The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-15
commissioners
! Proceedings.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Dakota, April 4th, 1910.
Regular April meeting. Meeting
adjourned until o'clock a. IN April 5th
1910, for want of quorum. F. c.
Myrck present. VIM. w. Felson,
County Auditor.
APRIL 5TH, 1910.
Board met in regular session at
o'clock a. NJ. Chairman Adam Norton
and commissioners VIM. Bigwood F. c..
Myrick, John X. Olafson and Joseph
NORM present.
The following tux matters were taken
up, considered and upon motions, duly
made and adopted, disposed of as
follows:
Application for cancellation of Pat
rick Houle's personal property taxes in
st. Joseph township for the years 1900
to 1904 IN so far as some effects SELL of
SWl1 Sec. II 1880, granted on the
grounds that property was actually
transferred prior to the date such
taxes became due, and that said
Patrick Houle had no interest in said
property subsequent to March 10th,
1889 as appears by atlidavits presented
to the board.
Application for cancellation of valua-
ton of buildings assessed on lots ID, ii
and 10 block 33S, st. Thomas City, for
1909, granted, to have been represented
to this board that there We're no build
ings on said lots for 1909. Assess r
filed an affidavit in support of applica-
ton.
Report of VIM. w. Felson, county
auditor, as to warrants issued in pay
ment of salaries of county officers,
their deputies and clerks for LIST
quarter 1910, read and on motion
approved and ordered spread on the
minutes:
Whereas Frank Tough appeared
before the commissioners and asked for
an abatement of at least a portion of
the delinquent taxes remaining unpaid
against lots and block II Bathgate
City, and Whereas it appears to the
commissioners that certain years taxes
remain unpaid against property and
that said property has not been sold for
said delinquent taxes to any person
other than the county and
Whereas 1t appears to the commits
sloners that compromise, by abating
"a portion of such taxes, is to the best
interest of the county.
Now therefore, the county treasurer
and county auditor are hereby auth
orized to accept the delinquent taxeg
for the years 1906 and 1907 at the
original amount of taxes with one-half
of the amount of penalty and interest
now due, in full payment of SAID years
taxes.
Claim of city of Crystal for $1,000
for repairs on bridge on Appleton ave-,
Crystal, rejected on grounds that same
was not authorized or proper claim
against county.
Whereas the State Bank of Bowes-
mont has paid the taxes on lots 4, 5, 81
and % block l, West Bowesmont,
Pembina county, North Dakota, for
year 1909, and there are no real estate
taxes due or unpaid thereon, and
Whereas, certain taxes and assess-
ments made personally against the
shareholders of said bank are unpaid
for year 1909, and appear as an ap-
parent cloud against said property
while in fact and IN law the same are
not lien on said property.
Therefore, it is hereby resolved that
above described lots be and are hereby
released from any apparent lien or
cloud on account of paid personal taxes
against the shareholders herein before
described.
Application Of Martin LAWN for the
cancellation of the valuation of two
horses which he says were enormously
assessed as belonging to him in st.
Thomas city for 1909 was on motion
rejected on the grounds that showing
is not sufficient to show that he was
not properly assessed
County auditors report as to interest
collected by county treasurer from
county funds deposited during Febru
airy, amounting to s]Ss.94 approved.
Claim of j. NJ. OConnor for amounts
due on two drain warrants on drain 3
one for $3.50, bearing date Dec. LIST,
1898, the other for sll.9O, bearing date
Nov. Och, 1893, rejected on the grounds
That same are not a proper charge
against county. Auditor author lied to
return warrants to j. M. O'Connor.
Board adjourned until l:3O o'clock
P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Chairman Norton and commissioners
Bigwood, Myrick, OIafson and NORM
present.
The following claims we're duly aud