Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 17, 1917, Page 3

A . e b "AUGY M Proceedings of Board of Equalization The Board of Equalization of Bel- trami County, Minnesota, met at the .court house in the City of Bemidji July 16, 1917. Present: Commissioners Rako, dahl, Hayes, Lennon and Ellis County Auditor J. L. George. The oath of office was administered by Clerk of Court I. W. Rhoda. The Board organized by electing A. E. Rako Chairman and J. L. George Secretary. . Communications from the Tax Com- mission were read and placed on file. By motion duly carried the Board took a recess until 1:30 o’clock P. M. The Board resumed session as per adjournment, All members present. The Board examined the Assessment Books of the county. By motion duly carried the Board ad- journed to meet at 9:30 o'clock A. M. July 17. The Board resumed session as per adjournment. All members present. The Board continued their examina- tion of the assessment books of the county. The Board adjourned to meet at 1:30 | o'clock P. M. The Board resumed session as per adjournment. All members present. The following parties were named up- on which citations were directed to be issued to appear before the Board Aug. 2nd at 10 o'clock A. M. to show cause why their perscnal property assessment -should not be raised: N. E. Tuller, Lib- erty; Fred W. A. Poppe, Turtle River; James S. Nolan, Unorganized District No. 5; E. E. McDonald, Northern; Am- erican Cedar Co., Blackduck Village; Crookston Lumber Co., Tom _ Smart, Chas. Nangle, City of Bemidji; Interna- tional Lumber Co., Spooner village; Peter Narum and_ Tollef Bjella, Frohn; ‘l;atrttrldge Dyer Co., Village of Bau- -dette. By motion duly carried the Board ad- journed to meet Aug. 2 at 10 o'clock A. Ims- and The Board of Equalization resumed session as per adjournment August 2nd, 1917, at 10 o’clock A. M. All members present. It was moved by Ellis and seconded by Lennon that lands added to the tax rolls for 1917 be raised and lowered by per cent as follows: The following assessment raised by per cent: Baudette—180. Benville—120. Buzzle—20. Chilgren—=55. Cormant—20. Eiland—50. Frohn—150. Gudrid—60. Hagali—135. Hamre—60. Kelliher—95. McDougald—35. Minnie—50. Myhre—65. Obrien—50. Rapid River—65. Roosevelt—35. Shooks—200. Spooner—244. Spruce Grove—55. Steenerson—100. Summit—50. Swift Water—70. “Taylor—40. Turtle River—125. Wabanica—40. Walhalla—25. ‘Wheeler—55. Zipple—50. Keil—20. y Sugar Bush—25. Waskish—25. Winner—50. ‘Woodrow—30. District 2—130. District 4—50. The assessment district of Meadow- lard was reduced 50 per cent. The following parties cited for ap- pearance before this Board to show cause why their assessment, of per- sonal property should not be raised were present and disposition of differént cases was made as follows: Personal property assessment of E. E. McDonald of the town of Northern under Ttem 8, pianos, was raised 150 per cent. Personal property assessment of F. W. A. Poppe of Turtle River was raised under Item 49, from $271.to $421. & By - metion 1y carried the Auditor “™was directed to enter an Auditor’'s as- sessment against N. E. Tuller in the town of Liberty to cover eight two-year- old cattle at $10 per head and thirty one-year-old cattle at $5.00 per head. 1. E. McDonald appeared for C. W. Jewett Company of City of Bemidji, and requested the Board to reduce the number of automobiles in Item 20, Class 3, from 27 to 12, and of that number requested that nine be_transferred from Item 20. to Ttem 36. It was moved by Ell and