Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-03
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Regular Session of County Board of
Commissioners.
Pierre, S. D.. Sept. 1, 191


Pierre, S. D.. Sept. l, 1914.
This being the day appointed by law
for the meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners to meet for the purpose
OF levying the necessary taxes for the
current year, the Board in compliance
with this law, met at the County Audi
tors office with the following named
members present:
G. E. Hanon, S. A. McGaffee, H. C.
Lumley and j.. P. Youngberg.
Petition of C. j. Crandall for the vaca-
ton of highway described as follows:
That portion of the section line between
sections 10 and II, in township ITO N. of
range IS west 9Th P. M, lying south of
the south line of sections 2 and 3 of
said township and range, was pre-
sented, and H. G. Lumley moved the
adoption of the following resolution:
Be it Resolved and decided by the
Board of County Commissioners of
Hughes county, South Dakota, that
public necessity does not require that
portion of the section line between Sec
lions 10 and IL in township ITO. north of
range 70, west of the 9Th Principal Mer-
idian, lying south of the south line of
sections 2 and 3 of said township and
range, to be kept open as a highway or
used as such, and that this decision be
recorded by the clerk of courts of
Hughes county; and the said resolution
and decision was carried.
CHAS. E. HANoN.
Chairman of the Board of County Com
missioners of Hughes County,
Attest: South Dakota.
j.. H. STARKEY,
County Auditor.
The Board took up the matter of levy
and discussed same until IL M. The
Board adjourned to 1:30 p. m.
Pierre, s. D., Sept. j, 1914, 1:3O p. m.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. The members present being:
Hanon, McGaffee, Lumley and Young
berg.
The following statement and recon-
mendation was presented to the Board:
To the honorable Board of County Com
missioners Of Hughes county, S. D.
Hon. Sirs:-As section 2137 of the
Political Code of South Dakota makes
it the duty of the Board or County Com
missioners to levy the taxes necessary
for county purposes at this meeting,
for the ensuing year and as such levy
must be based on the probable income
and expenses, | hereby submit to you
for your consideration the following:
The total valuation of Hughes county
is $i1, 758, 378. This is divided into the
different classes of property as follows:
Real and personal of county. So, 1868, :339-
Railroads ........... 2,772, 257
Telephone 54,939
Express 4O,ZU9
Sleeping car ...... 10, TAI
Telegraph ............ 1Q,9O3
Total, ........... $11,75S, 378
The probable expense which the coun-
ty general fund must bear, using the
last fiscal year as a basis, is as follows:
Clerk Of courts, witness and jury
fees and other court expenses. Sc, 900
Justice court, coroner expense. 400
Sheriff s fees ~. 1900
Poor and poor relief ........... $500
Assessing $50
Books and stationery ........... $500
Elections 500. 1000
Printing and advertising 1850. 1000
Repair Of county buildings and
building new vault. ....... $500
County Commissioners fee and
mlleage l,UUU
Miscellaneous ............ 1900
Total. .... SIG, $50
As the incomesor receipts into this
fund from other sources than those of
taxes for the last fiscal year were
$6467.M it will still leave over SIS, 500
70 be provided for by levy. twill require
IL mills IN the assessable property Of
Hughes county to meet this demand, I
would therefore recommend that IL be
levied forcounty general fund; is for
general purposes ands.l mill for moth
er's pension.
There Is now il the insane fund the