Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-06-18
Meeting of Board of Equal1zation

A-ACCl-Ak u oOGAL0 III
County Commissioners met pursuant TO Law
June lsL 1891. for the purpose OF egualizlng The
assessment OF personal property. All members Ol
the Board being present, the meeting was called
/ 10 order by John Hahnenkratt
J. b. wainwright, prisoner undergoing sentences
In the jail, presented petition for release and
upon considering the same the Board respectfully
referred the same 10 the Governor with the re
quest that pardon be granted
On motion the assessment OF F. c. Johnson
/ from $500 70 $50
On motion II. Apenhoist Of Prairieyiew town
| ship allowed the constitutional Exemption.
On motion tax sale certificates Nos 202 and 23s
sale OF 1856 and No % sale OF 1890 declared
erroneous tthe land being government land at time
l lakes were legied) ana the Clerk was instructed
70 issue refunding certificates TO the holders there
On motion M l. Herbase of Arcade township
was allowed reduction Of $40 from his assess
ment on sheep.
Adjourned tin o'clock p. m.
o'clock P m Board recOnTeAed, ali present
on motion the assessment of lot Is c Except
n y TT and n 10 Il OF Il q City OF Kirwin for
1883 was reduced SI40 On account OF the building
having been removed and the Clerk instructed q
Issue rebate certificate 70 the owner ID. Ii. AOul
Ga motion P J. Steel of Beaver township vau
allowed rebate Of IS on her personal propeIt y
Issue a rebate certificate therefor.
On motion the assessment Of sell S3-1-1s for
1881 WAS reduced 5000.
Adjourned till O'Clock d. m.
O'Clock p. m Board recOnyened. All mem
DEie present.
Evening session spent in examining returns OF
Assessors and discussing plans for equalization.
Adjourned till morning.
Tuesday, June 2, q. m. Board reconYened.
All members present.
On motion the personal property assessment Of
d. Z. WeY stricken from roll OF Crystal town
ship the same property being assessed In Valley
township where usually kept.
Balance Of day and evening session spent in ex-
animation of returns.
Adjourned till morning.
Wednesday, June I'd, 8 a. m. Board reconyeE-
ness pursued till noon. Adjourned tilI / O'Clock
! O'Clock p. m Board recOnyened. On motion
the following changes in assessment were decid-
Arcade Twp, horses RAISED 40 per cent, cattle
IS per cent, mules 80 per cent.
Beaver Twp, horses raised per cent cattle %
per cent, mules % per cent.
Belmont Twp, horses raised % per cent, cattle
20 per cent, mules 20 per cent.
Bow Creek Twp, horses raised 20 per cent, cat
Crystal Twp, horses raised Is per cent, cattle Il
Dayton Twp, cattle raised per cent.
Deer Creek Twp, horses raised per cent cat
Freedom Twp, horses reduced per cent, cat
lie raised per cent, mules 10 per cent.
Glenwood Twp. horses raised per cent, cattle
Granite Twp, horses raised 10 per cent, cattle
reduced per cent, mules raised 10 per cent.
Greenwood Twp, horses raised "A per cent, cat
tie reduced per cent, mules raised 10 per cent.
kirwin Twp, horses raised per cent, cattle %
per cent.
Logan Twp, horses raised Is per cent, cattle s5
per cent
Long Island Twp, horses raised 10 per cent cat
Mound Twp, horses raised II per cent cattle
reduced per cent
Philhps6urg Twp, hsrses raised 8 per cent
PlEihv1ew Twp horses raised 81 per cent, cattle
Plum Twp, horses raised Is per cent, cattle 10
Prairieview Twp. cattle raised per cent, mules
1875 per cent
NASHVILLE Twp. horses raised IS per cent, cattle
~ per EG4l
solomon Twp, horses raised per cent, cattle 5
per cent.
sun.Rer Twp, horses raised % per cent. cattle 5
TOwanda Twp, horses raised n per cent, cattle
per cent.
Valley Twp, horses raised per cent, cattle 20
per cent
W llnut Twp, horses raised 10 per cent cattle
reduced y per cent, mules raised 331S per cent.
kirwln CITY horses raised per cent.
Logsn City, horses raised 30 per cent.
Sheep hogs. goats, gold watches, plate and
JeHelry. piano fOrtes, other musical Instruments,
stock in Corporations, other than Banks, moneys
and credits were raised % per cent.
MERCHANTS stocks, manufacturers stocks, tax
sale certificates, judgments, notes, mortgages.
and the-ilem Of aggregate value of ali other
property were raised . per cent
Farm implements wagons and pleasure carri-
ages were raised 50 per cent.
Adjourned ill Monday June 8th, an
Monday J une eths a. IN. Board met pursuant
to adjournment All members present.
In The matter Of the assessment Of The Traders
Bank OF kirwin Ii. a. Royce, Cashier, appeared
before the Board and was sworn and examined
EGlALHG the AEEcHre4 value and title Of certain
tracts Of real estate owned by the Bank and on
which they claimed Il reduction from personal
assessment, and the claim was allowed "a shown
by statement fled.
Grifin Culbertson. President Of the Commercial
State Bank OF Long Island. sworn and examined
in regard 10 the came matter pertaining 10 said
Bank and reduction allowed as shown by state
ment On file.
ON motion the personal property assessment Of
J. F. Morse in Deer Creek township was stricken
from the roll, the came property being assessed
In Philhpsburg where owner resides.
Nm linn -
c Adams and Vim. Farley, appraisers OF follow
ing school land nw14 s6-5-lS wac confirmed.
EVening session spent IN discussing the matter
OF assessment 81 Banks, representatives OF the
several Banks being present. Adjourned till
Tuesday June 9th. Ga. m. Board reconyeued
and continued the business of the session.
A meeting was called for 0 clock p. m. 10 con-
slider the question OF raising the appropriation
for Worlds Fair. Adjourned till p. IN.
RecOnyened. On motion the assessment Of J
H. Decker & Son in Phillipsburg City on stock
was raised 20 $500 subject any other raise Us
per resolution Of last Wednesday.
On motion the assessment Of Banks was fixed
at 5s per cent. their paid up capital and surplus
and real estate owned by Them 70 be reduced from
such assessment At its assessed value. Adjourn
ed tIll { O'Clock.
Z O'Clock p. m. W. D. Granger, Cashier of
First National Bank of Phlllips6urg. sworn and
value OF real estate belonging 10 said Bank, and
q reduction allowed as per statement on ile Ad-
lonrDed I'll tomorrow morning.
Wednesday, June 10th, 1881. Board reconyeu-
ed, all present.
X. A. Handy, President of State Bank, and ].
F. Morse, Cashier of Phillips County Bank, were
sworn and examined in regard 70 title and assess
ed value OF real estate owned by their respective
Banks and a reduction from their assessment Al
lowed a. shown by statement on fle
On motion adjourned.
STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY OF PHILLIPS. ss'
I, J. s. Barnes, County Clerk in and for the
County and state aforesaid, do hereby certify the
above ana foregoing TO be a true record OF the pro-
ceediAgs had Dy the Board OF Commissioners of
said County sitting Board OF Equalization
during the days therein named
Witness my hand and oficial seal this 10th day
OF june 1eJl J. s. BARNES,