The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1912-05-02
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Silver city. Idaho
Friday, April 18th, 1919


Board met after recess at ten O'Clock A. NJ.
Present. chas. II. Crete, Chairman; R. j. Gif
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.
10 the matter of the assessment of James F.
Carothers on the 81 sW14, NEh sWA and
NWA SEA, Sec. "a, II. SIS, r. W., b. NJ.
Whereas, James f. Carothers having made and
filed with the Board an affidavit and application
wherein he recites 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 Sl5.s6; penalty thereon
s454
In the matter of the application OF S C. Dunn
for a 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 81 100000 and 10 head Of
horses Of the value of $4,000, and that the said
S c. Dunn is also the owner of 200 acres of land
OF the value OF 900 which has escaped assess
ment
1t 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 $500 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 valua
ton OF the Lot 9, See. 80, Lot 1, and So NwA
See. 3S, T. g., R. 10 E. containing 1870 acres
Whereupon, it appearing to the satisfaction
of the Board that the above described property
has been enormously assessed at an excessive
valuation,
1t is therefore ordered, that the Auditor be
authorized and instructed to reduce the valua-
tion of said land in the OF s9s6OO, and credit
the Tax Collector with the amount of such re-
duction in his accounts with the county
Whereupon, itappearing 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
fencing, bunk house, cellar, shed and repair
shop, of the value of $4,000, assessed to said
Scales and Smith be cancelled for the reason
that said property was 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
sheneheld for a correction in the assessment Of
the E1z NW14, and Lots and 2, Sec. 30, t. N,
X. W., B. M.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Board
that the above described property has been
enormously assessed at an excessive valuation
1t is therefore ordered that the valuation
thereofbe and the same is hereby reduced to
Sl5l6 so, and that the Auditor be instructed to
make such reduction on the delinuqent 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 a recess until Saturday the 18th inst,
at ten. o'clock a. m.
cHAs. H. CRETE
Attest; Chairman
j. S. ST CLAIR, CLERK