Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-09-08

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B. Burgster as tax supervisor of
The plaintiff, The Western Elec-
trio Co., by it's attorney Ormsby Nc
the proceedings initiating and carry
ing into effect the assessment of
property Of the city of Jamestown
for the taxes of 1921, were instituted
!, in an orderly way by the city assess
or, and afterwards, in the due course
of time, were reviewed and equalized
by. the city council and transmitted
to the county commissioners, who,
acting in their lawful capacity, as a
board of equalization, equalized the
assessment. as compared with other
tax districts in the county; that with
OUT authority Of law, Jesse B. Burg
ster, pretended to be the assessor Of
the city without filing a. notice OF
same and as such pretended assessor
without authority Of law changed the
city assessment figures on the record
mutilated them, erasing figures made
by the city, assessor, imposing over
all a set of figures made by himself,
and returned the same to the county
commissioners as pretended ASSESS
ment, without notice to private in
dividuals and property owners inter-
ested in such tax assessment, and
taxation of property. a H..ss ts.is
+ In che speciaf case Of the Western
Electric Co, as, stated. in ahe com
nlatnt,.th land occupied by tho plant
was fixed In value by the railroad
fl0$N 80 ska% AsS,t@p tn
purposes for power and light, at a
valuation of $4,000. which site Of the
plant was raised by Burgster TO S12,-
900. The office building OF the com
panyj assessed by the railroad COM
mission at $450O., for. rate purposes,
was raised by Mr.. Burgster to $13,-
900.
Included in the complaint of the
plaintiff are two affidavits character
istic cases of other property owners,
that of Mr.. Pulscher, of the Pulscher
hotel, and Charles Xurth, as home
owner. These affidavits show that
the Pulscher hotel, assessed by city
at $4,000 has been raised to $780,
900 and the residence property ad-
joining from $4,000 TO $4,000.
There were dozens of other protests
flied from other property owners
in the city, protesting against the as
sessment made by the tax supervisor,
and showing equally glaring instanc-
es of arbitrary increases over the city
assessment from those stated in the
complaint. ytl ri. II.
The Injunction Granted
The district court has restrained
the board of county commissioners
from taking any action on the pre-
tended assessment Of - B. Burgster,
until hearing Of the case on its
merits can be had, y which hearing
will be given. in the county court
house, on Monday, Sept 10, at 10 o.
clock ann. 4 !. - s
The order of the court among 9TH
er things states that it;appearing to
the court that the regularly appoint
ed city assessor Of the city of James
town, duly and properly made an as
city, an assessment district of Stuts-
man county; that the city council in
due time met as a board Of review
and equalization, and acted upon
such assessment rolls as such board
Of review, and afterwards and within
the time required by. law. said ASSESS
ment roll as corrected by the board,
was delivered BY the city auditor to
the county auditor, and thereafter
the board Sof county; commissio ionerg,
as required by law, organized and
had q meeting as q board Of review!
and equalization for Stutsman coun.
ty,. and regularly and lawfully did
review and equalize said city assess
ment as required by law, and said
board after fully performing said
duties did ad journ and conclude its
said meeting ;;a$ and that defendant
Jesse b n Burgster al ter, the meet
Ing Of the board Of tion, and
assuming TO- act ass city assessor did
pretend to- Te-assess Agall the. proper
ty said city 81 Jamesto and
the property Of the plain
lift, without giving due notice o. any
notice to the a b0ve9 plains 81 10r$S I'd.
any other citizen of ~ James own, that
such citizen sor property owner ltg tght
appear before the hoard ot ,SQuSli-sl|
zations iin ord Ell to prot tsst agsinstI
such action, and ~ ppearinE To sthsl
court that said & assessrne nent 4 VS., by,l
satd pretended an sessmeI1t afbitrari-
lyfs raised, ana it9 fut.t her ppearing, i
hat said a. 4 sEl B B9lr gster had pretend