seconded by Imsdahl that a hearing on the said request be set at 2:00 P. M., and that the city Board of Review and city assessor be cited to appear at that time. Carried. By motion duly carried, the Board djourned. to meet at 2:00 -P. M- - ~ The Board resumed session as per ad- districts journment. All members present. It was moved by George, and sec- ended by Fllis. that 24 automobiles listed to_the C. W. Jewett Company. city of Bemidji, be transferred from Item 20 to Item 36. Carried. Item No. 2, Class2, household goods, was equalized as follows: . The following assessment districts were raised by per cent as follows: Ala 5 Benville—25. Riackduck—25. ‘Buzzle—75. Eckles—33 1-3. Eland—25. Hornet—33 1-3. Hamre—T75. Lammers—25. Langor—75. Maple Ridge—50. Minnie—40. Moose Lake—50. Myhre—33 1-3. Pioneer—50. Port Hope—50. Quiring—50. Roosevelt—50. Steenerson—100. Tenstrike—100. Turtle River—50. District 4—40. The following assessment _ districts were reduced by per cent as follows: Angle—25. Chilgren—25. Gudrid—50. Prosper—33 1-3 Rapid River—50. Shooks—33 1-3. Spooner—33 1-3. Turtle Lake—33 1-3. ‘Wabanica—33 1-3. Zipple—50. Norris—33 1-3. 1st Distriet—33 1-3. No changes were made in the remain- ing assessment districts of the county. No changes were made in the returns of the assessors in Items 3 and 4 of Class 2. Ttem No. 5, sewing machines, equalized as follows: i} The following assessment _districts were raised by per cent as follows: was Alaska—100. Bemidji—50. Birch—100. Cormant—100. Turand —50. g~ Eland—100. Jones—50. T.ammers—33 Liberty—100. Port Hope—50. Quiri 100. Roosev Shotlev—100 Turtle T.ake- Potamo—233 Blackduck Vill Funkley—100. Spooner Village—20. Turtle River Village—100. The following assessment districts srere reduced by per cent as follows: Blackduek—32 1-3. Hagali—33 1-3. Hamre—23 1 onig—33 1- Norris—33 1-3. Pioneer—33 1-3. Prosper—50. Spooner—33 1-3. Turtle River—33 1-3. ‘Winner—33 Zipple—T75. 1-3. District No. 1-33 1-3. Kelliher Village—33 1-3. No change was made in the returns of the assessors in the remaining assess- ment districts of the county. No change was made in ltem No. 6, watches and clocks, in the returns or the assessors. Item 17, jewelry, raised 100 per county. Item 8, Pianos, was left as returned by the Assessor, except Blackduck Town raised 25 per cent. Item 9, all other musical instruments, and Item 10, all other personal prop- erty, were left as returned by the as- sessors. By motion duly carried, the Board adjourned lo meet at 9:00 o'clock A. M. August 3rd. The Board resumed session as per ad- journment. All members present. Auditor's assessment was directed to be entered against Peter Narum, town of I'rohn, fur one bull at an assessed valuation of $50. An Auditor's assessment was directed to be entered against Tollef Bjella, town of Frohn, for one auto at an as- sessed value of $100. An Auditor's assessment was directed against James 8. Nolan, Unorganized District No. 5 for one dredge and equip- ment at an assessed value of $1,666. The assessment of Tom Smart under Item D-11, Class 3, was raised from '$600 to $800 in the city of Bemidji. The assessment of American Cedar Company under Item 32, Class 3, was raised from $3,019 to $3,400 in the Vil- lage of Blackduck. An Auditor's assessment was directed to be entered against W. Thias, Lam- mers for 1 threshing machine at an assessed value of $100. An Auditor’s assessment was directed to be entered against American Drain- age Co, for 1 dredge at an assessed valuation of $1,000 in the town of