Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 29, 1896, Page 2

| | Grand Rapids PreralasReview Published Every Saturday. By E, C, KILEY, -_ TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE Six Months......$1.00 | Three Months........50¢ Entered in the postoficc st Grand Rapids Minnesota, as second-class matter. PROCEEDINGS OF THE Boord of Equalization —OF-— liasca County, Minn., 1896. Auditor's Office, } Ttasca County, Minn. Pursuant to law, County Commissioners George Lydick and Henry Logan, and County Auditor H. R. King, met as a County Board of Exuslization at the Auditor's office this 20th day of July, 1896. ach had taken an oath as required id board proceeded to examine and values upon real and personal property within said county. The town of Deer River was first taken under consideration, ° A reduction of 15 per cent was made in the valuation placed upon section 36-145-25. The wi of sw4 and sw’ of nw of section 22, town 57, range 27, in said Deer River township was reduced to $20. he valuation placed upon dogs was 1 from $1.00 each to $5.00 each, ’. C. Gilbert appeared before the Board as the agent of the Itasca Lumber company, and stated that said company had been as- sessed in said township on 74 head of horses and that only 12 head thereof were In Itasca county on May Ist, 1896, oratany time sub- sequent thereto, whereupon it was ordered that said assessment be corrected. All other real and personal property in said town was left as returned by the as- sessors. ' The towns of Grand Rapids and Bass Brook were passed without making any changes either in the real or personal property. The town of Iron Range was next taken up. The w's of ne, the ne of ne and ne ofnw'4 of section 22, were reduced 90 per cent. i The sw of se of section 15 was reduced 80 per cent. The nw of se of section 21 was reduced 60 per cent. The balance of section 22 was reduced 60 per cent, > improvements on swf of se of sec- tion 4 nd.on nw of ne4 and ney nw’ of on 22. sduced 80 per cent. S 33, 34 und 35 were reduced 50 per Seet cent. All other real estate in said town of Iron Range was reduced 40 per cent. In the list of personal property item No. 18 was reduced 50 per cent. Inthe town of Trout Lake all-real estate was reduced 40 per cent. Cows were re- duced 20 per cent. In the town of Swan River all cut over lands were reduced to $1.00 peracre. All other assessments being passed without change. In town 4, range 25, all land north of Pokegama lake was equalized at] $2.00 per acre exclusive of pine timber thereon, and all land south of Pokegama lake in sald township was equalized pt $1.25 per acre, exclusive of pine timber thercon. sec carts range wi of se 18 25,ralsed from $280 to $360 sexotsey 13“ “ « % 140 200 whofses 15“ 400% 360 nwkofsw¥4 2“ “ % % 400+ 139 sKofnw a “gy ars e%ofses 2 “% “ “ - 300 * 475 Upon motion, the Board adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m. July 21st, 1896, at which time Messrs. Lydick, Logan and King were again present. i The town of Koochiching was taken up. Mr. H. Y. Winchell appeared before the Board and showed that the assessment was much too high, whereupon a reduction of 80 percent was ordered on all of that tract of real property known as the townsite of Koo- chiching, exclusive of structures thereon, and also a reduction of 80 per cent on all un- plated lands