Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-03-01
COUNTY BOARD
PROCEEDINGS
COMMISSIONERS WERE in SPEC.
IAL SESSION LAST SATURDAY.
MUCH BUSINESS DONE

NUMEROUS ROAD MATTERS SETTLED.
NO ACTION TAKEN ON SEED
GRAIN PROPOSITION.
Following is the report of the special
meeting Of the Board of County Com
missioners, Fall River county, South
Dakota:
FEBRUARY 20, 1912.
Present: Commissioners Houghton,
Hargens, Ferrell and Auditor Tiernan.
Upon requisition of Clerk of the
Courts, the board drew thirty names
to be certified to said clerk, to fill out
the regular jury panel.
It was moved and seconded by the
board that, Joseph Petty acreage in
section 1877 be reduced from 35.63-
100 acres to 30 and the assessed valua.
tion from $4,000 to $4,000 and he be
allowed q rebate on taxes levied against
35-63-1O0 acres since his sale of por-
tion of said part to the National Govern
ment on the above basis, and that he
be allowed to pay as full payment for
taxes for the year 1908 and succeeding
years on the above basis without any
penalty or interest, providing all taxes
are paid within thirty days from date,
and the county auditor is hereby in.
structed to notify Mr.. Petty to this
effect.
It was moved and seconded that q re-
bate on $500 valuation assessed
against Frank Werner for the year 1911
issued account erroneous assessment
The application of Frank Manlove
for an abatement of his 1911 taxes, CO.
count Mr.. Manlove claiming not being
q resident Of Fall River county until
May IL, 1911, was referred to the States
Attorney.
The application Of Miss Ell 9
Pierce for rebate of 1910 taxes and a
correction on 1911 taxes on all of block
Is, in Mammoth Springs addition to
the city of Hot Springs, South Dakota,
was referred to the city council of the
city of Hot Springs.
Upon proper showing the board in.
structed the county auditor to abate
taxes on $4,000 valuation on lots 4, 5, 6
block 4, town of Oral, g. D. for the year
1911.
The board instructed the county
auditor to sbate taxes on lots 3, 4, in
section 1913, and sea of section II 9 :
for the year 1910, and also to strike of
tax list for the year 1911, the same
property, account state lands and moi
assessable.
It appears to the sstisfaction\ of tbit
board that the personal taxes assessed
to Harry 1. Brenton for the year 1917
was erroneous, account the said Harry
Brenton having died during the month
of October, 1909. 1t is hereby ordered
that said taxes be stricken from ia,
list for the year 1910.
The board instructed the count,
auditor to make the assessed valuation
on the VIZ of neA of section I'LL
read Sl24C 90 instead of S324OOO, &C
count erroneous.
Upon proper showing the boart
ordered rebate of taxes on sl95OO val
uation on the following property: Lo
4, south half of nwI of section 59.s
and 80 ne Of section Cos.
The application of Benjamin F
Roberts for rebate in his taxes TO
the year 1911, was laid over for furthe
consideration.
Tie application of Wm. j. Magowa
for q rebate on taxes on lots IA to 2.
inc, block 5 Stewards addition for year
1906. .19o6-19O7 1903. 1909 was referred {
the city council.
A petition having been filed in th
office of the county auditor Hc
Springs, 8. D., on February 20, 19l:
signed by 81 qualified electors of towr
ship II, and fractional township l.
south range Z, east, B. H. NJ, settin
forth said townships having been her,
tofore organized as q civil township
asking that said township be declare
q separate school district, and It 81
pearing to the board that said petitio
was in conformity to chapter 242, se
sion laws of 1909, aud that the petitio
contained more than two thirds of Il
qualified electors Of said civil towns6i
and the county superintendent havir
been culled in to act in said matt,
with the board. It is hereby ordere
that said township be declared se
srste school district to be known
Harmony Civil Township School Di
trict Of Fall River county, South D
kota.
The bill OF the Hot Springs Santa