Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-07-21
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS, BOARD Of
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Gettysburg SD. July y 1918
Official proceedings of the reg
ular meeting of the board of coun-
tv commissioners of Potter county
S. ID. held in the court house in
Gettysburg, S. d., July 9th, 1915.
Meeting called to order at 10
o'clock a. m. Members present.
Williams, Knott, Simon. Won
Wald and Rausch. Minutes of
last meeting were read and APP
proved.
The quarterly report of the
clerk of courts for the quarter
ending June 30 was on motion du-
ly approved
The quarterly reports of j. w.
Myler as justice of the peace we've
on motion duly approved: no costs
Moved to adjourn to | o'clock p.
m. Motion carried. Board ad-
journed.
l p. m. Board met as per adj
ournment, all members present.
1t was moved by VonWald, sec
onded by Rausch. that said board
adjourn as board of county COM
mlssioners and convene as board
of equalization. On motion being
put each member voted yes and
motion was declared carried. At
this time each member together
with the county auditor took the
oath as member Of the board of
equalization in and for Potter
county S. d.
The real estate of the county
was carefully checked over and it
being the opinion of the board that
the southeast quarter of section23,
all of "a, all of % and all of 26,
twp 11S, range 7S, were too high in
proportion to the adjoining town
ships. it was moved by VonWald.
seconded by Simon, that the valu-
alton of said land be reduced from
2400 to S2160 per quarter section.
On motion being put each member
voted yes: Motion declared carried
by chairman.
The real estate of the rest of the
townships appearing to be equal
lied as to valuations within the
boundaries of said townships, the
remainder of the afternoon was ia
ken up in equalizing between the
townships Of said county. Moved
to adjourn as board of equalization
to l pm July 7th; motion carried
and board adjourned.
July 7th-It having been report
ed that several of the bridges of
the county were in very bad con
dition. the board spent the fore
noon in looking oyer the several
bridges reported in bad order, and
it was decided to have same repai-
red and made safe for travel as
soon as said work could be done.
1 pm. Board met as board of
equalization, all members present,
and meeting was called to order by
chairman.
After carefully comparing the
valuations of each township within
the county, it was moved byRausch
seconded by Simon that the land
values in twp III range IA be rails
ed one dollar per acre: tEat the
land values in twp 1895 be reduc-
ed two dollars per acre; that the
land values in twp 1l7-77 be redu.
ced one dollar acre; that the land
values in twp 117-7S be reduced
fifty cents per acre; that the land
values in twp11S-74 be raised 81. SO
per acre; that the land values in
twp 1871 be raised one dollar
per acre; that the land values in
twp 1875 be raised one dollar pei
acre; that the land values in l19.
II be raised one dollar per acre:
that the land values in twp 119- Is
be raised one dollar per acre; that
the land values in twp 1908 be
reduced fifty cents per acre; that
the land values in 12O-74 be reduc
ed fifty cents per acre; that the
land values in twp 120-75 be redu
ced fifty cents per acre and those
in 12O-77 be raised one dol
lar per acre, and that the
county auditor be and here
by is instructed and directed
to give notice according to law