The Dickinson press., 1889-07-20
Petition of Ole Tollifson and others

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cinct received. and OH motion of
Comm. McGillivray, all that portion
of Stark county lying and being in
range 81, north of the township line
between townships l39 and l40, was
set apart and constituted Il Polling
precinct. designated as Farmers VAL
ley mo. TO-"
Petitions of L. S. Way and others,
and n. A. Rosendahl and others for
roads Ill township 1873 received
and on motion of Comm. Lee, the
said roads declared opened as high
ways.
Petition of L. ]. Tamhlin, and 9th.
ers for crossing over railroad tracks
i'll township 1896 received and
placed on file.
On motion of Comm. McGillivray,
Il county warrant for five hundred
fo%rty.one dollars and lightweight
cents was ordered drawn upon gener-
al county fund in favor of j. n. Far
rall, county treasurer for the pay.
ment of interest upon county bonds.
Communications received from Mer.
Sis. Carpenter and Cary. Mandan, de-
handing refund of tax for 1855 paid
upon same having been paid
under protest, was referred to District
Attorney. Board adjourned to July
., . a. III.
July 8. Board convened pursuant
to adjournment. Commissioners all
present. and resumed the c'nsidera.
ton of the petition for dividing the
county into five districts, and adj
journed to July 10. s a. N.
July 10. Board convened pursuant
to adjournment. Geo. a. Palmer,
Road Supervisor. Dist. No |. rendered
his resignation of said office. having
filed his report of road work per.
formed to date.
On motion of Comm. McGillivray,
Osborne Chase WAS appointed Road
Supervisor, Dist. No. |, vice Palmer
resigned. Consideration of petition
for division. and remonstroncc re.
sumrd. Board adjourned to July IL.
8 y. IN.
July II, Board convened pursuant
to adjournment. Commissioners all
present. Bond of T.. W. Nittcll Jus.
tirc of the Peace. II. j. Turner and
Thomas Evans s%'lrtics. and Charles
kon". constable. :. ID. Gregg and j.
q. Campbell. suretirs. We're presented.
On motion of Comm. Gilllvray,
bonds of T.. W. Kittrll. Justice of the
peace and Chas. kono. constable,
were approved. The following rcsu-
luton WIS presented by Comm. I'M
derhill and adopted: 1t is hereby
resolved 10y the Board of County
Commissioners of Stark county. that
all the taxes assessed and levied upon
b!i. 'ult dIi llG ItIlNS dINu icul estate
of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company lying and situated within
the county of Stark, for the years
1856. 1857 and 1883 he and the same
are hereby related and set aside. and
the District Attorney is hereby au-
thoriZcd and directed to take such
proceedings rs may be necessary to
abute and set aside all such taxes
aforesaid of record, and to d%iscontin-
ne and dismiss all suits and other
proceedings Oh the part of the Coun-
ty Treasuscr 10Y pending. involving
the assessment levy or collection of
amy of such taxes aforesaid. hy rca-
son of the Northern Racilic Railroad
Company having paid their taxes for
said years under the Gross Earnings
law. Board adjourned to July 10, s
Il. m.
July IL, Board convened pursuant
to adjournment, and resumed the con.
sideration of the petition for division
of county, and the remOnstrance
against such division, and after full
examination the following report was
submitted by the chairman. On con.
sideration OF the petition in regard to
the division of the county into five
commissioner districts, we find as
follows: The petition for such di.
vision contains 332 names. The re.
monstrating petition contains 81
names which also appear on the petit.
ton for division, and 81 names are
withdrawn Ivy written request, while
s names appearing on said petition do
not appear to be legal voters, making
a total Of l2G names to be deducted
from the number signing the petition
for division, leaving 206 names of legal
voters, not the necessary one-third of
such legal voters in the county (2l2,
Comm. Lee moved, seconded by
Comm. Enderllill, that the above
statement be spread upon the min
utes as the reason for not calling the
appointing commission together. Up
on the question being put it was de
cided carried, Comms. Lee and Tn
derhill voting aye, and Comm. McGil
livray, no.
Petition of Jas. Dobson asking thai
sections ], 2, II and -, township 1873
range 81. be detached from schoo
township No. /, and attached t.
school township No. 5, was on motion
of Comm. McGillivray, granted.
Claim of Samuel Thorn for refunt
of taxes paid upon the S. f. "A Sec
4-l39--94 for the years 1884, 1885 AM
1886. upon the ground that said lane
was United States Government prop
city at the time said taxes were pai'
and that since Such yme of fax