The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-17
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v. - il Mo."herr PtciGc rai':o,
r., it'll tho county c.in.ni
&c ID oasis for Il compromise 4"
*. ~ b.. the company wer" 81
,u..-5 he detailed report will |
taf proceedings Of the board.
49,. ~ $50 ',7rauter If the cnnnroni
=. + .'p.c..ured in making the stat
NJ al. !.s -4.,re viii be hut few With
tu, aoQ.~.: e the cvunty--E!vin- du
cauaa~.t..e.,a 20 r;"tt"rs apperialning Il
.tts :. .iu va. aaartily approve @
a ~-tNemors. Fi,st. it will be til
: -. OF 49,. aent Of sonetniny ii
a. ..-l. quy.l I'd of $4,000 into or
5s", ~. > ,c'l viii proportionately a1'
NE -..1,ty .. ~. as school district
CORA, = W Il be the .usa of the settle
r.si.: # a large portion of other dr'in
-sgt Tres which have been carried
sos. err to year, aud the placing o
am on the BOOKS FREE from els
IN. ,~ances and at a low rate of taxf
..nn yill give the taxpayers new slEt
-l ti,,n I'LL mat la st lnJlfsjt back ~: "a rG
-..s>. but FAX obligations will be me
-luu promptly. And further. j. !
L..!.rsto ID that heur"f,r n the N'rt#t".s
?uc;fic will contribute their portlnH ..
tn. taxes regular" without The i,terven
s,ou of tl,. Jaw. A, is well known, !iuauci
,ily the cund,liuu of our county is d.
a shape IL, to ne enabled TO meet ITS OBJ
CATIONS the employment of drasti
measures are necessary. This cpmprH
I.li,e is but II sleeping stone 10 hr.shte
future. T,,e non payment OF the raj
road tax has always been a bone of COZ
tentIan and a Source of annoyance. !
ii L; oeHn tlS cause vi ulIilJ tiIu '"'iS
.%defanlting i'll the payment % their take;
\. has entaii,I much expense and hH
.ulways BEEN uncertain. OF course. ia
com promises are not always advisable
oltfrJm me fact that the company I'D
lad several favorable decisions and III
invariably successful in irdetinitely pre-
~lonyiug !itigulions, it Is apparei.t TIM
their claims of irregularities are lii
altogether with ut founGatlon. The c'
perience that Mclean and other countlt
have had with railroad taxes demonstrate
.conclnsively that Il reasonable c"mp't
mise is preferable to having, especially ;
long as there WAS question regarding III
legality o. the tax. However. i'll the iutu'
the uesaion OF legality in reference to I'll
land no being ~,axnl,le can not he ralse'
a. for 1897 ali lands in the County ha'
been patenteu aud tine company has TIL
to the same. lii the past the question I
title has been one of the strongest p"ln'
rpised. In reference to the aggr. ga
value VI HIe ''ii Pdav " "HN
the county being reduced III view CT l!
fact that tbs pawn. ut at fu'hre TAX
= mould he prompt and III full. there Oh
l..,t be much objections. Ii must i
A. .rne in mud that the. acreage owned l
1na c.,p amy hunters 297,7Hb. o' 'i
.,.SGU is IN t,e settled p"itl"n ii u
,,,l,ty und l.S.S46 acres hes east
r,,,. al and 4, estimated tn be very p"
l.,i ,u; 40 settlement to tailah':t ]
v i, H. in ;:,e settieln mt tic c.t.lpah!
NV, i.,.. a~y..tagaies less than %. e'ha''
the ur.,lniu giant. and IL is wei k"o"
t.,.t that these lands have been rdlleu. /
Le,,er portions, ot IL oei''e h''u ~ H'
vnduAi specu,avors. Therefore the r'ou
.tiuu of Valuation Is not uI'ltitstl.i.e
nor is it au lnJt,tlce To other lh''d ""
.er,. .pn,.dc, ..i.s everything the conipr
m.. .n,uI :y:elve The support OF
,c,tizr,,s. CoiArron,l.e~ On similar las
h,,. h.|u entered into with otai
N.,..r fittings a..d Bnrieigh county.