Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-08-15
COUNTY BOARD.
The "Omcial Organ" Caught Pad
ding the Proceedings.

The a OF county commissioners
met Saturday. Full board present.
The road petition of Richard Daily
and twenty.four others asking for a
road from Devils Lake to the in
of the inlet with the range
line between ranges CO and 60 was on
motion referred to a committee con-
Of H. M. Creel, Richard Daily
and James Gillerlain, to get right ofway
and to select the most practicable route.
A communication from Town Super
visor Standish, of Bartlett, in regard to
expanding the road appropriation Of
800 made by the commissioners was on
motion referred to Mr. Rumney.
Mr.. Percival entered a protest against
the News-Democrat ~doctoring his re-
port as given over his signature and the
chairman of the county board, IS was
done in their last issue in regard to the
Bay school t%reasurer's report, in which
they allowed an outsider to insert a
third of a column in the official report.
Mr.. Creel said it vas illegal and a
forgery.
Chairman Rumney said he never Ger.
fed to any such report.
Mr.. Creel said the county printing
was not in safe hands, if they are going
to do things that way, and they have no
right to change the report. Neither
Mr.. Budde nor any II else except the
county clerk had any right to change
those papers. OF course the papers are
not secret, but they should not be tam
pered with.
Mr.. Rumney said he sustained the
county clerks protest and ordered it cut
out and no pay allowed for it.
Mr.. Barton also thought it was not
School Treasurer Coykenda!l's report
was brought up and the question if the
school board could pay themselves was
discussed.
Mr.. Crccl's Interpretation of the law
was that Mr.. Coykendall had a perfect
right to pay himself out of the school
funds.
Mr.. Coykcndall had said to Mr.. Bar.
ton, director of the school township,
that he (Barton) never took the inter.
est he should have taken in the school
affairs.
Mr.. Barton said he never was notified
when they were going ohold meetings.
or he would have attended.
Mr.. Coykendall replied that MI. Bar
ton is director of that school township
and now he comes before this board as
plaintiff, counsellor, judge and commits
sioncr, but he had neglected to act in
any capacity on the school board.
II. o. Nessctb appeared before the
board and asked for an additional ap.
preparation for county road purposes in
Stevens township.
On motion Of Mr.. Crecl $50 was ap.
propriated.
At the afternoon session of the board
Mr.. Carruthers was present and said
Mr.. Budde told HIM the county clerk
had told him (Mr. Budde) that the
school t%reasurer's full report might be
published.
Mr.. Percival said he never authorized
Mr.. Buddc to get his report put in UNI
der the county clerks lame.
MI. Budde came before the board anG
said he understood the full report wa
to so in, but would not say that the
county clerk told MIN he could add his
part to the proceedings that were given
to the News to be printed.
Mr.. Carruthers said he would see III
future that nothing would go in as off.
cial proceedings unless Mr.. Percival's
signature was signed to it.
After considerable discussion the
school trcasurer's report of Freshwatel
was on motion approved, Mr.. Barton
voting no.
Mr.. Crcel offered the following reso.
luton:
Whereas, From the summit of MT,
McGregor on Thursday, July %, went
forth to the world the tidings so long
expected: the news of the death Of Gen,
U. S. Grant; and,
Whereas, This day, Saturday, August
s, is set apart as a day of mourning and
in the performance of the last sad rites;
therefore,
Resolved, That we, the county COM
missioncrs, as a token Of respect to the
illustrious dead, do now adjourn.
Carried.
Adjourned until Wednesday, Aug. IL.
The City Board.
The regular session of the. city board
was held Friday evening. Present
President Mann, Trustees Moore and
Alexander.
The resignation Of John E. Coolin as