The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-06

sessed against the Equity Elevator Com
pany.
On motion Board adjourned until Q
a. M. Oct. 8th.
0 a. NJ. Oct. 9Th.
Board in session.
Applications were received from the
Great Northern, r. r. asking for abate-
leased sites held by Martin A. Ostby in
Willow City and Charles Omstad, Willow
City. AS the 1919 statement from the
railroad and warehouse commission IN
these parties having leases on Great
Northern right Of way the Board. by
motion duly made and carried granted
the abatement.
The Great Northern also asked for an
abatement of taxes on parts Of indus
trial lots %, 20 80 and 81 in the town
Of Deep formerly held by the st. Anthony
& Dakota Elevator Co, but transferred
to Deep Elevator Co., Sept. 2. 1916.
AS the records of the office showed
that in a statement received, showing
G. N. leases OF April 10, 1919. this lease
still stood in the name Of the Deep Ele-
vator Co. the Board on motion duly made
and carried, rejected the request for
abatement of the tax on this lease. On
motion Board adjourned till p; n:
Board spent the afternoon on seed and
feed business and auditing bills. On
motion Board adjourned till Oct. 18th
y lOlI.
Board in session.
All members present.
Auditor presented report of State-Ex-
aminer. Report was read and ordered
filed with Instructions to follow the sug-
gestions contained in report.
An application for a correction Of his
1919 hail tax on SEA Sec. IL. 1852, ~,
was received from F. H. Teigen.
Assessor reported 80 acres for the in
demnity tax, but SO acres of the 80 were
summer fallowed. Reduction amounted
to $780,.
granted request.
A request for an exemption of her
real estate property held by contract,
in the Village of Newburg on Lot 4 B.
She claimed exemption on the ground
that it was her home n she had not
been allowed the $1,000. exemption-which
should be allowed to those living in their
own home in cities and villages Amount
Of rebate asked was SASS.
On motion of commissioner Finstad.
seconded by Commissioner Nichol and
carried, the Board granted the request.
On motion Board adjourned till 2 p:
Board in session.
All members present.
All members reported that collections
on seed and feed were very poor and
many people wanted to hold their grain
until later in the year. The Board agreed
Cnal all corrections SnOulQ De puSIcU
and every dollar possible collected by
the first of November.
After auditing a few bills Board, on
motion adjourned to meet on October
goth.
October 29th, 1920.
Board in session.
All members present.
-. motion made and carried the min
,..>y and June were read
and approved.
Mr.. Q. c. Thomspon Of the Farmers
& Merchants Bank of Overly appeared
before the Board, regarding the pur-
chase of lots 9 and 10 B 10, owned by
the county for the Norwegian Evangel-
ical Lutheran church, the same to be
used for church purposes.
1t was moved by Commissioner Mich
oil and seconded by Commissioner Holl
and carried that the Auditor be instruc-
TORS tax Iced to the above organiza-
ton for the sum of one dollar: =,
Mr.. Thompson, in behalf Of 1ngolf
amount of the back taxes for Lot II,
Block II in the Village Of Overly.
Moved by Commissioner Holl n Sec
onded by Commissioner Finstad and car.
ried that the above offer be accepted and
the Auditor be instructed on payment of
$92.95 to cancel all delinquent taxes and
issue a tax deed to Ingolf Hill.
seed as coming in very slow and Chair
man Sidener requested the Auditor tc
wait to fix the seed and feed levy un-
til their next meeting.
On motion Board adjourned until 9 q.
m. October 3oth. oo.
Board in session.
Chairman Sidener and Commissioners
Nichol and Finstad present.
Committee on checking Auditors and
Treasurer's office for the quarter end
ing June 30th, filed the following re-
port.
Balance on a April 1, 1920 $717,31S.69
Collections April 24,432.1 3
Collections May 126, ST. SO
Collections June -...--. Il, LOCAL 4
Total .s42.95