within said township. In the following townships the cut-over Jands were reduced from $1.25 per acre to $1.00 per acre: Township 51 range 22, 55-22, 56-22, % 57-22, 53-23, 55-28, 62-23, 63-23, 57-24, 62-24, 63-24, 57-25, 60-25, 57-26, 58-26, 59-26, 60-26, 58-27, 59-27, 147-25, 148~ Cut-over lands in 2 were raised from 1,00 per acre to $1.25 per acre. Cut-over lands in s% of 57-22 were raised from $1.0 per acre to $1.25 per acre, "The following special changes were made in town 54 range sey of ney sec 2, reduced from 3 75 tog 40 seyofswa “ 2% * im Bo 50 sw ofnwig “ 2 5 Lot 4 afte 4 - “ 300 W Lotstand2 “ 8 285 * 200 nw ot ney “ 10, % r mB 4 nw of s “ 15, iz igs 200 ** 140 seyofse4 “ 2, . ~ 230“ 220 Lot5 “ 2, ee oe isc * 140 Lot4 “ 2, ee sf 120 100 stsof nw “ 22, * - 330 “245 ne of nw 22, = 400 * 240 Lov2 2, “4 %m* 60 sey of sw 2, rs 450 © 400 sw4 of sw 2, bs 225 “* 200 swh ef sw4 5, ris 700“ 525 ne of se 3, sek 570 * 300 nw of se 25, * 720 “* 360 sei of se B, ft 250 “ 200 se of nes 26, 2 300 “* 225 ne¥ of nw 2%, s) 530 “* 400 nw of nw 26, a 50 “400 se; of nw 26, Se 645 * 600 sw of se 26, 130 ** 100 ne of swt 26, sj 725 6 sei of swi4 26, se 250 ** 200 sw of ne ay 7 250 * 200 ne of nex zi. if 490 “250 nw of sel a, be! 600 * 450 Lot it 27, iss 50" 30 Lot 1 - 240 150 Lot 3 th 340“ 200 Lot 4 5 fe 100“ 80 sw ofney “ St, - 450“ 330 nw}4 of se4 34, 550 “* 300 sek of se%4 34, ved B20 ** 280 sw of se’ 34, # 700 ** 390 nw 34, = 1570 * 1090 sw ba i. 2020 ** 1805 wit of ne 35, a 700 “* 430 nw 35, = 1320 ‘* 1000 se of ne 25,was raised from 100 “ 850 swhi of se Biss fot 10 ** 150 sw4 of sw Oe HE 100“ 140 At noon the until 10 o'clock Board took an adjournment a.m. July 22nd. at which time Messrs. Lydick, Logan and King were present. The village of Laprairie was taken under consideration. It appearing that a large portion of the discriptions of real estate in said village was ossessed at a fractional part of a dollar the following changes were ordered: It the Plat of Akeley, blocks 3, 4,7 and 12, and lots 1, 2, 3, 4,5 and 6 of block 6, and lots 1, 2 and 8 of block 8, were sed 3314 per cent; blocks 1, 2, 5, 9, 10. Ll, 13, 14. 15 and 16, and lots 7, 8 and 9 of block 6, and lots 4, 5 and 6 of block 8 were raised 50 per cent, In First Addition to Akeley, blocks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7,9. 19, 18, 14, 19, 20, 22 and 81 were raised 3314 per cent. Blocks 1. 8 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 21. 23 and 25 were raised 50 per cent. In Plat of Laprairle, blocks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8. 9, 12, 18; 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35, 40 and 41, were raised 50 per cent. Blocks 5. 17, 19, 20, se\ of ne 3 58 100% nw of nw 3 59 150 100 sw of nw a wD 250 = (100 Raised 4, $ from n% of nw 1 50 2 40 (B50 ne of se¥ 2 5 150-250 ws of sw 3 59 2% * 300 700 8% of sey 4 8 2 800 1125 ne¥ of sey 7 8 @ 150-200 s%ofse¥ 8 BB BR 750 1050 ne} of nes 9 59 2 100-275 ne of nw 10 592 160 300 ne nu 59 2 725 1075 w% of se 1 8 2 875 625 sw of nw¥ Bb 5 180 200 n\ of ne WwW BD @ 650 = 900 e% of se 19 59 #20 = 850 nw} of sw 2 59 160 550 sw of se 2m 3 400 450 nw of ne 4 5 120150 ne, of nw 3 59 ww 120 «(150 sw of sw4 % 59 120-250 8 of sw 2 59 485 500 sey of ney 2 59 250 = «350 sw of ney 300 «592 400 «600 nw of nw 3 88 oR 160 (1%5 nw of sex 3 59 160 © 400 se of ses 81 58 160 