The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-24

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1909. ID. X. Whitaker, by c. d. WhitH.
kor agent. Subscribed and sworn "a
before me this 18th day OF February
1910. E. w. Ross County Clerk. (Sea,)
.. d. Whitaker says that he paid taxes
on the above amount OF personal
property for the year 1909 Of sse.9i
which was paid under protest, and now
asks the board to refund him the said
amount OF 1921 which was paid on
property he has not now or did not
own at time Of assessment.
Motion made and seconded that the
County Treasurer be, and hereby Ia
authorized to refund s22.9 81 to C. ID.
Whitaker the moun Of taxes paid on
the above personal property and paid
under protest for the year 1902.
Motion carried.
In the matter of the road petition
Of J. ID. Fuller, Samuel Fuller, Nancy
France and others to close the road
running ~diagonally through the north
west quarter OF section 33town 3north
range 10 west. 1t was moved and
seconded that said road be vacated on
and after Nav LIST, 1910. Motion
carried.
In the matter of the Poor Farm, the
chairman appointed the following
named Commissioners, q. w. Hummell
L. Schmidt and j. G. Overman as a
committee to look after the said Poor
Farm.
In the matter of the petition of
August Lampman, j. II. Lukas and
others asking to have Oak Creek Pre-.
cinct divided in 4 road districts each 3
miles square. II was moved and
seconded that said petition be rejected.
Motion carried.
In the matter of the double assess
ment of w. E. Buker on personal prop.
erty for the year 1908, the county
treasurer 10 hereby authorized to strike
one of said double assessments from
the tax list.
In the matter or the personal tax of
and Youngquist for the year
1909, paid under protest, claim rejected.
In the matter of the personal tax of
Haney, for year 1909, paid under
protest, claim rejected.
We, the committee appointed to
check up county treasurer, find the
books to correspond with the semi-an-
nual statement.-T. j. Chaplin, ]. G..
Overman and l.. Schmidt, Committee.
Moved and seconded that DR.. Damer-
ell be appointed chairman of the board
of health of Webster county, Nebras-
ka, for the term of one year from this
date. Feb. 16, 1910. Motion carried.
In the matter of the bridge commit
tee in the several commissioners dist
tricts the chairman, T. ]. Chaplin made
the following appointments for the en-
suing year of 1910.
In commissioner district /: T. j.. |
Chaplin, G. Ohmstede and Louie
Schmidt; district q: l.. Schmidt, G. w.
Hummel and T. J.. Chaplin; district 81:
G. W. Hummel, ]. G. Overman and l..
Schmidt; district 4: J. G. Overmsn, G.
W. Hummel and G. Ohmstede; district
): G. Ohmstede, j. G. Overman and T.
J. Chaplin. On motion, board adjourn
until 9 o'clock am, Feb. 16, 1910.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
Feb. l6. A. D., 1910.
In the matter Of the road petition of
Edward Hanson, etsl., for road COM
nencing at the northeast corner Sec
ton !, town !, range IL, and running
thence south one mile, moved and Sec
'nded that: Whereas, there is no funds
which warrants may at this
time be properly drawn for the pay
nent of any damages that may be al.
owed and will not be until after the
tax levy of 1910, that the further hear
ng and construction of said petition be
postponed until the first meeting of
board of county commissioners after
of the 1910 tax levy. Motion
In the matter in the personal assess.
nent and taxes of L. E. Spence for the
year 1909, it appearing that assess
nent was made for $72O. assessed value
IT property, not liable to taxation and
which said Spence did not have or own
he said amount was ordered stricken
rom his assessment and the treasurer
instructed to deduct the amount of taxes
evied thereon.
In the matter of the F. C. Buschow
axes It appearing that he was assessed
N the southwest quarter Of section 4,
own 4. range 10. 5000 assessed vsius.1
ion, which should have been $l20 in
tead. Tho county treasurer % Ssssbyf
authorized to reduce the said assessed
$3.50.
1t appearing that the difference In the
mounts OF the assessed value thereof
GEMS to have been an error in transfer.
said mount on aaseasor's hook NJ