The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-20

oI MlnOr, on goods and merchandise, be
raised to the amount of $25OOOO, that
GilrOy u HethertOn on same be raised to
the amount of $4,000, that j. II. Temp
kins be raised on goods and merchan-
disc to the amount Of S6OO00, which mo-
ton was duly seconded by commissioner
and carried.
commissioner Richardson moved that
the following named persons be reduced
in amounts OF Is per cent on goods and
viz: Boyer d Llndberg,
Bovey Shute co., eleven 4 Hanson, John
cochran, E. Ellison, r. H. Emerson, Pc
ter Ehr, Grow clothing CO., w. B. Haw-
ley, McKone Bros, P. V. Mccoy, Ryder
Il Mansfield, w. H. Reighart, Stoltze
Lumber CO., Scofield Implement CO., H.
E. Wheeler, and O. HI. Weed, which mo-
ton was duly seconded by commissioner
Swanson and carried.
commissioner Black moved that all
real estate in the city of Minot be raised
30 per cent, which was duly seconded by
commissioner Swanson and carried, all
the members voting in the affirmative.
commissioner Swanson moved that the
assessment of all real estate in the city
of Kenmare be changed so as to stand
as left by the city Assessor, which was
duly seconded by commissioner Rich
ardson and carried.
commissioner Black moved that the
Rogers Lumber cos. assessment in Ross
be reduced to the sum of 100000 on
goods and merchandise, which was duly
seconded by commissioner Richardson
and carried.
commissioner Swanson moved that
the assessment Of the village of Bowbells
be accepted as sent in, which was duly
seconded by commissioner Richardson
and carried.
commissioner Black moved that the
lumber yards at White Earth, Olaf Mus
and Sheppard Bros. be raised on their
assessment on goods and merchandise
100 per cent which motion was duly sec
onded and carried, all the members vot-
ing in the affirmative.
commissioner Black moved that the
assessment on goods and merchandise OF
the Rogers Lumber co. be raised 100
per cent which was duly seconded by
commissioner Richardson and carried.
commissioner Swanson moved that
the assessment of w. A. Sherman be
struck from the list of the village of
Denny brook as the same property was
assessed in the township of Carbondale,
which was duly seconded by commits
sioner Richardson and carried.
commissioner Richardson moved that
the applications of Hezekia c. Petty and
Frank J. Mills, for reductions in their
assessment, be rejected for the. reason
that the said applications were not in
proper form, which was duly seconded
by commissioner Swanson and carried.
On motion the Board adjourned until
a. m.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
July 18th, 1904.
The Board of Equalization met as per
adjournment with all the members pres
ent. President Wallin in the chair.
On motion of commissioner Richard
son, duly seconded by commissioner
Black, the assessment of the Rogers
Lumber co. at Portal was reduced from
$4,000 to 100000, on goods and NOR
chandise item. carried.
After comparing the different assess
ment books the Board at II o'clock ad
journed until p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met as per adjournment
with all the members present. Presi-
dent Wallin in the chair.
commissioner Black moved that the
following assessment books, viz: Pros
perity, Manitou, Freeman, White Earth,
Stanley, and Elmdale townships, be cor
rected by the Auditor in regard to live
stock, to compare with the other town
ship asse ssment, which motion was duly
seconded and carried.
Motion made by commissioner Black,
duly seconded by commissioner Swan
son, that lots assessed in Ross at 50
cents be raised to $500, and those as
sessed at $3.50 be raised to $500, which
Was carried.
commissioner Black moved that the
assessment books for the year 1904, for
Ward county, be accepted and approved
as corrected, which was seconded by
commissioner Swanson and carried
unanimously.
commissioner Richardson moved that
the minutes of the proceedings of the
Board of Equalization be accepted and
approved as read, which was duly sec
onded by commissioner Black and car
ried.
commissioner Swanson moved that
the Board of Equalization adjourn sine
die, which was duly seconded and car
ried.
JOHN WALL1N, President.
LOUIS A. LARSON, Secretary.
Admires Commercial Club.