Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-07-18

indebtedness of fifty thousand dollars !
1850. 0.OOO) the sum of three thousand
dollars (s3oo0),
For the sinking fund for the pay
ment of maturing bonds the sum of
three thousand five hundred dollars
$500.
For the maintainance of road and
bridges the sum of one thousand five
hundred dollars ($15O0).
For emergency purposes the sum of
one thousand dollars $4,000, making
a total for all purposes twenty thou
sand dollars (s2o,0oo. Motion
seconded aud unanimously carried.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Joseph Buchheit for services as
county commissioner ........ 80 90
How ard Wilson for services as
county commissioner ....... 30 60
John 7 Fosholdt for services as
county commissioner ........ 24 50
Chas Nelson for services as
county commissioner ........ 25 80
Moved and seconded that 7 o
Hetager be employed as courthouse
janitor. engineer and all around man
to take care If the buildings and yard
and do all repairing necessary to
ha pfv, oe t1,n NV in
good shape at a salary of $50 per
month. Motion carried.
On motion it was ordered that the
county auditor advertise for bids for
grading to be done on approaches to
bridge crossing Bald Hill creek in,
town 146, Rg. 81.
On motion board adjourned to meet
Aug. 5th. 1901, at O'Clock a. NJ.
P. A. MELGARD.
County Auditor.
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
relating to the review and equaliza-
tion of assessments.
The board of county commissioners
Of Griggs county and state of North
Dakota being in regular session, pro-
ceeded to review and equalize the as
sessment of real and personal proper
ty in and for the county of Griggs and
state of North Dakota, at their fore
noon session July I'd, 1901, and con-
tinued in session the whole forenoon.
On motion board adjourned to meet
at O'Clock p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
and continued with the review and
equalization of assessments.
Moved and seconded that the Sd of
ne4. ne4 of set, lots ! and 2, Sec. 2and
the 81 of nj of Sec. 4, Twp. 14S, Rg. 81
be reduced 25 per cent,-lnotion car
carried.
Moved and seconded that the fol-
lowing changes be made in the as
sessed value of lands, it being the
opinion of the board that such changes
will make the assessment equal and to
be the true and full value thereof.
Motion carried. The changes thus
made are as follows, to-wit:
Town of Lenora raised 33 per cent.
town of Greenfield raised 10 per cent,
town of Tyrol raised Is per cent: town
of Helena reduced 10 per cent: town OF
Addie raised 10 per cent; town OF
Mabel reduced 5 per cent; town OF
Bryan raised % per cent; town of
Rosendal raised so per cent.
On motion board adjourned to meet
July Sd at 8 O'Clock a. m.
| Moved and seconded that the fol-
lowing changes be made in the as.
sessed value of structures on lands il
being the opinion of the board that
such changes will make the assess
ment more equal and to be the full
and true value there of. Motion car.
ried. The changes thus made are as
follows, to-wit:
In the town of Cooperstown-eleya-
tor building at Lowell siding raised e
per cent; town of Dover raised 10 p. C.
in town of Rosendal structure on Sec
tion l3 were reduced Is per cent
whereupon the town as whole was
raised 20 per cent; town of Willow
raised 10 per cent; second district
raised 20 per cent; town of Sverdrup
raised Is per cent; town of Bartley
raised Is per cent; town of Greenfield
raised ~ per cent; town of Tyro]
raised 40 per cent, except on elevator
buildings; town of Lenora-R Belden
wasreduced 20 per cent, whereupon the
town was raised 200 per cent; town OF