The state herald., 1897-10-08
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Hclyoks, Colo, July Z, 1897,


Phillips county Colo met pursuant to
adjournment present full board, Geo S
rrego chairman s Nelson and ID H Fur
rey commissioners QB Timberlake clerk.
The assessor G W Garland then COM
ing before the board, with tax schedules
the same were iaket up for examination
beginning with the3cheduls "A". The
schedule OF Geo. Bloom waa raised on
improvements fron4D6J 10 e95
Board adjournestO July 8
At the meeting ihe board on July s
no changes were d{de;n the tax sched-
ules examined and BOARD adjourned to
July 0 Nj
July 8 board meS fursuant to adjourn
ment full board p1s3snt
The schedula oE<er H Pratt was
'raised from sfJ0 Jez0f f5mrffvnw 81 4
"A. In the matter OF the taxes due up.
on the = 800 AZ and tho application
OF j A Berg to pay the same and it hnv
ing been represented to the board that
the treasurer b A Hoskins by his deputy
II A Hoskins rendered certificate of
taxes due thereon to the said A Berg
that the amount was the sum OF S31
when the facts are that the amount due
thereon was the sum oi Sl05 which said
amount includes the personal taxes OF
Charles Peterson the former owner there.
OF and the board after consideration Of
the matters anu things presented finds
that according TO statute the said j A
Berg IN not under legal obligations to
"A greater sum than s37 so rendered by
the SAID treasurer B A Hoskins. There
fore be ii resolved that the treasurer be
instructed to receive from the sad A
Berg the sum Of 81 in iul payment Of
the taxes against the said = 26 9-i7 and
that said tract OF land be and Is hereby
releaved from any and all tax levies
therefor. Upon motion the resolution
was adopted and county clerk instructed
To notify the county treasurer
Board adjourned to meet July 10
July 10 board met pursuant To adjourn
nient full board present. Some matters
needing the attention OF the board of
commissioners upon motion the board
adjourned AS "a board OF equalization and
met as a board Of commissioners
In the matter Of the erroneous assess
ment of sheep in ease OF q jackson who
was assessed with J05 sheep aud he nf-
firms that he had only 40 The board
upon motion authorized the county clerk
that when the said jackson shall present
tax receipt for full amount oi taxes, the
clerk shall issue to him warrant ON con
tiDgent fund in the amount Of doll
lars the same being the tax on the valu-
alton Of tbe shespsaus s,rroneousiy ass
sessed
Mrs Elliott then appeared before the
board aud claimed an erroneous ussess-
ment on merchandise as compared with
others and the board, after considers ration
and upon motion ordered tho clerk to
draw warrant on contingent fnnd In Ia
vor OF Mrs + iliott Tor 81 10 to be deliver
ed to her upon payment by her Of her
full tax and the presentation to the clerk
ot receipt tor the same
The board then took up the matter of
selection OF judges Of election for the
several precincts OF the county for the
ensuing year and the following scl' elton.
were made: Precinct n, = u hammers
W Z Summers and ] q Elder, polling
place Amherst; I 5, W Il Knapp J II
Zoll and A c Caablc polling place resi-
dence oi NJ d Copp; . jacob Zern l. p
Lewis aud Chas Cramer polling place
liolyoke;I, George Hill George Feather.
by and lsatc Sayior polling plnco Wolf
school house; !. Oscar Wickstrom ID
J mes and Mrs Mary Wood polling place
ilax,un; John Siarn James Hamilton
nnd Axel Mnnson polling placo Olson
school house; 6 Mrs T. Powers 4 NJ Lane
and NJ kcpler polling place Lane school
hOus.
The clerk WIS authorized 10 notify the
nbovc NAMED Judges Of their appoint
mcnt
Report ~ county treasurer for month
ending June 30 was compared aud IT,.
same ordered II ed
The following claims were allowed
u n McPherrin postage . a.
T. n McPhorrin collections To bo turned
into ircssnrera foe fund l3l u
II n McPheirin collections aud per diem
10 be- turned into troasufcrs f.. fund
1881
u n McPherrin collections 'o be turned
into irpsnrers lee fund - ~
Mira Dickey keeping Strand GGD
q j Sin'rr postage 2fO
q = Ire. o commissioner go
= Nelson cnm .,n0
ID VI Furfey com 10 90
Bonrd adjourned Ia meet July IL
iIolyok.. Cote, sept. 90, 1907.
The es.cniiy. committee ~ ~. silver
republican. d"m"rrsiIc and peopl..' pnr
ties met and 'op'cd III. following r.so.
lnilnn-;
tn" .seru'ivn committee ~ N. silt.f
force, H. ssrsien hfrfin blrd for the pur