The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-08
Many EliminaIions From Tax Payments
Allowed al First Days Session
Of Commissioners
MATTER OF WOMAN
DEMONSTRATORS UP
Stale Agent Refuses 10 RaIify Boards
Appointment and Declined 10 Re-
ceSe RecOmmendaliou

During yesterdays session OF the
| board Of county commissioners the
following affidavits relating to err
neous assessments were acted upon:
Mrs l.. v. Powell vas allowed ex9
emption to the amount of 500; j. IA.
Arthur Of Nianekah township was al.
lowed q refund from school distrtet
tax 10 the amount Or $1,000: j. la.
Whitener was allowed elimination
from the 1915 rolls Of personal tasfes
in Ninnekah township; p. p. Baldwhll
OF Ninnekah township was allowed nx-
! emptions to a reduction Of $209; J-fA.
Whitley Of Rush Springs township.
was allowed the elimination Of r#,r-
sonal taxes; J. O. Tenney Of Chandler
township was allowed exemptions Eon
$i00 valuation or s2.55; Andrew Swpet
OF Hillsbofo township was allowed lex
emptions to the extent OF 500 valha-
tion or s2l0; J. +. Thomas Of Tu tile
township was allowed refund on
mortgage tax on $500 or s5952: X.
II. Phelps OF Tuttle was allowed kan
Eexemption on the allotment Of r. III.
Phelps TO clear up tax rolls Of 1890.
ll9l0 and, lgIl
/, j. B. Sparks of Chiclsasha. through
his agent, Ben +. Johnson. WINS all pw-
ed to clear up the tax rolls Of 1912.
1913, 1914 and 1915 on Sparks sec pnd
addition to the City Of Chickas ha;
Athel Williams was allowed eIimiha-
tion OF her allotment on tho 1912.
1918, 1914 and 1915 tax rolls on the
Williams second addition to the town
Of Tuttle; 4 , Davis iii Harrison
township was allowed the elimination
Of taxes to the amount Of sia.S6 on
government land not paid out; A. sv.
Thomas OF Ninnekah was allowed the
elimination Of 1915 taxes on allotment
Of his wife. Mrs. A. Y. Thomas: Effie
Long Of Union township was allowed
elimination OF taxes on the 1908 and
1909 rolls on her allotment; G. e.
Leonard OF chickasha was allowed the
elimination Of taxes for 1912, 1913 and
1914 on the allotment OF benjamin
Hampton on the Kenwood addition TO
the City Of Chickashas Mrs. Powell
was allowed elimination Of 5000 valu-
alton on the 1915 assessment on ac-
count Of being an old soldiers widow.
Ask for Bridges.
A petition was presented 70 the
board OF county commissioners TO
open up certain roads In the vicinity
OF Lucille. This petition having been
taken up and duly discussed. tho par
ties presenting it. after due delibera-
ton, decided to withdraw the petition.
thereby leaving the matter as without
presentation to the board.
d. p ceiby, county engineer was In
structed to make a survey for bridge
on the section line Of sections 21-22-s-G.
Dolly Baker appeared before the
board and asked for a bridge on the
section line between sections 6-S2-5-6.
Dolly Baker appeared before the
board and asked for a bridge on the
section line between sections S3-34-3-6.
W. \. Callahan appeafed before the
board and asked for a bridge on the
section line between sections 1i.f4-s.7.
The above matters were all referred
to J. A Corzine. commissioner from
the third district
The matter Of hiring a woman dem-
onstrator for Grady county for the
present fiscal year came before the
board. the board having heretofore
taken action and appointed Mrs. &c.
neva Sloan Of Tuttie. On behalf OF
the state department. Mrs. Eva Chan
dIer appeared before the board ana
asked that the county commissioners
make reconsideration Of the former
appointment and to allow her to place
IN the county nonresident 10 take
charge oe this work The matter was
taken up aud aftes due consideration
the board refused to rescind its former
order in its appointment Of Mrs. Ge-
neva Sloan. whereupon Mrs. Chandler
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