The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-04

The report Of P. K. Guinness,
'overseer Of poor in Village OF
Abercrombie, was submitted, read
and ordered filed. 8
The report Of A. E. Nelson, ov-
erseer of poor in the Village Of
Dwight, was submitted, read and
ordered filed.
/, The two reports of Hans Ras-
mussen, overseer of poor in Alb
ercrombie township, were submit
ted, read and order fled
On motion board adjourned UNI
til 2 o'clock p. m.
2 o'clock p. m.
Board called to order with all
present.
Board proceeded to open bids
for furnishing books and blanks
to county for one year as per ad-
vertisement.
Walker Bros. & Hardy of Far
go and the Globe Gazette Print
ing Co., of Wahpeton, submitted
bids which were opened and read.
The Globe Gazette Printing Co.,
being the lowest bidder, the board
on motion awarded the contract
for furnishing books and blanks
to the county for one year COM
mencing April 9TH, 1915, on said
eompany's bid, and Chairman
Sletmoe was authorized to sign
contract with said company.
i On motion the sheriff was au-
thorized to accept the original
amount of 1913 personal taxes
assessed against Herman Meden-
waldt in Duerr township on the
ground that the original Assess
ment was enormously against
VIM. Medenwaldt.
On motion the board ordered
the abatement of the 1914 per-
sonal taxes amount to $4.71 as
sessed against John Brummond
in Brightwood Independent on the
ground of double assessment.
On motion the board ordered
the abatement of the 1914 taxes
assessed against Henry Larson
for road and school polls in
Dwight township on the ground
that the said person was not 81
years old.
On motion the board ordered
the abatement of the 1904 taxes
assessed against Holman Ander-
son for road and school polls in
Wahpeton, on the ground of dou-
bic assessment.
On motion the board ordered
the abatement of the 1913 taxes
assessed against Frank Shebeck
for road and school polls i'm Wah-
peton, on the ground that the said
person was not a resident of N.
Dakota.
/, On motion the treasurer was
authorized to accept the 1911
1912 and 1913 taxes assessed
against 1-2 of lots SO and 7,
Block I, Magoffins' Addition to
Wahpeton with seven per cent
interest per annum, from the
time said taxes became delinquent
,stn the ground that the said pro-
perry was to the record owner.
On motion the sheriff was au-
thorized to accept $3.45 in pay
ment of the 1913 personal taxes
assessed against E. C. Whiting in
the Village Of Great Bend, The or
iginal amount of said taxes being
$500.
On motion the sheriff was au-
thorized to accept $l2.26 in pay
ment of the 1913 personal taxes
assessed against Albert Stensrud
in Viking township, the original
amount of said taxes being $I0.-
IS.
:" On motion the sheriff was au-
thorlzed TO accept the original
amount of 1913 taxes assessed
against d. w. Trapp in DeVillo
township, said original amount
being Sl.27.
On motion the board ordered
The abatement of the 1914 per-
sonal taxes assessed against AL
fred Billet in Paramount town
ship dor road and school polls on
the ground of double assessment
On motion the board rdered the
abatement Of the 1914 personal
taxes assessed against Fred
kigge for road and school polls
ill Elma township on the ground
that the said person did not re-
side i'll Elna township.
Is, On motion the board ordered
the abatement of 1914 taxes on
1855 Of the personal valuation as
sessed against G.. j. Pelzl in Bar
ney township on the ground Of
erroneous assessment as certified
by the clerk of said township.
On motion the board ordered
the abatement of illegal poll taxes
assessed for the year 1914 as fol-
lows:
For road and school polls as
sessed against Julius Pechecek i'll
Wahpeton on the ground that the
said person is not resident.
For road and school polls as
sessed against Arthur Piper in
Wahpeton, on the ground that the
said person is not a resident.
For school poll assessed again.
st Crayton Ellison in Paramount
township on the ground of double