The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-08-04
BOARD RAISED
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
MAKES SEVERAL CHANGES
IN TAX LIST OF 1909

At 10 o'clock a. m. July 10Th. 1909, Baard O.
County Commissioners of Valley County. Monta
ma, met as a Board of Equalization pursuant t.
law. VIM. Mcbride. A. Davidson, James 7. Far
ris and the clerk present.
Assessor Fox appeared with assessment bool
as prepared for the year 1909, and Board at onc'
nroceeded to equalize the taxes for 19O9 a:
follows:
The clerk was instructed to notify the follow
ing parties, as required by law, that the follow
ing changes in assessment will be made unless
cause can be shown to the contrary:
/, Page Line 81 American Live Stock & Loan
Co.. Denver, Colo., raised from 600 to 800 heac
beef cattle-2OO head at s27 90 per head-$5400.
o. page line John Archer Culbertson
ordered assessed s4OO on coal land-See assess
ment, VIM. Mcbride.
3, page 4, line a5 American Brewing Co.. acct
A. Reichel, Great Falls Montana, raised from
$500 to $75o.$25o. cold storage on Ry. right OF
way
q, page Z, line 9 w. c, Beede. raised from $3.50
to $500 on saloon fixtures. $25o-and assessed or
musical instrument in saloon $3.50.
At IL o'clock noon on motion Board adjourned
until o'clock p. m.
Clerk
At1 o'clock p. m. June 10Th. 1909, Board of
EQUALIZATION resumed, all members and the Clerk
present.
Equalization of taxes was resumed under same
conditions and instructions as shown in meeting
held in a. m. of this date.
5, page 9, line Mrs l.. N Brockway, Malta,
Raised on land 1880 to 1865 5.-$2S5.
6. page 8, line co. Alfred Bruzell, Hinsdale,
raised from 1000 to 5000 head stock sheep-1000
head at 1875 per head-s2750.
7. page 9, line 27, r. P. Bowman, Medicine
Lake. Mont, raised from so to 100 range horses
so head horses at $50 per head $1,000.
g. page 10, line Bruegger Mere. Co., Culbert-
son, Mont, nwM, neh, SEA neM, sec. 81, neA
ncA. sec.3O, seA seA sec. 80 Twp 36, N. R. 56.
1856 acres, raised from 1886 to $s500-$115.
g. page 10, line 26 E. Bergstron,, Culbertson,
raised from so to $3.50 on horses-raise $3.50.
TO- page 12. line 25. John K. Bell. Saco. raised
from 1900 to $500 head stock sheep-900 head at
$275 per head-$2475.
At O clock p. m. motion Board adjourned
until 10 O clock a. m. July goth, 1909.
w. B. Shoemaker, Clerk.
Wm Mcbride, Chairman.
At 10 o'clock a. m. Jnly Goth, 1909, Board of
County Commissioners of Valley County. Monta-
ma, resumed a Board of County Commissioners
all members and the Clerk present
The following resolutions We're adopted a
suit of the investigation made by Commissioner
Davidson and Surveyor Mann.
Whereas, on about the 25th day of June
1909 the County bridge over Cottonwood Creek
near Cowan, Valley County. Montana, car
ried away by high or flood waters, and
Whereas, the loss of said bridge deprives a
large number of people residing in that part of
the County of all means of travel to and from
their post office and trading points, necessitating
them to travel great distances around to other
points of trade and commerce rt great loss and
inconvenience to themselves, and
Whereas, the loss of said bridge necessitates
the immediate construction of another bridge to
replace it, for the accommodation of the people
and the progress of that section of the County
therefore be it
Resolved. That the undersigned, all the men,
bers of the Board Of County Commissioners of
Valley County, Montana, hereby join in declarin g
the necessity of replacing said bridge over said
Cottonwood Creek at the said site of said lost
bridge and that they Immediately enter into
contract with some responsible bridge constr uc-
tion company to replace said carried away bridge,
and that said bridge shall be constructed and re-
placed at once. owing to the emergency of the oc-
casion.
Andrew Davidson, County Commissioner,
VIM. Mcbride,
j. T. Farris.
Dated Glasgow, Montana July Goth, 1909.
H. page IA. line 80 Thomas Bowers. Frazer
raised from 200 to 300 head stock cattle-1O0 head
at SIG per head-S1,6 600.
H. page 49, line Bateman, Swtzer & Brady
Great Falls, Montana-raised from s4OO on ma
chinery, 5000 on wagon and from 16 to 20 head
horses-4 head work horses $50 per head-$2OO.
49, page Is. line 1S Blaatz Brewing Co. Mil
waukee, raised on building at Mondak from $500
to $70G-$2OO raise.
IA, page H. ne4 James Cotter, Malta, raised
from 1000 to 1850 head stock sheep-25O head at
50, rs per head S6S7.5O.
Is, page 18, line 16 Geo. O. Collier Hnsda lie,
raised on improvements government land from
$50 to $10O-rased $50
16, page 49, line II M. F. Chester, Hnsdae.
raised 800 on farm land-S5O on H. H. goods.
II, page 10. line II Mrs. Delora E. Carroll.
Malta, raised on land $193 account SO acres grain
land.
Is, page 25. line 25 Conrad Price Cattle Co.,
Ft Benton, raised from $l6 to s27 per head on
1000 head stock cattle which are three years old
100 per head on 1900 head--raised sl76OO.
At IL O'Clock noon, ON motion Board adjourned
until o clock p. m.
Clerk.
At2 o'clock p. m July goth, 190o Board of
Equalization resumed, all members and the Clerk
present.
Following proposed changes were taken into
consideration.
18. page 25, line "a ]. c. Clark. Coburg raised
|$240 on 800 acres of land.
10. page 80. line 4 VIM. Du nbar, Malta. raised
1880 on improvements in Malta. and raised from
{ 800 to $500 head of sheep70O head at 275 per
|head-S1925.
20. page 80. line II WI. Doyle, Bainville, or-v