Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-13
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.


Auditors office. Timber Lake, S. D.. July
18th. 1912.
Board OF commissioners met pursuant to
adjournment. Members present Felt and
Ash.
/ On motion the chairman and county audit
tor were ordered to make final demand upon
the Inter State Surety Co., OF Redfield, s. d..
for the amount covered by fidelity bond Sc
curing the county in the sum OF Sl5a369 in the
matter OF r.. c. Fuller OF Isabel, S. d., account
OF feed shipped to Dewey county and deliver
ed to settlers.
On motion the application for a loan from
the state school fund to Clement 4. Flower.
i'll the amount OF Sl500.00 secured by mort
gage on SEX, OF section l5 township II, range
y, was Approved.
Petition received and placed on file signed
by j. +. l,ergh ct al, asking for the appoint
ment Of Frank Faeve as county commission
er to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton OF G. A. Flower in district No.3.
Resolved that the county auditor be and Is
hereby ordered and directed to draw war
rants on the proper funds Tor all bills allowed
at this session rs shown by the schedule OF
claims on file.
Ayes-f'ett and Ash. Nayes-None.
II. Nj. Kent,
County Auditor.
Auditors Office. Timber Lake, S. d.. August
( 18th, 1912.
| Commissioners met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Members present Felt and Ash
! On motion the following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas: The taxable real estate property
assessed III Timber Lake, South Dakota, In
the year OF 1911, was listed at the actual value
which was an error and not equitable for
reasons that all other property OF the county
was listed and assessed on Il basis OF 33la per
cent of actual value.
Therefore, BE 1t Resolved that the county
auditor be'and is hereby ordered and directed
! to reduce the valuation and abate portion
! of the taxes on the following: John Mock. lot
5, block %. value S262.90, tax $780, l.. L. Poi
tras, lot ~, block 3d. value S233.G0, tax Sc. IS.
! Wm Wilson, lots S and H. block "a, value
S526.O0. tax Sla.99. and that the taxes assessed
Sl0.47, top. d. Norton on west 10 feet OF lot L.
block II. be and is hereby abated on account
OF error In taxation.
| On motion made and carried that the
specifications for culyert pipe be adopted for
Dewey county and placed on file.
Motion made and carried that the county
auditor be ordered and directed to advertise
Tor bids on culvert pipe according to the
plans and specifications on file.
Motion made by Felt and carried that the
county OF Dewey appropriate the sum oil
$4,000 out OF the general fund OF the county
to be spent for grain and produce exhibit ut
| the state fair at Huron, S. D.
| tn cd Esyrfd CT
carried.
Friday, Aug l6, 1912
/ The board OF commissioners met pursuant
to adjournment Members present Felt and
Ash.
The board then proceeded to fill the vacan
cy which occureg in the board OF county
commissioners by the resignation OF {. A
/ Flower which resignation was heretofore &C
cepted. meeting with Alex w. Stow. Judge 0
the county courts, and the county auditor II,
provided by section 1912 OF the political code
On motion l.. I. Davidson OF Eagle Butte
South Dakota, was duly appointed count.
commissioner to fill the vacancy from dis
trict No. 3 and to hold office until a successo
is elected and qualified.
Ayes-Fett Stow and Kent.
4 Nayes-Ash.
Resolved that the county auditor be and i
hereby ordered and directed to draw war
rants on the proper funds for all bills allowed
at this session as shown by the schedule 0
claims and the following per diem and mile
age, for July and August:
Felt, miles, 3 days. .....................Si2 A
/ Ash 1850 miles, IL days. 81 "
Flower, miles, 2 days. ................... Il
On motion the board adjourned to the regu
lar session September2, 1912.