Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-03-06
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Adjourned Meeting Of Board Of
! county Commissioners
Tuesday, Feb. 18th. 1908. =, -',
The board met at 9 a. NJ, pursuant
to adjournment. s a .$.
Present.: Commissioners johnson.
Maloney and Fursteneau.
Petition Of G. Schinour for abate-
ment of tax read. Y,
Moved and carried that the valuation
on threshing rig for year 1906, in
Mortified township 1890 against said
G. Schinour bexstricken from the list
and tax 2abated accordingly for the
reason that said rig was taxed for
same year In Royal Township.
It appears that the assessor return
ed property statement for the
Farmers Hampden Co., Mortified
township, for year 1907, and through
clerical error, same was not entered
on the list-it Is therefore moved and
carried that the auditor be instructed
to add to the 1907 tax list for North
field township. The Farmers Hamp-
den company, for good and merchan-
disc and valuation of $4,000 and ex-
tend taxes on same, for reason above
explained.
Application Of A. P. Newhouse read.
Moved and carried that the personal
property valuation assessed against
said A. P. NewhOuse in South Mime
waukan township, for year 1907, be
reduced $4,000 and taxes abated &C.
cordingly for the reason that said
property Is also assessed in Eddy
County.
Moved and carried that the 1907
valuation placed on buildings on lot
10, block Z, in Maher & Locke's addi-
ton be reduced $225.o0 and tax abat-
ed accordingly for reason that there
was no building on said lot.
A petition signed by Thos. Chris
Hanson and 18 other resident free
holders and tax payers residing in
Grand Harbor and Norway townships
praying that bridge be erected on
or about on line between section %
and 33, township Is, range IS, across
what is known as Grand Harbor Bay,
was read and the chairman appointed
the whole board as committee to
view and examine into the necessity
and location for said proposed bridge.
The following report, was then
read:
"Your committee appointed to check
up the receipts of the County Judge
beg leave to report that we have done
so. and find as follows:
Probate fees from Dec. 1,
'06 to Dec. 1, ,029. 05
Drug returns and 8 permits
from Dec. I, '06 to Dec. /, OF 981.87
Total fees collected $2,010 80
We also find same has been properly
turned into the County Treasury.
81, Respectfully submitted,
IT. H. Maloney,
+ y:' ,. &C. o. Johnson,
$751; Committee.
On motion duly carried above report
was approved. e =. 4
Moved and carried that the Delin-
quent Road taxes for year 1907, against
S. p. Flumerfelt in Morris township,
$2.43, and in Noonan township, $1.56,
be cancelled and stricken from the list
for reason that said Flumerfelt had
no personal property in either of said
townships in year 1907.
Moved and carried that the $1,00
School Poll assessed against Mrs.
. COulee township be stricken from the
school poll.
Moved and carried that the personal
property valuation against Chas. Law
in Hope township, for year 1907, 1927,
be reduced to $327.00 for reason that
same is a clerical error and should
be only $327.00, and that the taxes
no ohafo1 ocorrdino1v
Moved and carried that on payment
of $17.55 into the county treasury, by
Halvor Thoe, that a redemption re.
ceipt in full redemption of tax certif.
cate No. $40 dated12-1, 1891, on WIZ
Ella and e1-2, sw1-4, Sec 9, township
1853, range So, same being accepted in
full settlement on Halvor S. Thoe
Seed lien account. .,"
Petition of e. W. Gilbertson for
i abatement of tax on piano $105.O0 in
! Grand Harbor township, 1906 and on
piano $4,000 in Webster township,
( for year 1907, was read,
E@;s On motion duly carried the assess
ment Of $4,000 in Webster township,
+ for year, 1907, was cancelled and or
dered stricken from the list.
Petition of Az Hayter in Bartlett
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1t was moved and carried that the
valuation $4,000 on goods and mer-
chandise assessed against said Hayter
be stricken from the list and tax abat-
ed accordingly, reasons being that he
had no goods and merchandise. ~
The County Auditor reported that
the committee consisting of w. G.
Samuel and auditor, appointed at last
meeting of: this boards to open bids
and award contract for the, record
= ing of all p1ats fled up to date in
office Of Register Of Deeds and max
ngStrue copies of same; received bids
as follows: q ss Fl VI 7 ; 7. .,5 - q
August Raft, labor 7. i. - $500
u John Marshall abor- ~ -. g. 365.0O
{: Paul G.. Gorder - e 90
Ole Skratass g Z : 90
~ That the bid OF John Marshall in
sum Of $4,000 for the labor county
to furnish the drawing paper was &C
copied, said John Marshall to furnish