The Dickinson press., 1896-07-18
Billings County Proceedings.


Billings County Proceedings.
Monday, July 6, 1895.
Board of county commissioners
met in regular session at 10 o'clock
a. N. as board of equalization.
All members present with the au.
ditor as clerk to the board. Meet.
ing called to order by chairman Fer.
ris.
On motion of Mr.. Lang it was de.
cided to raise assessment of w. u.
Tel. Co.. from 26 miles poles to As
miles, on the ground that the line, to
the boards best knowledge, is no
shorter than heretofore. Auditor
instructed to notify them to that ef.
feet.
No assessment having been re.
ceived by assessor from Berry B0ice
Cattle Co. for the r. X. ranch, board
on motion placed them on the rolls
for the same amounts as last year,
and auditor instructed to notify
them.
Additional assessment Of d. B.
Zim norman was on motion placed
on the rolls, and auditor instructed
to notify him.
Additional assessment of Doherty
& johnson, on motion placed on the
rolls and auditor instructed to notify
them.
On motion board adjourned to
meet at 10 o'clock Tuesday.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment, all members present. Meet.
ing called to order by the chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Lang, auditor in.
structed to write VIM. Ray and A. s.
Schurke to ask to whom 130 head Of
cattle transferred to Schurke should
be assessed.
W. z. Miller appeared for the N. P.
Rfr. Car Co., and made an application
for reduction Of assessment on their
real property, based on affidavit of
their agent.
On motion board adjourned to
meet at Z p. n.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment, all members present and occu.
pied the session in consultation with
Counsel Hughes.
On motion board adjourned to meet
at 10 o'clock Wednesday.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment with all members pres ent, and
Commissioner Ferris in the chair.
The board after considering appli.
cation of N. P. Rfr. Car Co. for re.
duction of assessment on motion de.
cided not to grant it.
A letter FROM John Martha asking
for correction of assessment, was
considered. Clerk was on motion in.
structed to notify Mr.. Martin that
the board, from reliable information
received, considered the assessment
just and that it should stand.
On motion Auditor was instructed
to notify the Standard Cattle Co. and
Western Union Beef Co. that the
board had been advised that the as.
sessment against them would hold
good.
On motion the names of Otto Gaud.
litz. r. G. Robertson, John Morgan
and Thos. McGregor were placed on
the rolls, having been omitted by the
assessor:
On motion board adjourned to meet
at one O'Clock.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present; and hav.
ing completed the work of equaliza.
tion, took up the regular business.
Meeting called to order by chairman.
A letter from w. T. Henderson
asking for abatement of taxes on
horses was read and on motion Au-
ditor was instructed to notify him
that application would be considered
if tax receipt from Stark county was
produced.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn:
Julia F. Martin, Co. Supt. schools...". % GO
F. E. Mkkelson court certnca,tes @ ,oS 6 S
q. W. Myers, assigned court certificate. s g
n. L, Ayers, stationery for troas......." M
G. W. Myers, fees Co. treas. 2O4 T.
q. w. Myers, express, s,..................... ~
L. A. Lang, assessor. or,.................. ~! ~ ~ ~
v. Foley, clerk dist, court le9 so 9 S
Pslissee s. IT, Gar Ga; rent Co. building 1ss
Recess being called, on re.conven.
ing, Mr.. Ferris was absent, and Mr..
Lang moved to adjourn to Z. p. m.
Carried.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment; all members present. Meet
ing called to order by chairman.
In matter of bill of p. j. Pelissier
for $4,000 for janitor's services, Mr..
Mcdonald moved to disallow the
same on the ground that no services
had been performed during the quar-.
ter. Not seconded and lost.
The following additional bills we're
allowed:
?; J. Pelissier, janitor,. 60 O
Thos. Grozier, assessor. 72 o.
". 8. Prior, assessor, ,::.:....,......... 'g @
w. ]. Reid, mileage with coroner,....... &c:
". J. Reid, Co. judge,.... Is y
Rr.v 4: stickney. i9sanity com,;;"..; Is 9!
z: j: Pelissier, attending insanity board O.
w. ]. Reid, stamped denvelopes,.......... II l,
Thos drozter, board prisoner. 81 4
a,s S:fs Ba1safd nsnSdlsXEc Xco sa4 lists, S
Bills of Geo. A. Joy and Harry
Wilton, bailiffs at Bismarck term il
Wadsworth case. were on motion
disallowed.
On motion board adjourned to
meet Thursday at 10 o'clock.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment; all members present. Meet
ing called to order by Chairman Fer
ris. On motion the following bill.
were allowed:
Geo. B. Wallis, wolf bounty,...... IL 0
Alb. Owings, !" ....... 1872
| Claude Miller, ....... 45 Q
J. B. Harmon, ....... 80
9. g: Sutherland, !" ....... q
". j. Feiiis, ...:::: :: IS 3
Nels johnson. i" ....... Is
Frank Denoyer, 8G
p n Mnnroa 27 d