The Dickinson press., 1905-01-07
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of The Board Of Commission,
ers Of Stark County, n. D.
Dickinson. N, D., Ian. ard, 100.

date; All present.
Fred koesel presented his certificate
of election as commissioner for the third
district and after having taken the oath
ize by electing w. H. Walton as chair
nan for the ensuing year.
The minutes for the last quarter were
then read and or motion approved.
On motion the auditor was instructed
to open bids for county repositories
received up to 2 p. M. Of January grid,
1905. Bid from the Richardson State
bank Tor $1,000 deposit in said bank OF
the funds OF said county offering 3 per
cent on average daily balances accom-
panied by bond in the penal sum Of
$4,000. Bid was also received from tn, |
First Natl Bank of Dickinson for de
post of all said county funds in said
bank, offering 3 per cent on daily bal
ances.
On motion OF Geo. W.. Lee, seconded
by Fred Koesel, the First National
Bank of Dickinson was made the de
pository for all Stark county funds for
The ensuing two years. All voting aye.
On motion the board adjourned to Q
a. m, Jan. 4th.
Q a. m, Jan. 4th, 1905.
The board convened as per adjourn
ment; all present.
Security bonds were presented to the
board by the following officers, to-wit:
is White, county auditor..... $1,000
John Leask, county treasurer.... $500
M. L. Mcbride, states attorney. 1000
T. N. Hartung, sheriff .......... 5000
On the written statement of said Off
GERS, excepting the county treasurer,
offering to pay the respective premiums
due on said bonds, they were approved
by the board, having first been approved
is to form by the states attorney.
The following official bonds were also
approved by the board and ordered
Med, viz:
G. Saunders, clerk of the district
court.
Lloyd RAIDER, superintendent of
schools.
\ w F.. Burnett, register Of deeds.
A. P. Folsom and Benjamin Webb,
justices of the peace.
On motion the board proceeded 10
check the Office OF John w. Goodal.'
outgoing sheriff, which work occupied
the balance of the forenoon, and adj
journed to 2 p. m.
2 p. M, Jan. 4,h, 1905.
The board convened pursuant to add
%journmcnt; all present.
The work of checking the sheriH's
office was continued during the after
noon and the board adjourned to Q a. m,
Jan. 9Th.
GA. m, Jan. 5th, 1905.
The board convened pursuant to adj
journment; all present.
On motion the tax assessed against
Joseph kaisershott in the u~nOrganiZed
county OF Dunn for the year 1902 was
ordered cancelled on the grounds that
said Kaisershott was also assessed in
Stark county for said year on the same
property.
Poll tax assessed against James Dob.
son in the Ist district for the year 1903
was on motion cancelled on account OF
double assessment.
On motion the tax assessed against
Wendelin Polenski in the Ist district
tor the year 1901 was ordered cancelled
on the ground that said Polensky lives
in the u%norganized county of Dunn and
paid personal tax OF the same property
for said year in Dunn county.
A communication was received from
Gus Finger relative to personal tax
assessed against him for the year 1000
asking that the same be cancelled on
the grounds that the said Finger left
Dickinson in April Of said year. On
motion the request to cancel said tax
was denied.
Poll tax assessed against August
Fooken in the ord district was on mo-
ton cancelled on account said school
poll tag FOR the year 1903 WAS errone-
ously assessed there being no such
party living in Stark county.
Affidavit was received from G. F
Lennon, Seim, S. D., setting forth the
fact that none of the cattle belonging TO
the Lake Tomb Co., ranged in the I'M
organized county of Hettinger for the
year 1903 and that the tax assessed in
said county against the said company or
G. F.. Lennon, for said year was errone-
Gus. On motion the personal taxes
against the said Lennon for the year
1903 we're cancelled.
On motion the personal taxes assessed
against Bartel Braun in Stark county
for the year 1901 was cancelled on &C
count said Braun lives in the morgan
lied county OF Williams and paid his
personal taxes in said county for said
year.
On motion the personal taxes consist
ing of a school poll tax against Homer
Davis for the year 1903 was cancelled on
the grounds that the said Homer Davis
did not become of age until June, 1904.
A communication was received from
the city council of the city Of Dickinson,
authorizing the county board to make
the following changes in the city assess
ment for the years 1903 and 1904, to-
wit:
Caroline Busse, assessment for 1909,
change from lot E to lot 5 in Messer-
smith 4 Simpson addition and reduce
said assessment to valuation of $1,000
and cut out the penalty and interest on
same. On motion the auditor was
authorized to issue refund order to the
said Caroline Brusse in accordance with
the above, she having already paid the
tax penalty and interest on said property
for the year named. The county board
was also authorized by said city council
to make the following changes in the
city assessment for the year 1904, viz:
Change assessment of Ed. Barry from
lot s to lot E Messersmith & Simpson
addition to the city of Dickinson; reduce
the assessment on lots 10 and IA block
4 original townsite $500 and assess
ment on lots 10 and II block 4
$500 an account clerical error in certify
ing said assessment to the county audi
tor by the city assessor.
The board, on motion, authorized the
auditor to make the changes on the tax
books in accordance with the above. e.
Jos. Killer, of Killer Bros. & Co.,
Richardton, appeared before the board
and made affidavit to the effect that.the
5000 assessed against lot 10 in block 10
for the year 1904 for Improvements was
erroneous and that so75 assessed against
lot 3 block 10 covered all the improve
ments of the said Killer Bros. on lots ]
to 3 inclusive, block 10, and lots 7 to IL
inclusive, block 10, in the town of
Richardton for the year 1904. On
motion the auditor was authorized to
make the necessary changes on the tax
books in accordance with the above.
The balance of the forenoon was de-
voted to checking the accounts of the
sheriff, and adjournment was taken to