Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-01-11
Commissioners Proceedings.
JANUARY SESSION.

The Board of County Commissioners
of Stevens County, State of Minnesota,
met at the Auditors office in tn vii
lage of Morris, in said county, on
Tuesday, the second day of January,
A. ID. 1888, in pursuance of law.
Present.. l.. Hegland, County
Commissioner of the First District /;
A. III. Taisey, County Commissioner of
the Second District, Michael Finne-
gan, County commissioner of the
Third district: X. &. Helgeson, Coun-
! ty Commissioner of the Fourth Dis
trict, and Henry Hutchins, County
Commissioner of the Fifth District.
Present, also, Thos. r. Hoenan
County Auditor and eN.oiflcio Clerk
of the Board,
! L. L. Hegland presented his eertifi-
! cate of election as Commissioner of
! the First District, and rs having been
duly qualified.
The Board proceeded to the election
of Chairman of the Board for the en-
suing year, which resulted i'm the elec-
ton of \. H. Taisey, of District No.
! Two.
On motion the 9Alount OF the official
bonds OF. the several County officers,
We're fixed by the Board as follows:
Sheriff, at the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars.
County Attorney, at tne sum of One
Thousand Dollars,
Judge Of Probate at the sum of One
Thousand Dollars.
Court Commissioner, at the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars.
Coroner, at the sum of Five Hun
dred Dollars.
County Surveyor, at the sum of Five
Hundred nollars.
Ordered by the Board, that the sala-
ry of the County Auditor be fixed on
the basis of the valuation of the taxa
bic property of Stevens county for the
year 1882, for the year ending the first
Monday of March, 1884, which valua-
ton is $l,456 ,ala.
The following County officers elect,
presented their official bonds as fol-
lows, toWit:
c. l.. Brown, as County Attorney,
in the sum of one Thousand dollars,
with Nils A. Nilsson and Fielder B.
Chew as sureties thereon, which bond
with the sureties thereon is approved.
G.. p. Maginnis, as sheriff elect, in
the sum Of five thousand dollars, with
L. E. Pearce, A. A. Stone, Hugh
Whiteley, F. E. Newell and H. B.
Wolff as sureties thereon, which bond
is approved.
L. E. Pearce, as Judge of Probate, in
the sum of one thousand dollars, with
Fielder b. Chew and Hugh Whiteley
as sureties thereon, which bond is ap-
proved.
H. L..Hulburd, as Coroner, in the
sum of five hundred dollars, with Max
Buckentin aud d. l.. Wheaton as sure
ties thereon, which bond is approved.
D. T. Wheaton, as County Surveyor,
in tho sum of five hundred dollars,
with III. l.. Hulburd as surety thereon,
which bond is approved.
Robert 6: Aaofe ana Frederick b.
kenner present their bond as custodi-
ans of the county funds, in the sum of
twenty thousand dollars, with d. r.
Sutherland, L. III. Stanton, Samuel
Larson, Darlington Phelps and George
f. Darling as sureties thereon, which
bond is approved.
The Board ordered that the sureties
on the bond of r. G, Ma.re and r. B.
Kenner, approved October 24th, 1881,
for the sum of twenty thousand dol
lars, be released from any liabilities
thereon from and after this date.
The petition of w. w. Gould and
Israel Mumbleau was gFanted, and
they were detached from school dis
trict No. y, and attached to district
Nc. Ii.
Sections numbered four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, sixteen, seventeen
and eighteen, in the town of Swan
Lake, were organized into School
District and numbered Thirty-eight.
Petition presented for the formation
of a school district in Swan Lake, to
be composed of the fPlloWlng described
territory, to=wit; Sections nineteen,
thirty, thirty-one and west half of
thirty-two, In said town.
Ordered that the name of town 124,
range "A, be changed from Emmett to
Baker, there already being town of
Emmett In the state.
The Board of Audit present their re-
port Of the finances in hands of County
! Treasurer.
Order, Tn case of Martin Kelleen,
the County Attorney is instruated to
bring suit against snreties.
On motion; the official bond of Reg
lister of Deeds was fixed at five thou
sand dollars.
Minutes of last meeting read and APP
proved.
phe following allowances were made
as per bills on file;
A. Young, record of births and deaths..s 90
| Sewer H6gg witness fees, state ease.., -
/ !. p. Fayr0w, goods for county poor 80
road d,.............'.... % 90
John Harding, for county poor. ....... 4 90
Mrs. o. Hansen, care of county poor. 81 50
| d. s. Griffin, prosecuting Isaac Tyler. 10 90
| H. Bragg, record of births and deaths, J 50
J. w. Eddy, g =" -. $50
Mrs. A. Holmland, caring for county
| poor ~ AZ
| James Minehan, digging pit ........... 5 80
| J. A. Benson, caring for county poor. ~ 80
! T. F.. Pearce, hardware for co buildings OS
J. w. Bailey, labor, lumber, &C., for co.
buildings. ................. So 10
Good & Brisbine, supplies for county
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