The Dickinson press., 1903-07-11
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of The Board Of Commission
ers of Stark County, n. D.

UffICIAL
Proceedings Of The Board Of Commission
ers Of Stark County, n. D.
Dickinson, N. D., July 9th, 1903.
The board of county commissioners
met in regular session on the above date
Walton. There being nc quorum present
a. m. July 9TH.
9 o'clock a. m. July 9TH
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Commissioners Walton and
Lee. Walton in the chair, protein.
Minutes Of April 9th and subsequent
meetings were read and on motion
approved.
On motion the board resolved itself in
to a board of equalization for the purpose
of equalizing the assessment for the year
1908. :.
on motion all taxable lands lying and
being in the unorganized counties OF
Hettinger, Bowman, Mckenzie, Wallace,
Dunn and all that unorganized territory
lying south of the Missouri River and
between the un%organized county of Dunn
and the county of Mercer were equalized
at IS cents per acre.
On motion the board adjourned to 2
p. m.
Afternoon Session.
At 2 D. m. the board convened. Present
commissioners Walton, Koesel, Lee.
Affidavit of ]. A. Palmer was received
setting forth the fact that his personal
property assessment in the u~norganized
county of Dunn for the year 1903 should
read as follows: 3 horses I year old, 9
horses 3 years old and over, 4 COWS, /
wagon val. $1,000. improvement on US.
lands $4,000. All other property $1,000.
Total valuation $4,000.
On motion the auditor was instructed to
make correction in the assessment of the
said !. A. Palmer in accordance with the
above. On motion the personal property
assessed against Peter Barringer in the
anorRanized county Of Dunn aggregating
$4,000 was cut out of the assessment
list on account the same property bein g
assessed in Stark County in the name of
the said Peter Barringer.
The board continued the work Of review
ing and %equalizing the assessment up to
E o'clock p. m. ad adjourned to meet at
9 a. m. July 9Th.
90 clock a. m. July 9th.
) Board convened as per adjournment.
Present Chairman Koesel, Commission
ers Walton and Lee.
The board continued the work of
reviewing and equalizing the assessment.
On motion the board adjourned to z
p. m.
Afternoon Session
At 2 D. m. the board convened. All
members present. Owing to the fact that
the assessors had not all reported the
board . nmotion postponed the matter of
equalization for the present and organiza-
ed as a board of county commissioners,
On motion the taxes assessed against
Palmer; Hall, in Dunn County for the
year 1901 were cancelled: account said
personal property was assessed for said
year in Billings county, and on the turthur
grounds that the said Hail presented a
receipt from the treasurer Of Billings
county for personal taxes Tor said year
On motion the request of Mike Miller
TO have taxes paid by him on the N. E.4
Sec. Il.I36-o6 rebated for the year 1901
amounting to 1904 on account of his con
tract with the Ry. Co., having been sub
sequently cancelled, was denied.
In the matter of estraY horse taken UP
by VIM, Gardner the board on motion
appointed Frank Obridtgavitsch Il
appraise the value of said animal. Mr.
Obridtgavitsch placed the value of sale
estray at $1,000.
In the matter OF estraY cow taken W
by Thomas Goodale the board OF motion
appointed Andrew Miller to apprais'
the value of said estray. The coroner
report of costs in the matter of inques
in case of death of Frank Semek, having
been approved by the states attorney
was approved and on motion the severa
items Of expense ordered paid by war
rant.
Statement of fees received by registe
of deeds for the months of May and Jun
amounting to s81.75 and sIoI.25 respec
lively and $8s.25 for the month OF April
were received and on motion ordere,
filed.
Statement of fees collected by tn
clerk of the district court for the month
Of May and June amounting to $50
and $4,000 respectively, was receives
and on motion ordered filed.
The board was p~eritioned by ]. A
Caldwell for abatement OF taxes for tn
year Q o for Improvements assesse
against Sec. 7-I38-o3 and was shown tina
he should have been assessed Tor person
al property in school district No. IA 70
said year instead of in district No. :.
On motion the auditor was instructe'
{ issue to the said J. A. Caldwell a RI
fund order for the amount of the take
on the 500, enormously assessed agains
Sec. 7-I38-o3 for the improvements ant
also for the difference between the rate
in districts No. 3 and IA on his persona
property assessment for the year 1902.
The statement of the clerk of the di.
trict court of fees collected for the mont
ofApril amounting to $4,000 was receive
and ordered filed.
In the matter of estray pony stallio
taken up by James Little the board o
motion appointed c. Turner appraise
of said estray.
The official bonds of the followin
road supervisors were received and o
motion approved and ordered filed, vi;
Alex. r. Stewart.
J. w. Sellman.
b. F. Deeken.
John Klein.
Bernt Olson.
Ira Lawrence.
Geo. Swallisch.
Fred Beneke.
Geo. Haas.
Christ Burkhardt.
JEFF Mcdonald.
Hugh Thompson.
Quarterly report Of Justice Folsol
for the quarter ending June goth recei'