Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-03-10
co IISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Commissioners Anstic and Ken

Board met pursuant To adjournment.
Present Commissioners Anstic and Ken
nedv.
Attorney Abel came before the board,
and stated that he had entered into
conditional agreement with Mr.. \. q.
Damon regarding purchase Of tide lands
at Oychut That Nh Damon had not
succeeded in acquiring title to said tide
lands. and that the board of state land
commissioners would not sell tide lands
which were iu;efsccted by public streets
or wharvcs.
Attorney Abel called UP the rejected
cost bill Of Justice Andrews, and stated
that he Withdrew his objection to the
Same being allowed 10y reason of the fact
that he had lost sight that the ease was
appealed to the superior court.
Mrs Mcdonald asked the beard to ie-
duce her taxes for the Yeats 1898 and
1896. As The board had already acted in
the matter, tncy decided that ihcy had
no fur,Eer jurisdiction therein.
II. l.. Cook 4 Co. applied for Il reduc-
ton in their assessment for the year
1897. The board decided that as they
had already acted IN the matter. when
sitting az Il board OF equalization, they
had 10 further power to act.
On application, the board ordered that
the treasurer strike from the tax rolls OF
1897 that part of the personal property
t,y ,,f tlnxn,lar Nnnr.y la,.ial ..itv
warrants valued at $3.50, by reason of an
error in assessment.
Ordered that the treasurer strike from
the tax rolls OF 1897 Improvements as
Benns plat of Aberdeen, there being TO
improvements thereon.
Ordered that the supervisor Of road dis
trict No II open up the Patrick Carroll
road.
Recess until Il IN March 1898.
Board met at s O'Clock Il m March
1898. Present as OF yesterday.
The minutes If the January and add
iourned January term were read and
approved
The assessor made application to have
item No 80 on detail list OF Wilson Bros
& Co including mill, dock and boom val
ued at 5000 transferred to the column
under improvements OH real estate the
same being an error in assessment. Treas
urer ordered to make said transfer.
On application Of DR. \ X Bush the
board ordered that the treasurer reduce
the assessed valuation Of personal prop
erty OF said y X Bush 800 and change
the levy accordingly the same being an
error in assessment.
Orlando Newton made application TO
the board to reduce the assessed valua.
ton of his pers onal property for the year
1897 to the amount OF $50 by reason OF
: an error in said assessment wherein II
head Of sheep owned by him valued at
f2J were listed by the assessor lis II head
OF cattle and vaaed at 500 said applica-
ton being accompanied by the sworn
statement OF said Newton, the deputy as
SCISSOR who listed said property also APP
pcaring and acknow Lodging said error; ;
ordered that the treasurer make such
reduction in valuation and reduce the
tax to correspond Herewith.
Ordered that the treasurer reduce the
assessed valuation of improvements on
the swl4 OF sel4 of sec II tp II rig s
ives: from $l4lO to $4lO on the tax rolls
OF 1897 and change the tax to correspond
Herewith by reason OF clerical error in
, assessment the above order being passed
on application of Elias Glenn, owner Of
said property, by and through his agent,
II b Marcy.
On application OF Julius Andrews it is
!. hereby ordered that the treasurer reduce
the assessed valuation of household and
: office furniture Of said Andrews on the
: tax rolls OF 1897 from 800 to $50 and re-
duce the tax accordingly, on account Of
an error il assessment.
On application of William Moore it is
ordered that the treasurer strike that
D part Of the personal property tax Of said
Moore from the rolls OF 1897 levied on
notes due SAID Moore and valued at 5000,
t by reason of an error in assessment.
i. On application of John Candy it is
!: hereby ordered that the treasurer strike
: one COW valued at $15 from the personal
property list Of said Candy for year 1897
and reduce his tax accordingly by reason
OF an error i'm assessment.
: On application of $ d Wininger it is
hereby ordered that the treasurer strike
one-half interest in one hay baler from
I the personal property list of said Winin-
d ger for the yeai 1897 valued at $50 and
/ reduce his tax accordingly the same hav.
ing been assessed to + l. Wade.
On application OF + l. Wade it is here
= by ordered that the auditor issue a war;
Z rant on the current expense fund for
:, $1.73 in favor OF said Wade for rebate OF
u taxes for year 1896 and that deficiency
certificate No 30l for STAG in favor OF
said Wade be and is hereby cancelled.
Bond of Samuel A Hoag as constable
for Hoquam precinct approved