The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-07-30
CCMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS.
Official Proceedings Of the Board of
County Commissioners cf
Steele County.
Continued from last wcek.)
Sherbrool1c, n, D., July IL 1896.


Board of county commissioners met at
lO O'Clock a. m., pursuant to adjourn
mont. Present, Chairman Rindy, and
Commissioners Brown, Williams, Coch-
rane and King.
The minutes OF the meetings Of July
g, Z, and &, 1896, wore read and approved,
Commissioners King, Cochrane, Rindy
and Williams reported that they had in
| vpstigated the matter Of non assessment
OF wheat in granary. iii the townships of
Wosttie!G, Shcr'1rooke. Easton, Ederdale.
Riverside, Hope and Willow Lake. that
they found considerable wheat omitted
from tho assessment rolls, but that the
owners. with very few exceptions, will
ingly listed same to be entered for taxa.
ton. On motion said reports were ac-
ceUtcd.
After considerable discussion on the
matter of the assessment of wheat, tho
| board adjourned until 80 o'clock y. m.
Board reconvcrca at l 80 o'clock y. N.
Present. all members.
The discussion on the assessment O.
| wheat was resumed,
| Mr. Porter klmbull. Of Riverside. an.
| pearcd before the board and admitted
that he had some wheat Oh hand. for
market. on the lst Gay OF April, 1886
but refused to list same for taxation
On motion Mr. kimball's wheat was plac.
cd upon the assessment roll and listed
for taxation in the amount of $4,000.
Tho following residents Of the
county were on motion listed for whpat
us follows, & w Dyson, 5l25OO, Alex
ander Saunders, s'25O.OO, and estate of j
j. Ny crs, SlO0C0 all in Riverside town,
ship.
| On motion the valuation Of wheat in
Engcr wero reduced 25 per cont and the
valuation of wheat in Golden Lake re.
ducod 1Gs:, per cent.
On motion the valuation on throshng
machines in Hope township were in.
creased 100 per cent.
On motion the valuations on thresh
ing machines in Sherbrooke were reduc.
ed 1878 per cent.
| On motion the valuation of ugricul
tural tools, implements and machinery
assessed to Dodd Bros, in Willow Tlal:t
township, was reduced, ION thrcshine
,nachine.) $4,000.
On motion the equalization Of tho as
sessEent, for the year 1896, is now con
clutled.
Tie board proceeded with the genera
business Of the session.
The application of Christ Christengo
for five years lease Of lot u, block s, il
the village Of Sherbroo!.c, was on lnotiol
granted and Il lease ordered Issued, or
his payment into the county treasury O
the sum of five dollars, tho amount offer
ed for said lease.
On motion the application OF G. [
Pratt, for the correction OF aseessmcn
and abatement OF taxes, for the yea
1885, on sel section g. township ID
range "a. was favorably recommended /
the consideration Of the state auditor
On motion the official bond of NJ
Pressly. justice Of the peace, in and 70
the incorporated town OF Hope, was ar
proved.
On motion the reports of the clerk {
the district court, CT fees collected fo
the six months ending June 30, 1So(
was accepted and approved.
On motion the petition Of Eastvolt
Rice, and others, for the laying out c
county road on the east side of sectio
l, township 143, range 81, and section 81
township LAG, range 81, was laid on th
table,
The following bills were on motto
, allowed and ordered paid from the &c,
cral fund:
I Walker Bros. blank books and
, blanks. Observation-Disclosures $ lao 6
S II Nelson. cash paid for post
age s;24.05. cash paid for in
surancc on building in Hope,
{ s5.25. total. Observation-Disclosures. 90 z
: Laor King, commissioner per
, diem and mileage. ......... 2G
] j G Brown. commissioner per
r diem and mileage. ........... lC
: H Rindy. commissioner per
8 diem and mileage. ........... 30
c OW Williams, commissioners
! per diem and mileage. ....... %
8 F. B Cochrune. commissioner
per diem and mileage. ........ "a
8 On motion the board adjourned unit
t 10 o'clock a. III. Monday. July 20, 1896.
I l.. G. GopLERUD
= County Auditor.