Lee. The assessment of Partridge Dyer Co., Village of Baudette, under Item 32, flsss 3, was raised from $2,060 to $3,- An Auditor’s assessment was directed to be entered against J. F. Hayes of Liberty for Apiary supplies at an as- sessed value of $26, and $2,000 feet of lumber at an assessed value of $10. It was moved by Hayes, and seconded by Imsdahl that the Crookston Lum- ber Company’s assessment under Item 31 be raised from $174,184 to $200,850, and under Item 32 be raised from $98,- 884 to $108,850. The roll being called resulted as follows: Rako, no; Ims- dahl, yes; Hayes, yes; Lennon, no; El- lis, yes; George, no. The motion was declared lost. It was moved by George and sec- onded by Ellis that the assessment of the International Lumber Company of Spooner Village, the Engler Lumber Company of Baudette Town, and the Crookston Lumber Company of the city of Bemidji under Items 30, 31 and 32 be referred to the Tax Commission for adjustment, and that the Auditor be directed to transmit to the Commission a copy of he Supervisor of Assessments findings under said items with the date of his inspection of the holdings under said items and that the assessor’s mem- orandum of the listings of the stock of the International Lumber Company be transmitted therewith. Carried un- animously. The Board proceeded to equalize the assessment of personal property under Class 3. Item 11-A was raised in the follow- ing assessment districts by per cent as follows: Baudette—50. Blackduck—100. Brook Lake—33 1-3. diamonds, etc., cent throughout was the Gudrid—75. Hamre—70. . Hornet—70. Langor—-100. McDougald—40. Nebish—33 1-3. Northern—70. O'Brien—110. Rapid River—50. Rulien—60. Spruce Grove—40. Steeners 150. District 5—50. Blackduck Viilage—50. |5 Kelliher: Village=-50. =’ - 71 Spooner Village—700. The following assessment districts were reduced by per cent as follows: Bemidji—10. Big G s 33 1-3. Jones—10. Kelliher—33 1-3. Maple Ridge—10. Mlnnie—-szii 1-3. 5. Swiftwater—10. ‘Walhalla—33 1-3. Wheeler—10. District 3—33 1-3. City of Bemidji—®60. No change was made in the returns made by the essors in the remain- ing assessment districts of the county. Item 11-B, being horses one year old and under two years, was equalized ‘as follows: The following assessment districts ‘were raised by per cent as follows: plackduck—10. Brook Lake—25. Chilgren—25. Gudrid—50. Lammers—10. Langor—50. Moose Lake—50. Northern—33 1-3. O'Brien—20. Quiring—>50. Rapid River—40. Roosevelt—20. Steenerson—150. Turtle Lake—25. Wabanica—10. Fugene—25. Potamo—66 2-3. District 5—50. Village of_ Blackduck—10. Funkley—50. The following assessment _ districts were reduced by per cent as follows: Big Grass—oxz 1-3. Hagali—30. Kelliher—33 1-3. Lee—20. 5. v—33 1-3. Spooner—33 1-3. Sugar Bush—33 1-3. Swiftwater—10. Bemidji - City—70. Spooner Village—50. Ttem 11-C, being horses two years old and under three years, was equal- ized as follows: The following assessment _districts were raised by per cent as follows: Baudette—50. Benville—50. Blackduck—45. Chilgren—100. Eckles—30. TFrohn Grant_Valley—66 2-3. Gudrid—>50. Hamre—25. Jones—40. Lammers—=60. Langor—100. T.ee—T70. McDougald—40. Myhre—125. Northern—60. Northwood—20. Pionepr—60. Quiring—150. _ Spruce Grove—25. Steenerson—=25. Swiftwater—. Turtle Lake—50. Wheejer—50. Waskish—! Potamo—70. Funkley—40. Kelliher—66 2-3. Tanstrike—66 2-3. o The following assessment _districts were reduced by per cent as foilows: Alaska—20. Rattle—25. Buzzle—10. Durand—40. Shooks—10. Walhalla—20. Woodrow—10. Eugene—10. \ i THE BEMIDIT District No. 1—10. No change in the returns of the as- sessors was made in the remaining as- sessment districts of the county. Item 11-D, being horses three years old and under sixteen years, was equal- ized as follows: The following assessment _districts were raised by per cent as follows: Benville, Birch, Blackduck, Brook Lake, Eckles, Eland, Gudrid, Kelliher, Roosevelt, Turtle River, Eugene, Dis- trict 4, Redby and Turtle River Village were each raised 10 per cent. Birch Island, Durand, Jones, Minnie, Moose Lake, each raised 20 per cent. Grant Valley 60 per cent; Hamre 50 per cent; Myhre 66 2-3 per cent; Quir- ing 50 per cent: Steenerson, 66 2-3 per cent; Potamo 40 per cent; Waskish 100 per cent; Solway 33 1-3 per cent. The following assessment districts were reduced by per cent as follows: Baudette—25. Boone 12%. Prozer—10. Rapid River—10. Shooks—15. Spooner—10. Spruce Grove—10. Summit—1215. Walhalla—1215. District No. 3.—30. City of Bemidji—10. Baudette Village—10. Kelliher Village—10. Spooner Village—10. No change in the returns of the as- sessors was made in the remaining as- sessment districts of the county. Item 11-E, being horses sixteen years old and over was left as returned by the assessor. J No change in the returns of the as- sessors was made in Item 11-F, being stallions, fine bred mares, etc. Item 12-A, being cattle under one year old was equalized as follows: The following assessment _districts were raised by per cent as follows: Alaska—?50. Benville—50. Blackduck—20. Brook Lake—20. Buzzle—20. Birch Island—20. Cormant—20. Durand—20. Eckles—20. Frohn—40. Gudrid—>50. Hamre—>50. Jones—50. Lakewood—20. Langor—20. Liberty—100. McDougald—20. Minnie—100. Moose Lake—20. Northern—100. Northwood—100. O’'Brien—50. Pioneer—350. Quiring—100. Roosevelt—50. Shotley—50. Spruce Grove—40. Steenerson—50. Turtle Lake—50. ‘Waskish—100. Potamo—750. Dt o Cvittagenso. ckduck villa 5 ¥}1ne following assessment districts were reduced by per cent as follows: Baudette—20. Kelliher—10. Meadowland—20. Prosper—20. Turtle River—20. Bemidji City: Baudette Village—40. Turtle River Village—Sio. i — Jo change was made in the re ofhtohe nssissolrs infl:l:er:or:;'\‘ilx;lng as- nt districts o . se?fé“belz-s. being cattle one year old and under two years was equalized as follows: The following assessment dls{rlcts were raised by per cent as follows: Benville—50. Blackduck—50. Brook Lake—40. Cormant—50. Eckles—50. = Grant_Valley—150. Gudrid—100. Hamre—100. Jones—100. Lakewood—75. Lammers—175. Langor—100. ¢ ‘ 5 Liberty—20." Maple Ridge—20. MeDougald—20. Minnie—100. Myhre—2 Nebish—20. Northern—33 1-3. Northwood—20. uiring—>50. ?{npid River—20. IKODSE‘VBHEZO. hotley—25. gpruce Grove—33 1-3. Taylor—1 Turtle ‘Waskish—25. ‘Winner—60. Potamo—20. Tunkley—50. RedbyEZOV 20, ;fi:fit;\)lfi)winz assessment districts were reduced by per cent as follows: Hagali—20. Meadowland—20. District—No. 3—33 1-3. Bemidji City—10. B:\l!«lettevklllluge;B?O. vay age—20. i":&lv(\:a:mge Wis made In the returns of the assessors in the remaining assess- ment districts of the county. Item 12-C, being cattle two years old and under three years was equalized as fo!l!