The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-21

Red Cloud. June 1etb. 1ol

present: MCCALL, Sh1dler, h niRRe @,
Thomas, Hubatka, G.. w. Hummel
County Assessor and b. +. Perry Coun-
tv Clerk. Board called to order by
County Clerk. The Board proceeded
20 elect a chairman for the year 1917
and Mccall was the unanimous choice
of the Board for Chairman.
Now cor,es Mrs. Lizzie Groat who
complains of her assessments on lots 3
to Z, block 90, Red Cloud city also 81
of Let 4 and all of lots 5 and 6 block 20
Red Cloud city After Investigation
by the Board she WAS granted a reduct-
ION on lots to : block % from $3.50 to
$3.50 actual value also sb of lot 4, s
and 3 reduced from slO75 to $3.50 actual
value.
J. Il Day of Strang. Nebraska, APP.
peated before the Board and asked tor
a reduction on his improvements on
SO of lot 5 and all of lot 6 block 8 Lee.
Dues addition to Red Cloud city. I'm.
provements reduced from $1,000 to
$1,000 actual value. Claim filed bv Mr..
Day for s1S.62 the excess tax paid for
1916.
Complaint of Charles Hunteron part
OF lots 3, 3 aud q in section 2.l.l2 was
heard and upon investigation 10y Board
an error was found in the acreage of
this land. The correct acreage should
he l15I6 acres, same was assessed ut
SO per acre which reduces the assess
ed value of this land from $500 to
$3.50.
J. w. Aud in behalf Of the Red
Cloud Library Board appeared with a
request to strike from the tax list lots
1, 2 and 3, block 6, original town of
Red Cloud, same being the lots to he
used for Library Building. Request
granted. Mr.. Aud also requested the
same thing for lots Il, Is, block 8
Guide Rock same being the lots to be
used for Guide Rock Library Clerk
ordered to strike these from tax list
when deeds are put on record to the
Library Board.
Request of Jas. Mitchell to reduce
assessed value from s5o5 to 1856 on
south 60 IT of n $50 # of eH Of Blk 4
LeDucs add to Red Cloud. Request
granted.
Complaint of John Lemke in regard
70 assessment on mex and ma Of se4
sec 2-3-3 was heard and assessed value
was ordered reduced from S2705 to
s2l05.
Complaint of Tom Malen owner of
VIZ of se4 of sec 32.2-1o was now tax.
en- up and the actual value of this AMI
reduced from $4,000 to $500.
Complaint of W. Z Montgomery own.
err of government lots 3, 4 and S in sec
7.l-l0 that his land was assessed to
high on account of the river overflow
ing on about 30 acres. The Board
after going out and viewing the land
decided to leave the present assess.
ment stand as it is.
o C. Teel on behalf of Zephyr Full.
ton appeared before the Board and
asked for a reduction from Sl4O0 to
5000 actual value on S so TT of n 100 TT
of nj of Blk 7, Smith & Moores add
to Red Cloud, request granted.
Complaint of Howard Hunter in re
gard to his assessments on lots 8 and
10 in sec l2.l-lo also.lots . and 3 in n1s
of nell of sec l3.1-1O. After investi
CATION by Board lots 0 and 10 in sec -
10 were reduced from $4,000 to $l925
actual value, and lots Q and 3 in n15 of
ne4 of sec l3-1-1O reduced from $500
to $1,000 actual value.
Board adjourned to o a. m, June 13.
June 18th, Board met as per adjourn
meut with all members present.
The first complaint heard was of
Kate Koe)er owner Of ek sw4 and
VIZ se14 sec 25.l.10 asking for a re.
duction of assessment. Reduced by
Board from $1,000 to $1,000 actual value.
Barney Moore in behalf of Myron
A Moore appeared before the Board
In regard to assessment on VIZ lot 8
and e11 lot . Blk 2 Inavale, On in
vestigation Board found an error made
in the assessment and ordered it re-
duced from 1926 to SEQ assessed value
Treasurer also instructed to refund
this difference on 1916 tax.
Now comes n, Cling who complains
of assessment on lots 4 to 9 in Blk IL
Cowles. Improvements ordered cut
down 800 actual value on same.
Board adjourned to June l4th.
June 14th, Board met at 10 a. m, as
per adjournment with all members
present.
Complaint of W. A. Sherwood on
lots 10, IL, ~, Blk IS, Red Cloud city
was first heard and assessed value Or
dered reduced from siO5 to s34O. Also
assessed value reduced from sl605 to
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