The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-12
Proceedings of the Board Of Equall-
Zation.

The Board of County Commissioners met as re-
quired by law, and was called to order Dy The
chairman. >-.,
Present. VIM. Murray, Sam1 Bricker, Nathan
Blevins commissioners; Geo. w. Hurd, County
ATTORNEY, and Richard Waring, County clerk
THE assessment rolls and returns OF Assessors
of the various townships were laid before Ihe
The erroneous assessment OF 1925. as improve
ments against lot No. 81, on 4th street, SOLOMON
City, was stricken from the rolls 49,,
The personal property returns OF Lincoln Twp.
were next considered and the valuation OF horses
reduced 10 per cent.
PARK s. Marren's return of personal property
was considered too low and he was summoned 10
annear and show cause why it should not be
raised Mr.. Warren appeared before the coul-
missioners and was closely questioned as 10 MS
return OF personal property. The board appolnt-
ed n. BlevinS and Geo. w. Huru coulnhIIeo W
examine Mr.. Warren's book.
The personal property returns Oh Wheatlanu
township were next considered and the ValuaIloh
OF mules raised nve per cent.
The personal property returns OF the following
townships were next considered and adopted
without change, viz: Ridge, Hope, JeIerson'
TANNER Grant Liberty, Garfield, Holland, Cent
er Fragrant Hill and Lyon.
The returns OF Newbern township were next
considered and the valuation OF cattle raised ten
per cent , T.,
was reduced fifteen per cent.
81 500 enormously assessed to Henry Baker was
ordered stricken from the roll.
ship was reduced Is per cent, and the sheep OF X
s. Keller raised 80 per cent.
The valuation OF mules in Flora township was
raised 20 per cent. -
township was 10 per cent each
In sherman the valuation OF horses and mules
was 10 per cent. each.
m Hayes horses were raised III Per CenL anu
NIT Jacob Hershy was relieved Of an erroneous
assessment in Garfield township.
.,,,1rs afcal ann ont
O. L. Thisler OF Noble was raised from s299l.O 90
me personal property returns OF the several
townships were then approved as corrected ex-
The valuation OF cattle in Noble township was
raised 40 per cent
The returns OF the assessment OF real estate
were next considered The valuation OF sec q, 10,
raised TO 500 per acre. Sec 81, -, 4, was also
raised to $500 per acre.
The following changes were made in the valua-
ton OF real estate in the several townships, VIZ:
Grant reduced per cent, Lincoln per cent,
Union per cent, Lyons per cent. Cheeyer raised
10 per cent, Buckeye 20 per cent, Newbern per
cent, Sherman per cent, Hayes per cent,
Center per cent, Logan per cent, Ridge per
cent, Fragrant Hill per cent, Noble per cent
Mr. Geo w. Hurd from the committee appoint
ed to examine the books OF Park s. Warren re-
ported that upon careful investigation they
found that the personal property OF said Warren
was properly assessed in the counties OF Saline
and Dickinson
The seven head OF h0rSeS assessed 10 y. ii.
Corkhur in Garfield township were stricken from
the roll said horses having been killed because OF
CHAMBERS.
Ihe three head OF mules assessed to S. A. Kirk
wood were also stricken of for same cause.
Mr.. Michael Nicholson, trustee OF Noble twp,
appeared in answer 10 summons and corrected
his returns OF the assessment OF personal proper
ty.
nesday, June 18th, 1884.
RICHARD WEARING,
County Clerk.