The Dickinson press., 1902-03-15
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of the Board Of comaissioa
ers Of Stark Coaaty, N. D.
March =.

March 2.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment al Q o'clock a. m. Present Chair
man Walton and Commissioners Koesel
and Lee.
E. H. Hickey, tax agent for the North
ern Pacific railway company, appeared
before the board asking for a correction
Of the tax sale records in the matter of
certain descriptions of land belonging to
said company agains, which there are
outstanding tax-sales for the taxes for
the years 1854, 1885, 1886, 1887 and 1883.
In order to have the records corrected
at this time the following resolution was
unanimously adopted, viz:
Whereas, On July u, 1880, the board
of county commissioners OF Stark county,
N. D., passed a resolution cancelllnc all
the axes standing against lands in Stark
county belonging to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company (now the Northern
Pacific Railway Company for the years
1884, 1885, 1896, 1857 and 1888, for the
reason that the taxes for which said COM
pany was liable in said wears we're paid
under the Gross Earnings Law, and.
Whereas, through some oversight. the
taxes Of. some of the descriptions Of land
belonging to said company were not
marked cancelled on the records Of said
Stark county, now therefore, be it
Resolved, that the county auditor be
and is hereby instructed to complete the
work which had been overlooked by the
then county! auditor, and cancel all tax.
sales standing against lands belonging
to the said Northern Pacific Railway Co.
for the years 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887. and
1888.
On motion the taxes standing against
J. E. Pixley in Stark county for the year
1901, on personal property, were ordered
cancelled on the ground that the same
had been enormously assessed and taxed
in Stark county but was taxable IN Mer-
Ger county where said taxes had been
paid as shown by receipt No. 6 issued to
the said ]. E. Pixley.
On motion the board adjourned to 2
O'Clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Petition of c. H. Wiley asking for a
correction of his assessment Of personal
property taxes IN the city of Dickinson
for the year 1901, having, been approved
by the city council, was on motion APP
proved by the county board and the
auditor directed to make the proper cor.
rections on the records. Said assess
ment was reduced from s415 to sI7o.
Petition Of Edw. Dodd asking for a re-
fundment Of excessive taxes paid in the
city of Dickinson on personal property
Tor the year 1901 was referred to.the city
council for approval.
Petition was received from R. s..
Brookings asking permission to pay, up
the delinquent taxes standing against
the VIZ of swA, sw4 Of nwA and lots I
and 2 of sec. 2-13o-o2, by paying the or
iginal taxes with legal interest added
and that the board cancel the penalties
standing against the same. On motion
said petition was granted.
Petition was received from S. w. Dob
son asking for a refuhdment of excessive
personal property taxes paid by him for
the year 1901. Said petition was ac-
companied by an affidavit reciting the
fact that he had been assessed for the
year 1901 for personal property to the
amount of sI,so7, but that the actual
value of the property owned by him at
the time Of the assessment was only
SI,Io7. On motion said petition was
granted and the auditor directed to issue
%refunding order in favor Of said S. w.
Dobsonti in the amount of slo.o5
Petition was received from ]. E.
Phelan asking for a cancellation of the
the 1901 taxes on Al yearling cattle as
sessed to him for said year in the Third
commissioner district for 41o, on the
ground that said cattle were not brought
into Stark county until after May 1. 1901,
and that the same had been assessed and
taxed in the state of Minnesota. On mo-
ton said petition was granted and the
auditor authorized to cancel said tax.
Reports of fees collected by the clerk
of the district court for the months OF
January and February, 1902, showing an
aggregate of $3.50 collected for the
period mentioned, were received and ap.
proved and ordered placed on file.
Statement Of fees collected by the
register Of deeds for the month of Feb.
ruary, 1902, showing s5I.75 collected for
said month, was received and approved
and ordered placed on file.
The following bills having b~eenaudited
and found correct were on motion or.
dered paid ny warrants, viz:
Walker Bros. 3 Hardy, assessment
Walker Bros. q Hurdy, assessment
J.s: White. com. on eol... anorgsnized 8. q 3
N. /. Ayers, county printing........"" 9 g
Deiia cpears, mileage. co. supt. schools. 81 ~
Statement of fees collected by the
register of deeds for the month of Jan
uary: 1902, showing s63.75 collected 10,
!, said month, was received and approved
and ordered placed on file.
On motion the board adjourned sine
die.
JOHN RIEssBEcK,
Co: Auditor
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