BOARD OP EQUALIZATION
PROCEEDINGS
O’Neill. Neb., July 1, 1930
Holt County Board of Equalization
met pursuant to adjournment; all
members present but Stein. Board
l called to order by the chairman.
Minutes for June 30, 1930 read and
approved.
AMENDED PETITION
In the matter of the levying Taxes
for the Current Year for School
District Number 142 and School
District Number 13, Holt County,
Nebraska.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Holt County, Nebraska,
Now comes School District No. 142
of Holt County, Nebraska, by Roy
Lowery, its Treasurer, and gives this
r Honorable Board to understand and
be informed:
That the Northern Nebraska Pow
er Company is the owner of certain
taxable property situated and confin
ed within the boundaries of School
District No. 142 of Holt County, Ne
braska. That the legal description of
the territory covered by School Dis
trict No. 142 of Holt County, Nebras
ka, is:
All of sections one (1), two (2),
three (3), eleven (11) and twelve
(12) and the east half (E%) of sec
tion ten (10), all in township thirty- j
two (32), range Twelve (12), and,
sections thirty-four (34), thirty-five |
(35), and thirty-six (36), and all of
sections twenty-five (25), twenty-1
six (26) and twenty-seven (27) south
of the Niobrara river in township j
thirty-three (33), range Twelve (12) i
and the west half of section thirty
one (31), and all that portion of the
west half (W%) of section thirty
(30) south of the Niobrara river, in
township thirty-three (33), range
eleven (11) in Holt County, Nebras
ka,
That part of the above described
property is in Coleman Township and
part of it is in Paddock Township,
but that the entire property above
described, whether it be in Coleman
or Paddock township, is all located and
situated on the property and with
in the boundaries of School District
No. 142 and no part of said property
is situated within the boundaries of
School District No. 13, of Holt Coun
ty, Nebraska.
Your petitioner respectfully repre
sents that all of the above described
property, w'hich as heretofore averred
is situated within the boundaries of
School District No. 142 of Holt Coun
ty, Nebraska, and all improvements,
by way of earth and concrete dam,
flood gates and all improvements on
I ANNUAL STATEMENT OF W. E. CONKLIN, COUNTY TREAS- j
URER OF HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, SHOWING RECEIPTS,
DISBURSEMENTS AND BALANCES FOR THE YrEAR BEGIN
NING JULY 1st, 1929 AND ENDING JUNE 30th, 1930.
j RECEIPTS j
| To Balance on hand June 30th, 1929 - --.- ^32,89165 j
* To Total Tax Collected . — &75,253-/2 j
? To Total School Land Funds Collected -- 18,045.08
| To Total University Funds Collected . -.— L741.98 I
{ To Total State Apportionment for Schools, collected 18,552.03 |
I To Total State Aid for Schools, collected 1,310.51 ,
1 To Miscellaneous Collections (County General Fund) 12,825.60
I To Miscellaneous Collections (County Bridge Fund) 241.71 I
| To Miscellaneous Collections (County Road Fund) - - 24,368.30 j
'! To Miscellaneous Collections (County Dragging Fund) 25,893.18
| To Miscellaneous Collections (Inheritance Tax) — 2,306.84 |
| To Misc. Collections (Interest on County Deposit) 3,401.62 j
To Miscellaneous Collections (Redemption Fund)— 48,410.90 ,
I To Miscellaneous Collections (Fees) — — - 1,033.85
j To Miscellaneous Collections (State Highway Supervision) 943.08 j
To Misc. Collections (State Highway Maintenance) 10,886.55 i
To Miscellaneous Collections (Fines and Lecenses) 1,996.70
I To Miscellaneous Collections (Drivers Licenses) 2,918.00 I
I 1983,027.30 j
DISBURSEMENTS j
I By State Treasurer’s Receipts (Consolidated Fund) $ 66,414.56 i
I By State Treasurer’s Receipts (School Land Fund) 16,419.43
By State Treasurer’s Receipts (University Land Fund) 1,699.61 |
By State Treasurer’s Receipts (state highway supervision) 944.49 |
By State Treas. Receipts (state highway maintenance) 10,892.75 j
By State Treasurer’s Receipts (Drivers License Fund) 1,373.00
By County General Fund Warrants Paid-- 84,988.89 |
By County Bridge Fund Warrants Paid-- 28,139.47 j
By County Road Fund Warrants Paid... — 50,821.58 f
By County Dragging Fund Warrants Paid .— 13,831.51 g
By County Soldier’s Relief Warrants Paid.. 500.00 i
By County Mother’s Pension Warrants Paid .—-- 2.660.00
By County Special Emergency Bridge Warrants Paid- 12,313.68 |
Bd District School Orders Paid... 248,309.91 j
By District Bonds and Coupons Paid..— . 22,169.33 ?
