The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-07-16
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Proceedings of the Board of County
Commissioners,

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Sherbrooke, N. D., July 6, 1896.
Board OF county commissioners met in
regular session as provided by law. Pres.
ent. Chairman Rindy and Commission,
ers Brown, King, Williams and Coch-
rane.
The minutes of the meeting of April
Is. 1886 were read and approved.
The following bills were on motion al
lowed and ordered paid from the county
general fund:
NJ B CasscIl, cash paid for post
d 5 Grcencn, hauling away
banking from court house,. 6 80
l. G Gop'crud, cash paid for
freight. carriage portage etc. l3 IS
A III McLaughlin. removing
banking from the building in
Hope now occupied by Mrs
Cirys, .............. 4 90
W II NJ Philip, three months
salary as county physician. 80 co
W II NJ Philip, one days servi-
ces as member board of health
and mileage. c.................. G co
The bill of W II NJ Philip. for service 8
rendered as superintendent of board OF
health, s4l.5O, was taken from the table,
and on motion same was allowed ana or
dored paid.
DR. W II NJ Philip was on motion ap.
pointed county physician for tho south
half of Steele county. for one year, be
ginning July l, 1896, at salary of two
hundred dollars.
On motion tho board adjourned until
l:3O o'clock p m.
Board reconvened at 80 O'Clock IN.
Present. all members
Tho board proceeded as IL county
board OF equalization to examine the
assessors' returns.
On motion tho board adjourned until
lO O'Clock Il lii. Tuesday. July 7, 1896.
l.. G. GorLEEuD.
County Auditor.
Shcrbrooko, N. o., July 7, 1896.
Board of county commissioners met at
10 O'Clock Il. H.. pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present. Chairman Rindy, and
commissioners Brown. King, Williams
and CochraEc.
The board proceeded to cqualizc the
assessment OF the various townships in
the county.
For the purpose OF equalization, the
valuations of lands exclusive of struc-
lures, were on motion increased in tho
following townships us follows: West
field. 20 Per cont, Norman. 10 per cent,
Golden Lake, 10 per cent, Highland. S
per cent, Bergen, 10 per cent, Primrose,
10 per cont, Shcrbroolse, 5 Fer cont,
Greenwich, 10 per cent. Broudlawn. 15
per cent, Colgate, 10 per cent, and In
corporatcd town OF Hope, 10 per cent.
The valuations Of lands, exclusive of
structures. were on motion reduced in
the following townships as follows:
Newburgh, IL per cent, Norway. $ Per
cent, Mclrnsc, 10 per cent, and Hope
township. $ per cent.
Tho valuations OF structures or lands
were Oh motion increased in the follow.
ing townships as follows: Ncwburgh,
80 per cent, Engcr, 30 per cent, Golden
Lake. % per cent, and Primrose, 40 pcr
cent.
The valuations of structures on lands,
were on motion reduced in the following
townships as follows: Norman, 10 per
cent, Edendale, 50 per cent, Riverside,
20 per cent, Broadlawn, SO Per cent, and
Colgate, 1215 per cent.
On motion the board adjourned until
1:30 O'Clock p IN.
Board rcconycnod at 1:30 O'Clock p. III.
Present, all members.
The board proceeded to equa!ize the
personal property assessment of the
county.
The valuations Of horses one year old
were Oh motion increased in the follow.
ing townships as follows: Newburgh, S
per cent. Golden Lake. 10 per cent,
Primrose, 40 per cent, Sherbrookc, :;5
per cent, Colgate, 30 per cent, Willow
Lake, 40 per cent, and Incorporated
town of Hope, 80 per cont.
The valuations of horses ono year old
wero on motion reduced in the following
townships as follows: Norway. l2l:, per
cent, Westtieid, 25 per cent, Norman. 5 |
per cent. Enger. 10 per cent. Greenwich,
20 per cent. Edcndale, % per cent, Lin
coin, 5 per cent, Melrosc, 20 per cent,
Riverside. 25 per cent and Hope town
ship, 1925 per cent