Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-10-10
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
The Business Transacted by That
Body as Its Meeting During she

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The Business Transacted by Thai
Body as Its Meeting During shs
Week.
The Board Of Equalization met las
Monday. Present, Commissioner Fletch'
or, Fraser and Broy, the County Clerl
and County Assessor. Later, the Dis
trict Attorney was called for and appeared,
The following business was transacted:
Moved, That the minutes OF the pre-
vious meeting be amended TO read as fol-
lows: THAT COMMISSIONS Broy voted
no on the motion to reduce Mrs. Winzells
assessment, because Mr.. B~oomhower and
VIM. Clayton testified she had 1 400 head"
The motion was put and lost. Commits.
sioners Fletcher and Fraser voting no.
Commissioner Broy voting yes.
Commissioner Fletcher and Fraser gave
as a reason for voting no. that no such
testimony was introduced before the
Board Of Equalization.
Moved, That the application Of Mr..
Ford to strike 10000 sheep from the
assessment roll belonging TO the estate Of
II. p. Merritt, be denied.
The motion was put and carried, Com
missioners Fletcher and Fraser voting
yes. and Commissioner Broy voting no,
for the reason that Messrs. Ford and
Merritt state the sheep do not belong to
this county, and nave not been in the
county since q year ago last April.
Henry Kind appeared on behalf Of the
estate Of ]. G. Butler, and asked that 40
head Of cattle. valued at $500, be stricken
from the roll.
II was so ordered.
The Board OF Equalization then ad-
journed sine die.
Attest VIM. SPINNER, Clerk.
The Board Of Equalization met last
Monday at 2 P. NJ, quite a large crowd Of
representative citizens of the county be-
ing present. Besides those residing in
Eureka, many from the north end Of the
county, who were here in attendance
upon the Ennor. Raine suit, we're inter-
ested spectators of the proceedings.
The Clerks Office was crowded.
The first business that came before the
Board was a request from Commissioner
Broy that the minutes Of the preceding
meeting be amended so as to explain his
vote in the case Of Mrs. Winzell, whose
assessment was reduced at that meeting
from l,400 to 1000 head Of cattle.
How Commissioner Broy explained his
vote will be seen by reading the minutes
Of the Board printed above.
A broad smile overspread the faces Of
those present when District Attorney
Breen appeared and dictated a statement
to the Clerk of the Board to be spread
upon the minutes, giving the reasons why
Commissioners Fletcher and Fraser voted
No. Mr.. Breen not having been present
during all Of the time while the matter
was under discussion.
j. G. Ford appeared before the Board
upon behalf Of the II. P. Merritt estate,
and made q formal application that TO-
600 Of the sheep of said estate be stricken
from the roll, stating his reasons for so
doing we're that the sheep did not belong
in this county, and that they had not
been in Eureka county since a year ago
last April.
Upon this application being denied,
Mr.. Ford requested the Board to spread
upon the minutes of its meeting his
reasons for making the application. This
request was also denied.
A communication was read from the
Clerk of the Elko Board of Supervisors,
stating their reason for assessing the
above mentioned 10000 sheep in that
county. 1t is q voluminous document,
entirely too lengthy for publication in
these columns.
John 7. Wheeler appeared before the
Board, but owing to lack Of space in this
weeks issue of the SENTINEL, the pro.
ceedings regarding his case are deferred
until next Saturday, when they will
then be published.
Henry Kind requested the Board TO
strike from the assessment roll 40 head
of cattle that were assessed to the j. c.
Butler estate, Mr.. Kind stating that the
cattle had been sold before the assess
ment had been made.
n 4O4th Anniversary.
Next Friday evening a grand ball will
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