Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26

leaualizing the personal property OF
lan the unorganized townships of
hughes county the auditor was in
structed to at once give notice to
I all persons living in the unorgan-
ized portion of Hughes county
whose assessment had been raised.
1 The board then on motion set July
eth as the day when parties whose
assessment has :. been raised may
Iihaye hearing to show cause why
such assessment shall not be raise
led.
The board of equalization ad-
iourned to July 9th, 1917.
The board having adjourned as
board OF equalization now convened
as Il board of county commits
sioners to transact such business as
may lawfully be brought before
them.
AS many bridges weree report
ed to be in an unsafe condition for
Ipublic travel, the board after con-
siderable discussion, on motion del
egated FL. b.. German to take with
| him the county surveyor to inspect
| the different bridges reported to be
unsafe and make a report on their
lcondition SO that the board might
| be able to determine as to the nee
essity of advertising for the repair
| or If need be the building OF new
| bridges in their stead. The board
| also instructed the said commits
sioner to make Il report upon the
condition OF the roads in the east
end of the county where grading
| is to be done.
The board having completed such
business as was brought before
them adjourned until July 8, 1917,
1870 p. M.
Pierre, S. d., July 8, 1917, 800
A. M.
The board of equalization of
Hughes county, S. d., met pursuant
to adjournment, The members pres
ent being: Stewart, German, Lum-
Hey and Sholz.
The board now took up personal
property assessment of the differ
ent civil townships, towns and the
city OF Pierre. 1t was found that
| a great difference exists in the
valuation of personal propeerty by
the different assessors the board
| therefore on motion ordered the
following changes to be made:
| The following changes were made
on motion in Pl. Valley township:
/ Horses one year old were raised
| o. per cent, horses two years old
We're raised 10 per cent cattle two
years old We're raised 10 per cent,
cattle three years old and over were
raised 10 per cent, sheep were rais-
ed 20 per cent, and automobiles
We're raised 20 per cent.
On motion the following changes
| We're made in Byron township:
| Cattle three years old and over
were raised 10 per cent, and hogs
were raised so per cent.
| On motion the following changes
were made in Peoria township:
Horses one year old were raised
10 per cent, horses two years old
We're raised 10 per cent, horses
three years old and over were re-
| duced 3 per cent, cows were raised
% per cent, cattle one year old
were raised 10 per cent, cattle two
years old We're raised 10 per cent,
cattle three years old and over
were lowered 10 per cent, sheep
| We're raised 90 per cent, hogs were
| lowered 80 per cent, automobiles
| We're raised 10 per cent and pianos
were raised 10 per cent.
| On motion the following changes
were made in Harold townships:
Horses one year old were reduced
70 per cent, horses two years old
were reduced 25 per cent, cows
We're reduced 20 per cent, cattle one
year old We're reduced 10 per cent,
cattle two years old We're reduced
10 per cent, cattle three years old
and over We're reduced 10 per cent,
sheep were reduced 20 per cent
and hogs were reduced 10 per cent
On motion the following changes
We're made in DeGrey township:
| Horses one year old We're raised
Q per cent. cattle three years old
and over We're raised 5 per cent.
sheep We're raised 80 per. cent, and
automobiles were raised 10 per
cent.
On motion the following changes.
We're made in Webster township:
Horses one year old were raised
10 per cent, horses two years old
We're raised s per cent, horses three