Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-01-16
COUNTY DADS
in SESSION
FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF
THE YEAR LAST WEEK.
HUGH HOUCh1ON CH'M'N
SESSION ADJOURNED SATURDAY TO
MEET FEBRUARY 3RD--RECULAR
BILLS ALLOWED.

BILLS ALLOWED.
The board of County Commissioners
met in regular session January 9Th,
1914 with Commissioners Houghton,
Ferrell, CLARK and Auditor Bachelor
present.
The Board proceeded to appoint
chairman for the ensuing year. Hugh
Houghton being chosen to I'LL this
position.
It having been shown to the board
aud having been recommended by the
City Council of Hot Springs. that
Anna Gibson had been erroneously
assessed for the year 1912 on lot 2l
block Sc Sulphur Springs Addition, it
was regularly moved and seconded that
Anna Gibson be given abatement on
said property valuation on said lot to
be reduced from ellOO to $500, which
was carried unanimously by the board
and the auditor was instructed to make
said correction and abatement.
The petition of w. FL. Wilson ct al
for the establishment Of public high
way 90 follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of
the southeast n Of section % twp IL,
range thence running west one
quarter of o mile then north one half
mile, was considered and road viewers
appointed as follows: Geo. W. Barton,
Dec Wilkenson and A. F. Shirk, and
Same to report to this board as coon %
practicable.
County Commissioners Jens @. Meng
of Sioux County. Nebraska, being pres
ent the following settlement was made
for bridge on the county line.
Statement Of material N d labor
furnished by Fall River County on the
8tate line bridge.
Lumber and piling. g............ 3 "a 73
Blacksmith work. 70
Hardware e............... oU
Tolal. 3 154 SO
Statement Of lumber and material
furnished BY Sioux County.
Steel bridge. ........... ..... 3 235 rs
Lumber...... ............... Al 6t
Labor. or. .. As d
Total. .................s....e 8 322 &C
1922 66 and sl54 SO equal $477 IS
total cost Of bridge. One half Of above
is S238 70, the correct amount eact
county should pay. Amount paid BY
Sioux county 1922 66 less their portion
leaves balance due Sioux Count,
from Fall River County Of tS3 Sc.
Signed,
Hugh aoughton, Fall River %.
Jens O. Meng, Sioux 90.
The petition of Plain Township To-
adjustment of railroad tax.
Il Was moved by Ferrell and seconded
BY CLARK that the adjustment Of rail
road taxes in Plain township for tn
year 1912, be made as follows:
Owing to Plain township having beel
allowed 4 miles of Railroad while the,
should have had 7.30 miles and ther
being no township tax assessed for 3.3
miles We find We are unable to refun'
same as all taxes have bsell paid a
taxed against railroad for said year.
While school district No. "a havin
been on same basis and said discrepar
cy having been in No. 2 whereas No
had q levy of 16 mills for school pul
poses instead Of 20 mills ~ levied 1
No. a. Therefore No. "a has s4355
duo them from No. 2 and the Audito
is hereby authorized and instructed
make such correction and adjustmeI
Signed: Hugh HouRhton, Chairman.
The petition Of Provo Township {
follows: We the school board Of Prov
Township beg leave to draw the sttel
tion Of your honorable body In regart
60 school district No, 25. As We vel
allowed but two miles of Ratlros
while we should have been credite
With 326 miles, and whereas sccordiI
TO Co Auditors records school distri
No 8 was allowed the extra mileage, v
should therefore be entitled to Sl45!
from school District No. 8 figuring Z
the came levy % No. s had levied {
I'll asssssabls property in their distris
signed: w. G. Trotter,
George Coates.
Il was regularly moved, seconded a
carried by tho board that aftsr aud
ing the within petition the prayer