‘;‘:evsfollowing assessment _districts were raised by per cent as follows: Angle—20. Benville—50. Blackduck—20. Birch Island—20. Durand—20. Eland—20. Gudrid—100. Hamre—75. Jones—20. Lakewood- Lammers—20. Langor—100. g P McDougald—?50. Minnie—100. Myhre—20. Northern—20. Northwood—20. Port Hope—50. Quiring—33 1-3. Minnie —100. Myhre—20. Northern—20. Northwood—20. Port Hope—50. Quiring—33 1-3. Rulien 20. Roosevelt—20. Spruce Grove—20. Steenerson—20. Taylor—20. Turtle Lake—10. Waskish—33 1-3. Potamo—20. Funkley—20. Wilton—20. The following assessment districts were reduced by per cent as follows: Bemidji—20. Boone—33 1-3. Konig—10. Meadowland—25. Pioneer—20. Sugar Bush—20. District .Jo. 1—210. o. Distr? 't D City_ of Bemidji—20. Baudette Village—323 1-3 Tenstrike Village—33 1-3. No change was made in the returns of the assessors in the remaining as- sessment districts of the county. Item 12-D. being cows, was equalized as_follows: . The following assessment districts were raised by per cent as follows: Angle—25. Alaska—25. Benville—2 Big Grass Birch—20. Brook Lake—33 1-3. Buzzle—20. Birch Island—20. Durand—33 1-3. Eckles—20. Hamre—50. Jones—20. Lammers: Liberty—: Maple Ridge—20. Minnie—25. Nebish—10. DAILY PIONEER Northwood—20. Roosevelt—50. Rulien—20, Steenerson—50. Turtle Lake—10, Waskish—25. Potamo—25. Solway—20. The following assessment were reduced by per cent as follows: Item 35, goods and _merchandise of wholesale merchants; Item 36, goods and merchandise of retail merchants; Item 37, typewriters, etc.; Item 38, safes, and Item 39, store furniture and fixtures. Item 40, being office furniture includ- ing instruments, equipment and librar- ies of professional men, was raised 100 districts | Per cent throughout the county. Item 41, being firearms of all kinds District No. 1, District No. 3, and|Was left as returned by the assessor. Village of Baudette each 20 per cent. Item 42, being presses, typesetting No change was made in the returns of |machines and equipment of newspaper the assessors in the remaining assess- ment districts of the county. Item 12-E, being bulls, was equal- ized as follows: The following assessment districts | Of creameries: and printing offices was raised 75 per cent throughout the county. No change was made in the returns of the assessors under Item 43, equipment Item 44, equipment of were raised by per cent as follows: |laundries; Item 45, equipment of sa- Battle—50. loons, sample rooms, etc.; Item 46, Big Grass—20. equipment of restaurants; Item 47, Birch—110. equipment of billiard and pool rooms, Brook Lake—2: ete. Cormant—25, Item 48 being furniture, tools and Durand—25, Eland—; Gudrid—50. Hamre—100. Jones—25. Konig—100. Langor—110. Liberty—20. Maple Ridge—40. Minnie—200. Moose Lake—25. Northern—100. Northwood—100. O’Brien—25. Rapid River—66 2-3. Shooks—100. ‘Waskish—66 2-3. Zipple—100. Potamo—25. District No. 1—20. District No. 2—10. District No. 4—25. City of Bemidji—20. Spooner Village—b6 No change was made in the returns of the assessors in the remaining as- sessment districts of the county. Item 12-F, being all other cattle three old and over, was equalized as follows: The following assessment districts were raised by per cent as follows: Benville—25, Brook Lake—50. Eland—$66 2-3. Grant Valley—20. Gudrid—50. Hamre—25. Kelliher—100. Minnie—10. Northern: A Roosevelt—33 1-3. Rulien—10. Spruce Grove—10. Eugene—20. Potamo—20. No change was made in the,returns of the as: ors in the remaining as- sessment districts of the county. Item 13, being sheep of all ages, was equalized as follows: The following assessment districts were raised by per cent as follows: Alaska—100. Battle—100. Bemidji—50. Benville—100. Big Grass—50. Birch 150. Blackduck—50. Brook Lake—100. Buzzle—100. Chilgren—100. Cormant—=200. Durand—200. Eckles—200. Eland—100. Frohn—200. Grant Valley—100. Hagali—50. Hamre—150 