Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-08-08
Treasurer Budde Explaining Fig
ures to the Board.
An Interested Audience.--Other
Board Matters.
Mr.. Budde's Bookkeeping Criticised
Bonds and Lumber.
A Motion to Bounce the Clerk and
Treasurer Defeated.
from Saturdays Daily Inter-Occan.

From Saturday. Daily Inter-Occan.
The county commissioners met this
morning. Present, Chairman Rumney
Commissioners Barton and Creel.
Mrs. Massacre came before the board
with the child she takes care of for the
county. Charges had been made against
Mrs. Massacre to the effect that she was
not taking good care of the child, but
on investigation they were found to be
false, and the child will remain where il
is for the present.
The county attorney was present fol
the purpose of enlightening them Or
any legal points that may be raised.
The court charges of sl21.7S against
Ramsey county for expenses of the No
vember term, 1884, by advice of County
Attorney Morgan, was laid upon the
table.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
L. Grant, for furniture for court house
$40.
Chas. Zunich, witness fees. $500.
Mrs. L. Massacre, for care of chile
for month of July, $12.
Ever Wagness, as jailer and posting
election notices, $3.50.
John Haughn, for surveying county
road, $16.2O.
Robert Ferguson, A days work OF
assessment books, $3.50.
The school treasurer reports of Eve
Wagness and A. J. Stade, for Ba,
school township, were examined ant
approved.
The county attorney was instructed
to give his definition of article l, sec
ton 43, chapter "A. Of the school laws
also to inform the board of the limits o
their power in the examination of thu
school treasurers' reports.
The report of Maurice Foley, schoo
treasurer of Bartlett school township
was examined and approved.
SCHOOL HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
The hoard this afternoon resumed tn,
investigation Of the expenditures O
money for the new school house in tni
city last year. There were u large mum
Der of citizens present taking IN inter
est in the affair, and about thirty-seve,
dogs.
The district attorney was asked: Sup
pose the commissioners dlsapprovc of
school treasurcr's reports, what SHOULD
they do next?
Answer-Declare the Office vacant.
Chairman Rumney asked Mr.. Budd.
how it was that there was y contract TO
building the school house for $3.50 ant
it cost $55S6.94?
MI. Budde then read from his repor
the following items, which were OUTSIDE
the contract: Paid Mr.. Hill for 81.
building lots, $500; e%xcavatlng, S46.6S
for digging round the foundation, S47 so
mason work, $3.50; hauling material TO
mason work 81; window frame and sasl
for cellar, 50; Ed LaRue, building chin
neys, s145; G. McTaggggart painting ys:92 .25;
plastering, s114.40; freighton bell, s16.s2
G. M~cTaggart, painting, $50; L.. Fur
steineau, for foundation under chimney
$3.50; j. H. Smith, repairing Rocl
Island school house, s11.5O; G. MoTag
CART, $20.25; l.. Arnold. $40, extra work
on cupola; G. S. Taylor, s4S.s1, for put
ting up furniture and raising bell; South
& Kelly, sl51.o6; David Wilson, ST.. 80
for assisting plasterer; Hope Bros. SO /;
for hardware and stove.
MI. Buddc explained that they hired
the plastering to be done at % cents Il
yard and furnish men to help. They
contracted to put three coats of plaster
on at % cents a yard; the p~lasterer re-
fused to fulfill his contract and they had
to hire u man to do it. I did not at
tend to all this business. There were
two other votes that out. voted me and ]
want them investigated. Mr.. LaRue
is the custodian of those bills.
Mr.. Kelley says he furnished foul
stoves for the schoolhouse. There is nc
voucher for the stoves bought at Hope
Brothers.
Bennett Bros received S3.16 for prep
aration for blackboard; freight paid p
Kelly, $654.2S which was afterwards
taken out Of the lumber bill; paid Kelly
freight on school furniture $lO6.56. The
balance Arnold got for the work. G. &
L. Budde furnished the lumber 70,
S15O0-making S1S74.22, besides the
lumber bill to be taken from the IS,
5S6.94.
(From Mondays Daily ~Intcr-Ocean)
School Treasurer Budde's statement
was continued before the board of com.
missioners Saturday as follows. Mr.
Budde said: "There was $915.0 paid
Arnold for carpenter work. Arnold did
not get that contract with my will. The
majority of the school board gave it tc