Morris tribune., 1895-05-15
Special Meeting of County commis-
.i0r1ers

Special Meeting OF County Commits
sioners.
In accordance with a call made, tn,
Board of County Commissioners me
at the Court House, in the Village o
Morris, Wednesday, May LIST, at Il
| o'clock a. m.
| Members present: III. j. Schrapps
Chairman; G.. G. Thorpe, III. L
Smith, Peter Brandt and Chas. O
Anderson.
| The resignation of S. A. Flaherty
county attorney, was presented to the
board, and on motion was accepted.
The following resolution, offered
by Mr.. Anderson, was carried: Re-
solved, That it is the sense of this
meeting of the County Commissioners
that the salary of the county attor-
ney should be placed at six hundred
dollars $500 for the year 1896.
A motion was then made to pro-
coed to the appointment of county
attorney, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of S. A. Flaherty, by
reclamation, which motion was lost.
A motion was then carried to pro-
coed to ballot, and N. r. Spur was
appointed teller, which resulted in a
unanimous vote for VIM. G.. Bicknell,
who was declared elected. Ad-
journed to l p. m.
Afternoon session. Board met as
per adjournment. Allmembers pres
ent.
On motion the sum of forty dollars
was appropriated to the town of
Framnas to apply on bill of z. Cas-
we'll for sixty dollars, account repair
ing bridge across Pomme de Terre
river in said town.
The petition Of A. B. Williams and
others, for change of county road,
was presented to the board with the
affidavit of A. B. Williams that he
had posted copies of petition at three
of the most public places in each of
the towns to be effected by the pro
posed change, at least thirty days be-
fore the present session of the board,
and the board being satisfied as to /
the posting and the legal require
ments, appointed the following as
committee to meet at the house of A.
B. Williams, in the town of Rends-
vile. at two o'clock p. M, Saturday,
May 9th, and to visit the location of
the proposed change and report at
The next meeting of the board, in
July:
Committee; G.. G. Thorpe, Peter
Brandt and I'll. L. Smith.
The bond of VIM. C. Bicknell as
county attorney, in the sum of one
thousand dollars (S1, 600, with John
House and John Dennis Good as
'ureties thereon, was presented and
accepted.
The county attorney was instructed
o collect and settle with parties hav-
ng unsettled text book accounts with
he county.
On motion the auditor was directed
o draw his warrant to pay for car
Dad of thing upon presentation of
certified bill therefor.
The bills audited by the finance
Committee were as follows, and were
lowed: |,
Earl Fenton, marshal's fees............ $3.50
IRIS. burst, care of Aanerud IOOI
,onrad burst, digging grave for
Aanerud. Observation-Disclosures. 2OOI
DE Seversen, board of prisoners 2.0O
Grown, Treacy.dc Co., blanks .. 76t
Brown, Treacy & Co.. blanks.........1 6. 10
crown, Treacy d Co., slide boxes 4.OI
'rOwn, Treacy & Co., b1anks..... 216i
Crown, Treacy& Co., deed record and :
'ioneer Press Co. blanks
ieo. d. Barnard & Co., assessment
book and blanks. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
e X. Macintosh, ice for summer
schoo1. 1901
Walter Muir, justice fees. $50
,e0, II, Woodhouse, meals to jurors. Sc. 90
w. Bailey, repairing court room 400i