The Dickinson press., 1900-07-14
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of The Board of Commission.
ers Of Billings County. N. D.
Medora. N. D., July End, 1000.

a. m. Present, Commissioner Stoddard.
No quorum being present board adj
journed to meet July 5th, 9 a. m.
July 5th, 9. a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment of
July End. Present, Commissioners Stod.
dard and Schultz. Meeting called TO or
der by the chairman.
The board on molten and pursuant to
law proceeded to the work of reviewing
the ss"ssors' returns and equalization
On motion value OF lands was equal
lied at 80 cents per acre.
The board having finished the review
of the real estate assessment on motion
adjourned to meet at 1 p. m.
Board met at l o'clock pursuant to ad-
journment. Present, Commissioners
Schultz, Micthc and Stoddard.
Meeting called to order by the chair
man.
On motion board took up the review Of
personal property assessment, and the
assessments of the following persons
were added to in the kind and numbers
named, on the ground that, from the best
obtainable information, or the knowledge
and belief of the board, the assessors had
failed to get full returns, and the county
auditor was instructed to notify said per-
sons of a meeting of the board July 10th,
1900, at which time said persons might
show cause why such additions might not
stand:
Geo. w. Noble, 600 sheep; Parker
Bros, $40 sheep, 50 cattle 3 years old
and over; Thomas Tvrdy. 500 sheep;
Sixty-Nine Cattle Trust, 50 2-year old
cattle.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet al Q a. m. Friday.
July 9th, 9 a. nj.
Board me pursuant to adjournment.
Present, all members. ,
Meeting called to order by the chair
man.
On motion the assessments of the fol-
lowing named persons were added to, in
the numbers and kind named, for the
reasons hereinbefore given, and the
county auditor instructed to notify as
before:
is. Bilyeu, ~2oyearling cattle, 20 2 year
old cattle, 20 COWS, 20 cattle 3 years old
and over; Deep Creek Cattle Co., 80
yearling cattle, IS 2-year old cattle, 125
cows; Johnson & Courtney, 400 sheep;
Mrs. Janet Lang, 50 head horses 3 years
old and over; Little Missouri Horse Co.,
200 yearling horses, improvements, s14oo;
J. E. Phelan, IS 2-year old cattle, IS g.
year old cattle; P. H. Rumble, 400 sheep,
one year old; w. N. futile, improve
ments $500; M. Sutherland, Is 2-year old
cattle, Is COWS; Geo. w. Mcclellan, !
COWS, IL 2-year old cattle.
The following assessments we're on
motion placed on the rolls, from best in
formation obtainable having been omitted
by the assessor:
Chas. Horst, 2 horses 3 years old and
over, 1 wagon, implements 500; l. P.
Gotta, IS cows; Jack WEIGH, IS COWS, 10
yearling cattle; Alex. Fowler, 80 cows;
Frank Gates, 2 horses 3 years old and
over, agricultural tools, s25, improve
ments $50; H. L. Dickinson, 1000 sheep;
Chas. Shirley, IS horses 3 years old and
over, 2 wagons, Improvements SIPS, all
other property, $50.
On motion the following assessment
was placed on the rolls in the name of
Pierre Wibaux, no return having, up to
this time, been made by him: 1850 2
year-old cattle, 400 COWS, 1850 all other
cattle 3 years old and over; and the
auditor instructed to notify him of such
assessment.
On motion board adjourned to meet at
l p. m.
July 9th, I p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, all members.
On motion the following assessments
were added to, in the kind and numbers
named, on the ground that, from the
best obtainable information, or the
knowledge and belief of the board, the
assessors had failed to get full returns,
and the county auditor instructed to
notify said persons as before:
P. E. Anderson, 100 sheep; Nels An
derson, 1oo sheep; Foley Bros, improve
ments $500; c. B. Martin, $ yearling cat
tie, 10 2-year old cattle, 10 cows, IS cattle
3 years old and over, improvements $50;
Antoine Nelson, Improvements sS5; E. G.
Paddock, 80 yearling horses, 80 2-year
old horses, 80 horses 3 years old and
over; S. S. Sutherland, Fl 2-year old cat
tie, Fl COWS, 43 all other cattle 3 years
old and over; J. w. Goodall, ~ 2-year
old cattle, Fl all other cattle, improve
ments $3.50.
On motion the auditor was instructed
to notify Frank Mead and S. Plumer of
assessments that were placed on the
rolls, and that they produce assessors re-
ceipts or afidavits showing stock was
assessed in another state for 1900 if they
wish assessments cancelled.
On nlOtlOn the assessment OF the
w. U. Telegraph Co. was increased IS
and 4-Io per cent, or from sI,SoS as re-
turned to s2,448 as left by the state board
of equalization in 1909, the county board
believing the latter amount to be a fair
and just assessment, and auditor in
structed to notify them.
On motion the following property was
listed 70 Dr.. Y. H. Stickney, having been
omitted by the assessor, and auditor in
structed to notify him: IS 3-year old
cattle.
On motion the following assessment
was listed to Jas, Converse Cattle Co..
no return having been made, and the as
SCISSOR not being able to get a return:
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