Morris tribune., 1893-01-11
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
OFFICIAL.

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. H.,
on the Sd day of January, 1893, 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 a chairman for the ensuing year,
which resulted in the election of G..
G. 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.
On motion of Commissioners Heller
the following resolution was adopted
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 sem-annually, pursuant to Chap
462, OF the Special Laws of the State OF
Minnesota, of the year A. D. 1891, and
in accordance with the proceedings OF
this Board on December ~, A D.
1892, upon the compliance by the
said A. G. Thorpe with the terms OF
his proposition to this Board, which
was accepted December y, A. D.
1892.
Secondly, That it is the opinion oil
this board that any attempt to re
open the sale of said bonds or rescind
he contract for the safe Of the same
would be improper ana unjust, and
would impose great costs and oE-
pensas to the county without any cor
responding advantage,
Ayes: Il. Her, Dyo and CiG:iT:aau
Thorpe.-3.
Nays: None.
The application of John Keim, .tc
have the seed grain tax of Louis
| Soovobc o,,l NTo,Io1 TTo,,Iyo4 which
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 $67 so, the balance to be stricken
from the tax list.
1t was ordered that the contract
with G.. H. Munro, to summon the
Grand and Petit Jurors for each term
in payment for his fuel, be continued
for the ensuing year.
The bond of III. L. Hulburd, County
Coroner, for $500, with D. T.
Wheaton and S. A. Flaherty as
sureties, was accepted:
The bond of N. R. Spur, County
Auditor, for $1,000, with H. B. Wolff,
L. H. Wellington, John House and
G. Flatner as sureties, was accepted.
Geo. E. Darling's bond, as Judge
of Probate, for $1,000, with Edwin J.
Jones and Justin Berkin as sureties,
was accepted
The bond of Geo. HI. Munro, as
Sheriff, for $1,000, with John House,
D. T. Wheaton, Nils A. Nilsson, A. A.
Stone, E. W. Randall, J. D. Good
and @. Wintermute as sureties, was
accepted.
The bond of D. T. Wheaton, Sur
veyor elect, for $500, with H. L. HUI
burd and Thos. Thommason as
sureties, was accepted.
The bond of Register of Deeds, T.
E. Colahan, for $1,000, with S. j.
Stebbins and j. CARNEY as sureties,
was accepted.
S. A. Flaherty's bond, as County
Attorney, in the sum of 81 900, with
D. T. Wheaton and Geo. E. Darling
as sureties, was accepted.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the Chairman:
Committee on Court House and
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, H. J.
Schrapps, F. w. Heller and P.