The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-07
OFFICIAL)
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board of Equalization, Beltrami
County, Minnesota.
(OFFICIAL)
Bemidji. Mimi. July

Board of Equalization, Beltrami
County. Minnesota.
Bemidji. Mimi. July 20. 1903.
Board OF ecu aliZatiOn met as provided by
! statute. Members preset. Chairman yibley.
Commissioners Johnson. Anderson. McDoug-
aid. Wright and Auditor Sylvester.
After dualifying as required by law. the
board proceeded to compare the different as
SeSSment returns.
P. A. Smith, representing the Rat Portage
Lumber COMPANY applied for cancellation OF
district. claiming double assessment. On
motion the matter was referred to the state
board OF elu alization for adjustment.
On motion. the assessment OF the CrOokstOn
Lumber company in the village OF Bemidji
was revised as follows: Addition to assess
ment OF real estate for new buildings. $4,000
II raised from $500 to S14.34O.
ond 81 sWA. section 20: T. 14s. r. "a was re-
duced from q, 100 to 81. 100.
On motion. the board adjourned to meet at
40 D. m.
Board recon yened as per adjournment
On motion. the following changes in the re-
turn OF assessor Of class Is in the village OF
Bemidj was raised so as to make the total
| assessments as follows:
to 5000: Fred MalzaHn. 1854 to 5000; Mccuais
sss55 to as: OF oIcary Bowser s7ooo to
Tannr So s, R5os 5000 W e $780,
=
s71a5 to Ssa0: The printing outfit of NJ E..
Ibertson from s275 to $500,
The following assessments were raised UNI.
Clavin & Tanner. $500 to $500 ]. p Duncalf.
$565 to 500: Frank Gagnon. s747 to 900; Albert
s5si to s7oo: Cora X. Smith. $50 to 500: James
j * Tsyios 80 e 500: & r. T i ss,
W W. ia s os M Shn spsn so 70 3d.
500 to s4oo: Brink Bros. sao2 to $500: NJ. F.
Brin ink $50 to $1,000; Bacon g. Brown. $3.50
Lyons. s5Os to 500; L. H. Bailey. class q
raised to maze total assessment 100 instead
OF ss1 Duluth Brewing Co class e RAISED to
Fitge5 Brewing Co.. DO, from sss5 to 5000 500
Minneapolis Brewing Co. do. from 500 ,o to
$3.50 ordered added to the personal property
assessment Of VIM. Blocker under class 26:
Red Lake Transportation Co. mot assessed
ordered assessed for 1900 ced ar poles. class u.
midi, lots Is. "A and 10. block g. fOrnew build
ings from $500 to $50: Lake Shore Hotel.
origin al townsiteof Bemidji lots ! and 2.
mot assessed $500: +. A. Blakeslee. for added
buildings mot asseseed) $500 on Eh SWA and
We SEA section6 township 146. range 50:
original townsite of Remidji mot assessed.
1920: George Kirk for new buildings adj
ditional value to lot 9a block 1. Lake Park adj
dition to Bemidji, 800.
On motion the board adjourned to meet at
9O.clOck a. NJ, July q. 1903
Board reconvened as per adjournment.
All members present.
The board spent the day In reviewing the
different assessments and hearing grievances
and ON motion adjourned to meet at o'clock
a. M. July %. 1903
Board rcconvened as per adjournment.
assessment IL.
Woodward for E1a NEAa. NWA NEA and
NEA NW14. section %. township l49. range 81.
was reduced from g 80 to $500.
On motion the boa rd adjourned to meet at
2oclock p. m.
Board reconvened as per adjournment.
On motion the addition real estate assess
Gent: Town OF Port Hope; 25 per cent; FROM;
property. Town of Blackjack. p per cent:
hammers. 20 per cent: Summit. 30 and IS per
cent. and md assessment district. 70 per
cent.
ives Wright Village Of Bemidii. item C.
class l. raised 800; Tom Smart. do, 800: Fink
FnT La Ianea fr1 pasea g
percent: Joe McTaggart. Village OF Bemidji,
e" class i raised s16o: George Wallace, do,
$50; Jack McAvoy, do, s16o: Hamms Brewing
Der Co.. Village Of Remidji. class 1. raised
from $40 TO $3.50. Irwin & o Brien, do raised
$500: Marion Johns lnot assessed ordered
assessed in class /. 500 for horses.
On moion the board adjourned to meet at
3 o'clock a. M. July -. laO3.
Board recOnyened as per adjournment.
All mem berS present.
On motion the following assessments for
personal property in the Village of Bemidji
weremade:
T. +. Higgins, ss47. and George Kirk $40.
On motion the assessment OF ;. e. jackson
& Co. in the Village OF TenStrke in class II
was raised $1,000 and the assessment against
said CO.. in the towns Of Port Hope, and
covered or included in the assessment. in the
village OF Tenstrke and the assessment
against aid fl I'm in the first assessment dis
trict was ordered transferred to Martin
Bros as the last named firm retained poses
sion Of said propesty on the first day Of May.
1903
On motion, the perSonel property assess
ment against i. S. Arnold. Bemidj. was re-
duced to 500; Eckles. to Sl52. and same against
Bessie Ridenour. FROM. to Ses31. Said assess
ments being real estate mortgages and re-
auctions made for part payment. the full
amount being assessed instead OF balance due
on same.
On motion the following personnel property
assessments were raised:
class H. from slsou TO $500: HOLDEN & Thomp-
son. do. class II. sl4.o to $500: o. f. Jackson
& Co.. do. cl ass Ii. from 5000 t" 500; Il. L.
Miller. tanners. class Is. from sl15 to 500:
T. j. Regain. do class u. from 500 to $500: d.
+. Sullivan. hammers. &c" l. raised $50. class
IA raised So. class raised 32O. class "A 10
raised s.: A. f Underwood hammers. class
II. raised from $40 to s:.1'.
On motion. he board adjourned TO meet at
1:30p. III.
Board reconvened as per adjournment.
On motion. the auditor was instructed to-
transfer the assessment against the First
State Bank OF Blackjack to the different
Stockholders OF said bank as per sworn state
men, made by the cashier OF said bank. and
he is further inst ructed to cancel the assess
'ment against ". l.. Brooks on page 5 OF the
assessment book of the village OF Bemidj1 for
$1,000 as the same iteniiS- entered elsewhere.
making double entry.
On motion, the assessment OF Erick Nelson
village Of Blackjack. class u. was raised
from $40 to $40: f. NJ. Anderson. do. same
class, from sl75 to s275; A b. iaNcn. do. class
a6. from so.25 to s3,33,.
On motion. the application for correction OF
assessment OF logs against the kewaten Lum-
Lumber company in the third assessment
dist riot was referred to the state board for
ad juStment.--- ---------
On motion. the board adjourned.
Attest: Il. o. SiBLE4.
d. l.. SYLVESTER. Chairman.
Auditor
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Emma A ndt son. witness. state VS.
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