300 e% of se4 8 59 440-550 nw of nel4 al 59 225 400 n}e.of Swi 2 5 2 400 500 sel 3 59 oR 600 1225 e% of swhé 3 58 300 «550 of sw B&B 59 2 300 650 of sw ue 8D R 150-50 nei of ne4 Bu WW 140-200 Upon ‘motion, the meeting of the Board was adjourned until 10 a.m, July 23rd, 1896, at which time Commissioners GeorgejLydick and Henry Logan and County Auditor H. R. King were present. The foliowing lands. as here described, having been assessed as timbered lands, and that all timber having been removed for some time, the valuations thereon ware re- duced to the sum of $50 per forty: nei of ne, section 1, town 5, range 26 nw of ne4 Mot le cs o, ne’ of se%4 Stra, = ‘ se of sw% yee of i nes of nw goa % a sw of ne Se af is nw of ney ae * bigs x sw “9 “ “ nw of se¥ eeogypuole “ 8% of se eee yan ef se of nwi Eso EB ae ¢ nwkofnw¥ “ 2 ¢ a s% of ne Bat ae “ sey of nwii ah grit “ w% of sei BOB sat “ sei of seh eres H ae ‘ nw of sek ae Ge “ n¥ of nel 2 Fh 810 600 8% of ney BL kB 1000750 ©% of nw a 1350 = 1100 nw of nw Bl Bt 8110050 e% of sw ca 1600 1125 ne¥ of se BL 54 8 1100 200 The following list of lands. having been erroneously assessed as timbered lands. were reduced to $40.00 per forty: n% section 2, Town 50, Range 26 n¥ of ne’ “ 3 “ “ n% of nw meme Be ies sw of nw at. < - ne of ne oe i * s%oftse4 section 9, Town 60, Range % n% of se “13, 60 * se¥ of se « 28." © s wis of ne Coy ries ee se nwkofse¥ “ MW « “ 8% of se%4 fa ue “ sejofswe “ 14. “ “ n'% of sw aia Seles “ ne¥ofnwk “ MW, & “ si of nw ou < se swh pe Sea “ nwt, “ 1, “ “ se “ 5, “ “ whotnwk “ 1%, “ “ nw¥ofswé “ 17%, | “ “ neMofney “ 18 ~ “ 8% of ne¥™ ic | seem “ sejofnwg “ 18 cs e% of sw oe ete “ n%ofnw¥ “ 2 3 neX «20, “ “ n% of ne¥ Bare LD ie = e% of sey Sah sh be Allof ae ” * Allof 23, * < sw of nw ey A ei ne¥ of ne%4 “2, £ o w% of nel ea Mgtens = eon ca e% of nw “2, bis sw of nw'i ties 3 f bes ae nX of sw Lente. ist - nwik “98, “ “« ne¥ « 9 “ “ e% of nw eee | = ae neX “3h “ “ n¥% of nw or cae “ sok “of rigs “ s% of sw cme) aairbe . ne\ “35, “ “ swit “35, “ “ seX “35, “ “ Upon motion, the Board adjourned until 10a. m. July %th, 1896, at which time Com- missioners Henry Logan and George Lydick and County-Auditor H. R.King were present. Sec. Town. Rg. boa rege to se¥ of se 29 160 “100 Lot 1 8B 150 = 100 ne of se4 6 100 50 nw of sw Ww 100 50 se of ne™4 20 170 80 nw of ne%4 28 140 50 sey of sw 3 100 50 nw of ney bag 100 50 ny of nw 7 200 «100 ne of se 76 100 50 nw of nw 27 100 50 s% of ney 10 280 ney of: swi¢ at) 40 sw of se4 9 40 n% of sels, 15 120 8% of sw 1b 120 se of nw 1b 60 wi, of se™4 19 100 e% of sw4 19 100 Lots land 2 Lots 3 and 4 ne}4 of ne4 e ss 21, 38, 80, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47 and 48 were raised 33% percent. Lots 1,2 and 8 of block 16, were raised 50 per cent. In Houghton’s addition to Laprairie, blocks 2, 4 and 5, and lots1, 2, 3 and 4 of block 3, were raised 50 per cent. In Buell’s addition to Laprairie, lots 8, 9 and 12 in block 6, and lots 6, 11 and 12 in ne of swt 6 is - ne of ne%4 sale € * nw of ne’ le “ “ ne of nw4 aad) ie “ se of sey wea pt Lot3 “ 6 “ “ Lot? “ 6, “ “ ne of nw ices kg # nw’4 of nw depaiee, a ise n% of ney fer 105 = ~ ne of nw Sn 10, “ . sw ofsw' section 6, town 56. range 26 sw of ney llega. ca ie 8% of sod es i nig of nv i ei “ sel4 of ne% E58 * * nw¥ofsw¥ “ 9 “ “ n¥ of ne cee oe “ sel of swia ak Ks “ nw, Cia aed “ neX “nu “ “ nw of nw mer ba . nw ofsw ae * = £ se of sw'4 - e bd bal nw of se'4 sm, fs ba 8% of se “ 2 “ “ sw¥ of nw “1, £ Ht ne¥ of ney “18, se et wh of swt “13, u A ne of sw “18, = ne of nwh “4 * = n\ of swig “ 4, ss n'y of se’ © Mh a ne% “6, a nw “15 ae n of swig eae: |-y o% ne of sey “« 1, ic ne of ne4 “ 23, i nw of nwi4 “mh, = nw of ne4 section 24, town 56, range 25 sei of sw “- 2%, = * nw4 of sw “2, nz ee ses of ne “ 28, st e% of se% eS vd ig nw of nw “Bt, 5 ts Lot 2 “ 34 “ “ Upon motion, the Boord adjourned until 19 a.m. July 24th, 1896, at which time Commis- sioners George Lydick and Henry Logan and County Auditor H, R, King were present. ‘The following special changes were made: Sec. Town. Rg. Rqduced se¥ of se $60 $40 w% nedi 100 80 sw 250 160 sw of nw¥ 250 200 100 80 7. 40 wi of nw nw of nw block 14 were raised 50 per cent. The following special changes were made: Sec. Town. Rg. Reduced 1p se of ne4 al 55 $950 $475. se4 of sw 2 5 450 400 nw of sw 3B 55 BB 650 440 se of nw & 5 OR 185 125 nw*4 of ne™4 5 58 2 275 = 200 sw of ses R 60 BW 200 = 100 13 6 @ 200 = 100 ne of nw B 60 400-200 w% of ne“ 3 6 @ 400-200 n of ne™% MH 60 (22 400-200 sey of ney 4 60 22 200 ©6100 nw} of ne4 3 7 @ * 800 150 e's of nw 3 0 2 650 = 300 nw’ of sw 9 5 ms 300-150 w% of nw} 4 6 8B 690 = 600 sw 3h OT 2025 «1800 se of sw GB 2 B 1%5 80 sw of se4 o 6 B 400-200 nw of se 2 53 Mf 100 = -40| e% of sey 56 Bw A 400 80. nw 2% BB ff 400 160 ney 2% 5 MM 400 160 nw of sw 5 BS B 100 40 se of nw 1 Bt 200 40 0% of se 3B bm 20 «8 w of sw a7 & A 200 80 e% of ne B bh 300 80 ny of ne¥ 3 59 1500 1300 n% of ne4 5 8 mM BIS 425, For town 89, range 2, it appearing that a gross error had been made, the following changes were made: Reduced Sec. Town. Rg. from % nw of ne4 1 53 @ B00 225 sw of sw 1 53 2 40 50 ne of sw 2 © @ 150 50 se’ of sw 2 8 B 0 BO nw of swhi 2 8 @ 150 125 swi4 of ne¥ Bb be RB 150 100 nel of se B 5D 150 50 se of nw 0: 59 550425 ney 10 8 2 480 = 200 nw of sw'¢ nu w» 2 200 «100 ne of sw’ 11 5 2 400 100 se of sw Nn ©) 2 200 150 nw} of sw4 Bw 59 w 150 80 nw of nw uw 59 Be 250 150 ne of se uw 59 160 100 w of sw 5 59 2 490 30 se of sw 6b 8 350-100 nw of nw vw 8 325-200 nw’ of nw 3 59 10 860% se¥ of nw 2% 59. 22 100% se of ne4 a BO 12 = 150 8% of se% a 8 BQ "8% 250 sey of nw % 59 2 250-200 nw of se 2% 59 120 60 ne™ of se 27 50 8} 12 86100 sw of seg a 8 2 10100 sw of sw 3 59 oe 140100 se of so wp 9 BR 160-100 wis of se 2m 5 820-180 no’ of neki 2 «50 22 350-300 nw of ne4 30 50 RR 160 100 ws of se’ SL BO ee 230-100 sw'4 of sw BL 59 RB 250 © 200 se, of swhi Be 8 550275 swia of sea 2 6 2 1 = 100 ne of sey Be 5 me TO 100 7 8B 2 8 5 B 8 8B 9 8 2 WB 18 53 Lot land 2 2 8B 2 130 80 ne}; of ne’ 8 75 40 ney 3B SB 300-160 n¥ of se4 8 8B 100 80 sw of sey 20 B BS 140 40 sw’ of ne4 80 53S 6 40 nw of se% 300 5B 5 40 sw of sw cn 70 40 nw of swt 81 63 % 40 n¥ of ne 4 a 5 15080 wi of sod, B 5 5 120 80 s% of ney uw BB 150 80 n% of nw Bu BB 150 80 et: of sw “MB 150 80 sei4 of sw 6 B 600500 nw of sw 6 B&B @ 400350 nw of sw 4 5B 6 200 «175 sw of sw 4 53 250 150 e% tose 4 8B 2 380-300 sw of seg 5 53 8 140 100 se 6 BB Bw 550-410 sw of sw 6 5 2B 350 250 nls of swii T 5B 6 440-250 e% of sey 7 BB Bw 40) 10 nw 7 58 26 1920 1075 sw’ of ne 8 5 2 250 150 swig 9 BB 1130-860 e% of ne4 9 BB 2 900 700 8% of nw 9 5 1% = 150 n% of se 9 5 8 450 850 sw of sel4 9 53 26 7400 300 8% of sw 10 53 (6 700. 