The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-26
MOLD THEIR SEMl-ANNuAL
Commissioners Meet as a Board G
Equalization and Also Transact
Other Business.

A1SO III ~ AaNS AuSoNny
July End, 1907.
Board called to order as a board Of
equalization, and following members
we're present.: VIM. Nash, j. r.
Allison, a. j. Annis, E. d. Watkins
and T. B. Haynes.
The commissioners having been
sworn in as 4 board of equalization,
proceeded to the examination of
assessors BOOKS until ~ O'Clock.
Motion made and carried to ad-
journ to l:3o p M.
Afternoon Session.
Board called to order at 1870 o. M,
Members all present.
Continued checking over assessors.
books.
Motion made and carried that the
following changes be made on struc-
lures on farm lands, to wit;
Blendon township, lowered 10 per
cent.
Mt. Vernon township, raised 10
per cent.
Mitchell township raised 5 per cent.
Prosper township raised 5 per cent.
Lisbon township lowered 10 per
cent.
Union township raised 10 per cent.
Baker township raised 20 per cent.
Motion made and carried to ad-
journ to 9o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, Jaly 3
Wednesday Morning, july 3.
Board called to order at 9 O'Clock.
Members all present.
Continuing checking over assessors
books.
Motion made and carried to assess
Hendrickson in Propser township,
thrashing at 800.
Motion made an carried to assess
Nick Kontz in Mt. Vernon village,
2 horses and one buggy at 1874.
Motion made and carried to adjourn
to ! 80 p. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
Board called to order at l 80 p. m.
Members all present.
Continued checking over assessors
books.
AT 6 o'clock a motion was made
and carried to adjourn 10 0 O'clock
Friday morning, July 5.
Friday Morning, July S.
Board called to order at 9 O'Clock.
Members all present.
Continued checking over assessors
books.
Motion made and carried to ad-
journ to ] 80 p. N.
Afternoon Session.
Board called to order at l 80 o. NJ.
Members all present.
Continued to check over assessors
books.
Motion made and carried to cancel
W. v. Miners assessment of personal
property in Badger township, same
property being assessed in Beulah
township.
Motion 10 ade and carried to adjourn
as a board OF equalization subject to
a call of chairman.
Board was then called together as
. board OF county commissioners.
Motion made and carried to giant
following abatement Of taxes for
Gilbert Dock as follows: One school
poll for year 1897, one school poll,
q dog tax and one road poll 1898,
and one school and one dog tax for
year 1899.
Motion made and carried to ahate
personal taxes of j. T. Miller for
the year 1883.
Motion made and carried to abate
the tax OF Geo. G.. Koehler for the
year 1906, being assessed twice.
Motion made and carried that
application Of r. Fl. Winsor in
regard to interest on taxes be re-
fused.
Motion made and carried to abate
personal tax of Arthur Cooper in Mt.
Vernon village for the year 1892.
Motion made and carried to build
q 60 foot steel bridge across Enemy
creek between sections IA and Is in
Prosper township. One A truss
bridge at Chas Boreson's in Rome
township, bridge to be 80 feet loLg.
One A truss pile bridge in Union
township between sections ID and IA,
length Of bridge to be decided by
committee. And also to build a so
foot steel bridge across Firesteel
creek between sections "a and So in
Badger township. And also an a
truss pile bridge in Tobin township
between sections IA and %, length Of
bridge to be determined by COM
mittee.
The following committees were
appointed to view the different
locations to wit: I. B. HAYNES to