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7 DR. SAMUEL PITCHER , of Hyannis , Massachusetts ,
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Commissioners' Proceedings.
McCook , Neb. , June 14,1898.
Board of county'commissioners met pursu
ant to adjournment. Present , Stephen Belles ,
Jas.A. Robinsoh and Henry Crabtree , com
missioners , and R. A. Gieen , county clerk ,
Minutes of previous meeting read and ap
proved. Board commenced equalization ol
assessment and continued same during the
day. On motion board adjourned to meet
June I5th.
Attest : R. A. GREEN , County Clerk.
McCook , Neb. , June 15,1898.
Board of county commissioners met pursu
ant to adjournment. Present , Stephen Bglles ,
Jas. A. Robinson and Henry Crabtree , com-
missiontr , Harlow W. Keyes , county attor
ney , and R. A. Green , county clerk. Minutes
of previous meeting read and approved.
Board continued equalization of assessment
during the day. On motion board adjourned
to meet June lyth.
Attest : R. A. GRF.F.N , County Clerk.
McCook , Neb. , June 17,1898.
Boaid of county commissioners met pursu
ant to adjournment. Present , Stephen Belles ,
Jas. A. Robinson and Henry Crabtree , com
missioners , and R. A. Green , county clerk.
Minutes of previous meeting read and ap
proved. Board continued equalization of'as
sessment during the day. On motion board
adjourned to meet June i8th.
Attest : R. A. GREKN , County Clerk.
McCook , Neb. , June 18,1898.
On further consideration of the equalization
of assessment for the year 1898 , the board
finds that to make a just and equitable as
sessment it is necessaiy to add and deduct
certain percentages on the real estate in the
'following precincts , to-wit : Danbury precinct ,
deduct 25 per cent ; Lebanon precinct , add 20
per cent ; Alliance precinct , add 25 per cent ;
Beaver precinct , add S Per cent-
The bbard having completed the equaliza
tion of assessment finds the total value of real
and peisonal property as returned by the as
sessors and equalized by the board of equali
zation to be $1,164,442.14. On motion the levy
of taxes for the year 1898 was made as fol
lows :
County General , nine (9) ( ) mills.
County Bridge , 3 S mills.
County road , two (2) ( ) mills.
Soldiers' Relief , two (2) ( ) mills.
Indianola precinct bond , one ( i ) mill.
Willow Grove precinct bond , six (6) ( ) mills.
North Valley precinct bond , ten (10) ( ) mils ! > .
Bartley Village bond , ten (10) ( ) mills.
Red Willow County bond , two (2) ( mills.
McCook City bond , eight ( S ) mills.
School District No.29 , judgment fund , fifteen
(15) ( ) mills.
School distiict band levy for year 1898 as
follows :
In accordance with section 4,607 of the
Compiled Statutes of Nebraska for the year
1897 , a special tax for the payment of outstand
ing indebtedness against various road districts
was levied as follows , to-wit :
FUST. LEVY HIST. LEVY
NO. MILLS NO. MILLS
McCook , Neb. , June 20,1897.
Board of commissioners met in regular ses
sion. Present , Stephen Belles , Jas. A. Kobin-
; on and Henry Crabtree , commissioners , llar-
ow W. Keyes , county attorney , and R. A.
jreen , county clerk. Minutes of previous
neeting read approved.
The resignation of Eli D. Akers , overseer
> f road district No. 33 , read and on motion
iccepted and James Burns appointed to fill
vacancy caused thereby.
In pursuance to law in such cases made and
> rovided , the board on motion appropriated
> 75 for teachers' institute for the year 1898
ind directed clerk to draw warrant on county
; eneral fund , levy of 1898 , as follows : Lillian
\l. Welborn , county superintendent , institute
und , $75.
On motion board accepted 3550 as payment
n full of all personal tax against Milling ,
Stock and Land Co. of Bartley and all real
istate tax against the following real estate ,
o-wit : Lots 3,4 , 5 , block 4 ; all blocks 5 , B , J ,
C : lots i , 2 , 3,4 , 7 , S , 9 , 10 , Ii , 12 , block D ; lots
, 2,3,7 , 8 , 9 , block E ; lots 10 , n , 12,13,15,16 ,
> lock G : lots i , 2 , 3,4 , 7,8 , ii , 12 , block H ; lots
1,4 , 5,6 , block I , and lots I , 2 , 3.4 , 5 , 6 , / , 8 , 9 ,
> lock L. All in Esther Park addition to
3artley.
The following damages by reason of the lo-
: ation of the several roadS'as hereinafter set
orth , were examined by the board and on
notion approved as stated below , and the
> verseers of road districts in which said roads
ire located are directed to pay same out of
my funds belonging to their icspective dis-
ricts as by law directed , as follows , to-wit :
Road No. 323 as follows :
, Vm. M. Nicholson , ne K"s 14,1'4 , R 26.$20 oo"
Sveritt Oxley , e % nw X s 14 T 4 r 26. . 12 oo
-IoraceOlmsteadw4nwsi4T4R26 14 oo
lorace Olmsteadsw& s n T4 R 26. . . 24 oo
Road No. 324 as follows :
3rey ! J. 1 ladley.swK seK s 8 T3 R27. . 25 oo
lanTj. Hadley.seX swj < s 81'3R27. . 25 oo
Riley J. Hadley.etf se X s 8 T 3 R 27. . 75 oc
P. H. McCabe , lots 1.2,3 , s 17 T 3 R 27. . 75 oc
John J. Lamborn , sw % s 9 T 3 R 27 25 oc
Road No. 325 as follows :
Alex. Brown , netf 531 Ta R 27 - . . 20 oc
Thomas Bennett , nw # s 35 T 2 R 28. . . 20 oo
James Williams , nej < s 35 T 2 RzS 20 oo
The following official bond was examined
and on motion approved : John Broomfield ,
overseer road district No II.