Hornet—50. Jones—200. Kelliher—50. Keil—150. Lakewood—50. Langor—:200. Liberty—200. Lee—50. Maple—Ridge—200. McDougald—100. Moose Lake—100. re—200. % Spooner 3 Spruce Grove—50. Steenerson—a100. Summit—50. Swiftwate; Turtle Lake: Turtle River—50. Wahanica—! Waskistk A Woodrow—=200. Eugene—100. Potamo—50. Zipple—100. District No. 1—200. District No. 5—60. Blackduck Village—50. Kelliher Village—100. Turtle River Village—150. No change was made in the returns of the assessors in the remaining as- sessment districts of the county. No change was made in the returns of the assessors under Item 14-A, being hogs not over three months old. Item 14-B, being hogs three months old and over was equalized as follows: The following assessment districts were raised by per cent as follows: Angle—50. Alaska—100. Battle—50. Baudette—100. Benville—50. Birch—100. Blackduck—>50. Boone—50. Brook Lake—50. Chilgren—S59. Cormant—100. Eckles—50. Eland—100. X Frohn—100. Grant Valley—50. Gudrid—100. Hagali—50. Hamre—100. Jones—200. Kelliher—100. Konig—20. Lango! 0. Liberty—100. Lee—50. Maple Ridge—50. McDougald—100. Minnie—100. Moose Lake—100. Myhre—100. Nebish—50. Norris—150. Northwood—200. O'Brien—20. Port Hope—50. Quiring—150. Rapid River—150. Roosevelt—150. Shooks—50. Spooner—20. Spruce Grove—100. Sugar Bush—100. Swiftwater—50. Turtle Lake—50. Wabanica—50. Wheeler—20. Waskish—50. Woodrow—50. Zipple—100. Potamo—200. District No. 1—100. District No. 4—400. District No. 5—50. Kelliher Village—50. Tenstrike—200. Spooner Village was reduced 50 per cent. No change was made in the returns of the assessors in the remaining assess- ment districts of the county. No change was made in the returns of the assessors under Item 15, poultry, Ttem 16, dogs, Ttem 17, farm tools, Ttem 18, wagons, etc., Ttem 19, harness and saddles, Ttem 20, automobiles, Item 21, motorcyeles and bicycles, Ttem 22, all other vehicles, Ttem 23, grain. grass cerd, ete., Ttem 24, all other agricul- tur: ‘products, Ttem 25, threshing ma- chines, ete., Ttem 26, steam engines. et 1tem 27, locomotives, etc. Ttem 28, being manufacturers’ tools, ote., was raised 50 per cent throughout the county. No change was made in the returns of the a <sors under Ttem 29, wheat, flour. Item 30. pulpwood, pulp and paper: Ttem 31, lumber. lath and_shin- gles; Ttem 32, logs poles, posts and rail- road ties: Ttem 33, brick, cement. lime, etc.; Ttem 34, manufacturers’ materials; equipment® of barber shops was raised 100 per cent throughout the county. No change w made in Item 49, all other property, etc, in the returns of the assessors. No change was made in the items un- der Class 4, the same being numbered from Items 50 to 58, inclusive. By motion duly carried, the assess- ment of Armeur & Co., in the city of Bemidji was reduced from $2,500 to $1,965 under Item 35. All changes herein indicated were duly ordered by the board upon motions duly seconded and carried. By motion duly carried the Board of Equalization adjourned. A. E. RAKO, Chairman. Attest: J. L. GRORGE, Secretary. 1w-816 BIDS Sentod DI Vi G6 rorn N ea B the undersigned, to be opened at a reg- ular meeting of the city council of the City of Bemidji, to be held on Monday, Aug. 20th, 1917, at 8 o’clock P. M. Automobile should be suitable for work required by the Police depart- ment. Bids will be considered on a new, or a second hand machine in first class condition. The City Council reserves right to reject any or all bids. GEO .STEIN, City Clerk. 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