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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1921)
t ... .- — •i" . . " 1 SUPERVISOR’S PROCEEDINGS. O’Neill, Neb., June 14, 1921, 10 a. m. Boad of Equilization met in regular session. All members present but Skidmore. Board called to order by chairman. Board spent the forenoon in hearing and investigating protests to assess ments. At 12 o’clock noon, on motion board adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. k— E. E. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June 14, 1921, 1 p. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present but Skidmore. Board called to order by chairman. Board passed the afteroon in hear ing and investigating protests to as sessments. At 5 o’clock p. m., on motion board adjourned until June 15, 1921, at 9 o’clock a. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. • O’Neill, Neb., June 15, 1921, 9 a. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present but Skidmore. Board called to order by chairman. On motion the valuation on the SW14 SW'A 32-26-14 was fixed at $5 per acre. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June 15, 1921, 1 p. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present but Skidmore. On motion $600.00 was deducted from the valuation of the SE’A 80 30-9. On motion the valuation on SW% 14-29-15-was reduced $600. On motion ES»A 9-30-14 was re duced $600. On motion E%SW14 and SWY* SW'A 2-27-14 was reduced $400 and W% NW'A Sec. 2- 27-14 was reduced $200. Mr. Chairman: I would respectfully move that we grant a reduction of $1050 on NW14 Sec. 5-32-15. Also a reduction of $800 on SEti 32-33-15. J. V. JOHNSON. H. U, HUBBARD. Motion carried. At 5 o’clock p. m., on motion board adjourned until June 16, 1921, at 9 o’clock a. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk, O’Neill, Neb., June 16, 1921, 9 a. m. Board of Eqalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present but Skidmore. Board called to order by chairman. On motion the valuation of lots 13 and 14 in block 15, O’Neill, was re duced $1,250. On motion the valuation on N% and SW'A of Sec. 2-31-14 was reduced $1,130.00. . , At 12 o’clock noon, on motion board adjourned until 1 o'clock p. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June lb, i»zi, 1 p. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present but Skidmore. Board called to order by chairman. Board spent the afternoon in com paring and considering protests and assessments. At 5 o’clock p. m., on motion board adjourned until June 17, 1921, 9 a. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Ner., June 17, 1921, 9 a. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present , but Skidmore. Board called to order by chairman. Board devoted the forenoon to hearing and considering protest of in dividuals against their valuations. At 12 o’clock noon on motion board adjourned until 1 o’clock, p. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June 17, 1921, lp.m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present but Skidmore. Called to order by chairman. . * Board spent the afternoon in hear ing and considering protests against the valuations. At 5 o’clock p. m., on motion board adjourned until June 18, 1921, at 9 o’clock . m. „ _ . W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June 18, 1921, 9 a. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. AH members present hut Watson. , , . Board called to order by chairman. Mr. Chairman: Whereas, the re turns of the different assessors in the county are so near the same on the different classes of stock, I move you that the returns be approved as pre sented by the County Assessor. Motion carried. E. F. PORTER. L. C. McKIM. Motion carried. At 12 o’clock noon, on motion boat'd adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June 18, 1921, 1 p. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present but Watson and Skidmore. Board called to order by chairman. The Honorable Board of Equalization, Holt County, Nebraska. The undersigned states that he is the owner of South West Quarter of Sec tion 23, Township 31, Range 14, in Holt County, Nebraska. That said land is unimproved and has no greater value than the adjacent lands, lhat the lands adjacent and similar quality has been assessed for year 1921 at $3500 per 160 acres. Your petitioner therefore prays that the assessment for year 1921 be reduced from $4000 to $3500 which last amount is the full value thereof. Respectfully, T. V. GOLDEN. June 17, 1921. Same was granted. Board devoted the rest of the after noon to comparing valuations on Lumber Yards and stores in the county. At 4 o’clock p. m., on motion board of Equalization adjourned to June 21, 1921, at 10 o’clock. