The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-03-13
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Adjourned Meeting &C sthe epaFd 90 Comfy Commissioners
q Ramsay Comfy, North Dakota.

Tuesday, February 26th, 1918.
The Board met at 2 o'clock Pm.
Present Commissioners Johnson The.
lin, Maloney, McNaughton and Cess.
mel. f
The minutes Of the previous meet,
ing were read and on motio:l approv-
The following petitions were then
presented: John E. Anderson asking
that his personal property assessment
be reduced in the sum Of $4,000.
which was enormously entered on the.
tax list; and the petition Of John.
Flummerfelt to reduce his assessed
valuation in Morris Township on ac-
count Of the. duplicate assessment on
his automobile. The petition Of JOS
eph Mckay Of Webster Township ask
ing that the assessment of improve
ments on q certain tract Of land de-
s,cribed by metes and bounds be strik-
en- from the record on account OF the
duplicate assessment for the year 1916
and 1917, were read and on motion
granted-subject to- the approval of
the State Tax Commission.
The petition of a.. Flath Of Churchs
Ferry asking this Board to reduce the
assessed valuation for the year 1917
on Lot 10, Block 10, was read.
Moved by Mr.. Thelin and seconded
by Mr.. Maloney that the foregoing
petition be rejected. Motion carried.
A petition signed by H. G. McMur-
ray and 81 other resident tax payers
Of HIGHLAND and Fancher Townships
asking this Board to construct a
bridge on the Section line between
Sections 10 and 10, Twp. 1853, Range
60 was read.
Moved by MI. Thelin and seconded
by Mr.. McNaughton that the Chair
man appoint a committee to view the
above location and report as to the
necessity Of establishing said bridge.
The: Chairman then appointed Com
missioners Thelin and Maloney as
such committee. Motion carried.
Moved and carried to adjourn until
1880 P. M.
EVENING SESSION
The Board met at 1880 p. M, pur-
suant to adjournment. Present all
the members.
The evening session was held In or
der that the voters of Starkweather
Special School District be allowed to
appear before this Board relative to
the detaching of certain territory
from Starkweather Special School
District to Royal School District No.
so, and at 8 o'clock p. ms, it was NOV
ed and carried to adjourn until 9 o.
clock A. NJ, Wednesday, Feby. 9th,
C. o. JOHNSON,
Chairman.
Attest: (Seal).
J.. A. KRAMER,
County Auditor.
Adjourned meeting of the Board OF
! County Commissioners Of Ramsey
County, North Dakota.
Wednesday, Feby. 9th, 1913
The Board met at 9 so'clocksA. M.
pursuant to adjournment. Present
all the members.
"A petition signed by r. Daeley as
trustee, asking this Board to reduce
the assessed valuation for the year
1917, on Lot /, Section 26, Southeast
Quarter Of the Northwest Quarter and
the West 80 Acres of Lot 2. and all OF
Lot 4, Section Is, Township 155, Rye.
81, containing 157 acres, from $12O3..
90 to $94O. 00-placing the same or
like valuation with all other taxable
property in this township.
loved by Mr.. Gessner and seconded
by Mr. Maloney that the foregoing re
quest be granted subject to the ap'
prevail of the State Tax Commission
Moved by MI. Thelin and seconded
by Mr#Gessner that the following res.
olutions be adopted:
WHEREAS, A petition presented by
J.. F. Quick and others, asking to havt
Section One and the. North-Half Of
Section Twelve, Township 1853 N. Of
Range GA w., in Ramsey County, N
d., detached for school purposes from
Starkweather Special School Distric'
and attached to Royal School District
has been duly noticed for hearing be
fore the Board on the 26th Of Febru
airy. 1918, and the Board on said da!
duly heard. and considered said petit
ton and all matters and things there
in involved, having listened to argu
ments presented by petitioners in IA
vor of the granting of said petition
and those opposing the granting 9!
the same. and considered the best In.
terests Of all persons concerned there
by and.the school children residing il
:. all of the territory which would be af
fected by the action taken by thu
Board on said petition,
BE IT RESOLVED, That-said pc
tition be denied, for the following rea
sons: .,.5
That the Commissioners are of tn,
opinion that the granting of the sait
petition and the changing of the schoo
districts affected would not be for tn.
best interests Of Starkweather Specia
School District, or Royal School Dis
trict or the school children Of the ma
jority Of the patrons. Of said schoo
nor would the granting Of said peti
hon best promote the education ant
welfare of the school children nov
attending or thereafter to be providet
form the respective territory affected
by the action Of the Board on said pc
tition.
on roll call Commissioners Thelin
Gessner;,ssM M Maloney ant
Johnsonfvoted "Yes". Motion carried
Moved and carried that. the follow
. ing bills be allowed and warrants or
follows:
81. E. Jewell, To repairing pump
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