425 8% of ne 10 53 6 650 - 280 sw of sw "4 BB % 40 se of swt 1b 8 10040 nw'4 of nw Gb 8B 6 100 80 sexi of sea b B Bw 100 80 ne 7 53 kB 1140 = 800 ws of nw Ww 8B w 1200 8% swhi 7 53) 26 1300 600 se of sey WB 6 450 = 350 sw of sei 18 53) 270-200 n of sel 9 38 4 350 ne%4 9 BB 489 = 400 8% of 50% 1 53 87 B60 400 ne¥ of swi4 1 8B 500-150 not nes us @ 935 660 ne¥ of nes Bw 8 450 = 300 sw of nw 18 63 (BT 800 50 8% of sey a 6 815 BT ne of ney 3 8 @ 300-25 sel of sw 7 St 200 © 150 swig mm 5 17501400 nes 22 160 ne™ a1 160 se% 31 160 & es of sw Lots 1, 2,3 and 4 SESSESESTE SSEEEEEE ES 3 3S SSSSSSSSESReS Sl gzeeeegyleuagsssgsareaesssys NENA RRYRARGS SS LEER RRL RRERRRRRRRRBRBE sey 1 160 Lot 1 1 40 se of so% 3 50 Lots t, 2.3 and 4 9 160 Section 25 1920 640 ne4 of nw¥ 7 12 «40 sw of swi4 a 120 40 Loti Bs) 80 80 e% 3 960 320 ne of sw 3 120 40 8% of sw 35. 240 80 sw ofnw 38. 120 40 Ast trom, © ne of sw 2 58 125 50 nw of ne4 3 58 6 200 400 ne of ne Oo 8B @ 7 200 se4 of ne4 0 8 Bw 1% 3% ne of se4 3 65S 60 5 se of sey 3 658 60 = 265 nw of sey 3 58 6 60 «(150 swt do 5 2 7 290 ne of ne aL 58 150 200 ne of sw 19 8 1% 40 190 nw of sw4 9 38 2 200 250 ne¥ of se% 8 5 Bw 50 150 se4 of sw 9 58 & 300 400 se of sey 5 58 40 0 After considerable consideration, during the sittings of this board, it became evident that the-assessor had placed a valuation of about $2.00 per thousand.upon small timber requiring from 18 to 20 logs to the thousand feet and deeming such figures about 50 per cent more than the market value of such small timber, he following changes were made: Where estimates show so small timber as to require 16 to 20 or more logs to the thou- sand feet, the valuation thereon was re- duced to $1.00 per thousand. Where esti- mates show timber to be white pine requir ing 10 to 16 logs +o the thousand feet, the valuation thereon was reduced to $1.50 per thousand. Where estimates show timber to be Norway timber requiring 10 to 14 logs to the thousand feet, the valuation thereon was reduced to $125 per thousand. The village of Grand Rapids was taken up, and the following changes made: Block 1, First division, was reduced from $240 to $120, Block 3, First division, was reduced from $310 to $120. Block 5, First division, was reduced from $340 to $120. Block 21, First division, was reduced from $180 to-$120. Lots:1 to 12,-and 21, 22. 23 and 24 in block 25, First disision, was reduced from $205 to $160. Lots 4.5and6in block 41, First division, was reduced from $60 to $30. Block 11, Second division, was reduced from $250 to $120. Block 33, Second division, was reduced from $250 to $120. Lots 1 to 6 in block 25, Kearney’s addition, was reduced from $65 to $30, Lots 18, 14, 15 and 16, block 39, Kearney’s ad- dition, was reduced from $40 to 330. Being all the changes made in real estate in the village of Grand Rapids. Thos. McAlpine was reduced $50 on item 10 of personal property list. The town of Ray was taken up and changes made therein as follows: Plat of Rainy Lake City was reduced 50 per cont. Plat of Gold Harper was reduced 20 per cent. Lands in town 71, range 23, were reduced 50 per cent. : All lands is Sections 30, 31, 82, 8tand 35 of town 71, range 22, were reduced 50 per cent. Upon motion, the Board adjourned sine ie. Attest: H. 8. KING, County Auditor. 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