The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-02-07

iah, and who had not received his
exemption Of $1,000 as allowed By
law; the tax collector was direct
ed to refund the amount Of @465
to Joseph Berg. who claims be was
assessed with property he did not
own and whose claim is fully sub
stantiated by afIidayits; the
tax collector was directed to re-
fund all the taxes paid by John
Swank, veteran, who did not re-
ceive the amount Of his exemption
a. allowed by law; the tax collect
0r was directed 10 refund the
amount Of $1I34 TO 1lrs. Nancy
Hogan for the reason that she is a
widow and did not receive the
amount of her exemption The
Pacific Fruit Express Co. protests
the payment Of the taxes on their
property within the state Of Idaho
and Lewis county as assessed by
the state board Of equalization for
the reason that said board used
the wrong basis of assessment, the
board here rejects the claim for
the reason that said assessment is
out Of their hands and therefore
they have no authority TO change
same or change the taxes levied
against said property.
In the matter Of the wages to
be paid for road and other public
work for the county for the year
1918: the board having the mat
ter under consideration here fixed
the wages as follows: for each
team of two horses, $3.50; for each
man, 2.75; for each overseer,
1925; these rates being fer s
hours.
The following were appointed
0verseers:
Everett Horne, dist. No. /.
Frank Roe, dist. No. 2.
G. S. Cook, dist. No. 4.
Sam Lehman, dist. No. s.
Eliza Presnell, dist. No. 3.
Mat Schmidlk0fer, dist. No. IA.
r. l.. Ralstin, dist. No. IS.
The following reports were ex-
anlined and approved:
W. II. Emerson, report of fees.
w. r. Emerson, report Of taxes
collected.
Road overseers bonds approx
ed:
Ira P. Coon, district No. IL.
Chris. Mafhison, dist. No. 20.
J. b. White, county auditor,
was here authorized 10 attend the
Of the county auditors
Of the state at Boise. January p
to %, 1918.
The board here appropriated |
the sum of $50 for the repairing |
and the painting Of the Kamiah
bridge.
The petition praying for the APP
pointment of W w Davis as ov-
erseer of road dist. No. 20 was
examined and rejected.
Special road taxes were levied 4
IN the following districts upon pc
Eition signed by q majority Of the
taxpayers thereof:
Road district No. 4, 2 mills.
Road district No. 10. 2 mills.
Road district No. II, 2lh mills.
Claims allowed, current expense
aund:
The Nezperce Herald,
printing and supplies $3.50 81
lezperce Telephone Co,
phone tolls ...--.....-----.-.-..--- 81 20
Sezperce trading Co, sup
plies, claim 26.75, allow
ed ..........-..........-....-. 2U.S5
owen Meade, judge central
highway election .......-... 400
p. Sorenson, livery and
auto hire -..-...--.-...-.-.--.---.. llo.oO
seo. Robertson, supplies -. 1885
Sezpcrce Hotel, board and
room commissioner. 81 As
Claims allowed, general road
und:
!. II. Schwingler, meat for
survey camp ..----.--.--.---.-.. 32.20
}. p. Donovan, mdse. dist.
q -...-......--.-.-.---..........-- o.&o
Claim allowed, bridge fund:
J. r. Davis, lumber dist. 20 2.25
The board here took recess I'M
il Tuesday, February u, 1918.
!. H. Lowrey, Chairman
Attest j. B. White, Clerk,
BY Z. L. Schnell, Deputy.
When Death Occurs Among Sol
diers.
THE following. from the Unit
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