Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-11
COUNTY DADS
RECULAL MEETING
HELD AT THE COURT HOUSE LAST
WEEK.
MANY BILLS ALLOWED
ROAD and TAX MATTERS TAKEN UP
and ADJUSTED AT THIS Time.
A BUSY MEETING.

A BUSY MEETING.
Regular Quarterly meeting of the
Board OF County Commissioners, Fall
River County, South Dakota.
October lst, 1912
Present: Commissioners Houghton,
Hargens, and Auditor Parks.
On account of the absence OF Com
missioner Ferrell who was unable to be
present, on motion the board ad
journed to meet Friday October 4th.
October 4th, 1912.
Board met persuant to adjournment:
Present Commissioners Houghton.
Hargens, Ferrell and Auditor Parks:-
The following wolf bounty certificates
we're approved as follows: Numbers
62s to 632 inc.
1t was moved and seconded that the
contract for wood for the courthouse
for the ensuing year be awarded the
transfer Feed and Fuel Co. as per their
bid. Wood to be delivered on order Of
county auditor to be green cut dry
body wood piled on court house
grounds in full cords measure at S5, so
per cord measure.
The board approved the sale Of
County Property as made by the
auditor August 1st 1912.
1t was moved and seconded that the
coal contract for the court house for
the ensuing year be awarded the Roth
Transfer Co. on screened KOOI egg
coal in car load lots to be paid for at
81 90 per ton on wagon scale weights,
in bin at courthouse. The county aud
itor ottioisl to act as weigh master.
Upon proper showing the board Or
dered the county auditor to issue an
abatement order for So 40 in favor of
F. NJ. Stewart personal taxes for year
1911 account erroneous.
The bid of Mrs. M. L. Judson to
board the county poor for the ensuing
year at 81 90 per day each was accept
ed by the board.
The bid of Dr. w. g Bentley to do
the county physician work for the en-
suing year at s94 SO per year was ac-
oepted.
Whereas W. G. Flat Telephone Com.
pany of Fall River County, 8. D. sub
mitted their report as required by law
for the year 1911 in which said report
said company stated that it had in
operation eighty miles of telephone
lines consisting of four wires for the
entire eighty miles and, Whereas, an
error was made in said report in that
the said company had eighty miles of
telephone lines consisting of but one
wire.
Therefore be it resolved: by the
board Of county commissioners of Fall
River county, 8. d. that the assess
ment Of the W. G Flat Telephone
Company for the year 1911 based on
the aforesaid report be corrected in &C.
cordance with the facts in said case,
aud accordingly be reduced to eighty
miles of telephone lines consisting of
one wire only.
The Auditor Of said Fall River coun :
ty is hereby authorized and instructed
to make said correction aud reduction
on the said assessment and the tax
based thereon to comply with the fig
ures which would apply to eighty miles
Of single wire telephone lines for the
year 1911.
Hugh Houghton
Chairman Bd County Commissioners
Fall River County 8. D.
Upon proper showing the Board or
dered the county auditor to strike from
tax list personal taxes of F.. H. Thomp
con for year 1909 amounting to s3.4s
account erroneous.
The bond of F. w. Bilger of Ard
more, South Dakota, in the sum oi
$4,000 as county Text Book deposit
ory for the ensuing year was duly ap
proved.
Upon proper showing the county
auditor was instructed to make the
personal assessment of Fred Jensen in
Fall River county South Dakota fol
the year 1912 read thirty head of horses
four head of cattle and twelve yearline
colts. and correct assessment books
accordingly for said year.
It was moved and seconded that Mr
Eddy waa erroneonslv assossed in