house .:......... ......,..... 1.5C
III. IL. Nash. nurse at pest house 5000
Water. Light y Power Co., re.
pairs court house ............ 7S5
%. Hargens, medicine to POOR. 1.5C
ID. S. Ames. publishing. ........ 29.6C
On motion the auditor was author.
lied to draw warrants for amounts.
a. j. Silcock, loan permanent
school fund .............. 1l0.OC
Geo. Wattles, judgment. ...... 100000
w. r. Morgan, treasurer, inter-
est on court house bonds... -. 10000
1t a moved and carried that gen.
eral fund warrants be accepted in pay
ment of taxes on lots Z, s and 8, block
l6, and lot 6. block 10, Phillips addi.
ton, for the year 1898 and prior years,
provided the said taxes are paid in cash
at once for the years 1900 and 1899 on
said lots.
It appearing 70 the board that the