Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-03-11

All present.
On motion the treasurer was instruct
ed to receipt in full for the year 1895 to
T. w. Griffin on the So of the N f "a
and N W n of N E u section 2, town
ship 1873 range 80 and NEA&SW
Aof section %. township 140, range 81,
for the sum of $3.50
On motion the treasurer was instruct
ed to receipt in full to j. B. Taylor for
his personal tax for 1897 and prior years
for the sum of s161.89.
The following petition of the Bis.
marck Water Supply 90. was pre-
sented:
BISMARCK, N. D., Mar. 3, 1898.
To the honorable board of county COM
missioners of Burleigh county, N. D.
GENTLEMEN: The Bismarck Water
Supply company, respectfully ask your
honorable board to a dust the taxes
that have heretofore been assessed on
the Bismarck Water Works company,
which said company has ceased to exist,
over So, 800 for taxes claimed to be due
for several years last past, but your
petitioner has been informed and
verify believes that saie taxes are not a
lien OIL the property Of the said petit
toner, and the said taxes having been
irregularly assesscd,and the lian destroy
ed before the said property was pur-
chased by your said petitioner. Your
petitioner claims that all taxes hereto
fore assessed against the property are
illegal and void and not a lien on the
property OF your petitioner, but your
petitioner is willing to pay q fair assess
ment on the property of your petitioner
for the year 1897. The tax claimed TO
be due for the year 1897 is over 5000.
Your petitioner states that the assess.
ment for that year is greatly in excess
of the assessment of former years, and
greatly in excess of the true and fair
value of the property. Your petitioner
therefore asks that the taxes for the
years previous TO the year 1897 be can
celled and that the taxes for the year
1897 be adjusted at the sum of $500,
which your petitioner is willing to pay
and now offers to pay.
Respectfully,
w. F. CoCHkANE,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Dated March 3, 1898.
On motion of Commissioner WEIGH,
seconded by Commissioner johnson, the
petition of the Bismarck Water Supply
Co., was rejected. The roll being called
for the following commissioners voted
aye: Commissioners WEIGH, Harris and
johnson.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Walker Bros, assessment books
n blanks $500. ....S So 80
+. E. Moorhouse, clerk treasurer
and auditors office ........... rs 0O
L. B. Healy, merchandise needy
poor 6 O(
Q. ID. Edick, rent OF office ...... 30 0(
j. w. Hoffman, juror ........... 9 IL
Webb Bros, merchandise needy
poor 3 O;
Webb Bros, burial needy poor. Is Oh
NJ Wick, keeping needy poor. "a OF
H. G. Rhud, raising Apple creek
bridge NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. rs, Of
; H. G. Rhud, extra work on Apple
creek bridge. % OF
B. NJ. Beers, coal court house,. 18 OF
Webb Brus, mating for jail..... 9 u
E. Mcclellan, coal court house.. 10 4:
E. S. Pierce, salary deputy treas
urer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~52 sc
First National Bank, rent...... 65 OF
F. R. Little repairing culver: .. 8 90
John A. HARRISON, keeping needy
poor y VI
Chas. Kroll, work on road $500. 8 OF
E. G. Taylor, board and guard
ing prisoners; jailor and %ianitor 101 OF
Ole Anderson, coal court house.. 8 90
Gull River Lumber Co., coal
court house 5 Sc
On motion the board adjourned unit
2 O'Clock p. M.