Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-25

f. G. Johnson appeared before the
board for q reduction of his personal
property assessments years 1899, 1900.
Reduction granted, viz:
Year 1899 valuation reduced $73.
Year 1900 valuation reduced Sis.
H. b. Griffith appeared before the
board for a reduction OF his 1901 assess
ments. granted and valuation reduced
$40.
Affidavit Of James Thompson for re-
duction Of taxes, rejected.
Affidavit OF Frank Dean for reduction
Of his 1901 and prior taxes
granted. except school and road poll
taxes for each year.
The following tax propositions were
accepted IL paid within 80 days from
date.
Proposition of Eli C. Robinson to pay
$25 for an assignment OF tax sale certifi'
cate to the southeast quarter of section
SO, township 2 sonth. range 10 east.
Proposition Of III. S. Davies to pay $25
for an assignment of tax sale certificate
to the north half of north, asst quarter,
and southeast quarter Of northeast quar-
ter Of section rs. to ynship 2 south, range
z east. This proposition raised to $40.
The personal tax for year 1901 of John
Daugherty are hereby cancelled, "a said
Daugbertv was assessed for same prop
erty in Pennington county and taxes
were paid in Pennington County on said
assessment.
The personal tax Of the N. S. Tubbs
Sheep company for year 1900 are hereby
ordered cancelled. as said company paid
taxes on the same assessment in Fall
River county.
The following bills we're allowed on
the general fund:
j. b. Maple. trip to Spokane To
quarantine smallpox ."...".. 5 % 90
r. w. McHoes, publishing COM
missioners proceedings and
notices ...."........ ....... ...... 81 w
John Beatty, services as deputy
sheriff ..... ........"...... II so
d. V. Coe. services as county
commissioner and mileage... 80 90
w. A. Widney. services as coun-
ty commissioner and mileage 10 80
Israel Bower, services as county
commissioner and mileage.... Is 80
w. A. Widney, cash expense
for II. futile, a county charge,
allowed on poor fund .......... 5 90
JAS. Hayes, pastor, funeral SER
vices for Geo. McManus, a
county charge $50, disallow-
ed
Pursuant to Chapters $50 and 500 of
the Compiled Laws, the following war
rants are ordered cancelled by the audi
tor.
Lee Bettinger, No. 5l15, July 10, 1895,
amount $l.l0.
Mary M~ullenbrink, No. 5265, October
8, 1896, amount SLIGO.
Tbeo Shoemaker, No. 1852, April 3,
1895, amount 81 60.
X. NJ. Richardson, No. 1918, Nov. IL,
1895, amount $2.l0.
w. II. Smith, No. 5270, Oct. 8, 1895,
amount $2.l0.
Whereas, on the 9TH day Of December,
A. ID. 1901, the Board Of County Com
missioners passed a resolution to issue
funding bonds, bearing interest at 5 per
| cent per annum, said bonds TO take up
and pay all the warrant Indebtedness OF
Custer county issued prior to February
18th, 1901, and
Whereas, This board deems il to be,
To the best interest of the county, that
the rate Of interest on said bonds be re-
duced from FIVE TO four per cent per an.
mum, and the resolution passed Decem.
Der 9TH, 1901, be ~reconsidered as to the
rate Of interest on said bonds. and
Whereas, there is now on file with the
auditor a bid for 100000 of Custer
county funding bonds ut four per cent.
Therefore. be it Resolved, that this
board of county commissioners Of Custer
county. S. d., accept the said bid oil
Edgar Mels, cf New York City, for the
$l00, 900 funding bonds. to run twenty
years, paying four per cen interest per
annum. Said Edgar MeIs agrees to pay
for said bonds one hundred and sixty
one hundredths 10000 for the entir.
issue, with accrued interest.
Board adjourned sine die.
ISRAEL BOWER, Chairman.
Attest {:
w. A. SMITH, Co. Auditor.