The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of Equalization of Blue
Earth County, Minnesota.

Earth county, minnesota.
Mankato, Mimi, July 10th, loo6.--
The board of county commissioners of
| Blue Earth county, Mimi, and the coun-
| ty auditor of said county met as pro-
vided by chapter eleven, section $50, re
vised laws of 1895, for the purpose of
organizing as county board of equal
ization and as board all members be
ing present except Commissioner Madl-
gan. was sworn in by the clerk of the
district court, Stephen Thorne.
w. w. Paddock was elected chairman,
County Auditor Weaver acting as sec
rotary. The bboard then proceeded to
examine the assessment books carefully.
Board adjourned until Tuesday, July
| 18th, at 9 o'clock a. III.
Tuesday, July 18th, 1906, A. NJ
Board convened with Commissioners
Schultz, Paddock. Jones and Auditor
Weaver present.
Taking up real estate assessments the
| following resolution offered by Commits
sioner Schultz, which carried, applied to
the following:
Resolved, that the aggregate value of
the assessments as returned by the as
SCISSORS in the following named Districts
be changed, to-wit:
Lands and town lots exclusive of
structures. Danvile, raise, 8 per cent,
Mcpherson Is, jamestown 3, Mapeton
township Is, Beauford Is, Decoria II,
Sterling Z, Lyra Il, Rapidan Is, South
Bend 4, Shelby 5, Vernon Center town
ship 2, Garden City ,, Judson 3, Pleas
ant Mound AZ, Ceresco "A, Lincoln L.,
Cambria B.
Value of structures on lands other
than town and city lots. Danville, raise,
5 per cent, Medo 4, LeRay II, Maple
ton township 25, Mapleton village Is,
Beaufort 40, Mankato township 5,
Sterling IA, Lyra 80, South Bend
so, Shelby "a, Vernon Center town
ship 5, Judson Is, Pleasant Mound los,
Ceresco lS5, Lincoln 40, Cambria Sc
Board adjourned to meet at 8 a. m.,
July 18th, 1906.
Wednesday, July 18th, 1906, 8 A. NJ
Board convened with all members pres
ent excepting Commissioner Madigan.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Paddock.
Judson townste lots reduced on mo-
ton to $l2 each.
The board now proceeded to take up
personal property assessments after the
following resolution had been offered by
Commissioner Hansen and adopted:
Resolved, that the aggregate value of
returned by the assessors in the follow
ing named districts be changed tO-wit:
City of Mankato- Two year old
horses, raised q per cent, two year old
cattle 90
Danville-Class 6, sewing machines,
raised 20 per cent, class TO- household
goods, l25, class II, farm tools 100.
Medo-Two year old horses, raised
3 per cent, three year old horses |, one
year old cattle 2. COWS 2, two year old
cattle L. Glass 3, sheep, raised, 10 per
cent; class ), carriages, 2; class q, sew
ing machines, l2 class I, watches, 10;
class 10, household goods, 1873; class IL,
farm tools, IS.
McPherson-One year old horses,
raised, 3 per cent, three year old horses
3. Class 2, cattle, raised Z per cent;
class ), wagons, ETC., $50; class g, sew
ing machines, 10; class 7, watches, 20;
class s, melodeons, 100.
IeRay-Class 10, household goods,
raised, los per cent; class ii, farm
tools, 100; class l6, goods and merchan-
disc, 100.
Eagle Lake--Class ]. three year old
horses, raised, 3 per cent.
Jamestown-On year old horses,
raised, 10 per cent; class 5, wagons, etc,
so; class Z, watches, 33 3; class 8, me-
lodeons, 20, class 8, pianos, 9; class 10,
household goods, 50; class IL, farm tools,
30; class 3, sheep, lowered, %.
Madison LakelClass l, three year old
horses, raised, so per cent; class 2, cows,
Is; class 5, wagons. etc, 20; dogs, $50.
Mapleton Township year old
cattle, raise, ) per cent; class D, wag-
ons, etc, 2; class s. melodeons, | / class
-, pianos, 40; class 10; household goods,
IS; class II, farm tools, 60.
Mapleton Village Three year old
horses, raise. II per cent; class D, wag-
ons, etc, %; class 6, sewing machines,
II; class 7, watches. IL class s, me-
lodeons, %; class 8, pianos. 8; class 10,
household goods, l25; class l6, mer-
chandise, TO-
Beauford- Class 10, household goods,
raise, 200 per cent; class IL, farm tools,
90; class IL, threshers. 50.
Decoria- Class 8. melodeons, raise II
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