Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-25
Minutes OF the ad. burned January term
ana April term read and apnrovod

"ue'eu that the treasurer transfer
from the road and bridge fund to road
district No 80 the sum of $50.
Application Ct Chas Furlow for dam,
ages rejected.
Supervisors report for quarter ending
March 81, 1899, allowed as follows:
VIM Hunter. supv ... $15 M
David Bilyeu M
ri Il Blodyct. .. M
North Western Lumber Co "a
A . Damon. IN
On application OF the assessor. assess-
ment OH blk c, N PR add to South Aber.
deem ordered stricken from the rolls as
real estate and that for like reason the
improvements on blk c be stricken from
the rolls as in both cases this double
assessment for the years 1878,
Ed Benn came before the board and
asked them to accept IS per cent OF orig.
mai tax on all property owned by Samuel
Benn which is delinquent; taken under
advisement.
Tax matter presented to the board bv
I'll Parker referred to county attorney.
Communication from the mayor of Alb.
erdeen asking the board to provide for
Mrs c A Wright referred to Com'r Nc.
Intyre.
| The board taking up the matter of a
settlement of the suit of the Northern Pa.
cific Rail> ay Co taxes, now pending in
the federal court, the following resou-
ton was introduced and adopted:
whereas, Til are outstanding upon
the tax records OF ChehaIis county, state
OF Washington, certain sums Of money,
claimed by it to be due as taxes up n the
certain lands hereinafter referred to, and
other property belonging to the Northern
Pacific Railway Company, and
Whereas, There is an action now pend.
ing in the circuit court of the United
States, for the district OF Washington,
western division, wherein said Northern
Pacific Railway Company is plaintiff and
Chehalis County and G Wilson, its
treasurer, are defendants, wherein the
validity OF said claims for taxes is in.
volved, and
Whereas, There appears upon the tax
records OF Chehalis county certain alleged
tax liens in the sum OF $32,960.97 upon
lands within the indemnity limit of the
land grant Of the said Northern Pacific
Railway Company, levied and assessed
prior to the issuance Of the patents there
to, and
Whereas, The county attorney of Che
halls county has advised the commits
sioners that said taxes for said unpatented
indemnity lands are void and uncollecta-
BILE, for the reason that said lands where
not subject to taxation prior to the issu-
ance Of the patents under the decisions Of
the United States Supreme Court, and
Whereas, 1t is claimed by said North
elm Pacific Railway Company that large
amount of said taxes are illegal and void
on account Of excessive, unjust and I'M
, equal valuations, and this board having
Investigated the valuations of said lands
and finding that in numerous instances
said lands are assessed for more than
their fair cash value, that it would in
volve large expenditure OF money to at
tempt to establish the valuations OF said
lands as shown by the assessment rolls,
and
Whereas, The board OF county commits
sioners of said Chehals county has fully
and carefully considered all the said mat.
ters and the litigation pending regarding
the same, and the expense to sad county
involved therein. and believing it is Tor
{ ,e best interests OF said county that all
of said matters in litigation between said
county and said Northern Pacific Railway
Company should be compromised, GET
fled and adjusted fairly and equitably,
therefore De it
Resolved, That for the reasons herein-
before set forth, Chehalis County, acting
nv its Board OF County Commissioners,
agrees to accept the sum OF $5l ,927.O5 in
fnll for the taxes, to be applied upon the
land and track herein mentioned az
follows:
TAXES ON LANDS
Wa Amount.
200 ..$ 1l2 "a
,oo1 .. 10 20
1891 '''''''''
. 100 .. SO As
, o ....... 1926 AZ
LOO. .oo' ... 278 50
,oor ...... 4,l64 26
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