The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-02-06
NORTHERN PACIFIC LAND
lAXES.

AS promised Speaker Williams has
taken up the delinquent lal d tax
matter'of the Northern Pacific rail
road, and it a preliminary airing i'll
the form of the resolution and t.ccom
paniny remarks as below. There is
about $40, 900 due Mclean County on
these land taxes, and we eau but re :
peat our remarks i'll the matter on Il
previous occasion, that if the Speak
err succeeds in carrying his point
there will nothing too good for him
n Tins country
On Feb. LIST from seat On the floor MIR. VIII
Jams introduced the following resolution:
WH1.EAs, There is a large amount I" deiin
neuu taxes lands llsttu IT. Tue l."iAt y, .ne
ortn,rn Pacific kallruau c"u'pai:,. t.s c"un.
"a ti BuiIeigh, Mclean. Elnnlou>, hi-ue., o.u.s
man. Morton and other counties wlt.i. Tue .lI'lts
OF the lalds granted by the c".Sres" vi tne
, Uuited s, ates to aid Ill the CONSTRUCTION vi the
N,,rcnern Pacific railroad, when sand ueill.luenI
take, have been accumuatng since 1857 aud III
TIL g ,nnty of Burlegh at'"u"t I" a''"" $+|OoO
and Fin Otner cOuntlas Increasing the t"te 10
ne . or quite $50O,OOO, on land 50 sf,'.eu, ana
, uits are now pending with view ''' restraining
h. county tre,,surer> the re>p,c,.,e c..,.Lttes
rom collecting the same. al'd VII" vac" " tneir
cancellation, Now. therefor he 1t
Rltol>pD. That the attorney general he and lis
hereby requested at hleearllest convenience TO
examine ana report to THIS hou-. his opinion III
writing as t, weather said lands are and were
taxable al til. ii said taxes were evlea and
to whet.sr the grounds alleged by said Northern
Pac,1iy ka,lruad con- pany tor the nompayinen of
sand IKE, ar tenabe, aud whether SAID suits can
be successfully nlalnia!ued
Resolved further. That the attorney general be
and ~ hereby requested to confer with SAID North
ern Pacific Railroad comp ny through It's proper
officers, and see whether Some equitable ad just-
IN ,nt can w maize Ut the question Ut issue, with
vie~ 10 securing an early payment of the
allu4 ! w..i"h may be fairly due from said
ply. s;tk,,ut further litigation.
.,e..lv. I'd further, That the attorney general be
a..d hereby ls requested to report to this house
whether any and what provision should be made
or ssistence to his office in the CONDUCT Of said
ares, if such early adjustment cannot 5e made
Wnereupon MIR. Williams said the following
bpi1p only a part Of his remarks in support vi
bis resolution:
..As ia recited in the resolution there is some
thing LIKE think it must aggles ate-abouc
100000, due fO' taxes on lands listed IN the
name Of the Northern Pacific Railroad company
in the counties lying along tine route. Some two
mOnts ago tried ~ get cenhlte information up
On this snbiec. I called upon the public exam
,n.r. He referred me to the county treasurers
knew it was not the duty of the different COUNTY
treasurers to furnish this information and l de-
clined to do that. then called upon Govyrno:
Allen. he having the power to call upon the pub
lie examiner for the information. He did not
.nt. therefore offer shat resolution and desir
to adoption"
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valuable records. and a great part
Of the State library. The original
cost Of the building was $4,000.
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