The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30

no change; Big Stcne City, lowered Z
per cent; Milbank, lowered 80 per
cent.
Sheep.-Alhan, raised 20 per cent;
Adams, no change; Big Stone town
ship, lowered So per cent; Blooming
Valley, no change; Pennington, raised
7 per cent; Grant Center, no change;
Georgia raised 50 per cent; Kilborn,
no change; Lura, raised 80 per cent;
Mazeppa, no change; Melrose, raised
1OS per cent; Madison, raised SO per
cent; Osceola, no change; Stockholm,
no change: Troy. raised 25 per cent;
Twin Brooks township, lowered IL
per cent; Vernon, no change; Big
Stone city, lowered 40 per cent.
On motion board voted to make no
more changes, in the personal prop
erty. On motion it was voted that
$4,000 be added to the assessment of
Frank Heathcote in Lura township for
a two-thirds interest in a threshing
machine, it not having been placed on
the assessment rolls by the assessor
in that town.
On application of Rev. II. G.. Haag,
his personal property valuation was
ordered stricken from the assessment
rolls in Twin Brooks village.
AS this finished the equalization,
board then proceeded to check up the
auditor and treasurer, and remained
in session the balance of the day and
all Of July 10th. On motion an ad-
.ournment was taken to July II, 1915.
July, 18th.
Commissioners made their semi
annual trim tn ipcnont tho county moor
farm, and reported the inmates con-
tented and we'll cared for, and then
proceeded to finish the checking UP
the auditor and treasurer, finishing on
July 18th, and filed the followig re-
port: Auditors Office.
RECEIPTS
Cash in hands Ct treasurer Jan. lst,
1910 Sla54".lo
Collections Of 1914 tax, $50. 9s2l9.3S
Collections Of prior years taxes, 6s6.l3
Miscellaneous collections, $50. 3S.SlS.s6
Total col~lectronsito July /, Is lS6673.5O
Disbursements
Total disbursements from Jan. LIST 1915.
to July Jst, 1919 -. ..~..Sl2l927. 62
Cash IN hands of Treasurer
July lst, 1919, 5S7+o. So
lS66735O
Treasures Office.
Cash On hand July LIST, 1915, -. 5S745.S SO
Receipts From July lst, to
lu,x 11tI, l01, OIL -
.......... $685..
$780,. ~
Disbursements. From July, 1st,
1915 to July 18th, 1919 ........ ll77l.G5
Leaving a balance in hands Of ........
Treasurer, July l4th, ........ 56I2737
On motion 1t was voted to
adjourn to July 18th, 1915.
July 18th, 1915.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
with John Maxwell and Geo. Mitchell
president and proceeded with the fol-
lowing business:
j. B. Evans of the J.. B. Evans Con-
%struction Co.. appeared with his bond
in the sum of $74.990.OO and having
been approved as to form and legality
by Attorney RiX was on motion ap-
proved by the board, and ordered
placed on file.
On motion the auditor was instruct
ed to advertise for applications and
bids for superintendent of county
farm, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF +. J. Sackreiter.
The application of Olaf Peterson
for a loan from the permanent school
fund for the amount Of 100000 on
the ST. of Sec. 22-119-49 was ap-
proved.
The application of Charles w. John
son Adm, for a loan from the per-
manent school fund for the amount OF
5 100000 on the NWA and SEA Sec.
"a and the VIZ Of NWA Sec. 35- 49,
so was approved.
The application OF J. A. Putnam for
q refund 1885 of his 1914 tax on the
sWA Of sEA OF Sec. 3-11s-4s. It hav-
ing been assessed as an eighty was
allowed.
T. L Fuller appearing in the inter-
est of the wner Of the following de-
scribed land: Part Of the NEA on
south side. Sec. 18-11S-5O, represent
ing that On account Of q mistake hav-
ing been made In the description In
the year 1906, the said land was sold
for taxes. the said owner supposing
that he had paid said tax and did not
know that It was sold, and a. he was
willing to. and would have paid said
taxes each year If his description had
been right. he asked the county board
to pay the penalty and interest IN said
tax certificate. no being IN innocent
party. On motion It was voted that
the county pay the penalty and &C
| crued interest, Mr.. Putnam agreeing
to pay the nat tar.
The following bills we're audited and
warrants drawn for same:
s. s. Lockhart, services OF
board Of insanity .......... 1925
Earl Liggett, Clerk OF Courts
fees ...................... 80 Is
| VIM. Sundin, wolf bounty -. 800
w. s. Nixon, n days work in
auditors Office ............ 800
Milbank Auto Supply Co., gas
no1nn - NnMMtw Farm M