The Dickinson press., 1898-07-30
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Proceedings Bssfd Cess.altyconsijs,osers
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Proceedings Bsssd Cesatycoaaiis,osers
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Medora, July 2s.iSos.
Board met pursuant to adjournment O
July 9th.
Present Commissioners Stoddard ard
Mikkelson.
Meeting called to order by the chair.
man.
N. B. Berry appeared before the boa,d
and having made a statement relative tc
the number Of his cattle, the bbarad on
motion reduced his assessmentto ! sJhead
Mr.. Woodman appeared. for thu. Little
Mo-. Horse Co. and said Stark Co. asses.
sed them for 400 head of horses and )
stations and the board %thereupon reduced
their assessment to IS head.
The value of the improvements Of Lit.
tie Mo. Horse Co. was on motion reduced
to 5000 dollars. 4:
Jas. Converse also appeared beforeithe
board and agreed to produce satisfactory
evidence as to the amount and value Of
his taxable property in Billings Co,
looking to a rebate Of taxes for 1907,
which taxes are claimed to be unlawfully
assessed in Billings Co. MIR. Converse
also agreed reproduce satisfactory evi-
dence that his residence is in Stark Co.
CO.. Simpson appeared and from:his
statement to the board, the assessment
on improvements to H. Weston was on
motion stricken of, it being covered in
Massacre and Simpsons assessment.
On motion the following additional
changes were.made:
Assessment on wagon, saddle and
harness, to E. G. Paddock was stricken
off, on the ground that they were asses
sed in Stark Co.
Improvements of Peter Hahnsen and
Anton Nelson were reduced to SIS each,
on the ground that each was interested
in the same ranch and Improvements.
Other property at issue was left as re-
turned by the assessor.
Assessment of John Berntsen was, on
motion left as returned by assessor on
ground that, that was its full and true
value. si..ar
On motion Board adjourned to meet at
1890 pm.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Messrs Stoddard and Mikkelson.
On motion the following changes were
made: ~,
Improvements of A. ], Coils, reduced
from $500 to $500 On the ground of excess
sive valuation. Assessment on stallion OF
Coils and Sons stricken from the list
for the reason that it had been assessed
in Morton Co.
Assessment on Improvements and har-
ness and saddle of w. c. Coils reduced
from S4oo to $40 on the ground of
excessive valuation,
Assessment on improvements of S. P.
Lowery reduced from $40 to. sI5o on
the ground of excessive valuation.
Assassination improvements of w. c.
Reidireduced from $3.50 tosIso, on the
ground of Observation-Disclosures
Assessment on saddle and harness of
Geo. Thomson reduced $40. on the
ground Of excessive valuation.
Assessment OF sheep of Isadore Noelet
reduced in number from 1000 to 1900 on
the ground of Observation-Disclosures.
Assessment ontsheepzof John: Daley
reduced from 600 to COCOON the ground of
excessive valuation.
Assessment on improvements of H.
Robinson reduced from .s36o.to s1so on
the groundof excessive. valuation.
Assessmentsons livestock.ofsR. Finger
reduced ffonaral6o tesEI8 head fon the
groufidtoftoo lfishtah assessment, and i'm
provements reduced from 500 to 500
on the ground Of excessive valuation.
Assessment. on improvements of Ed
ward Josucks reduced from 5000 to $500
on the, grouud of Observation-Disclosures, and
on motion, Auditor was authorized to is
sue. Mr. Jjosucks a refunding order for
S8.o5 for taxes enormously paid Billings
county. ~.
Assessment Of Geo. +. .sWoodman was
on motion corrected as follows:
2os3-year-old, cattle and
7~s4s2-year-oid. cattle.
a0ni motion assessment.ofs Monroe
Simpson was reduced from 200 to 100
head Of cattle on the ground Of too high
an assessment.
Assessment on wagons of T. F.
Roberts was stricken from the list on ac-
count of error in listing.
Board having finished equalization
took up regular order ofsbusiness.
On motion Auditor was authorized to
issue warrants to Gregor Lang in lieu of
warrants No. l746, 1877, and 1886, said
warrants having been lost.
On motion interest and*penaltyy on tax
of.Nugente estate and amounting to sI.81
was abated. gsS
Ontniotion the board proceeded to; levy
a tax of mills in the general fund,
mills emergency purposes II mill sinking
fundtand mill intereston bonds, basine
this levyson the following estimate. of ex.
penses for the ensuing year:
Attorney ......... $3.50. .4oc
lJudge 53oc
treasurer. ............ $50. ooc
onerlH 8oc