The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-01-12
coMMIssioNER's PROCEEDINGS.
OFFICIAL.

Inc DOard OF county COMMISSION
ers of Stevens county, and state of
Minnesota, met at the Auditors
Office, in the village of Morris,
in said county, at l o'clock, p. ~,
OH the 3D. day of January, 1898, pur-
suant to law.
Members elect, Peter Brandt and
II. j. Schrapps, were sworn in as
commissioners.
N. r. Spur was made temporary
chairman, and the board proceeded to
elect q chairman for the ensuing year,
which resulted in the election of G.
c. Thorpe.
Minutes of preceding meeting
| read and approved.
The bond of the County Treasurer
was fixed at $4,000.
The bond of the County Auditor
was fixed at 5000.
The bond of the County Coroner
was fixed at $500.
The following resolution was
adopted:
In the matter of the petition
Of A. S. Kline, S. J. Smith and
others, praying that the Board
Of County Commissioners recon
slider the matter OF the disposition of
$4,000 bonds, and rescind said sale,
and to again offer said bonds for sale
to the highest bidder:
Be it Resolved, That the petition
should not be granted, for the reason
that the Board have already made a
contract for the sale of said bonds tc
the best bidder.
Secondly, That it is the opinion OF
this board that any attempt to re-
open the sale of said bonds or rescind
the contract for the sale of the same
would be improper and unjust, and
would impose great costs and ex-
penses to the county without any cor,
responding advantage.
Ayes: Heller, Dye and Chairman
! Thorpe.
On motion of Commissioner Heller
the following resolution was adopted
i Resolved, That the County Auditor
Of this county, and the Chairman OF
! the Board of County Commissioners
! be, and they hereby are authorized and
directed to execute and deliver to A
G. Thorpe, the bonds Of this county
for fifty thousand dollars, bearing
interest at 5 per cent. per annum, pay
able semi-annuaIly,p pursuant to Chap
462, Of the Special Laws of the State OF
Minnesota, of the year A. D. 1891, and
in accordance with the p oceedings OIL
this Board on December u, A D
1892, upon the compliance by the
said A. 9. Thorpe with the terms Of
his proposition to this Board, which
was accepted December y, A. D
1892.
Ayes: Heller, Dye and Chairman
Thorpe,-3.
Nays: None.
The application of John Keim, tc
have the seed grain tax of Louis
Sacxchs and Mandel Tanket, whicI
was levied against his land, refunded
for the reason that the said land was
sold under mortgage foreclosure be.
fore the application for seed grain
was made, was allowed and the Aud,
itor instructed to draw his warrant
for SG7 so, the balance to be stricken
from the tax list.
It was ordered that the CONTRACT
with G. H. Munro, to summon The
Grand.and Petit Jurors for each tern
in payment for his fuel, be continued
for the ensuing year.
The bond of Fl. L. Hulbrrd, County
Coroner, for $500, with D. T
Wheaton and S. A. Flaherty a.
suret:os, was accepted.
The bond Of N. r. Spur, County
Auditor, for S., GOO, with II. B. Wolff
L. H. Wellington, John House anc
G. Flatner as sureties, was accepted.
Geo. e. Darling's bond, as Judg'
of Probate, for $1,000, with Edwin ]
Jones and Justin Berkin as sureties
was accepted.
The bond of Geo. H. Munro, al
Sheriff, for $1,000, with John House
! D. 7. Wheaton, Nils A. Nilsson, A. A
Stone, e. W. Randall, J. D. Coco
and G. Wintermute as sureties, wa
accepted.
The bond of D. T. Wheaton, Sur
yeyor elect, for $500, with II. L. Hui
burd and Thos. Thcmmason a
sureties, was accepted.
The bond of Register of Deeds, T
E. Colahan, for 5000, with S. J
Stebbins and J. j. CARNEY as sureties
was accepted.
| S. A. Flaherty's bond, as Count,
Attorney, in the sum of $1,000, will
D. T. Wheaton and Geo. E. Darling
as sureties, was accepted.
| The following committees were ap
pointed by the Chairman:
Committee on Court House ant
Grounds, A. P. Dye, F. w. Heller
Peter Brandt and G.. G. Thorpe.
Committee on Finance, f. W
Heller, p. Brandt and A. p. Dye.
Committee on Printing, II.
Schrapps, F. w. Heller and P
Brandt.
Committee on Roads and Bridges
full board, 2. Brandt, Chairman.
Adjourned to 10 a. H., Wednesday
WEDNESDAY, 10 A. NJ.
Board met as per adjournment
| with all members present.
The bond of Carl Buckentin, Treas
| away alnrf -, {i,o ,,11Y,, IF GQ1 01O ,rr;4l