Show AffAIRS Commissioners Have o Busy Ses Ses- sion Taxes Tuxes Unpaid And Demand Demand De De- mand For Lower Taxes Make 1 Serious Business I Monday the county commissioners commission commIssion- ers met as usual for the monthly meeting and ground out a fair grist of detailed business A delegation deleI delegation dele dele- gation of sheep men representing I owners o of sheep range land met the board to protest against present present present pres pres- ent valuation of their lands asking asking asking ask ask- ing for important reductions Jos Alva and Curtis Murdock David Smith Jr and Albert AlbertI I Smith and Wm Vm Lewis jointly asked that their lands used for grazing purposes be reduced inI in I valuation Heated discussion of the situation resulted It was said that unless taxes were reduced they would not be paid aid on certain lands Evidently the sheep men went into the meeting rather prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared for wordy combat but their attitude brought forth resentment and a firmness expressed by county officials that all that could be done in fairness to all would be done but that forcing action on them was out of the question Evidently the tho assessing orrange of or range land many thousands of acres of which is held is no small smaIl matter and likely meely will be given a careful examination re-examination as soon as the snow melts All wish to be fair The county is hemmed in by its minimum of operating costs and tho the whole subject is one ono for serious thought Continued on last page COUNTY AFFAIRS t Continued from page 1 The board ordered cards printed print print- ed for the court room to read No Smoking Allowed which arenow arenow are arenow now placed in the county court room Effort it is hoped by the board will result in securing money with which to pay county warrants and for a reasonable rate of in in- terest Considerable routine business business business busi busi- ness was transacted requiring a 11 night session Chairman Al Wells Victor C. C Billings and Jesse A A. Fowler with county clerk cleric Wm H H. Case put in a full shift |