The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-08

assessment of the First National Bank |
be accepted as returned by them, the
amount so returned being s64,95s.0O.
The motion being put Messrs. Hammond
and Watson voted aye, Mr.. Harmon nay.
The motion prevailed.
The following 'tion was made by
Mr. Harmon. who moved its adoption:
Whereas, 1t has come to the knowl-
edge Of the Board Of County Commits
sioners Of Custer County. Montana, sitt-
ing as a Board OF Equalization, through
communication made by the State Board
! ~ Equalization 10 the Clerk of this
| Board, that the said State Board OF
| Equalization has by order increased the
valuation of cattle in Custer County,
OBJ per cent and horses OF said county
1Ss per cent for the year lS9t; therefore
| be it,
Resolved BY this Board, that in the
estimation and opinion Of this Board
such increase is wholly unjust to the
stock owners and taxpayers Of Custer
County. and this Board desires to state
to the Honorable State Board Of Equa
lizatioH. that while stock cattle were
assessed 10y the Assessor in the County
of Custer for the year 1884 at tslGOoD
sixteen dollars per head, il is represented
10 this Board, on sufficient evidence,
which the Board wholly credits and now
believes, that such assessment was too
J high. and that the same ought to be in
the matter Of equalization decreased in
, stead Of increased This Board has
, abundant evidence now before il that
, sales of cattle have been made IN this
! County during the current three months
past al slijO to $1,000 per head. to be
delivered by the seller. The highest
I price obtained for any cattle sold IN this
County, so far az the evidence appears
y before this Board. is $1,000 per head, and
5 the lowest price that has been given IL
sli.jO. the seller in every case 10 gather
, and deliver the cattle. the cost of which
I according 10 the evidence before thls
! Boar il from 500 10 $500 per head
: These are the prices for which cattle
i have been sold In Custer county this
ID season. In no case has this Board beer
informed u any sale higher than elGOt
I per head, and 10 tins price. as before
d stated is attached the condition. the sci
D Ter delivering the cattle al the cost at
ID above stated. So that this Board is en-
tirely convinced that the assessment OF
. slGOO as made 10y the assessor Of thl'
u county is too high. and that such as
u sessment ought 20 be reduced rather
= than increased. In relation TO the mat
ter of horses. this Board can state to tn,
y State Board OF Equalization, what II
. perhaps generally known, that there II
= almost no sale at all for horses in TIM
u section Of the state, at any price: sucf
= stock almost literally has no marketable
!, value at all.
" In view Of these facts. this Board re
spectfully request the Honorable Stat
!. Board Of Equalization not to increase tn
q valuation on either cattle or horses II
q this county, but to at least leave tn
. valuation Of such property where It Wa
u placed by the assessor Of the county
:, which, IN the judgment u this Buar'
F. as already stated was too high.
uI J. ". WATSON.
WM. HAEMoN,
f. T.. HAMMOND,
' County Commissioners ~ Custe
!, County.
10 Minutes were now read and approved
a and no further business appearing tn
. Board adjourned sine dc.