Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-26
Supervisors Proceedings.
Minutes OF Board OF Equalization
FRIDAY JUNE 10. 1902.


Pursuant to the provisions of
the statue the county board met
as board of equalization and
were called to order by the chair
man.
All members present.
The chairman announced the
following committees:
Real estate, village and city
lots:-J. w. Conley, Alvin Daily.
Live stock, road, township and
village levies:-G. Hiser, Geo.
Greenwalt.
School bond, village and Coun-
ty levies:-G. H. Thorp, F. S.
Morris, James Henry.
Thomas Finlen appeared be-
fore the board and made affidavit
that certain cattle belonging to
Henan & Finlen had been assess
ed in both Wood River township
and Delight, and asked to have
the assessment in Delight strick-
en- from the assessors book.
Moved and carried that the
request of Mr. Finlen be granted,
and the clerk be ordered to strike
said assessment from the asses
sor's book of Delight township.
Moved and carried to adjourn
until 80 p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board convened at 100 p. III.
with all members present.
The committee spent the after
noon examining the assessors
| books.
A 6 o'clock board adjourned
Fill 9 a. m. Tomorrow. ~
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IL, 1902.
Board met at 9 a. m. with all
members present.
| The day was spent in commit
tee work. AT 3 o'clock board adj
journed till a. m. tomorrow.
THURSDAY, JUNE II, 1902.
Board of equalization met at 9
a. m. as per adjournment with all
members present. After roll call
committees continued their work
of equalization till II O'Clock
when board adjourned till 1:3O
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board convened at 1870 p. m.
with all members present.
| Committee on equalization OF
real estate, city and village lots
submitted the following:
We, your committee, respectfully rec
ommend that the following changes be
made before we proceed to equalize
Arnold from 3rd class to 4th class. Vic
toria no change. Broken Bow township
be raised 10 per cent on unimprovet
land. Hayes lowered rs per cent on un
improved land, lowered SO per cent on i'm
proved land. Algernon raised per cent
J. w. CoNLEY,
ALVIN DAILY.
4 Moved and carried that the
changes as recommended by the
committee be made.
James H. Prettyman and w. A
Shelton appeared before the
board each for himself stating
that he had been unjustly as
) sessed. Mr.. Prettyman by aft
davit claiming that portion o.
his stock had been assessed IL
two townships and Mr.. Shelton
by affidavit, that there had beer
assessed to him more horses an6
| cattle than he owned.
Il Moved and carried that the
, clerk be instructed to correct the
books in accordance with the
facts as set up in their afidavits
Moved and carried to adjourn
: till 9 a. m. tomorrow.
FRIDAY, JUNE ID, 1902.
: Board convened at 9 a. IN. will
: all members present.
The day was spent in commit
tee work equalizing.
Adjourned at 3 o'clock till 9 a
I III. tomorrow.
SATURDAY, JUNE IA, 1902.
D Board convened at 9 o'clock
0 the following members answer
v ing to roll-call:
Supervisors Thorp, Greenwalt
= Hiser, Conley and Morris. Henri.
: and Daily having been excuses
e at 10 a. IN.
e Board adjourned as a board o
Q equalization for 30 minutes TO
= the purpose of considering tn
claims of the Wheeler Lumbe
4 Co.
" At $50 board of equalization