By District School Judgment Paid--. 33.85
By District School Free High Orders Paid-- 41,930.05 g
By Township Treasurer’s Orders Pa;d-- 59,473.10 j
By Village Treasurer’s Orders Paid- 25,783.51 .
By Water Bonds and Coupons Paid- 7,684.50 g
By Sewer Bonds and Coupons Paid--- 1,056.11 |
By Electric Light Bonds and Coupons Paid.—. 1,963.33 _
By Township Library Orders Paid.... — 3,640.00 |
By Coleman Township R. R. Bonds ami C«,., -ns, paid- 420.00 I
By Redemption Fund, paid --- — —!- 48,773.01 j
By Inheritance Tax Appraiser’s Fees. pa; ‘- 40.18
By Refund Orders of County Board, pa -- 833.55 g
By Salaries, paid -- ^4.17 j
B> County Fair Warrants, paid-—--- 1,800.00 ;
By Balance on hand --- --- 228,013.73
| $983,027.30
BAL |
I State Consalidated Fund -$ 1,485.81 j
f State School Land Fund 2,793.59 ,
| State University Land Fund - 178.10 *
State Highway Supervision Fund - 12.79 f
! State Highway Maintenance F ’ „.. 147.91 |
County Bridge Fund _ .... - - 13,344.63 |
1 County State Highway Fund _ 25.55 j
J County Soldier’s Relief Fund - 790.67 |
I County Mother’s Pension Fund _.- 963.57
County Fair Fund - 2,270.11 j
I County Judgment Fund - 5,715.01 I
i County Repairs and Improvement - 2,461.38 j
District School Fund - 88,162.70 i
| District School Bond Fund - 26,262.48
f District School Judgment Fund - 804.76 j
i District School Free High Fund - 6,792.10 j
f Township Fund ......—.... 86,113.50
I Village Fund .. 10,787.50 |
| Water Bond Fund ___-— 7,484.62 j
Sewer Bond Fund _ 315.98 ,
I Electric Light Fund - 1,380.74 f
I Library Fund _ 626.34 |
Coleman R. R. Bond Fund ----- 5,742.89 j
Redemption Fund ...—-- 1,762.99
County School Fund - 93.97 I
Irrigation Fund - 193.31 f
Special Bee Tax - 26.11 [
Fees from W. E. Conklin, County Treasurer.. 13,231.97 1
$229,946.98 j
I OVERDRAFTS
County Road Fund ---$ 11.34
Special Emergency Bridge Fund- 1765.52
County General Fund ___ 156.39 1,933.25
$228,013.73
Cash on hand in Banks..-.— $176,674.49
Cash on hand in Office _ 9,349.60
Federal Land Bank and U. S. Bonds.. 23,950.00
Bridge Fund Warrants in Trust ... 18,039.64 228,013.73
COUNTY WARRANTS REGISTERED
General Fund ..._---$ 27,840.67
Bridge Fund ___ 3,957.42 ^
Fair Fund ......... 1,200.00
I $ 32,998.09
The State of Nebraska,
Holt County
1, W. E. Ccnklin, Treasurer of Holt County, do solemnly swear
that the foregoing Statement of Receipts, Disbursements and Bal
ances, is true and correct to tbe best of my knowledge and belief.
W. E. CONKLIN, County Treasurer
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of July, 1930.
E. F. PORTER, County Clerk
By Grace Joyce, Deputy g
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the above described property in con
nection with the power house of said
Northern Nebraska Power Co., are
all situated and located in School
District No. 142 of llolt County, Ne
braska, and no part thereof is situ
ated in School District No. 13 of Holt
County, Nebraska.
