The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-06
THE OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF COUNTY CORNERSTONE
ERs BoTT1NEAU COUNTY
NORTH DAKOTA
Bottineau, N. Oak.

work Of the county.
Among the things he took up was The
stated that in view Of the high cost of
living and the efficient energetic SER
vices rendered by Mr.. Aamodt and the
t tine t tram 9 $500 9 to- s4o aseh hs Weuid s re-
that the Board raise Mr..
Aamodt's salary from $3.50 per year to
$500.
After reviewing all the facts present
ed and considering the need of the
county in having an agent who was &C
quainted with all the conditions of the
Commissioner Nichol moved that Mr..
Aamodt's salary be raised to $25O0. The
motion was seconded by Commissioner
Finstad and carried, all commissioners
. The amount of this to be paid by the
Agricultural Division Of the state and
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture was $1,000 per month.
The justice report of J. Walseth for
the quarter ending Sept. Goth vas ap-
proved by the States Attorney and the
Board Of Commissioners as follows; o-
Sheriff and constable fees-..--- 3o2.s5
Witness fees 4?oo
On motion board adjourned until 2
p. m.
Board in session.
Chairman Sidener and Commissioners
Nichol and Finstad present.
The most of the afternoon was spent
on seed and feed matters and auditing
bills.
Nels 1. Dokken, Clerk Of Court, pres,
ented his report to the Board asking
that ia jurymen be called and by mo-
ton made and carried, the Board &C
copied his report and the number Of
jurymen apportioned to the various cit
les, villages and townships were ap-
~portioned as IN report. he
port was ordered filed.
On motion made and carried, Board
adjourned until 9 a: m: Oct. 7th.
Chairman Sidener and Commissioners
Nichol and Finstad present.
Board spent part of morning on seed
and feed matters.
The following persons applied for a
correction Of their hail insurance tax:
Jessie b. Flint on the. NWA 32-159-
SO.
Assessor reported $50 acres Of crop,
when only 60 acres were cropped. Re-
duction asked for was s22.50; Board
granted request. Cathrine Stack on
Sec. "a, 164, so: Assessor reported 80
acres of crop when only 27 acres were
actually cropped. Reduction asked was
KS & ie1 Board sr nskeS f feoa q Correction Hat11
on her flat hail tax on seq NWA lots
/, 2 and 8 Sec. 5, 1862, 70 G49 acres.)
vb Asses only r s. stsss l We're ac tii1abi til'ae oe
motion made and carried flat tax was
reduced from s4.35 to $1.95.
l.. J. Dorr asked for he cancellation
1913, this being the tax on a land CON
tract. Said contract was cancelled in
August 1919 without any payments ever
having. been made on it and said L. j.
taxes for eight years preceding.
Board granted request.
c. F.. Fox. a voter and farming in Oak
Valley township was assessed in Oak
Valley township and the city of Bott1-
neau on his personal property. Claims
that his family live in Bottineau for
assessed on his farm chattels in Oak
Valley township.
Board granted request.
Karoline Hjelmsland applied for g
reduction in the assessed valuation and
+ +, r : and g, s seee5 g. on 1s SEA y. WI Thfs a lam io in
1919 s1',es wa esaS ys i've at at 2; rs pc, P9r cent cent ya,5 its
at $3287.00 by the assessor without con-
sulting her. She requested that the val
uation be reduced to s1572.O0 and the
requested that no penalty be added dur
ing the time, it took to get the request
ed relief.
On motion of Commissioner Finstad,
seconded by Commissioner Nichol and
carried the Board granted her request.
An application for the cancellation of
a double assessment for 1919 was receiv-
ed from VIM. Gallup.
Said party was assessed in Oak Valley
township where he resided and where
he paid taxes on his personal property
farmed in Amity township was assessed
there on his personal property also and
against which wa spread a tax of $2.58
Said parties application requested hat
the assessment in Amity township be
cancelled.
On motion of Commissioner Nichol,
seconded by Commissioner Finstad and
carried. the above request was grant,
The Board called in County Agent C.
B. Aamodt to consult in regard to the
reports from the different parts Of the
county, he was instructed to request
Stewart Lockwood State Specialist, to
come to the county and make a thor
ough investigation as to egg deposits.
On motion Board adjourned until 2
p. m.
2 P. M. Oct. 18th.
All members present except Commits
sioner Walker.
On motion Of COMMISSIONS Nichel
and seconded by Commissioner Finstad,
and carried the Boar appointed Ed.
Chretien truck master n overseer Of
State highways.
Board spent part of afternoon on seed
and feed business and being interview
ed by various parties.
An application for a refund Of personal
sR ae Z e 5sx Gss r Of the Emma s1aSm z Jane Il;
Harden estate in Scandal township.
. Said Q. ]. Elefson made an affidavit that
on Feb. %, 1917 the personal property
Of Emma Jane Harden was sold to VIM.
Harden and James Harden and that
they have paid the taxes since but that
In 1918 said property vas assessed to
Emma Jane Harden and that in 1919 on
October oath, he as guardian for the
estate paid a tax thereon of ss1;s9: He,
therefore, requested q refund of the a.
bove mount. Moved by Commissioner
Ftnstad and seconded by Commissioner
HOll, carried, that the request be grant
ed.
The Auditor urged hi all collections
possible be made on seed and feed con-
tracts during the rest OF October as
all collections on contracts in the month
Of October could be deducted from the
seed and feed levy. -
It was decided by the board that each
Commissioner should do the collecting
in his own district. that was possible
Board received a request from the
Standard Oil peaople that h personal
property assessment made against them
ct Kramer in 1919 be cancelled, as they
had no property there on April LIST, they
having purchased property at that place
on April 9Th from the Equity Elevator