Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-08-20
c c'mpromise the chang.s that were made

c ,mpromise the changer that were made
by the board.
In the review Of the abstracts of assess.
ments that were sent In by the several
it was noted that many of the
failed altogether to return any
assessments Tor telegraph lines and tele.
phone lines. Ramsey is one of the
counties failing to make returns Of this
property, as is Cavalier. The state
auditor was instructed to obtain these
figures from tho auditors OF the counties
and add them to the rolls.
The total value Of the personal property
in the state, az returned BY the county
boards OF equalizs,ion this year is $780,
1877 44S. There are 81, ,74s persons assessed
and 4o.541 school polls returned. The
road polls aggregate ~, COO OF horses
there are few more than 100000 Of all
ages returned, Of which number l83, 900
are over three years, Of age. OF cattle
there are about 10000 in the different
classes othef than cows and ll8, 600 of
the latter. Mule population Il not great
there being only about 1000 in the state.
Tho number Of sheep have fallen of
about q. 600 since last year. there being
8N, ,461 returned. Tie shog population
aggrestes 75, cal. ~
OF other 4asse4, ,of personal property,
there are lto4s R)knes certainly enough
to populatafa GOOD mkhy insane asylums
if gsthered together we are not long
on diamonds, watches and tewelry; If the
assessment resarns lire accurate there
being Sig. 507 In the 9eate. Mercer County
returns q worth os iewelry. somebsdy
having evidently drswn prize package
since the last assessment. Cass county is
evidently tired of the ridicule she has re-
ccived in former yesfs, when she was &C.
customed to send ID about q worth Of
watches, and comes %, the front this year
with s8ess worth. Burleigh county re-
turns LAS. arigssscounty returns sls.
evidently the assessments on round
dozen of Waterbury,
Some peculiar fractional animals have
been returned. one county returning
eleven and one-half stations aud another
twenty. three end feur- r-ninths Of the same
animals. What hasbecome Of the other
fractions Is not stated. Evidently four.
ninths. of some unfortunate animals
showed up after tie hard winter and
asked to be taken insand cared for. Blu,
it was scurvY trick TO put unfortunate
remains on the assessment roll.
Some peculiar steSmboats were also re-
turned. The total value of all in the
state as returned was 2,S41. Williami
county returns st5 worth of steamboats,
how many Of the vessels 1t took to react
the total amount d not stated. Nelson
county has $36 worth Of steamboats,
TraiIl county has'4 461ossh .osstSsnaho.s@
These three counties evidently do thriv
ing water traffic with this complete equip
ment Of vessels.
Under the head of billiard tables, fur
niture and fixtures Of sample rooms AM
restaurants, the totaf returned in th
state is $ls,4 Cass county returne,
s57 worth of this class Of property, tn
assessor In Fargo having evidently levie
an assessment on the lone jag wagon
Steele county has SO worth of this claa
Of property this year, and other countie
are proportionately light on this class q
property.
The total real property assessment o
the state as equalized by the state boar
| is $4,000. Oil "a reduc,ioulof $94s, ,6AS fror
the returns Of the several counties. Th
total assessed value of all taxable propert
in the state will be about $93. 600. 900.
n The state board of equalization adde
} $3.50 per mile to the valuation Of ever
mile of railroad in the state. The mill
age of the; roads in this state, is 2,5(
miles, which, at an increase Of e25O p'
, mile, raises the taxable rnilroad propert
something over $500, ,OOO. The asses
> ment on stock. roudbed, etc., was nj
changed.