The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-30
PROCEEDINGS OF The BOARD OF
COUNTY coMmI ssioNeRs.

state or OkahOma, carter county,
SIS:
The Board Of County Commission.
crs Of Carter County. Oklahoma met
this the 2Sth day Of September 1908.
with all members OF the Board and
the Deputy County Clerk in attend.
anc, for the purpose Of making IN,
tax levy. and asy other business that
may come before the Beard and the
following business was transacted. 10.
wit
Sent telegram TO Midland Bridge
co. in regard to the steel bridges
which they ere TO build ON Caddo
Creek.
Estimate OF work on Bcrwyn bridge
in order to raise It to high water
mark was accepted.
u. +. Tanner was appointed 10 sue.
coed J. Il. Masterson. resigned. a,
Justice OF Peace of Lone Grove Town.
ship.
ordered that the County Commits.
sioucrs shall have charge OF he sep.
aratc schools I'm his respective an
trct.
Whereas the Board Of County Com
missioners In session duly assembled.
on September 10Th 1908. estimated
the amount OF revenue necessary 10
pay tho def iency existing July 1st,
1905 and the necessary expenses for
said Comfy for the fiscal year ending
July 1st. 1909, 10 be $4,000. which
with % per cent added thereto for
delinquent taxes, as provided by law.
making the necessary amount 10 be
levied for said county, s90,3l2O0.
And whereas said - innate was
duly and gally made and published.
and whereas said board OF County
Commissioners met I'm session duly
assembled on the 3rd Friday I'm Sep.
tcmhor, 1908 for the purpose OF max
ing said tax levy, and not having re.
/ cciycd from the audltor OF this star,
statement showing the amount OF
levy for state tax, whereupon said
Board Of County Commissioner ala
then and there adjourn said meeting
until this day. which was and is not
I exceeding 10 days from said time,
whereas I've taxable property in Car
ter County is s12,90l. .714.2s Al.
Now. be It ordered by the Board
duly as embed at the county seat OF
/ said Carter County, Oklahoma, that
a tax of seven mills on the dollar o"
all taxable property in Carter County
is hereby levied for the year 1908
for county purposes. Said tax to be
divided and apportioned to The several
funds as shown by said estimate OF
September 10, 1908.
BE it further ordered that the fol.
lowing Township levies are hereby
made for the following townships, to
wit:
Morgan Township No. ., five mills.
Wilson Township No. 3 five mills.
Bcrwyn Township No. 4, five mills.
Akers ownship No. >, five mills.
Graham township No. 6. five mills.
Hewitt Township No. Z, iive mills.
LOnegroye Toy Nehip No. s. FIVE
mills
City of Ardmore ten mills.
That said taXes be divided and cred
tied 10 the funds as Is shown by the
certificate from each Towm hip now
on file with the clerk with this Board
of County Commissioners.
BE II further ordered by the Board
of County Commissioners that tax
OF five mills on the dollar Is hereby
levied upon all taxable property in
the City OF Ardmore for public schoo,
purposes.
BE II further ordered that a tax OF
five mills on the dollar is hereby lev
led on all taxable property In each
school dt trict Of Carter county forthe
support OF the common school OF said
district
And whereas the following named
school districts, by an election duly
and legally had In said dlstrIct, have
increased the tax in said district foI
school purposes by voting m adj
tional levy in said district,
Now be II further ordered. that in
addition to the levy OF five mills in
each OF said school districts. for
school purposes as afore aid a tax
for school purposes is hereby levied
as follows, to-wit:
School District No. / 10 mills