Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-14
Commissioners Proceedings.
TRQU1LIzArION BoARD.l
PHILLIFsnURG, ~, JUNG 5, I

PHILLIPsBURG, KAN, June ), 1899.
Board OF County Commissioners met as Il |
Board of EQUALIZATION ut 10 Il. IN. 1t the county /
Hahnenlratt called to order by Chairman Ham. /
On motion II. A. Harmon was allowed con-
stiutiOnal exemption or MS personal assessment
for 1888.
take up tax sale certificate No. 4l+ sale Oh 1855,
on the Sc a, section /, town ., range 20, aid !
charge same to Jake Nipps. r,,
ON motion all taxes due on lot ~, flOck q
Gandy'S addition to Logan were ordered sIicKen
from the rolls said lot having been heiIPy
Phillips county for taxes, but now owned by d.
On motion o. X. Mccoy was ordered released
from Jail, on petition OF &{4 tax payers ana
certificate from District Judge. Adjourned to
1P.m.
members present as before. Called 10 order by
Chairman Ham.
On motion the assessment of w. 7. Adams in
Granite township, for 1889 was lowered from
S5.25 to $3.50.
ON motion assessment on lots 4 and ;, Block 1,
range L. Bissell's addition to PhillipsDurg WAS
lowered from $1,000 to 81 900,
ON motion the assessment on new building
owned by ). G. Cummings, OF PhilIpSburg was
reduced from - 200 to 81 800, and on that par
owned and built bv John Gebhart, from $1,000 to
81 800, and OH the new hotel building OF john
BiSSeIIS from $500 $1,000.
ON motion the assessment of Ii. =. Wey in
Crystal township was ordered transferred 10
On motion VIM Doughlass was allowed con-
stitutiOnaI exemption for 1888. Adjourned to
a. N. june 4th, 1888.
Board convened peTsuant to adjournment.
Persent as before. Called to order by CHAIR
on motion the County Treasurer was instruct
ed to pay of the Mechanics lein on the Nipps
house ont of the sinking fund of said county.
OnmOtlOn the amount paid on personal assess
ment by Leonard Miller, S2,2G, was ordered re
funded; same being an erroneous assessment.
Adjourned to a. III.
/ q. III. Board convened Members peesent
as before. Called to order by Chairman Ham,
ON motion the assessment on lots II and u,
block =, range ., BiSSellS addition to Phillips
burg was ordered stricken from the roll on ac-
count of church property.
On motion county II eaSurer was authorized To
receive Oue-thiTd ENDORSEMENTS on IL certain tax
sale certificate held by Geo. w StinsOn on lots
Sand q, block q, range Z, city OF PhllilpSDurg.
ON motion the assessment of j J.. Lewis tOT
1SSS, was reduced from S23S to S14O
On motion the following changes were made
in the assessments in townships named as fol
lows:
Logan township; horses raised, 10 per cent;
cattle raised, 40 per cent.
Logan city; cattle raised, 80 per cent.
Crystal township; horses raised, 10 per cent.
Plum township; horses raised, 20 per cent.
RuSivilie township; horses lowered 10 pei
cent
Freedom township; horses raised, 10 per cent
Valley township; horses raised, 20 per cent
cattle raised, 10 per cent.
Belmont township; horses raised, % per cent;
cattle raised, % per cent.
Greenwood township; horses and cattle bOtl
raised, 80 per cent.
Beaver township; cattle ra iSed, 20 per cent
Bow Creek township; cattle lowered, 10 pei
cent.
Plainview township; cattle raised, 20 per cent
On motion the assessment of j. +. Morse oil
property assessed in IlainVicW township WA,
stricken from the rolls.
On motion the county clerk was ordered to no
tity +. j. French, superintendent OF Door farm
that the county Will no longer pay for keepins
Blanch Ford at the poor farm.
The following juror bills for May term diStric
court are allowed.