Morris tribune., 1889-01-16
Proceedings of County Com
miSsionerS.

Present: commissioners IHOIpS, boh
len, Hutchins, Pushor, and Milo Camp
(new member), and Geo. nj. Giltinan
county auditor, ex-oificio clerk OF til
board.
The auditor was appointed temporar.
chairman and the board proceeded to TIL
election of chairman for the ensuing
year. The election was by ballot ant
resulted:
FIRST BALLOT.
Hutchins. ............... .SFotes'
Pushor. vote.
SECOND BALLOT.
Dohlen.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. votes.
Hutchlns. .................'l VoIe'
o. N. Dohlen was declared elected
chairman of the board for the ensuing
year.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Hutchins, was adopted:
Resolved, That the county treasurer
be required to furnish new bond as sucf
treasurer in the sum of $4,000, which
bond shall be correct IN form and il
compliance with statute, as the bono
already approved is not.
[Signedl HENRY HUTCHINs.
Adjourned to o'clock p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the matter of the petition of thirty
two (32) frecholders of Stevens county
praying for the change of highway
running into more than one town of said
county and not within the limits of any
incorporated city, and described as fol
lows: To vacate that part of the Morris
and Glenwood road that is located on
the quarter line running west from ! post
between sections 81 and %, T. 125, r. Al
and embraced within the right of way
of the Little Falls & Dakota railway
as now located The commit
tee appointed for that purpose reported
having met at TIE time and place desig-
mated in the order appointing said COM
mittee, and recommended that the prayer
of the said petitioners be granted. Said
report was accompanied by the survey
or's report containing correct survey
of the change prayed for The board
declared the prayer of said petition
granted and assessed damages sustained
by reason of laying out said road to John
G. Hvile, sci mel sec. %, T. 1875, R. Al,
at eight dollars $500.
Final order and report on file.
The bond of r. G.. Stevens, county
printer, with ]. D. Good and Charles E.
Camp as sureties in the sum Of one thou
sand dollars, was approved.
The report Of fees collected during the
year 1888 made by the sheriff, register of
deeds and clerk Of court respectively,
was ordered filed and total amounts pub
lished with the financial statement.
On motion of Mr.. Thorpe the board
licensed P. W. Durkee and J. W. w.
Poison, legal voters of Stevens county,
as auctioneers for the term Of one year,
they and each of them to comply with
the statute relating thereto.
The chairman announced his appoint
ment of the following committees:
County Buildings and Grounds-Chair
man, Hutchins; Thorpe, Pushor.
Printing-Chairman, Camp; Hutchins,
Thorpe.
Finance-Chairman, Thorpe; Pushor,
Dohlen.
observation-disclosures, Pushor Thorpe,
Camp.
Roads and Bridges-Board of County
Commissioners.
LSigued] o. n. DoHLEN,
Chm Board Co. Com'rs.
The bond of Geo. M. Giltinan, county
auditor, with Samuel Larson, Christian
Flatner, Henry B. Wolff and3 James A.
Johnson as sureties In the sum of five
thousand dollars, ($5,OO0) was approved.
The bond of Herbert L. Hulburd, cor
oner, with Daniel T. Wheaton and Ste
phen A. Flaherty as sureties in the sum
Of five hundred dollars, was approved.
The bond of Daniel T. Wheaton, coun-
ty surveyor, with Herbert L. Hulburd
and Edgar S. Hall as sureties in the sum
of five hundred dollars, was approved.
The bond of Geo. H. Munro, sheriff,
with DanielT. Wheaton, Thomas Thorn
asson, Hans Olson, Henry B. Wolff and
John L Gould as sureties in the sum
of FIVE thousand dollars, was approved.
The bond of Leland H. Wellington,
register of deeds, with Geo. E. Darling
and John L. Gould as sureties in the sum
of five thousand dollars, was approved,
The bond of Arthur G. Thorpe, county
treasurer, with George G. Thorpe, John
Erickson, Arthur S. Mason, Ole L..
Brevig and Frank Wilcox as sureties in
the sum of thirty-six thousand dollars,
1886, 00O was approved and ordered sub
stituted for that approved January Sd,
1899.
The county board of auditors, compris-
ing o. N. Dohlen, chairman board of
county commissioners, Thomas Thomas
son, clerk of the district court, and Geo.
M. Giltinan, county auditor, reported
having witnessed and attested the trans
fer and delivery of books, vouchers and
funds by K. G. Helgeson, the out going
treasurer, by his deputy, Arthur G.
Thorpe, to Arthur G. Thorpe, his sue.
cessor in Office. Report accepted and
adopted.
The following claims, reported favor
ably from the finance committee, were
allowed:
o. n. Dohlen, day road committee
with team. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS W
r. S, Fenton, carrying election returns 2 0(
Same, costs, State case.,......... 81
G. G. Thorpe, one day road committee
with team. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. On
ID. r.. Sutherland, M. D., post mortem
of body of Emil Dunkin.. 10 O
Samuel Larson, eXpressage. ........... 81
Same, fees, clerk district COURT. al g.
l.. III. Pushor, / day road committee
Win team. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. u
]. 9. Hancock, care of poor, 1S87-SS.... 9 o.
ID. L. Wheaton, surveying county road
anu plat..'...... W