Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-08-08

MI. 1. L. 1llIOCsOn BOJ from
the board to buy furniture, etc.. with
the $1,000 bond. 1 did not agree to it.
He claimed he was going to Minneapo-
lis on his own business and would sell
this bond.
Mr.. Budde claimed that the furniture
could not be bought any cheaper than it
was.
Mr.. Creel claimed and Showed by
a sample book that he could get it so
per cent less. and the people only got
about $500 worth out of this $1,000 bond.
Why did you not get the school house
built for $3.50 when you contracted with
Arnold to do so! asked Mr.. Creel.
Mr.. Budde-We did not contract to
get it all done for that amount. W.
took bids for the mason work at so much
per perch, and MI. Benham got the con-
tract. We advertised for everything we
had done.
Q-Why did you order school house
lumber you did not want, and start a
school house yard?
|. Al took bonds as pay for lumber
and paid it to Little & Simonds.
&C. & L. Budde furnished the lum-
Der for the school house-not Little &
Simonds?
A-Yes; we also furnished Arnold the
hardware for the school.
MI. Creel, after figuring and making
all deductions for money expended,
finds S22S2.12 due, and wants to know
where that money is?
MI. Budde-Mr. CreeI. you are foolish.
Creel instructed the county clerk to
deduct the $1,000 that 7. T. Tillotson
took to Minneapolis from the $22S2.12,
and there is still $12S2.l2 wanting.
Creel-Where is it?
Budde-I know l am all right, if you
look ut this in a business-like manner
MI. Corset related an amusing story
which was not very creditable to Mr..
Budde's style Of bookkeeping.
An examination showed that there
are about S1100 in outstanding warrants
against this township.
Mr.. Creel said the board paid enough
for legal advice to keep them from vio-
lating the law as openly as they did.
Mr.. Corsett figured that there was
still a deficiency Of ss992.34 that he can
not account for, and he understands a
little about keeping books.
Mr.. Budde, in reply to a question rel
alive to selling the bonds for lumber,
said every M i'll town knew that the
bonds were exchanged for lumber.
Mr.. Creel told Mr.. Budde it was his
duty to read the code and study the
laws.
One person in the audience asserted
that II of the chairs belonging to the
school was seer in a house belonging to
a member of the school board; also a
key Of white lead that had o. different
brand from any sold here was seen in
his cellar this spring.
Mr.. Ellis said he had examined the
schoolhouse to check off the furniture
bill, and found two chairs missing.
Mr.. Creel made the following motion:
In view of the fact of the present clerk
and treasurer of Lake school township
having illegally appropriated, Or caused
to be appropriated, bonds of the school
township to the amount of $1,000, and
also entered into a contract as provided
by law for the building of Il school house
in Devils Lake township, and have failed
in each and every particular to carry
out their contract with l.. X. Arnold,
and virtually became the contractors
themselves for the construction of said
school house, and for gross negligence of
duty of said officers, that their Offices be
declared vacant.
Rumney and Barton voted no.
Mr.. Rumney moved that this matter
be laid on the table until the next meet
ing for further consideration.
Adjourned until Tuesday.