The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-04
ONLY FOUR DAYS MORE.
The Taxpayer Has That Length Of
Tins In Which to Make
q Kick.
Commissioners to Fix the County
Levy Next Monday ana
Adjourn.
The State Board EquaIixIng the Assess
monts On Live stock In the Various
Counties.

Taxpayers seeking reductions Of their
assessments have but q short time In which
to appear before the county board of equal
izntion. 1t will bs In session to-day for
the purpose OF passing upon applications
for reductions and then probably adjourn
until next Monday whom the sax levy for
the county will be hlsd and the board i'd
journ sine die. When this II done there
will bs n o further opportunity to have
changes made in the assessment rolls,
which will be placed in the hands OF the
county treasurer for collection. At ysstsr-
days session the following reductions were
allowed: ...s .s,e. d,
William Reed. Assessed $1,000 on 300
acres in the valley rednced 80 per on &C
count OF the land being cover with water
aud sane by recent storms. From 800 to
1000 tons Of hay were formerly cut from
this ranch each season.. s
r. G. Power. Assessment on a mortRa 20
of $40, 900 reduced to 5000, one-half Of
the mortgage having been paid. MIR. Power
WAS also assessed on shares of
stock of the First National bank of Helena
At $l73.32 per share. making a total Of g.
800. Mr.. Power's application states that he
only owns seven shares. The assessment
on these was fixed at $3.50.
A. p. Curtin. Mortgages amounting 10
$l3.92O were stricken + ON his list on repre-.
sentation that thev have been cancelled.
An assessment of $500 on lots nine and 10,
block Al, was taken off because he docs not
own the property. On account Of tho tit!s
being in litigation on lots IA, Is. 18 and II,
block 3S, the assessment was taken
rH m AAfA tn ~ -0~~A. " Hyrrt&r
was assessed $4,000 for improvements.
G. +. Ellis. Assessed for improvements
on lots in block two of tho Story addition
at $500; reduced to $4,000.
Reductions on mortgages were allowed as
follows: Herman Ian on two amounting
to 5000, stricken from the list on account
of being oancslleds Thomas +: Goodwin on
mortgage for 8S, 800. reduced one-half on
account of half payment; q. D.. Hard, on
mortgage for 81, 800. reduced to $500, on &C.
count of $3.50 being paid.
j. L. Perkins. Assessment of $75 pei
acre on section 80, township 10, north OF
range 3 west, reduced to SIS per acre. Mr..
Railroad company, his .grantor, has been
defeated In its litigation over the title ia
the land.
Adolph LaSalle. Assessed 1871. IS per acr,
on l2O acres in section 4, township 10, nortt
of range 8 west. reduced to $15 per acre &c
eqTIalize 9th adjoining ranch property:
ID. A. e.. F!oweree. Assessed $l,35O OF
twenty-five head of horses reduced to 500
because he has but seven head in the
county. Assessment of 1913 5 on oats re-
duced to $1,000.
James Blake. Lot 5, block I, Blake I'D.
dition, valued at $500. placed to unknown
owner. Assessment $500 on mortgage ant
$3. 300 on horses stricken from the list. As
sessment Of $l,500 on e1a SEA, section 10
townsphip II, north of range 3 west 10
ducsd to 5000: Improvements on lot 10, N
Blake addition, reduced from $500 to $500
improvements lot 81, block 20, Helen,
townsite, changed from $1,000 to $500: rs.
sessment on thoroughbred horses changed
from $1,000 to $500.
The committee. COMPOSED of Sherwood
Wheaton. v. j. Beckett and L. d. Beary
appointed to examine the assessment rolls
have progressed rs far az the letter II ant
will be probably be through when the COM
missionsrs adjourn next Monday.