The Dickinson press., 1904-07-09
OFFICIAL
Proceedings of The Board Of Commission.
.ers of Stark County, n. D.

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Proceedings Of The Board Of Commission.
ers Of Stark County, n. D.
Dickinson, N. D., July 9Th, 1904.
The board of county commissioners
convened on the above date in regular
session; present Geo. w. Lee and w.
H. Walton.
The minutes of the last quarter were
read and on motion approved.
b. F. Deeken appeared before the
board relative to improvements assessed
against the n Y sec. 28-I4o.o3 for the year
1903, making affidavit to the effect that
the $3.50 assessed against said lands for
said year was erroneous, there being no
improvements of any kind or descrip-
ton on said lands. In view of the fore
going the auditor was instructed to issue
refund order to the said B. F. Deeken
for sl6.55, the amount over paid by him
for said year on said lands.
Pat Mckinley appeared before the
board relative to taxes against the swA
sec. 2-13o-o6 upon which he had paid the
taxes for all years from 1890 up to and
including the year 1903, IA years, and
asked the board to refund part of the in
terest and penalty paid by him on said
lands for all the years named. The
commissioners, after thoroughly consid-
ering the matter, found that they could
not rebate the interest and penalty ex-
| cept for the years 1897, 1893, 1899 and
1900, and on motion the auditor was in
structed to figure the original tax for said
years at 7 per cent from date said tax
became delinquent and including the
advertising fees charged for publication
of the delinquent tax list on said descrip-
ton for the different years mentioned
and issue refund order to the said p.
| Mckinley for the balance OF the SIII.53
interest and penalty paid by him for the
said four years.
On motion the board resolved itself
into board of equalization for the pur-
| pose Of equalzing the assessment for the
| year 1904.
Assessors from the 3rd district and the
unorganized county of Williams and the
eastern part of Hettinger county had not
as yet turned in their assessment books,
and the board, on motion adjourned to
Q o'clock a. m. July 9th.
oa.m. July 9th.
The board convened as per adjourn
ment; all present.
Two assessors book from the 3rd dist.
Stark county and the east end unorgan-
lied had not, as yet been received and
the board on motion adjourned to p. m.
Up. m. July 9th, 1904.
The board convened as per adjourn
ment; all present.
The two assessment books from the
east end not being received the board
lresolved itself into board Of county
commissioners to transact county busi-
ness.
The following official bonds and oaths
of overseers of highways in the various
road districts were on motion ordered
filed, viz:
B.F. Deeken; Peter J. Reuter-; Thom-
as Jefferson Mcdonald; Fred Steingru-
ber Fred Beneke; Hugh Thompson; b.
Olson; Ira Lawrence; Andrew Schaffer;
Jacob Rothschiller and J. w. Sellman.
Bond and oath of c. c. Randall and
Tohn Dolwig, assessors. were on motion
approved and ordered filed.
Bond and oath of Drs. L. c. Smith
and Sarah Ethel Smith, county physi-
clans, was on motion approved and or.
dered fled
The following bills were on motion al
lowed and warrants drawn in payment
| OF same, VIZ:
M. L. Ayers, printing proceed
ings, etc. ........ ............ IS
c. H. Farrand, putting out fire at
bridge across Heart river.... 3 50
| Della Spears, postage, telegrams,
etc .................. t0 Oh
| w. G. Ray, clerck county audi
tors office. e..................: 76 rs
| Hugh Thompson, teamlng and
| fixing culverts.. IL 90
J. S. White, assigned, cleaning
chimneys, court house. ...... 5 90
| Della Spears, mlage. ........... o. 50
J.. S. White, court certificate, as
| signed. ...... o 90
r. NJ Tuttle, stenographer dist.
| court. ................. 81 90
| Mcbride & Baker, states attor-
| ney, in case Of state VS.. Wet
stein. ........ ............... 10 90
S. White, express, drayage and
| postage. IS 90
| !. w. Gruschus, repairing glass
door, sheriffs residence. 90
Alice l. Campbell, stenographer
John Brown Jr. case. ......... 26 90
Dokata State bank, Office rent,
Ian. Ist to July Ist 48 90
A. Hilliard, and quarter county
T
Fred Koesel, per diem and mil
age, ard district. IS 10
| w, H. Walton, per diem and mil
| age, 1st district. ............. 40 90
Geo. W. Lee, per diem and mil
age, 2nd district. 81 10
In the matter of estray horse taken up
by VIM. Hecht, R. S. Brookings, was on
motion, appointed appraiser OF said
estray.
Statements of receipts by the clerk Of
the district court and the register of
deeds for the end quarter were received,
approved and ordered filed.
| The following bills were on motion
allowed and ordered paid by warrant,
viz:
A. r. Stewart, work done in road
district No. I..... ...... ......S .S223 Is
c. A. Newberry, two dipping watts
and extras. ................:. 554 90
Drs. Smith & Smith, board and
attendance, Bert Cornell.... 28 90
VIM. B. Meyer, moving and re-
| pairing windmill. ..........: 80 rs
F. Mott, moving coal shed and
| OuthOuSe.. .............:. s. %
Frank Meyer, hauling dipping
| tank to South Heart. Io 90
DIR. H. A. Davis, autopsy, body
of John Brown, Jr........... "a 90
7, G. Saunders, postage and ex-
press. .................... 5 IS
lip, Tingle, stationery. IS 20
Mrs. J. L. Brown, supplies for
psuper, Mrs. Jacob Gerhert.. 5 IS
Drs. Smith & Smith attendance
and board Mrs. John Brown,
prisoner. .................. 90
IGeo. w. Lee, hauling dipping
tank, Gladstone e............ E 90
Geo. w. Lee, labor and material
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