The Red Cloud chief., 1877-04-26
April 18th, 1871

]Apth iCtu, lNtb.
Met pursuant to adjournment. Full
Board present.
Assessment of Jno. w. Cole, sw
=, |, IL, reduced to $500 w. Assess.
ment Of Roberts & Policy S! nwl, anc
e! sw4, Sec. 81, ,, ID, raised to 1920.
Assessment ofSamuel Miller "! sw,
Sec. "a. =, I'D, reduced to $50 90 As.
sessment Of + N. Richardson sc! Sec.
%, 2, 10, raised to Sl6O w.
Or tered that the Land Road tax be
stricken from the tax list of 1876.
Valuation OF James K,rkwood WI
mel and e! nwi Sec. Is, =, IL, on tax
list Of 1874, reduced to 5000 %.
The following resolution was unani-
mOusly adopted
Whereas, A. +. TOuzalin, Land
Commissioner Of the b. H. NJ. K. X.
Go. in Nebraska has caused to be filed
in this Office an aft iavit and statement
of the value Of the lands of said com
pany in Webster County, demanding
that the lands be placed on the tax
list at the values set forth 10 such aft
davit therefore.
Resolved, That we utterly refuse to
comply with said demand, the valua-
ton placed upon said funds being
greatly IN cxcess Of the valuation BY
the Assessors, and We deem that the
amount of delinquent taxes be charged
against the county by the State on &C.
cOun, Of said lands will be sufficiently
large without raising the values as de
handed in said affidavit.
The Clerk was instructed to notify
A. +. Touzllin Of the above action.
Petition Of b. Stanscr and others
for a county road, commencing at a
point on the north line OF Sec. %, |,
10, one hundred and fifteen rods east
Of the northwest corner, running
thence ia an angle as neal tie creek as
possible about ~ rods, and thence
west Of the east line of Sec. %, |, 10,
was granted en- condition that the
county should be at NJ expense 10 10
eating said road.
Proposition Of D Lutz to plant on
Court House square alternate rows Of
Cottonwood and BoxaIder trees, not
to exceed II feet apart each way. and
keep them in healthy growing condi-
ton for use of the land for same tune,
was accepted.
The following accounts was allowed:
Geo. w. Ball, Com'rs fees $2I 90
Valuation of sheep for taxation set
at - cents pei head.
Ordered that the Clerk notify the
of the several road dis
tricts of the failure of the Legislature
to provide for poll ta4 or road tax; Of
any kind.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolved. That We the County CON-
of Webster county, Nebras-
Ia, being satisfied that the lands orig
inaliy belonging to the st. Joseph L.
ID. G. Il. 4 Co., and which have
since been conveyed to H. H. Butter
wsrth and Charles w. HassIer q
Trustees. have bssa enormously omlt-
ted FROM the tax list Of said county for
the year 1876 Il is hereby ordered
that notice be served upon said St.
Joseph L D. e. K Il. Co., AMI upon
Mitchell, Land Commissioner !
and attorney of said II. H. Butter
worth and Charles, w. Hassier, Trus
lees aud upon such other persons, As
:A1H lands through or uuder them TO
show cause before the Board of Go. /
Commissioners Of Webster County.
Nebraska, On the 81 day Of July, A.
D., 1917, Why said lands should not
1e assessed fer the year 1876, and
heir names entered on th.. tax list Of
'aid county.
Adjourned ill Moadiy, May 1in,
at 9 . Clock a. I'd.
j. A i~ULLEYS, L. II. Luce,
Clerk Chairmao.