The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-08-26
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At 10 o'clock a. m. August 18th. st6srdi 81
County Commissioners of Valley County, Monta
na met pursuant to adjournpspt of July 25th
1908, A. Davidson, r. L. Cornwel and the Cerl
present.
Minutes of meeting held July 25th 1908, read
and approved as corrected. g..
Mr.. w. II. Long of Saco, Montana, appeared
before the Board and under oath stated that he
had but $50 head of stock cattle and had but that
number of cattle on March 1st, 1908, and on motion
raise No. 45 as shown on page 479 is hereby can
celled.
w. II. Patterson appeared in person before the
board and upon making sufficient showing, the
raise on range horses shown under No. 50, page
4SO is hereby changed to read ''27 head range
horses s51OOO.'
P. M. Price appeared before the Board person
ally, and presented letter from the General
Land Office at Washington. d. c., showing that
his claim to El2, SEA Sec 27, SWh. SWh, Sec.
26.. NEM, NEi4 Sec. 81. Twp. 81. N. r. 35 f III.
M. is being disputed by the Department, the
Clerk is hereby instructed to cancel assessment
said land for year 1908.
At II o o'clock noon on motion Board adjourned
until 2 o'clock p. m.
w B. Shoemaker. Clerk.
AT 2 o'clock p. m. Board resumed, r. l.. Corn
WELL A Davidson and the Clerk present.
Letter from Right of Way and Tax Commission
of G. N. l2y. presented, same objecting to
raise round house, but affidavit accom-
panied the letter. raise will stand originally
dered.
J. H. Jordan appeared before the Board and
made statement that he turned practically
all of his cattle to D. c. Kyle this spring. and that
same We're sold to Mr.. Kyle last fall and Mr.. Kyle
arranged to change raise against Mr.. Jordan to
$36800O on 230 head stock cattle (No 40 page 47S)
Mr. d. C. Kyle appeared before the Board and
under oath stated that he did not have the num-
ber of cattle in original assessment and raise
made by Board of Equalization; after going over
the matter thoroughly the raise shown in No. A.
page 47S was changed to read raised $50 head
stock cattle S2lO0OO.''
w. A, White appeared before the Board for
White Brothers and under oath stated hat raise
of 200 read stock cattle shown undcr Mo- %. pnre
4S2. was unjust but that they willing to agree
to a raise of 100 head stock cattle $l6O0.0O and
change was ordered corrected.
Letter from Bateman & Switzer obiecting to
raise in their assessment read but as no affi-
davit accompanied it, raise was allowed to stand
Letter from Mr.. James Monternack of Scobey,
was presented to Board, but it was not ac-
companied by affidavit, change will stand.
Letter from G. 2. Wright of Hnsdalc, was pre-
sented to Board, but as affidavit accompanied
it, raise will stand as made
At A O'Clock p. m. Board adjourned until 10
o'clock n. m. Monday, August 10, 1908.
W. B. Shoemaker, Clerk.
r. L. Cornwell Chairman
At 10 O'Clock a. m. August 10, 1908, Board of
County Commissioners of Valley County Monta-
ni met pursuant TO law for the purpose of maxi
ing tax levy for the year 1905 Il. l.. Cornwell, A.
Davidson and VIM. Mcbride and the Clerk pres.
ant.
Board proceeded to examine report furnished
by the Clerk and Recorder concerning the nnan-
levy for the year 1905
At l2 o'clock noon on motion Board adjourned
until2 0 clock p. m,
w. B. Shoemaker, Clerk.
AT o'clock p. m. Board resumed, all members
and the Clerk present.
AS required by Section 1925, Chapter g. Article
2, of the political Code of the state of Montana
there is hereby levied on the taxable property of
Valley County, Montana, the following tax as de-
sgnated by the different funds for the year 1903,
the Trustees of the several school districts as
shown below:
State Tax 2l2 Mills