Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-08-23
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

| 1912.
The board OF county commissioners met ii
regular session.. all members present-Fett
Flower and Ash.
| Minutes OF all meetings read and approved
| The petitions presented to the board signed
by nvmber CT the voters of Dewey county
asking for a vote on the division OF the county
was discussed and on motion the petition was
laid over until the next special meeting until
the matter could be looked into and an opin
ion could be obtained from the attorney gen.
| aral of South Dakota.
| The rest of the day was spent in the discus
sion OF the apportionment OF the funds OF the
Ash school district No. 1.
On motion OF the board the apportionment
OF Ash school district was laid over until tho
next special meeting.
On motion the board adjourned until We'd
nesday, July 10th, at O'Clock.
Wednesday, July lG 1912
Motion made by Ash that the petetion pre-
scented by township II, range Is, be created an
independent school district. No second the
meeting adjourned until after dinner.
Commissioners met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The afternoon was spent i'll the discussion OF
the school matters in townships 1928 and II
d.
Motion made and carried that the petition
presented by Frank Bowman, ct AL. asking
for the one half township IL, range % and
township 10. range %, be created into an i'll
dependent school district was laid over until
the next meeting for all protest against pc
tition.
On motion the board adjourned to meet
Thursday at s. O'Clock.
Thursday, July II. 1912.
On motion the telephone franchise present.
ed by ii. +. Burk and j. o. Elder for the con
struction OF telephone line in Dewey county
was laid oyer until next meeting.
On motion the bond OF Henry Duchcneau
Of Cheyenne junction, was approved.
Motion made and carried that the appica
lions of Geo. T.. breckenridge, Timber Lake.
s. d., sl25O: and Benz, Ii. Sudmcier, OF Timber
Lake. $. d.. for $780, from the permanent
school fund was accepted and the auditor Or
dered to make the looms
On motion the board adjourned to meet
Friday, July IL. 1912.
Friday, July r. 1872
Board met pursuant to adjournment. The
droceeded to audit and allow
bills and prepare Il schedule OF claims
ordered to issue warrants drawn on proper
funds in the payment OF all bills allowed at
this meeting as shown by schedule OF claims,
md draw warrants for the following per diem
md mileage:
Flower, day, 60 miles. 81 90
'ett, days, 20 miles. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Il w
ish, days. 50 miles. ......................3 81 co
On motion the board adjourned.
Auditors Office Timber Lake. S. d., July .,
9l2. .
The board OF equalization met with all
members present and the oath was admins
cred by the states attorney as provided by
NV, and as such board Of commissioners pro-
eeded to examine returnes made by the as
essors and the equalization of assessments OF
Dewey county.
Assessor J. d. Barber and the following dep
ties were present: Henry Livermont, Al
vert Madison, Edward IIogerty, Chas. La
liant and p. o. Urban,
Motion made and carried that the taxes OF
flower 4 Walter OF Timber Lake, 8. d.. be
hanged from s3l5 to sl67. it being declared by
he board that he was assessed too high.
On motion the following resolutions were
dopted:
|
unlificd by lyw, did examine and carefully
onuare all the returns made by the assess
rs and the assessments OF all property in the
owns OF Eagle Butte. Timber Lake and Isabel .
outh Dakota, and all districts of Dewey
ounty. for the purpose OF cqualizing the same
0 that each tract and lot OF real property and
ach article or class OF personal property
pail be entered ON the assessment roles at
be full value as required by law and recon-
Tended by the state board OF assessment and
(SNalization in meeting March 1912. at the
aE,Abapital, and. {
W. ereas: The board having completed the :
"A II nation OF all assessments and having
rrfi ed certain assessment lists as hereto {
re fsA,wn, therefore. be it
Itcaolyed by this board that the returns
adeAby the assessors and as shown by the
id assessment list, be and the same is here I
accIepted fixed and approved as final for s
e ye;}lr 1872 and that the county auditor is ,
rebyS directed to certify an abstract OF the
me tdp the auditor OF state for equalization {
IN III 2otion the county treasurer was or 6
red al I'd directed to abate S2l 20, of the per-
aai tadT assessed against Bert Bowdcn OF Is
ell $. ~, for the year 1911, on the account Of
rses and cattle listed being previously as
scd for the same year in Perkins county rs
own by affidavit on file.
IN motion The county treasurer was order
and directds d to abate S94.9S OF the personal ,
assessed against Ambrose Traversie ST.
the year lall. on account OF, an error in
ing mOneys1 and credits. The same being 7
ed at ACTUALLY value OF 5000. and should OH
have been lisv ed at one third OF actual Val
as fixed by& the board OF equalization.
ilely Sl667 AMI n the assessed valuation ior
year 1911. of L he said Ambrose Traversie's
sonal propertk y is hereby reduced to S290l.
nd the road p pl tax assessed against AM
IS TraverSie Pr, is also hereby aDated 4
ich was Sl.o0. ,
n motion the board of equalization adj
rned to meet lgain at the regular meet
H. NJ. KENT,
County Auditor.
Ny tice of Bids.
rn hber Lake, S. D.,7Aus. 49, 1912.