The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of Equalization of
BOttineau Co. North Dakota.

OF the Board of Equalization of
Bottineau Co. North Dakota.
The Board met at 10 a. m. July 10th 1893 at
the court house and after taking the re-
quired oath Of Office organized by electing
Co. Commissioner o. E. Chretien, chairman
j. g. Thompson Co. Auditor being ex-oficio
clerk of the Board. Ali the County Com
missioners were pl esent.
After reviewing the assessment books at II i
M. the Board adjourned one hour for dinner.
The Board met at p. m. pursuant to adj
jourment and was called to order by the
Chairman, the full Board was present.
On motion the personal property assess
mcnt of J. l.. Gorder and Fred Guttu was
each reduced 800 said reduction being for
shares Of threshing machine which was
assessed to company.
On motion it was ordered that the Auditor
add to the assessment of each person the
wheat which they had In store in elevator
on the 1st day of May 1893 and to value said
wheat at IS cents per bushel.
At 6 p. m. the Board adjourned until 1880
July 11th 1903.
The Board met at 1920 July 11th 1898 pursu-
ant to adjournment and was called to order
by the chairman, the full Board was present.
On motion it was resolved that the re-
duction In the assessment of the ST. Anthony
and Dakota Elevator Co. in the Village of
| Bottineau made by the Village Board of re-
| view be dlsallowed; and the assessment of
said company should stand as fixed by the
! assessor. The Elevator Go. claimed that
| $64S0.32 worth of wheat in their house was
| the property of Cargill Commission Co. Of
Minnesota the County Board of Equalizat-
| ion held that said wheat was the property o.
| said Elevator 90.
| On motion the reduction in the assess
ment of Heising Bro. in Bottineau Village
| allowed by the Village Board of Review was
| disallowed said reduction was made for
| wheat loaded in cars from said firms elevat-
or and on track On the 1st day of May 1893
and claimed by the firm to have been sold
| and out Of their possession. The county
| Board of Equalization held that said wheat
was in that day the property Of said Heis-
ing Bro.
| On motion it was resolved that for the
purpose of equalizing the real estate assess
| ment of the county all newly assessed farm
lands,in the Village of Willow City be raised
20 per cent.
On motion it was ordered that the assess
ment of H. R. Russell oxen be reduced $40
the Board being satisfied that they had been
assessed that much too high.
On motion it was resolved that in order to
equalize the assement of live stock in the
county the following change should be made
| In the 1st District
Horses under3 years old lowered l0per cent
# no change
Bronchos raised 35 per cent
Cows lowered Is I"
I'd District.
Horses under years old raised 95 per cent
i" '' 20 "
Froncrfos raised $ssss$3szs s$3szs s5 9" 8.
Cows " 20 n
District.
Horses under years old raised 20 per cent
'" "lowered 12 I" "
Bronchos raised 100 " "
Cows no change
Horses under years old raised so per cent
" 3 i" " Is ="
Bronchos no change
+ Cows raised 80 " i"
/ 9Th Dist.
| Horses under years old no change
/ .#" 3fu /"
l bfOHCuOS IdlScN % per CcuUS
| Cows G0
Bottineau Village.
| Horses under years old no change,
/ &
go%s BgGnehos lowered i 1Spsr s' cent nt
Willow City Village.
Horses under years old no change
:" r.
Bronchos lowered 1Opsr cent,
Cows rs I" %
| No change was made in the valuation of
young cattle, work oxen mules, sheep or hog.
j ,At12 m. the Board adjourned one hour
for dinner. ~ ..
Board met at p. m. pursuant to adjourn
and was called to order by the chairman
i the full Board was present.
TWAS ordered that the assessment of $50
to the Pekin Plow Co. in the Village of Bott
ineau be struck from the list as the propert,
was assessed to David Williamson.
It was ordered that the assessment o
s2O2 of personal property to Martha s Arm
strong in 7 1853 r rs be struck out as sait
property was not owned by. Martha S. Arm
strong on the 1st day Of May 1893.
The Board of Review Of Bottineau Village
having reduced the assessment Of w. H
l
ordered that said firms assessment be raise'
to $4,000 the Board being satisfied the fir
should be assessed for the sum, >,.s
On motion the Auditor was directed t
change the assessment of 5000 bushels Q
, wheat In the Village Of Willow City made t
Geo. Spencer and Co. and Of 60OO bushels 9
wheat in the same village made to A Bail
and Co. to Heising Bros. the Board beinl
Informed that wheat was In the elevator o
said Heising Bros and being also satisfie
that said wheat was the property of sal
Heising Bros. .q n
| The following deduction from credit o
j account of debts were allowed.
Z James Haskett ss2s Z
/. r. r. Kippen ss a3 800 z
4 Il. j, Glomseth .5>. I'M 200 Q
Martha s. Armstrong M 20
Ed Wall 81. $40 I
Chris. Noun 1856 Q
u w. n. Snyder 9s Sss, @ $50 (
Board adjonrned sine die,