Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-16
(OFFlC[ALl
OF THE
langdOn City Council
LANGCON, n. OAK.

At the regular meeting of the
Langdon city council held on Monday
October 3Oth. the following report of
Chief of Police James Reed, on dog
tax, and poll tax showing amounts
collected and the disposition made
there of was presented and given the
councils approval:
The following parties paid S1.5O
each for poll tax: r. I. Burke, H.
E. Close, M. j. O'Brien, Harry Cole
man, DR.. j. p. Schwinghammer, j..
P. Tembreull, H. D. Turner, Charles
Green, c. E. Johnston, j. D. Roach,
J.. P. Tembreull, d. w. Baldwin,
Stewart Work, Harry Albrecht,
Julius, krellvitz, Cyrus Radford, w.
A. Bolton, A. E. Harrington, John
B. Mooney, DR.. j. w. Towey. C. A,
Spellman, Alvin Orion, Ole j. Eide,
Fred kerscher, t. B. Hankey, M. C.
Campbell, Finley Baker, Emil Schad-
winkel, Simon Schefter, Andrew
Bostrum. B. E. Groom, John j.. Boyd,
E. E. Fletcher, VIM. A. Pease R.
O. Miller, G. Crimson, M. O. Strom,
DR.. E. j. Hughes. Joseph Monnette.
II. E. Fay, A. Schulke, Richard
Boyd, c. d. Wentworth, Clement O.
Tourand, A. D. Matthew, DR.. Tom
Smith. DR.. Judd H. Kirkham.
The above list shows a total Of
forty-six names, at $3.50 each,
amounting to the sum of s69. 90
The following named parties paid
a dog tax of either 81 or So each.
James Reed, three dogs at 81
each, $500; Sam Gould, w. C.
Hunter, F. L. ODER 81 each. H. H.
Turner So F. B. Smith So Miles
Kessler So Mrs. Wolff Thos. Carroll
Thos. Carroll John Perius K. Perry
j. N Arson M. j. O'Brien H. E.
Close Nick Spath William Stevenson
Charles Hamilton J.. D. Milne j. H.
Byfield F. H. Lampher R. Narcotic
Robert Meiklejohn Harry Coleman
}. j. Lippert John ]. Power DR.. J
P. Schwinghammer Mrs. l.. Frye E.
Leek j. P. Tembreull Rev. Doering.
j. S. Roth A. j. Backus John
Sheehan E. W. Quick Charles Green
Mrs. A. l.. VesseyaHenry Mule ]. A.
Balgaard w. A. Bolton Charles Haugh
Julius klemisch G.. johnson Helen
Horgan j. A. Preusche Helen Sanford
Andrew Bostrum r. B. Falconer 3. E.
Groom Wm Rowe Frank Segouin
Julius krellvitz A. A. Barker A. B.
Drury c. Wentworth E. S. Karl DR..
Judd H. Kirkham.
The list above showing a total of
fifty-fve who have paid 81 each and
six who have paid a tax of So max
ing a total of $l36.
A statement of the chief Of police
showed the collections disposed of as
follows:
Money depos: ted in bank
receipts attached. ......S 131. 90
Paid to boys for catching
Jugs. L W
A. Bostrum, payment of poll
and dog tax by work.. 2 SO
Jos. Monnette poll tax paid
by work l SO
Total. ....... 1876 90
Dogs were collected from the fol-
lowing and killed for dog tax:
John Mahon J. D. Roach DR.. Strom-
berg c. Tourand, Patrick Heating,
H. Covertson, M. J. Horgan, A. D..
McNab, James Arson, Miles Kessler.
There were also nine other dogs, stray
animals without owners shot, making
a total of nineteen dogs shot and kill.
ed and sixty-one on which a tax was
collected. This made a total of eighty
dogs accounted for by the officer in
the city. 1t is requested that any
citizen knowing of any dogs within
the city of Langdon owned or running
loose, not included in the above list,
Will please report the fact to the chief
of police and the cases will be dealt
with as provided by law.
By Order of the City Council:
James Reed. Chief of Police.
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