The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-25
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
or the County Commissioners sitting IN =
Board Of Equalization.
Day.

Billings, Mont., July 20, 1919.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. m. There were
present o. N. Newman, chairman, J.
B. Amin and Pat Lavelle.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following telegram was received
from the state board Of equalization:
1--WE have equalized cattle us follows
Yearlings. SIG; stock cattle and two
year-olds, $22. so; three.year.o lds, $50
beef cattle, $40. Sheep as follows
Stock. $2.75; lambs, when owned
without other sheep, $2. %, otherwise to
be olassed as stock sheep; rams, %.
Lands as follows: Grain. first class,
$l2: second class, $l2; hay, tirst.class,
$40; second class, ~; grazing, fenced,
80. 90; %unfenoed, $50; railroad lands,
rs cents. We request that you increase
or decrease the assessment in accord.
ance herewith.
(Signed) "T. Z. Collins,
~. p. State Board"
The clerk was instructed to change
the valuations Of cattle and sheep to
correspond with the valuations as
equalized by the state board.
In the matter Of the valuations of
lands, the board decided to %equulize
the assessments of lands of this county
according to valuations as may be
deemed just and proper.
The board proceeded with the exam.
ination Of the assessment book.
The board adjourned until 2 O'Clock
p, IN.
Afternoon Session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment at 2 O'Clock p. M, all members
being present.
The board proceeded with the eX-
animation of the assessment book.
The board being Of the opinion that
for the reasons hereinafter stated the
following additional assessments or in.
creased valuations should be entered on
the assessment book, set the third day
Of August. 1899, for the consideration
thereof and instructed the clerk to at
once notify all persons interested, by
letter. Of the proposed action Of the
board.
william Gibson. lot IS, block 7,
Saltwater. valuation too low, 95.
Gordon Bros. Lumber Co., lot -,
block Z, Saltwater. $85, and improve.
ments thereon, $500; Valuation too
low.
Fl. I. Grant, lots 4, s, 9 and 7, block
7, Saltwater, valuation too low. S55.
p. Fl. Hawkins, lots ! to 4, block II,
Countryman's addition, valuation too
I'll.
Carl f. Hensen, sections 10 and 81,
township Is north, range %. l,272
acres, valuation too low, 1918.
Frank Irwin, lots 20, 23 and "a,
block II, Countryman's addition, val.
uation too low, 81.
Simon Kern, lot 8, block 2, Country.
addition, valuation too low, IS.
Nick Klos, lot 10, block 1850, Bill
ings, escaped assessment, $25.
Crawford Livingston, lots 10. 30 and
81, block 10, Billings, valuation too
low. $50.
Lee Lutte, lots l aud 5, block 8, La.
addition, valuation too low, $50.
l.. M. Line, lot !, block 7, Still.
water. valuation too low, $50.
Pat Lavelle. lot /, block /, 5000; lot
block 4, IS; lots 4 to 8. block 3,
bl3; lots 4, s and 8, block 10, 90, and
lots /, 2 and 8, block 7. $55; all in La.
addition; valuation too low.
The clerk was instructed to correct
The following erroneous assessments
Reduce the assessment Of L. J. Gerard,
me hog from $50 to IS; the assessment
# Geo. M. Hays on half interest in
OTIS l to 4. block AZ, Fosters addition,
$3.50 to $75.
The board adjourned until July ~,
800, at 10 o'clock q. m.