The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-11-03
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
Report Of Meetings Of Sept. 10, Oct.
and 8

September 13, 1921.
> Special meeting Of the city council
held September 13, 1921, for the pur-
pose Of appointing city auditor to
fill the position made vacant by the
death Of City Auditor Frank Jarvis.
Upon roll call the following mem
bers responded. as present: Mayor
C. E. Knox; Aldermen T. n. Ferber,
s. Bergenthal, P. ]. Aasen, ]. d.
Scott, Martin Jacobs, A. G. Ander-
son.
Mayor G. E. Knox appointed w. r.
Whitver city auditor. Alderman ]. d.
Scott moved to confirm said appoint
ment. Motion was seconded by Alder
man P. ]. Aasen and upon roll call
carried, the vote being: :. Aldermen
j. D. Scott, aye; T. II. Ferber, aye;
s. Bergenthal, aye; P. J. Aasen, aye;
Martin Jacobs, aye; A. G. Anderson,
aye.
On motion the council adjourned.
September 13, 1921.
T. H. Ferber, Secretary Protein.
C. E. Knox, Mayor.
October 1, 1921.
Special meeting Of the city council
of the city Of Oakes, North Dakota,
called Oct. 1, 1921, for the purpose of
passing on the bond Of the city au-
ditor, and to discuss the matter Of
the action of certain officials in rails
ing the assessed valuation Of prop
erty within the city Of Oakes, and to
take action relative to such increased
assessment as the board might deter
mine on.
Meeting was called to order by pres
ident Of the council, ]. D. Scott, Mayor
c. E. Knox being absent. Upon roll
call the following members responded
as present: Acting Mayor J. D. Scott;
Aldermen T. H. Ferber, s. Bergenthal,
A. G. Anderson, M. Jacobs, p. J.
Aasen.
Bond of w. r. Whitver in the am.
cunt Of 100000, with w. H. Bush
and H. j. Johnson as sureties, present
ed. Bond was examined and Alder
man T. H. Ferber moved that same
be approved. Motion seconded by Al
derman M. o. Jacobs and upon roll
call carried, the vote being: Alder
men T. II. Ferber, aye; S. Bergenthal
aye; A. G.. Anderson, aye; M. o. ia
cobs, aye; P. ]. Aasen, aye.
From information presented to the
board it appeared the tax supervisor
for the district within which the city
Of Oakes is situated had raised the
assessed valuation of certain property
within the city Of Oakes over the
amount as previously made by the 10.
cal assessor, and over the amount left
by the county board of equalization
at the time the figures Of the assessor
were reviewed by said county board
Alderman T. H. Ferber moved that
the city attorney be instructed to en-.
deavor to procure an Injunction OF
the county commissioners of Dickey
county, North Dakota, acting as 8
board of equalization, and upon other
taxing officials Of the state and coun.
ty, restraining such county commits
sioners and other officers from raising
by re-assessment the assessed valua.
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within the city Of Oakes, North Da
kota, for the year 1921.
Motion seconded by Alderman p. j
Aasen and upon roll call carried, tn,
vote being: Aldermen T. H. Ferber
aye; s. Bergenthal, aye; A. G. Ander
son, aye; P. ]. Aasen, aye; M. Jacobs
aye.
Upon motion by A. G. Anderson
seconded by NJ. Jacobs, the board ad
journed.
October 1, 1921. ',;
W. R. whitver, City Auditor
G. E. Knox, Mayor.
October 8, 1921.
Regular meeting Of the city counci
Of the city Of Cakes, North Dakots
held. October 3, 1921.
Upon roll call the following mem
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