Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-22
PROCEEDINGS

PROCEEDINGS ..-
OF the Board of Equalization of Burleigh
County. -
[oFFICAL.]
JULY IA, 1890.
Board met pursuant to law. All
present. .-Hs .,
Books of the several township and
district assessors were received.
Parties having grievances were noti-
fed to submit their complaints in
writing.
The board having taken oath as re-
CURED by law adjourned to 10 a. m.
July Is, 1890
July Is, 1890.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
a. m. July 16, 1890.
JULY 16, 1890.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
AL present.
Communication from the Northern
Pacific Railroad company was received;
wherein said company complains tnat
it's lands are assessed at a valuation
higher than cash value thereof and
asks that the value of said lands be
reduced.
Adjourned to 10 a.. NJ. July II, 1890.
JULY II. 1890.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All present.
Commissioner johnson was excused
for this day.
A meeting of the assessors was
called for July 81, at the office of the
auditor.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. July IS, 1890.
JULY Is, 1890.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All present.
Applications of Harvey Harris and
Sidney G. Smith for deductions of in
debtedness from personal property
valuations, were received.
Adjourned to July 10, 1890.
JULY 10, 1890.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All present.
Commissioner Edgerley was excused
for the day.
Adjourned to July q, 1890.
July q, 1890.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All present.
Upon petition and affidavit of G.. S.
Fernold, tax commissioner for the N.
Z. r. r. company, the assessment of
ST miles of track, section house
and depot in MenOken was ordered
Cancelled, for the reason that the as
SCISSOR had no authority to assess said
property.
On motiOn'Of Commissioner Edgerley
the return of the south ! south east !
of section l, 142, 80. was ordered
stricken out as the same tract is in
cluded in another description.
Adjourned to 10 a. NJ. July %, 1890.
JULY %, 1890.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All present.
The valuation of lot -, block 66,
original plat Of Bismarck, was reduced
from 1000 to $500.
The valuation of the east ! of lot -
in block Is, Sturgls' addition to Bis
marck, was reduced from $75 to $40.
The valuation of the west ! of lot
y in block Is, Sturgis' addition to
Bismarck, was reduced from $75 to $40.
1t being shown by atfidavits that
steamboats, "Rosebud" and "F. Y.
Bachelor" belonging to the Benton
Transportation company, are enrolled,
registered and licensed outside of this
state, on motion of Commissioner
Edgerley it was ordered that the as
sessment of said steamboats, be stricken
from the assessment roll, $4,000.
1t being made to appear that section
p, 142, 80 was returned by the assessor
at a valuation higher than it's actual
cash value, therefore on motion of
Commissioner Edgerley the valuation
of said tract was reduced from $1,4OO
to 81, 200.
On motion A. B. Gray's personal as
sessment was reduced from 1850 to
$1,000.
1t being shown that the north east /,
north west t, south west t of section
%, 139, II were returned at a higher
valuation than the cash value thereof,
on motion of Commissioner Edgerley
the valuation Of each Of said tracts
was reduced from $4OO to $500.
The assessment of elevators and
warehouses belonging to the N. P. R.
r. company, situate and valued as
follows: Driscol, $500; Sterling, SO, 900;
Bismarck, 81, 300, was ordered Cancelled
on the ground that the assessors: had
no authority to assess said elevators
and warehouses.
The valuation of Improvements on
the south east t of section 6, 139, 70
were reduced from S75 to $25, it being
shown that said Improvements do not
exceed in value 1926.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. July %, 1890.
JULY %, 1890.
Boardmet pursuant to adjournment.
All present. D.
Z 1t being shown that lands described