The Dickinson press., 1901-01-19

AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Chas. w. Conroy, manager of the
Mandan Mercantile Co. of Dickinson,
N. D., petitioned the board for an abate-
ment of the 1900 taxes on $1,000, excess
sive valuation enormously assessed
against his company. Said petition wa.
accompanied by an affidavit setting
forth the facts and showing that when
the assessment was taken by the assessor,
the entire property, including merchan-
disc, sheds and elevator, were put under
n head by the assessor, being that of
Merchandise" and was listed at $4,000.
The county board, seeing only merchan-
disc listed on the assessment books a.
gainst said company, were under the i'm
preston that the elevator was overlooked
by the assessor and at their July meeting
added $1,000 to the assessment of the
Mandan Mercantile Co. for the elevator.
The facts in the case showing that there
had been adouble assessmentof the above
mentioned company on the elevator, it
was, on motion, ordered that the ASSESS
ment of the Mandan Mercantile Co. be
reduced the sum of $1,000 and the audi
tor directed to make the proper correc-
tions on the tax lists for the year 1000.
The following road supervisors reports
were received and on motion ordered
placed on file, viz:
A. R. Stewart, supervisor of road dis.
trict No. 4.
Ira Lawrence, supervisor of road dis
trict No. 5.
Petition was received from Pat Gus
kelly asking that an appraiser be appoint
ed to appraise IA head of sheep which
had been taekn up by him on the 10th
day of August, 1900, and which had been
duly advertised as provided by law. On
motion ]. S. Leask was appointed such
appraiser.
The following bills having been audit
ed and found correct were, on motion
ordered paid by warrants, viz:
The Webster Scultheis Agency, pre-
MUM on $500 bond for county treasur-
er for two Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
W. G. Whinn, services as sheep in
spector, 10000
]. H. Waggener, repairs on court
mouse, 6.2S
Ira Lawrence, supervisor of road dis
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Report OF A. P. Folsom, justice of the
peace, for the quarter ending Dec. 81,
1900, was on motion, approved and
placed on file.
No bids having been received by the
board in reponse tothe advertisement of
the county auditor, for a depository for
county funds, the First National bank of
Dickinson, N. D., was, on motion, APP
pointed such depository, conditioned on
the filing of a good and sufficient. bond
in the sum of $4,000.
The following bids we're received for
county physician for the ensuing year:
Bid of DR.. v. H. Stickney, including
medicine and suitable appliances, for the
year 1901, at sos.
Bid of DR.. L. c. Smith, including med
icine, for the year 1901, at $500.
Bid of DR., H. A. Davis for the ensuing
year without medicine or appliances, was
$3.50.
Bid of DR.. Geo. A. Perkins including
the necessary medicines, surgical drese-
ings, &c, for the year 1901, 500.
DR.. Geo. A. Perkins being the lowest
bidder, he was on motion. appointed
county physician for the ensuing year,
conditioned on the execution of proper
contract and bond in the sum of $500.
The following official bonds, having
been approved by the states attorney as
to form, were on motion, approved by
the board as to suficiency, viz:
Anton Schmidtbaurer, coroner; Benz;
Webb, justice of the peace; Chas. Kono,
county Judge; First National bank OF
Dickinson, depository for county funds.
On motion the board adjourned to
Tuesday, January 20, 1901 at 9 o'clock a.,
m. JOHN R1EssBEcK,
Co. Auditor.