Bismarck daily tribune., 1912-01-15

Mckenzie and Coffin's addition for the
reason that the county auditor did IN
1908 certify that all delinquent taxes
on said property was paid and l90S
taxes on the S. w. IA Sec. Z, 143. u.
the county auditor was attached to deed
in 1905 and 1906 certifying that all taxes
were paid on said property.
On roll cali Commissioners Davies and
Pa terson voted aye, Commissioners
ko:n no.
Therefore the application was allowed
and rebate made accordingly, and
Whereas, on the 9th day of October,
1911, |. p Baker, of Bismarck, North
Dakota, presented an application re-
questing the rebate Of taxes on certain
described property mentioned In said ap-
plication on the grounds that the said
lands were farm lands located within
the city limits of Bismarck, but was
vacant and unimproved and the petit
toner, set forth in said application that
the land mentioned in said application
was unequally assessed with farm pro
perty adjoining, and made proposition
to compromise said taxes in conformity
situation demanded.
At a meeting of the board of county
commissioners held on the 4th day Of
December 1911. The following motion
or resolution was passed by the Board
of County Commissioners with reference
to the application of said Baker:
Moved that the request Of I. P. Baker
be granted, that the assessed valuation
Of the S. Il. Ia and lot 2 in Sec. 3, Twp.
1873, 80, be reduced from $1,000 per acre
to $1,000 per acre. On roll call Commits
sioners Davies and Patterson and Yes
perman voted aye, Korn voting no; de-
clared carried.
no lioo
lowed and the rebate made accordingly,
and,
Whereas, on the End of December,
1911, Henry 4. Murphy accounting Off
Ger of the Bismarck Water Supply Com
pany of Bismarck, n. d., presented an
OF said Bismarck Water Supply Com
pany's property in the City Of Bismarck.
said application was based on the fol-
lowing affidavit.
State OF North Dakota, County of Bur-
leigh, IS:
H. r. murphy, being first duly sworn
upon oath says: That he is the principal
and only accounting officer Of the Bis
marck Water Supply Company OF Bis
marck, North Dakota. That at no time
during the years 1903 and 1910 was the
property of the Bismarck Water Sup
ply Company ever listed for taxation by
nlm. That at no time during the said
years did any person purpOrtlng to be the
assessor OF the City OF Bismarck request
him or any other person so far as he IS
able to ascertain, TO list the property or
the Bismarck Water supply Company for
taxation Tor either OF said years. That
no notice was ever served upon affiant,
Or any other person OF sald company,
tnal the Boaru OF Equalization "a the
CITY vi bismarck Tor either OF SAID
years, 1909 or lSlv, proposed to raise the
assessment OF sad water works COM
pany, out that sand board OF euuailza-
tlvn arDltrarly raised and fixed the as
assessment or the bismarck Water Sup
ply company without giving any officer
said corporation opportunity to oe
nearu regarulng the assessments.
mat uurlng the years 1870 and l3Ol,
and 1908, the property of the Bismarck
water supply Company. each year was
assessed LOT the sum Of slo,OUV. That
tor lne year 1893 SAID board arbitrarily
as above stated. fixed the assessed val
ue Of the property Of SAID corporation
at the sum OF $40, ,562OU. That tor the
year 1917, said board in ike manner
arbitrarily nxed the assessed value OF
the property vi SAID corporation at $780,
UvO.UV.
Affiant further states that the value
of the property OF said corporation was
substantially the same in the years 1909
and 1910 as in the years 1870, l,v' dad
1913, and that the property OF SAID cor
pulatlon should not be assessed at any
sum to exceed $2O,O00.O0.
That the Bismarck Water Supply COM
pany asks that its taxes be auaLed tor
said years 1909 and 1910 ana the SAID
company hereby oilers to pay the sum OF
sySv as it's taxes for 1909, and the further
sum Of $1,070 as its tax for the year
1910, with interest at the rate OF seven
per cent thereon since said taxes became
delinquent.
II. r. Murphy.
That at a meeting of the Board OF
County Commissioners held on the 4th
day OF December the following motion
was carried:
Moved by Commissioner Davies that
the valuation of the Bismarck Water
supply Company be reduced to SO, ,OoO
for the year 1893 and to $25.0OO for the
year 1917 with interest at the rate or
per cent from the time taxes became
delinquent. Motion seconded by Com
missioner Vesperman.
Patterson and Nesperman voted aye,
kOrn no.
Therefore the application was allowed
and rebate made accordingly. and
Whereas, the following notice OF ap-
peal having been served on the chairman
of the Board of County Commissioners,
with reference to the rebates above re-
ferred to, in connection with the appli-
cations Of said l. +. Baker, and Bis
marck Water Supply Company, by the
SAID w. l.. SmltH, StdteS dlIOIAcy ~
Burleigh county. copy of same follow
ing:
NOTICE OF APPEAL
To the Board of County Commissioners
Of Burleigh County North Dakota, and
1. p. Baker:
Pursuant to a written demand made
by more than seven tax payers of Bur-
leigh county, North Dakota, upon the
undersigned states attorney of said coun-
ty.
peal is taken from the action Of the
Board of County Commissioners of Bur-
leigh county. North Dakota, wherein on
the 4th day of December, 1911, on ap-
pIication of 1. p. Baker, reduced the
valua tion for the purposes of taxation
on the south east quarter and lot OF
section 3, township 1873 north of range
80 west, Burleieh county. North Dakota,
and in abating the tax thereon from
$25617 to $16O.O5; said appeal being taken
to the district court where it will come
on for hearing at the next term thereof
which commences on the 18th day OF
Doccrnhor 1911 the court house IN