The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1911-03-10
OFFICIAL PROCEEDiNGS
OF the Board Of County Commissioners
Rottineau County. North Dakota.

ioOttllcau, North Dakota,
February 23, 1911.
The board met pursuant to
adjournment. Present, Chair
man Geo. Sidener, Commits
sioners Glomseth, Capes, Lar
son and Nelson.
On motion the minutes of
the previous meeting were
read and approved as read.
The remainder of the forenoon
was employed in considering
the advisabi]ity of issuing
bonds to secure seed and feed
for needy farmers of Bottineau
county. On motion further
consideration of this matter
was postponed until 9 O'Clock
a. m. February "a, 1911.
On motion the board adj
journed until 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
2 p. m. February %, 1911.
The board met pursuant to
adjournment. All members
present. On motion the bond
of Thomas Sjule as assessor for
the first assessors district was
approved and accepted.
The bonds of the following
banks as county depositaries
were approved by the states
attorney as to form, and by
the board as to sufficiency:
Maxbass Security bank.
s.. 600.
Bottineau National bank,
500, 600.
First National bank, One
NEE, S., 900.
State Bank of Roth, S., 600.
On application of John Artz.
the county treasurer was auth
orized to accept the original
amount of personal property
tax for the year 1907, against
Theo. Artz for the reason, said
Theo Artz moved out of the
county Of Bottineau three years
ago and has not returned.
On application of James
Gallagher the assessed valua-
tion of the southeast quarter
southeast quarter, northeast
quarter southeast quarter, sec
ton 70 and east half northeast,
quarter and northeast quarter
southeast quarter section s.
162-74, was reduced from $l135
to $94O and the county auditor
instructed to make said change
on the 1910 tax list.
On application of A. NJ.
Trent the assessed valuation
of the northwest quarter north
east quarter and northeast
quarter northwest quarter of
section 22-162-75 was fixed at
$72O and the assessment of
buildings on said land ordered
cancelled. No buildings be-
ing on said land, and the coun-
ty auditor was authorized and
instructed to make said change
on the 1910 tax lists.
On application of S. L. Mel
son the assessed valuation of
the northwest quarter south
west quarter section IL and
east half southeast quarter
section IA and northeast quar-
ter northeast quarter section
23- 1925 was reduced from
$81O to 500. Said land being
partly composed of foothills,
and the county auditor in
structed to make the change
on the 1910 tax list.
Petitions presented to the
board by residents of Scandia
township asking for a reduc-
ton of the taxes in said town
ship was duly considered aud
on investigation it was found
that the excessive taxes in
Scandia township was due to
the large levies certified to the
county auditor by the towns
ship clerk and the clerk of
Scandia school district.
On motion, Ole Aasnes was
appointed appraiser for one
estray two year old mare taken
up by John A. Fredrickson.
On motion the board ad-
| journed until 8 a. m. February
"A, 1911.
ga. m. February "a, 1911.
The board met pursuant to
adjournment. All members
present.
| Petitions presented to the
board praying that bonds be
issued pursuant to chapter 21O
of the 1909 session laws to pro-
cure seed grain for needy
farmers of Bottineau county,
was accepted. Commissioner