Morris tribune., 1885-10-28
Commissioners Proceedings,

G Stevens County, State of Minnesota
q met at the auditors Office, in the vii
lage of Morris, on Thursday, Octobe
: 22nd, A. ID. 1885, at 10 O'Clock q. III
[ in pursuance to call.
s Present, Commissioners Hntchins
Macarthur. Linstad, Hail, Finnigal
s and Thomas f. Heenan, county au
t ditor. The call of the meeting wa
1 presented and read.
The following resolutions Were
! presented by commissioner Hutehlns
and adopted:
Whereas, Since the last session o
this board one of its members, l.. l.
t HegIand has been called from among
/ US by death.
} Therefore, Be it resolved that il
: the death of l.. L. Highland, this boarc
has lost Il valuable member and one
who at all times had the best interests
J of his district and county at heart
and who fearlessly advocated what he
believed to be right, and denounced
all which he believed to be wrong.
That, as board of county COM
misSioners, we shall sadly miss his
genial presence, and acknowledgements
our future deliberations, and that as
individuals, we feel that we have lost
a friend.
| Resolved, That the sympathy of
this board be extended to his mourn
ing family, and that the widow and
children be assured that they do not
sorrow alone, but that the people of
Stevens county feel that they have
lost staunch, good and true man.
| Resolved, That the county au-
ditor be requested to forward q copy
Of these resolutions to the widow of
our late friend.
The appointment of Theodore Lin
stad as commissioner for FirstDistrict,
| to succeed l.. L. Highland, deceased,
was received and placed on file.
Theodore Linstad appeared and
signitied his acceptance of this ap-
pointment as county commissioner
and filed his oath of office with clerk
of district court.
The chairman announces his APP
pointment of commissioner Linstad
to fill vacancies on committees on
which the late commissioner Hegland
served.
The board appropriates the sum of
fifty dollars to aid the town of Swan
Lake in building the approaches to
the bridge over the Pomme de Terre
river, ear Zahl's crossing, said sum
be paid to supervisors of Swan Lake.
The bridge committee report that the
contract entered into with S. M.
Hewitt for the construction of bridge |
over the Pomme de Terre river at or
near Zahl's crossing has been COM
pleted and accepted by said commit
tee.
Resolved, That the action of the
committee on bridges, in accepting
from the contractor, S. M. Hewitt the
bridge over the Pomme de Terre river
near Zahl's crossing, he approved.
Adpted. The proposal of P. M.
Woodman, on behalf of owners of
Woods addition to Hancock to 'abate
taxes 1883, 1884, and accept $4,000 in
payment of same was received and
said proposal was rejected.
Moved by commissioner Hall, and
seconded by commissioner Macarthur,
that the sum of ten dollars be ap-
propriated to assist the Village coun-
Gil i'll filling the cistern, adjacent to
the court house, with water. Carried.
The board appropriated
the sum of twenty dollars to he paid
to the county attorney for procuring
the attendance of nonresident wit
nesses in state cases.
On motion the following bills were
audited and disallowed:
Geo D Barnard, 500 blotters $1445
S P Schofeld, building village
cistern. 1O625
On motion the following bills were
audited and allowed:
Pioneer Press Co., tax list, amount
bill $4,000 allowed $500
same tract index register 36 90
same blanks 200
Henry Hutchins justice fees in
state cases. lilo
same drawing jury 800
M. Weber, fees in state cases 1923 35
G. l.. Brown expenses in state
Thos. E. Heenan insane case. 200
ing &C 7.12
same maps fer register of deeds 26OO I
tern loo 90
J. D. Good supplies % 64
John House services deputy
sheriff &c. 11493
E w Randall, court calender
stationery &c 20 10
A. B. Steadman, work on court
house yrds 1901
E. Atwood team for commission %
~ gre 400
helgeson & Hanson supplies for
court house 500
Larson, fees and clerk of
court 2O49
Peter Pierce witness fee state
case 100
A G. Sahlmark. "
mileage. $50
Peter G. Larson, 44O
VIM AaAl 2O8
Herman Zahl, 22O
Hugh Connolly, serving citations
Dakota Co, 1900
Jos. Peacock, Pope Co. 10
A i Mckay, Swift " $50
Fred Ritcher. " Ramsey :" 4 10
S. M. Hewitt bridge at Zahl's
crossing $40 90
VIM Burrell jurors fees, amt 81 80
allowed 90
G.. HI Munro, board of prisoners
&c los Il allowed 1913 II
same fees &c state case SO IS SS.O5