The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-10-24
To the honorable board of county com.

~ SIIS NOtIOIdUlS UOaIU VI County, com
missioners:
4 We, your committee appointed {,
meet with the state board of equaliza
ton, beg leave to make the following
report:
We, your committee, in compan,
with representatives of the other val.
ley counties Of Oass, Trail. Crane
Forks, Walsh and Pembina, appeared
before the state board of equalization.
&c. Ness. your chairman. acting a.
spokesman, stated that in the past tn,
valley counties stood the main part Of
the burden of taxation of the state.
And that during the last few year.
the crops in the valley were light ant
the rest of the state has heen having
good crops, large immigration anc
prosperous times and where he did not
ask for any lowering of valuation ir
the valley, he did ask that the rest Of
the state be raised in proportion as il
has been prosperous. Some Of the
lands in the western counties were
raised from per cent to 300 per cent
while all the land of the said valley
counties was left as returned by the
county board.
The forenoon was spent in allowing
bills.
On motion the board adjourned until
2 p. m.
TWO O'CLOCK 81.
Board met as per adjournment. All
members present and called to orde,
by the chairman.
John Zentgraf has handed to the
county treasurer $3.50, money found
on the body of E. NJ. Davis. deceased.
as evidenced by the treasurer's re-
ceipt.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at the poor farm Friday morn
ing, Oct. 10. 1907, and visit the hos
pital and reassemhle again Saturday,
October 10, 1907.
SATURDAY MORNING
Board met as per adjournment, all
members present and called to order
by the chairman.
On motion the personal taxes of
1893 amounting to $4.35 assessed in
Summit township against Jos. Frett
was ordered abated on the grounds
that the said Jos. Frett is dead and
the taxes uncollectable. ~..,
On motion the assessors valuations
on the following lands in Paramount
township were reduced as follows:
sw} 2l-129- AZ to $64O.
nw4 28-129-47 reduced to $64O.
On motion the interest and penalty
on a piece of meets and bounds in the
original TOWNSHIP of Wahpeton, as
sessed to Helen Fligelman, was order
ed abated for the years 1903 04-05-O 6
as recommended by the city council of
Wahpeton by their city attorney.
On motion the bill of H. E. Rice
for $244.50 was reduced to $195. 60 and
allowed.
On motion commissioner Wright
was authorized and empowered to
make settlement with the Northern
Pacific Railroad Co. OF county's claim
for damages against said company on
horses and wagon.
On motion board adjourned till. 2
o'clock p. m.
TWO O'CLOCK.
All members present and called to
order by the chairman.
It was moved by Zentgraf and Sec
onded by Sletmoe that the appoint
ment of the Abercrombie Herald as an
official paper of the county be recon
sidered on the grounds that the said
Abercrombie Herald is an illegal
paper.
On roll call the motion was carried
as follows:
Sletmoe. Zentgraf and Green voting
yes: Ness and Wright voting no.
It was moved by Sletmoe and Zent-
graz That the Walcott Reporter be ap-
pointed an official paper of the county.
On roll. cali the motion was carried az
follows:
Sletmoe. Zentgraf and Green vot-
ing yes; Ness and Wright voting no.;
The board proceeded to open bids
for furnishing fuel. H. M. Christian
son being the lowest bidder the con-
tract was on motion awarded to him
at the following rates: g
2 cars of Hooking lump, / car at
once, l car in January, at Sc. 40 per ton
70 delivered to the court house; / car
tamarack wood delivered to court
house, $6:65 per cord: / car of hard
coal, stove size, on track. 1910; / car
of maple wood on track at Sc. 90 per
cord. :
On motion a donation of $500. 100
was made to a committee of John
Tribke and others for constructing and
maintaining model road in Wahpe-
| ton and Center tov,nahiu