Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-07-29
protection afforded the farmer under
the herd law. |
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION.

OF THE BOARD OF
I COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SIT.
TING AS A BOARD OF EQUALI-
ZATION. 5
The board of county commissioners
met at 2 O'Clock p. m. July /, 1902, and
proceeded to equalize the assessment,
of Burleigh county, North Dakota. s
Present: Commissioners Welch,
SWEET and Johnson.
The assessment of Con O'Leary of 3
horses 8 years DID, 5 cattle 1 year old,
4 cattle 2 years old, cows and i
wagon was changed from the city Of
Bismarck to school district No. 81.
The Bismarck Telephone Co. assessed
to E. S. Allen was stricken from the
assessment roll in the city of Bismarck
for the reason that telephones are as
sessed by the state board of equaliza-
tion. sS,.a, ="
The assessment of the Western
uLion Telegraph Co. in Menoken town
ship was stricken from the list for the
reason that telegraph companies are
assessed by the state board Of equali-
zation.
The assessment of the Bismarck,
Washburn & Great Falls Railway was
stricken from the list for the reason
that railroads are assessed by the state
board of equalization.
On the statement of John L. Baker
that the following property one 2-year-
CID horse and one 3-year-old horse was
kept in Teller township, the same was
changed from the city of Bismarck to
Teller township. ,"s.
On the application Of F. Donnelly
for reduction of assessments on credits
the assessment was reduced $453 on
account of mortgages having been paid.
M. J. Mckenzie filed complaint of
over assessment on lots Is, 16, II, 1S
and 10, block go, o. P. On motion the
same was referred to the city council.
The assessment of 1O9 head of all
other cattle amount $2,16O assessed in
Boyd township and cows. amount
500, assessed in the Third commits
sioner district, to Hackney-Boynton
Co. was stricken from the assessment
roll for the reason that the same were
assessed in Logan township.
The acreage of the northwest quar-
ter, section 80, township 142, range so,
was changed to 142 and the value re-
duced in that proportion
The value of the lands in the south
one-half of township 139, range 70, was
reduced 8 per cent.
The lands in township 143, range 70,
was reduced 1211a per cent. "
The lands in township 142, range 7S
was reduced 12115 per cent. -E>s
The structures in the Second com
missioner district were reduced 25 pei
cent. K. .~.
The structures in the Third commits
sioner district were reduced 25 per
cent.
The following changes were made in
the assessment in Apple Creek town
ship: One-year-old horses were re-
duced IA per cent; 2-year-old horses
were reduced IA per cent; 3-year-old
horses were raised 20 per cent.
| The following changes were made in
Boyd township: Two-year-old horses
were raised II per cent; 3-year-old
horses were raised Is per cent. =
| The following changes were made in
Ecklund township: Lands were raised
25 per cent; structures were raised SO
per cent. L.
| The following changes were made in
Glenview township: Lands were raised
1211a per cent. .r...... a..
| The following changes were made in
Logan township: Two-year-old horses
were raised II per cent. e.. r &c.
The following changes were made in
| Teller township: Lands were raised
per cent; 3-year-old horses were raised
Z per cent. a..a..
The board of county commissioners
having completed the equalization of
the assessment for the year 1902 ad-
journed July u, 1902.
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