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June 21, 1921, 9 a. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present but Johnson. Called to order hi chairman. Board devoted the forenoon to hear ing and investigating protests against real estate valuaions. At 12 o’clock noon, on motion board adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June 21, 1921, 1 p. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present. Board called to order by chairman. O’Neill, Neb., June 14, 1921. To the Hon. Board of Equalization: Gentlemen: I wish to protest against the valuation placed upon the improvement on the W% NEti 33 28-9, the valuation this year is $1500, last year it was $1000 and I think $1000 is a fair and reasonable valua tion and I would ask your honorable body to place the valuation at that price. ' ALLEN HAYNES. Same was granted. Ewing, Neb., June 14, 1921. To the Honorable Board of Supervisors now in session at O’Neill, Neb.: Gentlemen: Our assessor in Ewing erred in two instances. First, on a $150 which is 20 years past due, the same assessed to me at $150. Second, on my stock of Jewelry which should not be assessed for more than $200, the same assessed to me at $500. Please make the desired change and greatly oblige. Thanking you in ad vance, I am Yours truly, F. M. DOOLITTLE. Motion by Skidmore that same be granted. Upon the motion being put by chair man, same was lost. At 5 o’clock p. m., on motion board adjourned until June 22, 1921, at 9 o’clock a. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June 22, 1921, 9 a. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members pres ent. Board called to order by chair man. Honorable County Board of Equaliza tion: Gentlemen: I am the owner of Lots 22, 23 and 24 in Block 21, original town of O’Neill, Nebraska. These lots are assessed at $600 each. They are vacant lots and lay between the En right saloon and Dave Stannard’s store. I notice that other lots closer to the geographical center and business center of town are valued lower than mine. The J. C. Hartrish Hardware store Lot 5, Block 22, Is valued at $500. The Naylor Building, Lots 6 and 7, Block 22, are valued at $525 each. The John Horiskey lot, No. is, Block 22, is valued at $500. The Bowen Hardware store, Lots 10 and 11, Block 22, $475 each. Dr. Corbett, Lot 12, $475. The Zimmerman lot, No. 13, valued at $400. The Bentley We’re Enthusiastic about Willard Threaded Rubber Batteries And of course, the source of our enthusiasm is in the product —the high quality materials— the careful inspection—and on top of it all Willard Threaded Rubber Insulation. And If you need battery ser vice—you kndw where we are! O’Neill Battery Station Office ’Phone 39; Res. 99 I Willard Batteries Store Building, valued at $325. Now my lots are as far from the business center of town as the Bowen Hardware Store or Dr. Corbett’s office is. I ask that my valuaion be lowered to $450 each on Lots 22, 23 and 24, Block 21. Respectfully submitted, R. IL PARKER. On motion same was denied. On motion the improvements on SW% Sec. 10-32-13 were reduced from $3600 to $2000. On motion the valuation of Standard Oil Co., at Ewing was raised to $6000; O’Neill, $8000; Atkinson, $7000; Stuart, $8000; Mutual Oil Co., Ewing, $6000; Atkinson, $6000; Shaffer Oil Co., O’Neill, $8000; Hewett Oil Co., Atkinson, $5000. On motion the valuation on Part NW14 NEVi “D” Atkinson, was in creased from $800 to $1500. Above parties were notified by clerk to appear before the board on June 28, 1921, at 10 o’clock a. m., to — ■ .i ■■■■ . in r.„ show cause why such valuation Is not justifiable. At 12 o’clock noon, on motion board of equalization adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June 22, 1921, 2 p. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members present, Board called to order by chairman. Board devoted the afternoon to com paring the valuation of Stocks of Merchandise in the County. At 5 o’clock p. m., on motion board of equalization adjourned till June 23, 1921, at 9 o’clock a. m. W. T. HAYES, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., June 23, 1921, 9. m. Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment. All members pres ent. Board called to order by cnair man.__ (Continued next week.) -- '.■ 11 Have You Tried It? I jii; Everybody is talking about the delicious Ice Cream we have if j| been surving at our fountain. i||f Why shouldn’t it be good? No substitutes are used in the ;*H llll manufacture of REAL Ice Cream- It is made under the super- |||l llll vision of experts in a new, sanitary factory. Everything as i |[ clean as clean can be. Do you know what this means to you— ifjj the consumer? 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