The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05

Special Meeting.
Washburn, N. D., Sept. 25, 1901
2 O'Clock p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Il
Present Chairman Wing and
Commissioners Solenberger and
i'Putz.
Chas, Schwartz, representing
the Northern Pacific Ry. Co, ap-
peared before the board and pre-
sented an application for the com
promise Of taxes on certain lands
owned by the company.
After discussion Of the propo-
sition on motion board adjourned
to meet Sept. 26, 1901, at 9:o'clock
a. m.
Washburn, N. D., Sept. 26, 1901.
9 o'clock a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present Chairman Wing and
Commissioners Solenberger and
Putt. /;
The following resolutions were
offered and motion for their
adoption made, which was second
ed:
Whereas, there are upon the
records Ct McLeah county certain
taxes claimed to he,lue upon lands
now owned by the Northern Pa
ciGc Railway Company and upon
lands formerly owned by the
llo1thc1n Pacific Railway Com
pany which said company has
sold or contracted 70 sell and which
taxes said company is liable to its
}ssssalltess aud purchasers to pay
enc lllischas SC, ihe said taxes be
iirg e,po1l lands si.t5sate in the
following. townships, TO wit: Town
ships l45 and l4g North, Of Range
a Il &cst; Townships 145, LAG aald
III Moth, Of Range Is West;
townships l45, 145 and 147 North,
Of Ralley5e'77b West; Townships AS,
l4G amna m l47 Moth, of Range ~
West; Townships Id, l4G and 1As7
North, Of Range 75aWest; and
Townships 145, Leland 147 North,
Of Range % West: and, ,..s..
Whereas, said townships above
described were formerly situate in
the u1lorganizedJ county Of Sheri-
dan and the legislature Of the
State Of North Dakota, by an act
entitled: "An Act to Increase. the
Revenues Of the State by Chang
ing and Increasing the Boundaries
of the Counties Of Pierce, Nc
Henry, Bottineau, Ward, Mclean,
Williams, Billings, Stark, Mortar
and Mercer, and by Repeating the
Act Entitled An Act Pertaining
to the subdivision Of the Counties
,of Wallette and Howard, Dakota
Territory, Approved March 8,
1875" approved March 2, 1891,
which said act included said lands
above described in said counts Of
of Mclean; and, !;
Whereas, under certain decis.
ions Of the Supreme Court Of North
Dakota q aldoubt EXISTS as the le-
gality Of said taxes SO claimed up
on said lands, and the validityyso ot
said taxes is now the subject Of
litigation; ,sss 4 \
Be It Resolved by the board 81
county commissi sioners Of Mclean
county that, for the purpose 81
settling and compromising 4the
disputed claims as to the validity
Of said taxes upon said lands, the
said county B will accept from said
Northern Pacific Railway Com.
pany in full payment, discharge
and satis ction Of al taxes upon
said lands situate in said town.
fships above describ bed, for the
years 1899 and I9Oo, the face 5oll
1.-The state tax xtende a against bacl
i,5ff iI,o5ff said tracts of land now owned
by said Mort horn II Il 4: acitic Railwa,,
] Comp and each soff { said tract'
4 pon which the said ilWay Com
|Iaay II II sliab to J, s.it i tts III gran teesso
Ij'pMnrchaserss j' Sc for taxes tor 81 said years
eth 81 thereof and the san.lo
\ cent df s. tthe county ~ schoo