The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-30
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings of Board of Equalization
of Mile Laos County.

Of Mile Laos County.
Auditor IS Office, Mile Laos County,
Mimi. Princeton, Ju]y Goth, 1914.
The county board of equalization
of Mile Laos county met pursuant
to law with all members of the board
present. The proper oath Of office
having been taken and subscribed to
by the members of the board the
meeting was called to order at II
Q clock a. M, and on motion duly
made and carried Commissioner
Warren was elected as chairman of
the board of eQulization. The board
then proceeded to examine the as
sessment books as returned by the as
SCISSORS.
On motion board took recess un-
til one O'Clock p. m.
Board reconvened at one O'Clock ..
m. with all members present. The
board then took up the assessment of
moneys and credits as returned by
the assessors. It appearing from the
books that a very fair return had
been made on this class of personal
property by the various assessors
throughout the county it was unan-
imously decided to leave the assess
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turned by the assessors.
The board then proceeded to take
up the assessment of all other per-
sonal property: The rest Of the
afternoon was taken up by the board
in this examination and Several pro-
posed changes were argued pro and
con by the board but no official &C.
tion was taken on any of them.
On motion board adjourned until
Tuesday, July 2lst, 1914
Tuesday, July 2lst, 1914.
Board reconvened at 10:45 with
Chairman Warren presiding and all
members of the board present.
pearjng very fair and equal through
decided by the board to accept the
personal property assessment as re-
turned by the assessors.
The board then proceeded to take
up the equalization of the real estate
assessment.
After considerable discussion the
following changes were ordered made
by the board in the assessed value
of lands including all structures and
improvements in the following named
assessment districts, to-wit:
Town of Borgholm raised 1873 per
cent.
Town of Bogus Brook, raised 10
per cent.
Town of Daley, raised 10 per cent.
Town of Milo, reduced 10 per cent.
Town of Princeton, reduced 10 per
cent.
Town Of Onamia, reduced 10 per
cent.
The above changes to apply only as
to implanted real estate and not as
to plated real estate in said assess
ment districts.
On motion board adjourned until
Friday, July oath, 1914.
Friday, July "a, 1914.
Board reconvened at 10 O'Clock a.
M with all members present and
Chairman Warren presiding.
The balance of the forenoon was
taken up in going over the ASSESS
ments of plated real estate, includ-
ing all toWnsites and villages in the
county. 1t appearing that the re-
turns on this class of property were
very fair and equitable as between
districts it was unanimously decided
by the board to accept the returns of
the assessors on this class of real es-
tate.
On motion board took recess un-
til one O'Clock p. m.
Board reconvened at one o'clock
p. M. All members IF board present.
E. L. Gilbert and his attorney,
Charles Keith, appeared before the
board relative to the assessment Of
certain lands owned by E. L. Gilbert
and E. L. Trask in sections IA, Is
and p, township 80, range 26, and
asked that said assessment be re-
duced so per cent, stating that the
assessment of these lands was too
high in comparison with lands of a
like nature in said district. The
board considered the matter carefully
but refused to grant the cut prayed
for.
On motion the board of equaliza-
tion adjourned sine die.
J. F. WARREN,
Chairman of the Board Of Equal
ization. Mile Laos County: MINI.
A ttest:
W. c. DOANE, County Auditor
and Clerk of Board of Equalization.
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