The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1912-05-09
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
silver city, Idaho
Friday. April l2th. l9l2


Board met after recess at ten O'Clock A. NJ
Present: Chas H. Crete, Chairman; R. J. Gift
ford and A. J. Harley, Commissioners and J. S.
St Clair, Clerk.
The following proceedings were had to wit:
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and duly approved
In the matter of the assessment of James f.
Carothers on the 81 SWA, NEl4 SWA and
NWA SEi4, Sec. q, T. 5 s, r. w., B. NJ.
Whereas, James F. carothers having made and
filed with the Board an afhdavit and application
wherein he reeites that he has no evidence of
title to the land above described, which was
assessed to him for the year 1911,
1t is therefore ordered that the assessment on
said property be cancelled, and that the Auditor
be authorized to credit the Tax Collector with
the following amounts in his accounts with the
county on account of such reduction, to-wit
State and county tax $3.50; penalty thereon
sI54
In the matter OF the application Of S c. Dunn
for q correction in his assessment:
Whereas, it appearing TO the satisfaction Of
the Board that there is an error in the assess
ment of said s. c. Dunn to the extent of 200 head
OF cattle Of the value of 100000 and 10 head Of
horses of the value Of $500 co. and that the said
S c. Dunn is also the owner Of 200 acres of land
OF the value OF 81 900 which has escaped assess
ment
It is therefore ordered that the Auditor cancel
the taxes on said cattle and horses, and add said
land to the Assessment Roll of Owyhee County,
Idaho, for the year 1911, and credit the Tax
Collector with 1890 in his property tax account
for said year on account OF such correction,
together with the amount of penalty charged to
said Dunn by reason Of said assessment
In the matter of the application of Ernest
Eichholz for reduction in the assessed vaua
ton of the Lot 9, Sec 80 Lot /, and 81 Nw1l,
Sec 3s, T. g., R. 10 E. containing 1870 acres.
Whereupon, it appearing to the satisfaction
of the Board thet the above described property
has been erroneously assessed at an excessive
valuation,
1t is therefore ordered that the Auditor be
authorized and instructed to reduce the valua-
ton Of said land in the sum OF s9s60O, and credit
the Tax Collector with the amount Of such re-
duction in his accounts with the county.
Whereupon, it appearing to the satisfaction of
the Board that the property assessed to the
Estate of John Scales, deceased, is also included
in the assessment of Scales and Smith,
It it ordered that the assessment of the Estate
of said John Scales be cancelled
1t is further ordered that the assessment on
iSheiuEs buuh nouecs tclAdr1 outu anu repair
shop, of the value Of $4,000, assessed to said
Scales and Smith be cancelled for the reason
that said property not in existence at the
time said assessment was made, and that the
Auditor be authorized to credit the Tax Collect
or with the amount of such cancellations in his
accounts with the county.
In the matter of the application Of Martin
shenefeld for a correction in the assessment of
the E15 NWA, and Lots and ,, Sec. 30, t. 3 N,
r. W, B. NJ.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Board
that the above described property has been
enormously assessed at an excessive valuation,
II is therefore ordered that the valuation
thereof be and the same is hereby reduced to
sl5l6 so, and that the Auditor be instructed to
make such reduction on the delinquent roll and
credit the Tax Collector with the amount there
OF in his accounts with the county.
Whereupou, it is ordered that this Board do
now take recess until Saturday, the 18th inst,
at ten o'clock a. m.
CHAs. H. CRETE
Attest; Chairman
j. S. ST CLAIR, CLERK