The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-11
Ninth. Day.

Ninth Day.
Billings, Mont, Aug. 6, 1908.
The board met this day pursuant
to adjournment at 10 O'Clock a.. m.
There were present Chairman w. o.
Parker, Commissioners s. K. Deverill
and G. NJ. Jacobs, and Clerk ]. W..
Fish.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The board proceeded with the ex-
animation of the assessment book.
The proper notices having been
given and this being the day set for
the consideration thereof, the board,
after due ~deliberation and for the
purpose of more nearly equalizing the
valuation of the property listed in
the assessment book, directed the
clerk to enter thereon the following
increased valuations upon the proper
ty of the following owners:
Edward 1. Cantine, southwest quar-
ter section 20, township 1 south, range
25 east; valuation too low; $500.
j. Zywert, goods wares and merchan.
disc; valuation too low; 5000.
Geo. Vaughan, north half southeast
quarter section 10, township 1 south,
range 26 east; valuation too low; $500.
Joe Zimmerman, south half and
south half north half section "a, town
ship 1 north, range 25 east; valuation
too low; $3.50.
Joe Zimmerman, improvements on
section SO, township l north, range rs
east; valuation too low; $3.50.
w. H. Clanton, northwest quarter
and northeast quarter southeast quar-
ter section 81, township / north, range
26 east; valuation too low; $500.
Ada L. Defoe, improvements on lots
5, 6, block 1877, Billings; valuation too
low; $3.50.
j. G. Epperson, southwest quarter
southwest quarted section Is, township
l south, range 25 east; valuation too
low; $3.50.
Mrs. Allie H. Goddard, improve
ments on lots / to 4, block 4S, Billings;
valuation too low; $500.
Sam Holmesland, northeast quar-
ter section ID, township 2 south, range
% east; valuation too low; $145.
Sarah J. Lamey, north half northeast
quarter section &c, township 1 south,
range 25 east; valuation too low; $240.
Daniel Lamey, northwest quarter
section u, township l south, range
25 east; valuation too low; $3.50.
VIM. Mccullough, northwest quar-
ter southwest quarter and east half
southwest quarter section Is, township
/ south, range 25 east; valuation too
low; $500.
For the reasons given below, the
assessor was directed to add to the
assessment book the following:
Slater Brick Co., goods, wares and
merchandise; escaped assessment;
$3.50.
w. ]. Comstock, machinery; es-
capped assessment; 500.
w. J. Comstock, Wagons; escaped
assessment; $50.
w. j. Comstock, ) horses; escaped
assessment; 500.
w. J. Comstock, 3 head cattle, es
capped assessment; $50.
w. J.. Comstock, 2 COWS; escaped
assessment: $50.
The clerk was directed to entel
the following reductions on the assess
ment book for the reasons stated:
w. l.. Selvidge, l COW; erroneou!
assessment; $50.
j. T. Sayles, northwest quarter sec
tion 80, township 2 south, range 2;
east; valuation too high; $500.
G.. o. Gruwell, fixtures; erroneous
assessment; $500.
Communications from p. B. Mos
and Gazette Printing company, pro
testing against the proposed increas'
in their assessments, were read, ant
| other parties who were to be heard thi
day appeared and hearings and decis
ions thereon were postponed until Au
gust Z, 1903.
The board adjourned to meet Al
gust z, 1903, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Tenth Day.
p;,l;ros Mont Aru 7 1909