The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-27

Leroy Simkins, witness ...... 200
Frank Telkamp. witness $50. 1.S0
r. r. Hemendiger, witness. 200
David Johnson, witness ...... ITO
NJ. c. Settler, witness ....... 100
Y. !. Flittie, witness ......... Ito
1t was moved, seconded and carried,
that the time for hearing on the cleo.
trio transmission line between Brook
ings city and Volga city, be fixed at
200 o'clock p. M, on Tuesday, the
18th day of October, 1921.
The application Of B. d. Lowell for
a refund Of the tax paid by him on
tax sale receipt No. SO for the sale
of taxes assessed against the NEA
SEA sec. 36-110-49, for the year 1919
The same was on motion granted for
the reason that this Is still school land
and not subject to taxation.
The application Of P. II. Redfeld for
a refund Of tax on a valuation of &c.
216.00 for the year 1919, was on mo-
ton granted, the assessor having as
sessed this land in error at SIG, 100000
being double the assessment of other
lands surrounding this quarter.
Mrs. Anna Johnson of Volga city,
was granted a refund of the tax paid
on lot 7, block 3, original plat, she not
having been given the benefit of the
$4,000 exemption provided by law.
Minnie Peterson was granted an
abatement of $1.00 school poll assessed
against her for the year 1920, for the
reason that she has not been a resi-
dent Of the county since April l, 1920,
The C. R. l. G. P. r. R. Co. OF Bush
nell, was granted ar abatement of tax
on automobiles assessed against them
for the year 1920, for the reason that
they were not the owner of any auto
mobiles in Bushnell, but were simply
being held by the shippers until ad-
justment was made for damages
claimed by the consignee.
J. Ray Fridley was granted a refund
of the tax on a valuation of IS, 90
on the east so feet of west 100 feet Of
lots 10, 20 and 81, in block No. Z, OF
the original plat to the city Of Brook
ings, S. D., for the reason that Mr..
Fridley was in the service Of the
United States and is entitled to said
refund according to law.
Walter Engle of Elkton city, was
granted an abatement Of school and
road poll tax for the year 1919, for the
reason that he was in the service of
the United States and entitled to said
abatement.
ment Of poll tax for the year 1920 in
the city of Brookings, the same being
an erroneous assessment.
James Foley was granted a refund
of $500 road poll tax assessed against
him in Brookings city for the year 1920,
for the reason that he was over SO
years of age and not subject to a road
poll assessment.
Walter Whitmus was granted an
abatement Of road and school poll tax
for the year 1920 for the reason that
he has not been a resident of the
county for the last year and one-half.
Howard LOOMS was granted a re-
fund of tax on $1,000 valuation for
the year 1920 for the reason that an
error was made in the total tax as
listed by the assessor.
c. w. Matte and Delmar Gooch
was assessed in the city Of B%rookings
for he year 1920 for school and road
poll tax amounting to the sum of $500.
this tax being paid. They were also
assessed in the township of Argo the
same year for the same amounts.
They, therefore, ask the county board
to abate the assessment in Argo town
ship for the eason that same is a dou,
BILE assessment. On motion the petit
ton was granted.
Floyd Neal Of Brookings city, was
granted a refund of $1.00 school poll
for the reason the same was an error,
as he is entitled to pay only one, and
he was charged for two for the year
1920.
A. A. Tyler was granted a refund
OF $500 road poll assessed against him
in the city of Brookings for the reason
that he was not subject to this assess
ment, he being more than fifty years
old, for tax Of 1920.
G. w. Lynch of Brookings city, own
er Of lots 26, q and %. block 1, in
Mathews & Scobey's addition was
granted an abatement of the tax on