The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-11

Anderson, 1. @
Potter, l..
| Edna, 1.
Lake Town, 1.
Greenland, l.
Meadow Lake, l.
Mansfield, 1.
Eckelson, 1.
| Brimer, 1.
Uxbridge, l.
Pierce, I.
City of Valley City, 8 names.
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the application from the Secur-
| ity State Bank of Darcy by Nels Lar
son, it's president, for reduction OF
$455.00on assessment of furniture and
fixtures, which had been assessed
both by the assessor and also on the
bank was granted.
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the application by the board OF
trustees of the Evangelical Luther
can church for abatement of 1914
taxes against E1@ of VIZ of lots 8
and 4, block 8, original Valley City,
was granted as recommended by the
city council for reason that on May
4th, 1914, above property had been pur-
chased by the said church and there
/ fore was not assessable.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the application of James Grady
for cancellation of 1914 taxes against
one threshing machine assessed in
Binghampton township, which had
been assessed also to the American
Loan & Trust Co., was granted, as by
affidavit on file.
On motion duly seconded and car
Iried the application Of Andrew Waite
for cancellation of 1914 taxes against
la building assessed on lot 10, block 9,
original Sanborn, was granted, as it
was proven that said building had al
so been assessed to w. M. Dennison
on the right of way, where it rightfully
belongs.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the application of the North Da-
kota Independent Telephone Co., by w.
T. Craswell, manager, for cancellation
of 1914 taxes assessed against office
furniture and automobile was granted
as recommended by the city council,
as it was proven by the minutes of the
city equalization board that said as
sessment had been in error by them
placed on the assessment book in city
of Valley City for above year.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the application from the Pillsbu:y
State Bank of Pillsbury, by H. P. Rice,
cashier, for reduction of valuation
from $1,000 to $1,355, was granted, as
| it was shown that said bank had been
assessed in error by the state tax COM
mission.
| On motion duly seconded and car
ried the application of the Valley City
Gas Co., by Frank e. Ployhar, presi-
dent, asking for a reduction of their
assessment on stocks in city of Valley
City for year 1914 from a valuation of
p. 1000 to a valuation of $4,000, said
property having been re-assessed by
the state board of equalization, after
error of valuation had been made by
, the state tax commission, was granted
under above conditions. .=
On motion duly seconded and car.
ried the application from the Valley
City Gas Co., asking for a reduction Of
1911 taxes in city of Valley City agains,
structures on south 120 feet of 3 too
ind. block Is, original Valley City, was
allowed, as said building had been as
sessed too high in proportion to other
property of like nature, and valuation
had been placed in error on the tax
books by the state tax commission and
as re-assessed by the state equaliza
ton board.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the application of John Westphal
for cancellation of 191 taxes on pei
sonal property in Ellsbury township
was granted, as by affidavit on file
showing that Mr.. Westphal had nc
property in said township until after
April 28th, 1914.
| On motion duly seconded and car
ried the application from Mike Lee fol
abatement to 1914 taxes assessed
against one automobile in Ellsbury
township was granted, as it was shown
by affidavit that said automobile haG
been purchased after April LIST, 1914
and was therefore not assessable, but
oil OAu duIOulOUAC WA1Cu VAA' ACe
owned and traded toward the new cal
should be assessed for about $4,000.
4 On motion duly seconded and car
;ried the application asking to have
the 1914 personal property taxes as
sessed against the SacredHeart church
of Sanborn cancelled. was granted, AZ
recommended by the village board O
trustees.
4 J. S. Thomson, assessor, A. E
Lundy and Anton Thronson. members
of the Edna township board. together
with w. J. Widdifeld, were heard re
garding what they deemed a high as
sessment for year 191 on town lots il
Leal. and after hearing the complaint:
regarding above, it was duly seconded
land carried, agreed that no change b.
made for 1914 on said lots in Leal. bu
that the assessor for Edna TOWNSHIP
for year 1915 be instructed to place {
valuation on lots according to loca
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/ A. H. Davidson, Fred Getchell an,