The Holt County sentinel., 1896-12-04

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OF the county any public or private prop
erty necessary for the construction Of
the improvement, to make a descriptive
list OF the land TO be benefited wholly or
in part, stating as accurately as prac-
ticable the owners names, the proposed
value OF the land after the completion OF
the work, and also the estimated benefit
which would accrue to the county at
large by reason of the improvement on
account of the increase of taxable val
ues; to report the same to the court, to-
gether with list of the property con
demned for pubic use. damages assess
ed, list of lands benefited and a state
ment Of the entire cost Of the work and
mprevements, completed within one
year from the date OF the appointment
of the commissioners, with the costs Of
the preliminary survey approved by
them. etc. Next was introduced copy
Of the contract entered into by the CON-
missioners; also a copy OF the contract
or's bond; also copy OF the order of the
cosrt approving the bond; also a copy Of
tho commissioners report. The report
&k lat r.
ers made survey and estimate and in
vited bids and found that Sheridan was
the lowest bidder; that he gave bond for
the faithful performance OF the work
and to have same completed by May l,
1876; that the commissioners made an
estimate OF the entire cost OF the work,
also descriptive list OF all the lands
benefited by the improvement, with the
present and prospective valuation before
and after the completion OF the work,
and an estimate of the benefit to the
county at large by reason of the increase
IN taxable valuations. The report also
sets out description of lands condemn
ed in making the improvements, and,
after giving all costs in connection with
the work, stated that one half Of the
amount had been paid out OF the road
and bridge fund, leaving balance of
1868. This report was duly signed and
sworn to. filed in court and approved.
Next was offered in evidence the amend
ed report of the commissioners, which
set out the fact that in compliance with
an order of the hoard Of appeals for this
improvement, the commissioners had
made an additional list OF lands bene-
fitted thereby, assessed the hebefi, OF
said lane at SJ,235, making the total
benefits assessed amount to Sl5, ,943; that
they have also assessed the additional
benefits to the county at large, making
the total benefits to the county amount
to 1868; and they recommended that an
assessment for the collection of taxes be
placed on the assessors books in two in
stallments, one-half to be collected on
January l, 1878, and the other talf on
January /, 1879. This amended report
was also duly signed and sworn to by al!
the com missloners and was filed and ap-
proved by the court. Next was intro
duced an order made by the county
court recitiDg that it would sit as
board Of appeals on January l6, 1877, to
hear objections, II any, to the assessment
or estimate made in the amended report,
and ordering that three weeks public
notice be given thereof. The relator
then introduced the record Of the county
court, sitting as a board Of appeals, in
which it is recited that no one Appeared
to object to the amended report OF the
commissioners, it is ordered approved.
The relator next introduced in evidence
q copy of his petition filed in the county
court March u. 1882, asking for an ad
ditional levy Of taxes, setting forth that
he was the owner Of the warrant in ques-
ton, and that there was aboat 81 GOO OF
the taxes for the improvement yet un-
collected, and he prayed the court TO
make an additional levy upon the sched-
ule of lands and persons affected by the
improvement TO pay the remaining
amount due on his warrant. and for
similar warrants held to other parties
issued for the same improvements. Oral
evidence was also introduced tn show
Of 70,
by requests and petitions to the county
court for additional leyies, aud that the
county court continually refuses to act.
claiming that they had the right to
make only the one levy, as was made,
and that as the work was not done with
in one year. as provided by the contract
with the contractors, they had,no right
to pay for same, or to assess any add |
tional taxes therefor. Next was intro |
duced copy of au order Of the cousty
court, dated February 3, 1892, when the |
court overruled the petition filed by re
lator praying fer a levy to pay this war
rant. The defendant offered in evidence |
the original petition rs already offered
by rela:or. and also tax books for the
years 1877 and 1878. which showed by |
marginal notes opposite some OF the i
names of the land owners that these |
lands had paId their taxes in full for |
these years; others had not paid the
taxes for this improvement, aud that
other lands charged with the tax haG |
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