Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-03-12
COUNTY BOARD
MEETING
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COUNTY
BOARD LAST WEEK
TAX MATTERS SETTLED
COUNTY AUDITOR BATCnELOR SWORN
lN-.BONDS OF OTHER OFF,
GALS APPROVED

March End, 1915, the board Of
county commissioners met pursuent to
adjournment. present Commissioners
CLARK. Rineer and Cope
d. K Bachelor took the oath of Of
doe and was duly sworn in as County
Auditor.
Jacob Matolivitch made application
for support from the county and on
motion was rejected.
The recommendation of Hot Springs
city council to adjustment on lots one
and two, block five, original town of
Hot Springs was approved by the
board.
The following bonds were approved: {:
George U Gull as county surveyor in
the sum of s50O.CO with the National
Surety Go. as sureties.
f. g Osmotherly as Justice of the
peace in the sum of $500 90 with Nation
al Surety 90. as sureties.
P. F. Ward as County Judge, in the
sum Of $1,000 90 with U. g. Fidelity and
Guaranty Company as sureties
Fall River Abstract Company in the
sum Of $4,000 with the Inter State
Surety Company as sureties.
George Hummel as CLERK of Courts
In the sum of 100000 with the Inter
State Surety Company as sureties.
d. K. Batchelor, as county auditor in
the sum of 100000 with the National
Surety Company as sureties
Walker Hedrick Co. as text book de-
positories in the sum Of $4,000 with
L. d. Hedriok and George Hummel as
s1reties.
l.. e. Highley as text book deposit
ory in the sum Of $4,000 with the
National Surety Company as sureties
Geo. W. Hiehley. as text book de-
pository in the sum of $500 90 with the
National Surety Company as sureties.
Hargens Pharmacy as text book de-
pository in the sum of $500 90 with the
National Surety Company as sureties.
The following places were designated
for selling chattel mortgages namely.
Front door court house, Hot Springs,
South Dakota. Front door post Of
foe, Edgemont, South Dakota. Front
door post office, Oelrichs, South Da-
kota. Stock yards, Ardmore and stock
yards Smithwick.
The application Of A. E. Bartlett, ct
al for the establishment of q public
highway wes rejected.
The application for the establish
ment of public highway in township
eight, range two and township nine
range two, was rejected, on not being
In proper form.
Fred schuler and Fritz Engler ap.
plication for abatement of taxes was
rejected.
Rhoda Billups made application for
correction of assessment Oh part of
south east one-fou1th, north west one.
half, section 30-7-6 containing twenty.
eight and one-tenth acres. On motion
the Auditor was instructed to issue
rebate on 1918 tax on basis of $4,000
valuation for the whole tract,
Moved hy Rineer and seconded by
Cope and unanimously carried that the
County Treasurer be instructed to re-
ceive e625.OO in full for all the follow
ing taxes Except the last one half OF
1914 taxes) to-wit. Personal taxes of I. l.
Marcoux, personal tax of j. L. Marcoux
& Son, personal tax of ]. F. Marooux,
Real estate tax on east tifty feet of lots
seven and eight, block eleven of orig.
inal town Of Hot Springs, lots four Eve
and six. block eight. Petty's addition
lots five and six, block three, Idlewild
addition, provided that city council
grant preportionate allowenoe on said
real estate and in event they do no.
then said parties shall pay in addition
to sum of 1925. 90 that portion of the
reduction which now applies to said
real estate.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet March 3rd, at 8 q. m.
d. K. Bachelor, County Auditor
Attest: j. A. CLARK, Chairman
March 3rd, 1915 The board OF
county commissioners met persuant to
adjournment all members present.
O. D. Mutton was granted abatement
Of personal tax for the year 1913 hsv
ing been shown that the said O. D
Mutton paid all personal tax in Custe,
county.
The recommendation from Ho,