The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-08-07
Board Of Equaliza=
ton in Session
Wholesale Raise of Assessments Made.
Much Land Raised from $500 to
5000 Per Acre.

alton has been in. session at the
court house, for several days and
has recommended a general raise
in the assessment for the year
1918, as will be observed by read
ing the following minutes. They
have gone over the assessors list
very carefully, and used every
effort to treat all alike without
fear or favor to any one. When
the assessment is properly and
equitably made, the amount of
taxes, as whole, will not be in
creased, for. certain amount Of
money must be raised each year
to meet the expenses of the county.
When the assessment is low the
rate of the levy must be increased
to meet that expense. Settlers are
rushing into all parts of Valley
county and the demands for schools
and passable roads are simply
alarming, At this time the total
bonded debt of both Valley and
Sheridan counties is against Valley
county, for the simple reason, that
Sheridan county has not yet been
in position to pay back to Valley
county its proportion Of that debt
and Valley county is now bonded
to it's full legal limited assessment.
In view of this the board has en-
deavored, in the equalization, to
hold the valuation above the legal
five per cent, necessary to hold its
bonds good, and to protect the
credit of the county.
The Board will be in session
again August 9Th, 9th and 18th, to
consider objections and affidavits
with regard to the assessment.
At 10 a. M, July 21st, 1918, the
Board Of County Commissioners
met as Board Of Equalization ac-
cording to law, ali members and
Clerk present and the following
changes in assessment were pro-
posed: .-.
p. four, line twenty-eight, Mr..
Lewis Anderson being duly sworn,
on oath declared that he is assessed
for mortgage for $4,000 which
mortgage is on property in the
state of Wisconsin and that said
mortgage should not be assessed in
Montana and asked that same be
cancelled: The matter taken under
advisement.
Mr.. DeReichel, Of the American
Loan and Live Stock Co., appeared
before the Board relative to assess
ments, and assessment for 1913 not
changed. The following changes
in assessments were proposed:
p. eight, line four, Bjllingsley
Bros, Glasgow, raised on sheep
from two thousand to three thous-
and head at 1925 per head.
At twelve O'Clock noon board
took recess until two O'Clock, p.
At two O'Clock p. M, Board re-
sumed, all members and Clerk pres
ent.
On motion assessment Bank OF g.
w. Nelson, Saco, was ordered
raised on bank stock and surplus
from $21, 410 to $50, 610.
On motion assessment OF u. ID.
Coleman for mortgage Of So, SOC
was ordered cancelled account mort
gage foreclosed prior to March LIST,
1918. Lines four and five; page
twenty-one, on motion the assess
ment of lots twelve, thirteen and
fourteen against p. D. Coleman
was ordered reduced to $3.50, $3.50
and $3.50.
Board adjourned until ten o'clocl
a. M, July 22nd, 1918.
At ten O'Clock a. M, July 22nd
1918, the Board met pursuant tt
adjournment, all members and
clerk present.
p. sixty-one, line twenty-four
Fred Hevenre, Opheim, appearing
before the Board and declared un
der oath that he was assessed fol
property not owned by him and i
was ordered that four range horses
two cows, and two hogs be can
celed and in improvements re-
duced from one hundred dollars tt
seventy-five dollars, also farm uten
sils twenty dollars be cancelled.
p. one hundred sixty-five, linz
seventeen, Nathan Vert, Opheim
ordered assessed two range horses
two cows, two hogs, SIS improve
ments and fifty dollars machinery
Claude Moore, representing thu
Rumely Products Co., appeared ane
being duly sworn says that sale
company was assessed with tive
engines which were not shipped
from Minot until March 10th
1913: Matter taken under advise
nonpt