The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-07-23

DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JU.
upon said motion carried. changes BE-
ing ordered by townships as follows:
Bear Creek township raised 40 per cent
Clement township raised 20 per cent
Yorktown township raised 60 per cent
whitestone township raised Is per cent
Spring Valley township
raised 100 per cent
Elm township raised go per cent
Ellendale township raised 20 per cent
Port Emma township
lowered Is per cent
Lowell township lowered Is per cent
Ada township raised 25 per cent
Wright township raised 30 per cent
Valley township lowered 20 per cent
''Riverdale township raised 60 per cent
Albertha township raised 25 per cent
Grand Valley township
raised 100 per cent
No changes were made in the valua-
tions Of structures and improvements
on farm lands in the following town
ships: Porter, Keystone, Mer1icourt,
Eden, Kentner, Hudson, Albion, Van
Meter, Kent. James River Valley, Lor-
raine, Potsdam, Hamburg, German,
Maple.
On motion to adjourn until . o'clock
.. m. July 8, 1914. Motion carried.
July 9, 1914.
9a. m. County board Of review and
equalization in session. Members
present: Chairman Brown and Corn
smissioners Krause, Wirch, Scott and
Hatfield. .~
1t was moved and seconded that the
board proceed to review and equalize
the assessments Of personal property
rs returned by the several assessors
,iof the county. Which motion prevailed
and the board began the work Of re-
viewing said assessments. t-i
On motion to adjourn until 8 o'clock
D. m. July 10, 1914. l;otion carried.
July 10, 1914.
Ga. m. County board Of review and
equalization in session. Members
present: Chairman Brown and Com
missioners Krause, Wirch, Scott and
/, Hatfield.
On motion the work Of reviewing
) and equalizing the assessments Of the
various classes Of personal property
was continued.
4 On completing the work Of review-
ing and equalizing the assessment Of
personal property rs returned by the
! several ASSESSORS and local boards Of
review throughout the county, it was
moved and seconded that the following
changes be made in the assessment Of
the various classes Of personal prop
erty BY townships to more fully equal
ize the valuation Of the same through
out the county, increasing the assess
ment Of property Of the several classes
in districts where the same were con-
sidered to have been assessed too low
and decreasing the assessed valuation
Of property Of the several classes by
districts wherein the same were con-
sidered to have been assessed too high.
On roll call respecting the aforesaid
motion the following vote was taken:
Krause Eyes" Wirch "yes;" Scott
"yes;" Hatfield "yes;" no one voting
mo" Whereupon the motion prevailed
and the changes in the following
classes Of personal property were Or
dered by townships rs follows:
Horses one year old: Bear Creek,
decreased 20 per cent; Whitestone de-
creased 10 per cent; Riverdale de-
creased 20 per cent.
Horses two years old: Bear Greek
decreased II per cent; Merricourt
township decreased II per cent; Port
Emma increased 43 per cent; River
dale decreased II per cent.
Horses three years old and over:
Bear Greek decreased 16 per cent;
Whitestone increased Is per cent;
Riverdale decreased 16 per cent; Ham
burg decreased 16 per cent; Fullerton
village increased 40 per cent.
Cattle one year old: Bear Greek
decreased 16 per cent; Whitestone de-
creased 80 per cent; Elm decreased
16 per cent.
Cattle two years old: Elm increased
SO per cent; Kentner increased Is per
cent; Riverdale increased 25 per cent.
Mules three years old and over:
Port Emma increased 60 per cent.
Sheep: Whitestone decreased so
per cent.
Hogs: James River Valley increased
33 ll3 per cent.
Wagons: Albertha- decreased IS
per cent.
Automobiles: Porter decreased 30