The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-06
COUNTY TO USE DOENITZ'S
TAXATION PROPOSITION
Claimed This Abstract System Will Add Much to Amount
OF Taxes Collectable.- County Board Has Been
Handling Much Work.

blue prints bound in book form
and agree to make proper notations
on plats of all vacant government
lands, homestead, timber and stone,
and scrip applications: furnish list
Of lands taken from tract books of
u. S. land Offices at Cass Lake and
Crookston, showing all cash and
scrip entries, giving name of entry
men and date of entry and all en-
tries on which receivers final receipt
has been issued, and in fact all
entries by which title from the
u. S. to individuals or corporations
has been conveyed, except such
descriptions which the state has
acquired from the u. S. for the
sum of $40 per government township
plat thereof"
Mr.. Doenitz submitted letters
from the auditors of Itasca and Cass
counties, in which it was stated that
the use Of the Doenitz system had
resulted in securing several thous-
and dollars in taxes, adding a large
amount of property to the tax rolls
that had escaped observation despite
the most rigorous search of officials.
The board considered a PROPOSE
ton submitted by the Merwick-
Mitchess company, chartered
accountants, to examine and check
the accounts and all records in the
county auditors Office, and submit
report of same, the company to
charge SIS per day for an operator to
supervise the work and $40 per day
for at least one assistant. The firm
has performed the work of examining
the records of the county treasurer
of Itasca county. The offer was
laid on the table.
The Beltrami County Abstract
company made a proposition to
revise the tax books of the county,
agreeing to guarantee that all prop
erty was properly placed on the tax
rolls. This offer was taken under
ADJUSTMENT.
A petition was read, wherein J. c..
Dodge requested the establishment
of a new road, extending three and
one-half miles southeast from Spur
1906. The petition was rejected.
A hearing was set for March on
the petition relative to establishment
and revision of school. districts No.
81 and 124.
Commissioners Fellows and
Clementson were appointed a com
mittee to view proposed road near
the Canadian boundary, in the
northwest corner of the county, they
to report to the board March 3.
DR.. Henderson and Commissioners
Clementson and Peterson were reap
pointed to constitute the county
board of health.
The application of M. B. Russell
for abatement of taxes on certain
lands near Kelliher was rejected.
The board decided to recommend
to the State Tax commission to can
eel certificates of absolute sale Nos.
44-45-46.
The bonds of the Security State
Bank of Bemidji and the First State
Bank of Kelliher as county deposi-
tories were approved.
The board of audit, composed of
Chairman Viggo Peterson, County
Auditor Hayner and Clerk of Court
Rhoda, met and approved the bonds
of the banks as stated above, and
placed the amount of permanent de-
post of county funds at 100000 and
raised'the amounts which will be de-
posted in the different banks of the
county, with the exception of the
First National Bank at Blackjack,
which is said to have had more
than the others heretofore.
The time of the county board this
forenoon was taken up. principally,
in the consideration of bills, audit
ing and allowing and rejecting the
same, and but little other business
was transacted, before dinner.
Come to the slaughter sale at
Berman'S. In addition to the already