The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-12

assessment or the FIRST NATIONAL bank
be accepted as returned by them, the
amount SO returned being s6i,95S.OO.
The motion being put Messrs. Hammond
and Watson voted aye. Mr.. Harmon nay.
The motion prevailed.
The following motion was made by |
Mr.. Harmon. who moved it's adoption:
Whereas, 1t has come to the knowl- |
edge Of the Board OF County Commits |
sioners of Custer County, Montana, slit |
| ing as a Board Of Equalization, through !
communication made by the State Board
of Equalization to the Clerk OF this
/ Board. that the said State Board OF
Equalization has by order increased the
valuation of cattle in Custer County,
.0}2 per cent and horses of said county
.1SS per cent for the year 1885,; therefore
be it,
4 Resolved BY this Board. that in the
estimation and opinion of tins 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
llzation that while stock cattle were
assessed by tie Assessor in the County
of Custer for the year 1894 at (slG.oOl
! sixteen dollars per head. ii is represented
TO this Board, on sufficient evidence,
: which the Board wholly credits and now
y believes. that such assessment was too
. high. and that the same ought 10 be IN
!, the matter of equalization decreased IN
~ stead of increased. This Board has
u abundant evidence now before II that
. sales uf cattle have been made in this
:, County during the current three months
- past al ell.JO 10 slGOO per head. To be
- delivered by the seller. The highest
- price obtained for any cattle sold IN this
County. So far as the evidence appears
- before this Board. is $1,000 per head, and
a. the lowest price that has been given II
sl4.JO. the seller in every case To gather
- and deliver the cattle, the cost Of which
'1 according to the evidence before TIM
~ Board. is from 800 To $500 per head
20 These are the prices for which cattl,
1u have been sold in Custer count! thu
~ season. In no case has this Board beer
-, informed of any sale higher than sl6u
% per head. and To this price. as beior'
20 statedis attached the condition, the sci
!" Ter delivering the cattle at the cost al
d. above stated so that this Board is en-
tirely convinced that the assessment O
,n slG.OO as made 10y the assessor Of Thu
I county is too high. and that such as
- sessment ought to be reduced rathe
W than increased In relation To the mat
ter Of horses. this Board can state TO tn
"a State Board Of Equalization, what !
90 perhaps generally known, that there !
I almost no sale at all for horses in TIN
n section Of the state, al any price: sue
90 stock almost literally has no marketabl
az value at all.
q" In view Of these facts. this Board II
-, spectfully request the Honorable stat
,u Board Of Equalization not to increase ID
"a valuation on either cattle or horses !
I" this county, but To at least leave II
80 valuation Of such property where II wa
o placed 10y the assessor Of the count
Z. which. IN the judgment of this Boar
ln a. already stated. was too high.
"a J. W. WATSON.
a. WM HARMON.
L. r.. HAMMOND,
col County Commissioners Of Cust'
., County.
U| Minutes were now read aud approve
p and uo further business appearing Il
~ Board adjourned Sin. die.