Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-15
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the County Board at Devils Lake, Ramsey Co.. n o.

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The minutes of the adjourned meet
ing Of the Board Of County Commi-
ssioners of Ramsey County, North Da-
kota. ~
Monday, February 20, 1912.
The Board met at 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
pursuant to above adjournment. Pres
ent, Commissioners johnson, Hoystad,
Emigh and Maloney.-
A petition signed by H. NJ. Hanson
and twelve other resident tax payers
asking for the erection Of bridge be-
tween sections 81 and %, DeGroat town.
ship, was read and on motion Commits
sioners Hoystad, Maloney and Emigh
were appointed as committee to view
said location and report as to the ne
cessity of establishing said bridge.
A petition signed by P. J. Dale and
ten other resident tax payers was read,
asking for the erection of a bridge
across the coulee between Sections 20
and 90. Township 157, Range 60, and
on motion Commissioners johnson, Ma
loney and Thelin were appointed as a
committee to view said location and
report as to the necessity of such a
bridge.
A petition signed by Mrs. Thos.
Thorson asking for reduction on her
1911 nersonal property assessment in
the City of Devils Lake on account Of
excessive valuation on an automobile,
was read and it was moved and carried
to reduce SAID valuation to $4,000
and have taxes extended accordingly.
It was moved and carried to cancel
the general taxes for the year 1911 on
Lots 1-2-3and 4, Block 10. City of Dew
lis Lake, for the reason that said prop
erty is church property and should not
be subject to taxation.
A petition signed by H. P. Hanson
asking for reduction Of $4,000 on his
1911 personal property assessment in
the City Of Devils Lake for the reason
that same is an error Of the assessor
which fact was admitted by commune
cation from the City Assessor attached
to said petition, was read and on mo-
ton granted.
A petition signed by Edward F.
Flynn sasked that he be allowed to pay
the back taxes with z percent annually.
on lots 12-3-4-5 and of Block s, Clev-
Gland and Kennedy's Addition to the
City Of Devils Lake, was read and it
was moved and carried that he be al
lowed to redeem all the back sales "
to the year 1908 at per cent per an
mum on said sales. -.
Tt was moved and carried that re-
funding order be issued to Silver Ser
umgard in the sum of $62.03 on ac-
count of excessive valuation for the
years 1908 and 1909 on the Sc IA of
Section %, Township 1854, Range g.,
and also on account of the fact that
on thirty-two acres Of land which
should have been deducted from Sec
ton 28-154-64, which has been used for
railroad purposes.
A petition signed by J. s. Kirk ask
ing to have school poll refunded to him
on account of duplication as he paid
one in the City of Devils Lake and
one in Odessa township for the year
1911, was read and on motion granted.
A petition signed by N. H. Miller
asking for reduction of $4,000 in
the 1911 assessment on Lots 20 and 81,
Block 81, City of Devils Lake, for the
reason that said property is assessed
out of proportion to other property,
was read and it was moved and carried
to grant said petition and reduce said
assessment to the same as last years,
viz: $327.0O.
Moved and carried that the 1911
personal rronerty tax in the sum of
1914 against F. A. Landbloom in the
City of Devils Lake be cancelled for
the reason that said property is asses
sed to said party in the City of Far
go for said year and taxes paid there.
Moved and carried that the 1911 tax
es be cancelled on Lots II and ~.
Block 151, City of Devils Lake, for
the reason that said lots are the prop
erty of the Great Northern Railroad
Company and taxes are paid as part of
System.
A petition of Mrs. Anthony Nelson
was read asking for the cancellation
of the 1911 taxes on automobile in the
City of Devils Lake for the reason
that she did not own said automobile
on the LIST DAY of April, was read and
on motion granted.
Moved and carried to adjourn until
@ o'clock A. M. Tuesday, February 81,
1912. . .-
r. v. Bice.
County Auditor.
Adjourned meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners of Ramsey
County. North Dakota.
Tuesday. February 81, 1912.
The Board met at 9 O'Clock A. M.
pursuant to above adjournment. There
were present Commissioners johnson,
Maloney, Emigh and Hovstad.
A petition signed hv W. ]. Hntsan-
piller. asking for reduction of $2hn.0n
on the 1911 valuation on the building
on Lot II. Block 4, Cleveland and Ken
nedv's Addition to CITY of Devils Lake,
for the reason that said house was not
completed at the time said assessment
was made and on motion granted.
The following reports were then
read:
To the Hon. BOARD of County Commits
sioners, Ramsey County, North Da-
kota.
Gentlemen:
We. yonr committee appointed to ia
vestigate the location and report as to
the necessity of establishing bridges
across the coulee on the following sites,
beg leave to report that we have done
SO and would recommend the erection
of the following bridges:
One left. steel REINFORCED concrete
bridge across the coulee between See
tions 20 and 29-157-6O. left. piles and
said bridge to be 1-2 #. in the clear.
One Soft. steel REINFORCED concrete
bridge across coulee between Sections
8 and g. Township 1862. 16 #. niles
and said bridge to be #. in the clear.
One 36-ft. truss steel le-enforced con-
crete bridge across the coulee between
Sections IL and 14-157-61. Is #. piles
and said bridge to be #. in the clear.