The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of Equalization of Blue
Earth County, Minnesota.

|. The board of county commissioners o
Blue Earth county and the count
auditor of said county met as pro
vided by Chapter IL, Section $50, r.
of 1905, for the purpose of organic
| ing as county board of equalization
All members We're present.
| The oath was administered by Glerl
of the District Court Stephen Thorne
| Robert Madigan was elected char
man; ID. P. Young was elected vic
chairman. the auditor secretary.
| The books were taken up and care
fully examined.
| Adjournment was taken until 9 a
M, July 10th.
| Nine o'clock, forenoon, Tuesday
July 10th. All members were presen
when the board met.
Adjournment was taken until
p. m.
| Two O'Clock afternoon. Board icon
vened. All members present.
Many hearings held. No action takeI
on any applications, nor affidavits.
Adjourned to $3.50 a. M, July 18th
Mankato, Mimi, July 18th, 1907
The following resolution was adopt
ed, offered by Commissioner Jones ant
affects all personal property assess
ments that are changed.
Resolved, That the following named
parties, cities and townships be assess
ed. changed or omitted in the differ
ent assessment districts for the veal
1907. as indicated below in their re-
speetive classes.
City of MankatO.
Class |, horses, two years old, raised
30 per cent.
Class l, horses, three years old
raised per cent.
Class 2, cattle, years old, raised
10 per, cent.
Class 2, cattle, three years old
lower 8 per cent.
Class 10, office furniture, raised &c
per cent.
Class IL, farm tools and implements
raised ) per cent.
Glass q, all other property, raised
% per cent.
Danvile.
Class |, horses, one year old, lower
8 per cent.
Class l, horses, two years old, lower
) per cent.
Class 2, cattle, one year old, lower
% per cent.
Class 10, household goods, raise l7C
per cent.
Class IL, farm tools and implements.
raise $50 per cent.
Medic.
Class l, horses, one year old, lower
Z per cent.
Class l, horses two years old, lower
5 per cent.
Class 10, household goods, raise l2C
per cent.
Class IL, farm tools, implements
raise so per cent.
Mcpherson.
Class 2, cattle three years old, raise
10 per cent. 49,.
Class 5, wagons, raise 200 per cent
Class 6, sewing machines, raise p
per cent.
Class Z, watches, raise 60 per cent
Class 8, organs, raise 80 per cent
Class TO- household goods, raise 4(
per cent.
Class 10, office furniture, raise IL
per cent.
Class IL, farm tools, implements
raise 80 per cent.
Class l6, goods and merchandise
raise 80 per cent.
LeRay.
Glass /, horses two years old, raised
5 per cent.
Class 10, household goods, raised 81
per cent.
Class IL, farm implements, raised
100 per cent.
Class l6, goods and merchandise
raised, so per cent.
Eagle Lake.
Class 10, household goods, raised 81
per cent.
Class %, elevators, raised so pei
cent.
jamestown.
Class l, one year old horses, raised
10 per cent.
Class 5, wagons, raised 40 per cent
Class 6, sewing machines, raised 2(
per cent.
Class 8, organs, raised % per cent
Glass 9, pianos, raised 40 per cent
Class 10, household goods, raised 9(
per cent.
Class 10, office furniture, raised II
per cent.
Class IL, farm implements, raised
100 per cent.
Class %, elevators, raised so pei
cent.
Adjourned until 2 o'clock afternoon
Wednesday, July 18th, 2 o'clock af
ternoon.
Madison Lake.
Class l, horses, three years old
raised 6 per cent.
Class 9, pianos, raise IL per cent.
Class 10, household goods, raised 2!
per cent.
Class TO-. office furniture, 10 pei
cent.
Class Is, goods and merchandise
raised % nor cent