The Dickinson press., 1898-01-22

1 AAASAS 0oS .'
On motion the personal property as
sessment of J. M. Taft & Sons was re-
duced from s2,6o6 to $1,000. it having APP
peared to the board that said assessment
was made %eroneously on account of said
property having been located in Billings
county at the time of assessment and re-
ceipt for payment of taxes on said prop
erty having been produced before this
board and the county treasurer is hereby
authorized to accept payment of taxes on
amount as reduced.
Whereas, on the grid day of August, A.
D. 1897, the county of Stark entered into
an agreement with the Gillett-He rzog
Manufacturing Co., of Minneapolis,
| MIMI, for the construction of three GER
tain steel bridges within said county and
for the removing and rebuilding of a
certain other bridge for a consideration
| of s7,635, said contract to be completed
on or before the 9th day of November, A.
D. 1897, and;
Whereas there is claimed by said COM
pany interest on said sum and also a
claim for extra material and labor or one
of said bridges which claim is disputed
by the said county, and;
Whereas in order to adjust said dis
puted claim, 1.-THE said bridges having
been constructed by said company and
accepted by the county, and to settle all
disputes in relation thereto, and the
board considering it for the best interest
of the county,
1t is resolved: that said disputed claim
be and it hereby is settled, adjusted and
allowed in the sum of s7,635, said sum to
be accepted by said company in full of
all demands relating to the construction
of said bridges and the work under con-
tract.
The following resolution was offered
and unanimously adopted:
Be it resolved by the board of county
commissioners that negotiable bonds of
the county of Stark be issued to the
amount of six thousand five hundred dol
lars $4,000 bearing six per cent interest,
payable semi-annually and running 6f-
teen years, redeemable after five years
at the option of the county, for the sole
purpose of funding and paying the claim
against the county of the Gillett-Herzog
Manufacturing Company which has here
tofore been disputed but has been adj
justed by the board of county commits
sioners and allowed as adjusted, six of
said bonds to be in denominations of one
thousand dollars $4,000 and one for five
hundred dollars $4,000.
On motion the board adjourned to 10
o'clock a. m. January 4th.
Board convened at 10 o'clock a. m.
January 4th, all members present.
On motion board adjourned to 2 o'clock
p. m.
Board convened at 2 o'clock p. M, all
members present.
On motion a refunding orders were or
dered drawn in favor of Wells Taft, H.
w. Brademeyer and c. H. Pearl for the
sum of s1.oo each, school poll tax, on the
grounds of having paid said tax twice.
On motion a refunding order was or
dered drawn in favor of ]. X. Shipley for
the sum of ninety-six cents, interest and
penalty eroneously collected on 1896
taxes.
On motion the lands described as parts
of section 10, twp. l3o, range o6, were or
dered stricken from the tax list for the
year 1896 and prior years on the grounds
of double assessment.
On motion the following described
lands were ordered stricken from the tax
list on the grounds of being government
lands, viz:
The S u e 4 and lots & 2 ct Sec
ton 4, twp l3o, range IS.
The e Y x, s e x nw4 X, and lots
of section 2, twp 1873, range 90.
The S Il X, sex X and lot
3 of section 4, twp 1873, range 90.
The n W X of section 4, twp 13o, range
90.
On motion the board adjourned to 2
p. m, January $.
At2 o'clock p. m, January 5, board
convened.
All members present. Road super.
visors reports of the several districts
were duly submitted and on motion were
approved.
On motion the board adjourned to &c
o'clock a. m, January 6.
At 10 o'clock a. m, January E board
convened; members all present.
The following resolution was offered
and on motion was adopted.
Resolved that the Dickinson Press be
and hereby is declared the official pape,
for Stark county for all official and coun'
ty printing, including the 1897 delin'
quent tax list, for the year 1893.
On motion the board adjourned to .
o'clock p. m.
Board convened at 2 p. M; member!
all present.
On motion w. w. Bookings was ap
pointed appraiser in the matter of estra!
stock taken up by Hugh Thompson.
On motion board adjourned to 9 a, m,
January 2.
Board convened at 9 a. M, January :
Members all present.
On motion a refunding order was or
dered drawn in favor of w. H. Walton
for the sum Of s58.12 being the amour
of excessive taxes paid on the n e Y 0
section "a, twp lao, range o6.
In accordance with section 1904 of tn
Revised Codes of North Dakota, tn
board proceeded to destroy the follow
ing warrants, viz:
Warrant No. 1900, dated July 2 1891
to F. Beckett, for sI.Io.
Warrant No. 1864, dated Iuly 2, l8o.