That the Northern Nebraska Pow
er Company is a Nebraska corpora
tion organized for the purpose of
purchasing property, installation,
maintenance and operation of plant
or plants for lighting and for genera
tion of electrical energy, and for oth
er purposes, with its principal place
of business at Spencer, Boyd county,
Nebraska, and the power house that
connects with the aforesaid property
and dams and which is worked in
conjunction with said dams and prop
erty situated within the territorial
limits of School District No. 142 of
Holt County, Nebraska, and the ma
chinery in said power house of the
Northern Nebraska Power Company,
is all situated in Boyd couny, Nebras
ka, and no part of said power house
or machinery therein is situated in
Holt County, Nebraska.
That the middle of the main chan
nel of the Niobrara River divides
Holt and Boyd County, Nebraska and
the middle of the main channel of
said river being the dividing line be
tween said counties and the middle of
the main channel of the Niobrara
River is south of the south side of
said power house and the machinery
in said power house; that said power
house and all machinery therein is
situated in Boyd County, Nebraska,
and no part thereof is situated in
Holt County, Nebraska, either in
School District No. 142 or School
District No. 13, but the concrete dam
and earth dam and all other equip
ment in connection w'ith said power
plant near the Whiting bridge at the
Niobrara river and which is south of
the channel of said Niobrara river, is
all situated within the boundaries of
School District No. 142 of Holt coun
ty, Nebraska, and no part thereof is
situated or located within the bound
aries of School District No. 13 of
Holt County. Nebraska.
That the Northern Nebraska Pow
er Company, immediately north of
the west half of section 31 in town
ship thirty-three, range 12, in Holt
county Nebraska, and in Boyd coun
ty, Nebraska, fully five years ago,
erected a power plant beginning
about the north bank of the Niobrara
River on the south side of Boyd coun
ty and extended said power plant
about forty feet south out into said
river and beyond that and immediate
ly south thereof is a concrete dam
extending for about 200 feet and im
mediately beyond that and in a south
westerly direction, is the continua
tion of said dam and from the con
crete dam, continuing then to the
southwest for more than one-half
mile, is an earth dam.
That the object and purpose of the
Northern Nebraska Power Company
was to furnish eelctrical energy for
power, heat, light, refrigeration etc.,1
for public use.
That the said concrete dam and ]
earth dam aforesaid, and all connec
tions of every pare thereof, are per
manent fixtures to the above describ
ed real estate and whether claimed
by this honorable body as real estate
or personal property, it is all situat
ed and contained within the bound
aries of School District No. 142 of
Holt County, Nebraska and is part
of the taxable property within said
School District No. 142 of Holt coun
ty, Nebraska.
Your petitioner respectfully re
quests that this Honorable Body, on
the last day of sitting as a Board of
Equalization, or at some other con
veniene time, make an order listing
said property in School District No.
142 and assessing the same as prop
erty within the boundaries of School
District No. 142 of Holt County, Ne
braska, and that it then levy the
necessary taxes for the current year,
including all school district taxes for
School District No. 142 of Holt coun
ty, Nebraska, as required by law;
that said levy be in accordance with
the taxes regularly voted in said
School District and certified to the
County Clerk and shall be duly plac
ed upon the tax list for and on be
half of said School District No. 142
of Holt County, Nebraska.
That if there be any objections to
this petition by School District No.
13 of Holt County, Nebraska, or any
other party having any right to make
any objections, that a full and com
plete hearing be had upon said mat
ter, giving all parties a full and
complete opportunity to be heard.
Wherefore your petitioner prays:
That no part of the concrete dams,
earth dam, flood gates or spillway
and other parts and equipment of
said dam owned by the Northern Ne
braska Power Conmany, and which
is used in connection with the power
plant of said Northern Nebraska
Power Company, be found and de
creed to be in School District No. 13
of Holt County, Nebraska, and that
all of said property i9 situated in
Holt County, Nebraska, and that it
be found and decreed within the
boundaries of and situated in School
District No. 142 of Holt County, Ne
braska, and all west of the half sec
tion line of section thirty-one and
half section line running north and
south of section thirty-one, township
thirty-three, range eleven in Holt
County, Nebraska and that all of said
property of said Northern Nebraska
Power Company which is situated in
Holt County School District No. 142,
be, by this Honorable Body, listed
for a taxation of the taxes assessed
upon said property for the use and
benefit of School District No. 142 of
Holt County, Nebraska, and that no
part of said taxes be listed or assess
ed for or on behalf of School Dis
trict No. 13 of Holt County, Nebras
ka, and for such other and further
relief as may be just and equitable.
