The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-13
TAX ASSESSMENT
is EQUALIzED
FEW CHANGES MADE-ONLY IN
CREASES IN FRIDAY HARBOR
Net Increase Over Assessors Total
Only S265-A Few Current Fund
and Road Bills wed-Leh imam
Road Ordered Established.

The board of county commissioners
met at the auditors office Monday,
August /, as board of equalization
to equalize the assessment of 1914
All members were present.
A. J. King, of West Sound, ap-
peared before the board and pro-
tested against the assessment of the
sw4 of the nwl and nwl of the swl of
sec. 81, twp. 81 H., r. 2 W. Reduced
from 5000 to 500.
Tuesday, August 2, A. M. Stol-
ker's assessment on his home prop
erty in Friday Harbor, four and one
half acres of land, with the improve
merits thereon, was increased from
$400 to $3.50.
A. S. Halls assessment ON his
house and acre lot in Friday Harbor
was raised from $500 70 $400.
The assessment on the Gill prop
erty, on upper Spring street, Friday
Harder, was raised from $lS5 to
$780,
L. B. Cafter's assessment on lot 2,
block 2, Friday Harbor, was raised
from $500 to $40O.
O. H. Cul1er's assessment on part
of lot l, sec. 13, twp. 35, r. 3, was
raised from $500 to $400 and Dr.
Wright's assessment on the property
adjoining was raised from $400 to
$500.
The Orcas Island Fruit Company,
through B. Pelly, OF Seattle, secre-
tarv protested against the assess
ment of the n2 of the nel and e2 of
the nw4 of sec. Is, twp. 81 H., I 2 W.,
and asked for a reduction. The as
SCISSOR informed the board that he
had lowered the company's assess
ment 500 and as the valuation ap-
peared to be equitable in comparison
with other valuations in the same
locality the board ordered that it re-
main as fixed by the assessor.
Upon application of T.. Brittendall
and others reductions amounting in
the aggregate to $1O1 were made in
the assessments of certain lots at
Port Stanley, lying partly under
water.
The board continued in session Au-
gust 3rd, as the law required, but no
other protests were received and no
other changes made. With the ex
ceptions already noted the assess
ment was declared approved as re-
turned by the assessor
The board also held an adjourned
meeting August 3rd IS board of
commissioners and transacted busi-
ness as follows;
Cottract with st. Jshn's hospital;
Port Townsend, for cPre of county
poor, was approved. 4
Warrants were ordered drawn on
the county current. fund in payment
of bills allowed as followsS;
W. j. Court, assessing g.,.........t......i $Ioo DC
A. r Vaughn, surveying and plating. "a 50
F. H. L. g. N. Co., lumber for court house i6 10
W. II. Higgins laying Sidewalk fer coutt
house se..............%.... ............ 30 Is
wm Cooper digging grave Up. rummi) 90
Island Telephone Co., phone rent. 70 oc
John L. Blair, delivering coffin and haul
ing body Of P. Lumtfi TO cemetery. s 90
Geo. S Wright. coronsr's fees. -. ........ Is 90
W. H. Mccfary, board Of prisoner ....... IS
Mary Archambault esie of p. Lurnmi. .. 10 90
II Farnsworth, coffin for p. LumI6i . is 90
J. Z. Petefs, witness insane case John
Doe) Observation-Disclosures t.f..'.......... 5 60
n HanseriI do......4.1......:.s.... 9...... 3 60
Harry lowell, do. Observation-Disclosures. S 90
Warrants were ordered drawn on
the road and bridge fund in payment
Of bills allowed as follows:
j. W. Fritz, chairman on road 49,. .. 50 90
| r. T. Fowler, chairman. an............,........6 6 90
| Jas Cousins, axeman. .......-..... .......- 4 90
Arthur Davis, hagman an.............t....'''. 3 90
Warrants on the fund of road dis