The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-04-12
COUNTY MMlSSlONeRS
Pr ce dings OF the Board at Their Regular
April Session.
TcrritOrv of Oklahoma


10 o'clock a. M.
The county commissioners of Logan
county met at the Office of the county
clerk In the city Of Guthrie pursuant to
adjournment
Present. Commissioners Sampson and
Smith.
Attest: +. j. Dolcatcr. Clerk.
Commissioners considered the assess
ment OF the Pullman Palace Car com
pany, aud on motion journed TO =
O'Clock y. IL.
Attest: + J. Dolcatcr Clork.
Guthrie, Okla. April ?. 1891.
O'Clock p m.
The county commissioners OF Logan
county met at the Office of the county
clerk pursuant To adjournment
Present: Commissioners Sampson.
Smith and Athcrtnn.
Attest: +. j Dolcater. Clerk.
Tho official bond OF j. ID. Leach as
treasurer of Lawrie township was filed
and approved
Tho following order in regard to the az
SCISSORS OF the various townships was
made:
The county clerk Is hereby authorized
to issue warrants as part payment of the
various assessors of Logan county the
sum OF so each, when their books are
properly filed with said clerk and their
accounts properly made out.
After allowing various claims the com
misSioners adjourned TO 9 o'clock a. IN.
tomorrow.
Attest: +. j. Dolca;cr. Clerk.
Guthrie. Logan county, Ok.
April 3. 1894. O'Clock a. IN.
The county commissioners of Logan
county met at the office OF the county
clerk. in the city OF Guthrie, pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: Commissioners Sampson,
Smith and AtEerton.
Attest: +. j. Dolcater, Clerk.
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offered the following resolution:
Whereas, The Judge OF the district
court has decided that the levy OF i've
mills made by this board at their July
meeting. 1893, for road and bridge pur-
poses was Illegal, and said court has is
sued an order restraining the county
treasurer from collecting the same, and
Whereas. The county treasurer
had prior to the time the
said restraining order was issued,
collected a large portion OF said tax and
believing in equity to all.
Therefore be itresoved. that the county
treasurer be and is hereby instructed by
the board to refund the money collected
on account Of said levy to the parties hav-
ing paid the same and take receipt for
the amount refunded TO each tax payer.
Resolution adopted.
The resignation of NJ. ID. McNet as JUS
tice Of the peace of Seward township was
filed and accepted.
4. j. Hart appeared before the board in
regard to an Illegal assessment of personal
prouerty which he did not own or have in
his possession, and having filed aitidavits
OF himself and City Assessor Urban, II
was ordered by this board that the assess
ment Of the said II. j. Hart be and the
same is hereby reduced 10000, and the
county treasurer IS instructed to receipt
him in full, less said amount of valuation
as above stated.
The quarterly report of Probate Jndg,
Lawrence was filed and approved as tC
the witness az juror fees, which wer,
allowed and clerk instruct d u s'uc war
rants for the same.
After allowing various claims, ad
journcd unrii . O'Clock p m.
Attest: +. j. DOlcater. [ Jerk.
Guthrie, Ok, April Sd, 1894.
2o'cIock p. N.
The county commissioners of Logar
county met at the Office Of tha county
clerk, in the city of Guthrie, pursuant tC
adjournment
All members present.
Attest: +. j. Dolcater, Clerk.
On motion, Charles White was appointed
justice OF the peace for Seward township
TO fill the vacancy caused by the resigna
lion OF NJ. ID. McNet.
appearing 10 the board of commits
siupers that there is "a vacancy IN tn,
Office of Justice of the peace in Lawrl'
township caused by the failure of ThOS
-. ONlllI 10 NudlilA. lilt bOdlus vi lliOllOli
appointed a. j. Dy ysart to fill said va
cancy.
j. B. Rupe appeared before this boar,
In regard to the assessment ON the n. g. j
of section -, township Is, range west
aud after an examination OF the assess
meut roll of said township for the yea
1898, it, appears that David Mitchell
listed for taxation Sl.25O in notes an'
mortgages. which is found to be a mort
gage held against j. B. Rupe on the n. c
section 20, township 10, range west
amounting to Sl,250, and that said quar-
ter section Is also assessed to j. B. Rup
at full value for taxes for the sam
year. II appearing 10 the board tina
this Is case OF double assessmen
II is ordered by this board that the count
treasurer receive from j. B. Rupe and re
ceipt him in full FOR taxes against sal
quarter section for the year 1888, less tn
81 25O mortgage which is found 10 b
assessed against David Mitchell.
The report OF +. j Dolcater as count
clerk from February 5 to April |, 1894, wa
filed and approved.
|. IL. clryker, superintendent of school
of Logan county, liled copy OF his quar-
terly report to the territorial superlnten
dent Of public instructions for the quartz
ending the 3lst day of .uarch, 1894, whlc
contained the following: Number {
school visitations made, four; length .
time spent in actual school inspection,
10 the school district board, three; nun
Der of consultations with school distrl'
board, six; number OF days olllce mas pee
kept open, ffty-fOuT; number examint
nons of school district clerks record
- ten: numLer found kept as required /
law. three; number Incorrectly KEEP
seven; number Of teachers meetings "a
tended, two; number lectures dellvere
five: number certificates granted, thlrtl
first grade, none; second grade, two; INN
grade, fifteen: temporary, thirteen.
4 he following order in regard to the a
scssment OF the Palace Car company Il
the year 1893 was made, VIZ:
In the matter OF the Application OF u
Pullman Palace Car company fora redu
tiun of It's taxes In Logan county, Okli
homa territory. for the year 1898, as e.
tended ON the tax rolls of said county.
NOW on this Sd day of April, 1894, com
the Pullman's Palace Car company
henry H. Asp, It's attorney, aud max
application for reduction OF the taxes
sad Pullman Palace Car company Tor u
year lsq3 as extended on the tax rolls
said COUNTY and presents To the said boa
lid evidences and proc! as 10 the numb
M cars used by said Pullman Palace [
COMPANY through Oklahoma territor
iinon consideration of the proofs lntr
dnced the board finds that for and durll
the wear lsN3 the said Pullman Pala
Gar company had In use i've cars VIM
ranand were used by said Pullman ia
ace Car company Though Oklahoma te
ritory aud said county OF Logan, that |
said ears were used by said Pullman Pi
.ce Car company ON the run betwe
Kansas City, in the state of Missouri,
Galveston, Texas, 0 distance OF !li9 50
miles; that the total distance that 81
cars were used in Oklahoma territory "