School District 142 of Holt
County, Nebraska,
By Roy Lowery,
It’s Treasurer.
By J. J. Harrington,
Its Attorney.
The school board of School District
No. 142 appeared before the board of
equalization represented by J. J.
Harrington, and the school board of
School District No. 13 appeared be
fore the board of equalization repre
sented by J. D. Cronin. A hearing
was had which was reported by Ted
McElhaney, official court reporter.
12 o’clock, noon; a recess was tak
en on the hearing and on motion
Board of Equalization adjourned un
til 1:30 p. m.
John Sullivan, E. F. Porter,
Chairman. Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., July 1, 11)30
1:30 p. m.
Holt County Board of Equalization
met pur.suunt to adjournment; all
members present but Stein. Board
called to order by the chairman, and
hearing on petition of School District
No. 142 was continued.
Petitioner Dist. No. 142 presented
their evidence and rested and Dist.
No. 13 requested a continuance and
it was agreed by all parties to ad
journ the meeting until July 14, 1930 i
at 9 o’clock a. m.
5 o’clock p. m.; on motion Board
of Equalization adjoruned until July
2, 1930, at 9 o’clock a. m.
John Sullivan, E. F. Porter,
Chairman. Clerk
O’Neill, Neb., July 2, 1930
Holt County Board of Equalization
met pursuant to adjournment; all
members present but Stein. Board
called to order by the chairman.
Minutes for July 1, 1930, read and
approved.
Mr. Mounts appeared before the
Board in behalf of the Security Mu
tual Life Insurance Co. and A. H
Bucksetff protesting the valuation
placed by the assessor on their land
in Holt County. After investigation it
was found that the values complam
i ed of were practically the same as
other land in the same locality of the
same quality and nothing could be
done.
The Royal Union Life Insurance
Co., represented by Guy Slocum and
J. A. Donohoe appeared before the
Board in protest of valuations placed
by the various assesors on tracts of
land owned by them in the county.
On motion the above was adjusted as
follows, to-wit: NE'4 14-28-12 re
duced to $1600; NW'4 9-29-12 reduc
ed to $1720; NE>/* 12-29-11 reduced
to $2500; NW% 12-29-11 reduced to
$2500; NE'4 35-29-16 reduced to
$640; 1-27-14 reduced to $12R0;
NE!4 2-27-14 reduced to $640; Ebi
NW'4 2-27-14 reduced to $240; SMs
SEV* 35-28-14 reduced to $240; N%
NE'4 22-28-11 reduced to $1600; SM:
NE'4 22-28-11 reduced to $800; NW
'4NW'4 14-28-12 reduced to $400; S
E^iSW'4 and S%SE»4 11-28-12 re
duced to $1200; SW^iNW'i 30-30-14
reduced to $500; NEViSWVi 30-30-14
reduced to $500; W%SW*4 30-30-14
A SPENDTHRIFT is like a
cannon ball. He must go on. If
he stops his career is over.
The O’Neill National
Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
reduced to $1260; NEV4 26-30-16 re
duced to $1280; on motion NE% 13
31-16 was reduced from $1400 to
$1,000.
12 o'clock, noon; on motion Board
adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m.
O’Neill, Neb., July 2, 1930
1 o’olack p. m.
Holt County Board of Equalization
met pursuant to adjournment, all
members present but Stein, Board
called to order by the chairman.
The protest of L. C. Chapman was
taken up and after due investigation
on motion it was adjusted as follows:
NW%, SW^i and SEVi of SWVi 26
28-13 was lowered to $200 a 40; SE
% 27-28-13 lowered to $800; W% N
W^4 26-28-13 lowered to $400.
Protest of W. J. Hammond was in
vestigated and on motion was adjust
ed as follows, to-wit: SWVi 3-29-9
was lowered from $1740 to $1400;
NV4S^ 18-33-13 was lowered to
$1000; SW14NE14 11-29-16 lowered
to $400; WMs and SEKNWtt 11-29
16 lowered to $500 a 40; on motion
the 17-27-12 was reduced from
$1080 a quarter to $880 a quarter
section.
Protest of W. R. Johnson was in
vestigated and it was found that the
valuation of his land had been lower
ed considerable from the 1926 valua
tion and on motion the valuation of
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