The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-07-18
REGULAR SESSION OF
Co. Commissioners
CONTINUED from last week.
Monday July Sth, 1912.

Monday July Sth, 1912.
Meeting called to order at $50 o.
CLOCK a. M, by Chairman A. j. Curtis.
Members present: j. c. Lehman, Nels
Jensen, Martin Gleason, A. j. Annis
and A. j. Curtis.
On motion the board allowed the
following bills:
Mt. Vernon News. county
printing .$112.Tt
Rowley and Rowley, for rs
per cent of the work done
on Perry-Mitchell High
ways estimated by engin-
eer, as provided for in
contract G6S.6G
K. c. Warne, Superintend-
ent of Board of Health. zoo
Chamberlain Road Mch. Co.
repairs for county elevator
grader ................ 26.7O
w. NJ. Herbert, phone mes
sages, kilograms, postage.
examination of jurors and
other miscellaneous eXpen-
ses for the years 1911 and
l3IZ Is. 90
Mitchell Auto & Supply Co.,
livery $500
On motion the board adjourned to
1850 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Board called to order at 1:30 o.
clock p. IN. by Chairman A. j. Curtis.
All members present.
Preparatory to the checking up of
the offices the chairman appointed
a. j. Annis and Nels Jensen a COM
mlttee to audit and report the ac-
counts in the register of deeds office.
The remainder OF the board began
the auditing of the accounts in the
Auditors office.
The committee finished the work
in the registers office and reported
finding the report correct as present.
ed. They then Joined the remainder
OF the board in the work in the Aud
itor'S office and continued at work
until 6 o'clock.
On motion the board adjourned to
9 o'clock. a. M.
Tuesday, July Sth, 1912.
Board called to order at . O'Clock
a. m.
All members present.
Board continued the auditing of
the accounts in the auditors office.
On motion the board adjourned to
L .oV " tiOth -. III.
Afternoon session.
Board called to order at 1870 o.
clock p. IN.
All members present.
Board continued the checking of
the auditors accounts.
On motion the board adjourned to
8 O'Clock a. m.
Wednesday, July 10th, 1912.
MontjnD cDli0d tn order. ut p.nn
O'Clock a.. m. my Chairman A. j. Cur
It's.
All members present.
Board continued the checking of
The accounts in the auditors and the
t~reasurer's offices.
On motion the board adjourned to
| O'Clock p. M.
Afternoon Session.
Board called to order at / O'Clock
p. m.
All members present.
Board completed the auditing of
the auditors and the treasurer's ac-
counts counted the cash on hand and
finding them correct the board on
motion approved and accepted The re-
port as presented.
Thursday. July 18th. 1912.
Board called to order at 3 O'Clock
Il. m.
All members present.
On motion the board adopted the
following resolutions, relative to de-
linquent personal property taxes,
that have been placed as liens on
the real estate property of persons
other than those against whom the
taxes are deemed to be assessed.
Having investigated the matter
to the entire satisfaction of the mem
bers of this board, being personally
acquainted with Frank b. Smith and
knowing that he was not a resident
of this county at the time of the as
scessment of the tax stated herein
having beer personally acquainted
with f. b. Smith against whom we
deem this tax to be assessed: Be il
resolved. by the board of county
commissioners of Dawson county
that the delinquent personal proper
ty tax of $4.25 charged to +. b
Smith, in the year 1889, is declar-
ed not to be a lien on the property OF
Frank b. Smith who is a resident OF
Mitchell, Dawson county at the pre-
sent time.
An affidavit having been filed by
Frank Welch of this city to that eff
feet and the board of county com
missioners of Dawson county having
investigated the matter to the entire
satisfaction of the members of the
board: Be it resolved, by the board
of County commissioners of Dawson
county, that the delinquent person
al property tax assessed against Jno
Welch in the years 1880 and 1911
is deemed not to be a lien on the pro
perty of J. ID. WEIGH, who is a resi-
dent of Parkston, S. d., and the rec
ord owner of Lot !. blk. 30 Rowley's
End Add. to City of Mitchell.
A petition signed by 80 residents
freeholders of the county, was pre-