Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
Commissioners Court-Oont.


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X Guynn, dist 5. ....................9 9l a
Wiesnewiski, dist l8...............5 l8. 56 SO
II Porter, dis. 10. q s5
Johns Lloyd, dist tlS......................I IL 50
d b Ramsdell. dist 1O.................33 1897 Is
Grant, dist IL. 12.................... ~ 46 GO
VIM X Backus, dist t7.................. 3 90
Court adjourned TO Mo nday, January 50.
To the Honorable Co uuty Court for
Lincoln county, Oregon:
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to an order made and a
resolution passed by your Honorable
Body at special meeting held III
September, 1910, and by authority
of such order and resolution, | as
assessor of Lincoln County, under.
took by such authority and my own
inclinations to aid under and by
specific agreement and understand
ing by and between the members of
said County Court and myself as
such assessor, to confer with the
owners If timber land within said
county and make with them an
agreement which would result IN the
securing by the aforesaid county for
the use of said assessor as a basis of
valuation for taxable purposes all
infor::ation of their holdings pos
sessed by them, or as much as might
be obtained in that way, and also to
ascertain their position in this mat
ter.
The aforesaid agreement and res
olution, as made and understood, is
as follows, t)wit: First, that the
County Court is committed by its
own acts to securing and having a
cruise of the timber of the entire
county. Second, that the best and
cheapest way for all interests con-
cerned was to ask the owners OF tim
ber to furnish this information to
the county, and in order to safeguard
the interests Of the county, they
would not accept any cruise as cor
rect except it be checked by man
competent to do so, and until such
cruises have been accepted or reject
ed they are and remain the property
Of such person or persons furnishing
the saline and viii be held by the
assessor in trust, pending such in.
vestigation and action by the afore.
said county court; also with the ex.
press understanding that should not
a sufficient amount be so secured
and furnished to warrant this meth
Cd being deemed best and III the
wisdom of the court it is determined
to secure this information in an,
other manner except as specifically
set forth as above, that the agree
ment with and all information Sc
cured by such representation vii
become void and be returned b,
such assessor to the owners withou
j being used for any purpose OF in an,
4 way rendering the same less valu
a bic to the owner.
q Now, by the authority and un
a derstanding above stated, | hav,
n met various owners of timber lane
d within Lincoln County, at their va
4 rious places of business and by ap
4 pointment, and conferred with then
4 and have faithfully made represer
\ tations to them as specifically set u
4 above, assuring them of the sincerit,
. and honesty of the county court ant
the taxpayers of the county in striv
r. ing to secure this information by tn
| best methods and in the most eco
! nomical manner, should this meth
II Cd be used 10 person or person
| would benefit in any way except a
| q taxpayer.
| These representations have result
|; ed as follows: | have now in m,
| care in trust from Mann e Mont
| gomery their cruise on 2S, 900 acre
| Of timber land; from G. A. Sp,itl
Timber Company their cruise ol
! $1,000 acres of timber land, ant