The following claims were audited and on
motion allowed and clerk directed to draw
warrants on county general fund , levy of 1897 ,
in payment thereof as follows , to-wit :
J. C. Puckett , 5 loads of cobs for jail. . . $ 5 oo
Dr. A. W. Hoyt , medical services 5 oo
L. W. McConnell , mdse I 25
C. II. Meeker , rent court house 50 oo
J. C.'Oakley.board paupers 10 36
W. C. Billiard & Co. , coal 11 65
State Journal Co.supplies 27 10
Joseph Menard , mdse for paupers 5 ° 75
ASSESSING I'RUCINCTS.
Young Stothard , Alliance , claim S59 oo ,
allowed at 54 oo
M. M. Young , Beaver , claim , $99 oo , al
lowed at 80 oo
F. W. Weaver , Bondville 51 40
T. M. Campbell , Hex Elder 62 So
Jacob Betz , Coleman , claim § 52 60 , al
lowed at 40 co
II. L. Goodenberger , Uar.bury 52 20
J. M. Hammond , Driftwood 47 20
W. S. Hamilton , fcast Valley 71 40
Andy Barber , Fritsch 43 oo
C. C. Smith , Gerver 48 40
E. B. Nelson , Grant ' . 51 60
Wm. F. Miller , Indianola v 80 So
J. L. Horton , Lebanon : . ' 54 20
John Girens , Missouri Ridge . . * . . ' 52 oo
II. II. Kuhlman , North Valley. . . . ' . ' . . . . 56 10
James Doyle , Perry , claim $63 20 , al
lowed at 60 oo
E. A. Sexson , Red Willow 72 oo
Felix Wihlm , Valley Grange 54 90
James WoodworthVillow Grove 190 70
Stephen Belles , services as commis'n'r. 40 oo
Jas. A. Robinson , same 32 oo
Henry Crabtree , same 29 80
And on county bridge fund. levy of 1897 ,
as follows , to-wit :
Geo. Younger , biidge work 5 9 oo
C. W. Peters , same' 5 50
E. Price , same ' 2 co
Newman Axtell , Same . . " 2 oo
'
Ed. Envin , same . ' . . 3 00
John Real , Jr , hauling lumber. . 12 50
Wm. Hiersekorn , same 4 15
T. F. Welborn & Son. nai's 12 28
W. C. Billiard & Co.lumber 78 47
Geo. C. Hill , same 215 54
And on county road fund , levy of 1897 , as
follows , to-v/it :
Ilupp & Slutts , road tax refunded $ 90
J. C. Ball , road work 2 50
R. E. Hatcher , appraising damages road
'
No. 322 . 3 co
S. Bentley , same , road No. 323 3 oo
R. C. Catlett , same 3 CO
S. W. Clark , same 3 oo
A. Hammond , same , road No. 324 2 30
J. W. Dutcher , same 2 So
John Broomfield , same 2 70
S. G. Bastain , same , road No. 325 3 10
S.V. . Stilgebouer , same 3 10
\V. A. Minnfear , same 3 10
On motion board adjourned to meet July 5th
Attest : R. A. GREKN , County Clerk.
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ANNUAL ESTIMATE.
Estimate of expenses of Red Willow coun-
y for the year 1898 :
bounty General 312,000 oo
bounty Bridge 6,000 oo
bounty Road . , 3,000 oo
bounty Bond _ 3ooo oo
Soldiers' Relief 500 oo
' Jqrth Valley Precinct 1,000 oo
A'illow Grove Precinct 2,000 oo
ndianola Precinct 300 oo
Jartley Village 500 oo
McCook City 2,600 oo
School District Bonds 7.000 oo
; -2/-4ts. R. A. GREKN , County Clerk.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office , McCook , Neb. ,
* lay 14 , 1898. Notice is hereby given that
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ir receiver at his office in McCook. Nebraska ,
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ROAD NO. 329.
Jones , M.C.
Cummings ,
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Bros. ' Loan & Trust Co. , George Kudkin , and
to all whom it may concern :
The commissioner appointed to locate a
road commencing at the northeast corner of
the northeast quarter of section two in Leba
non precinct , Ked Willow county , Nebraska ,
running thence west on section" line to the
northeast corner of the northwest qu.uter of
the northwest quarter of said section two ,
thence south on a line parallel with the sec
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said town , and range and terminating thereat ,
has reported in favor of the location thereof
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26 , running thence west on section line to the
northeast corner of section 3 , thence south on
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town. I north , range 26 we t 6th P. M. , all in
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said road \\iil be established without reference
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6-i7-4ts R. A. GREEN , County Clerk.
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