Morris tribune., 1896-12-09
Commissioners Proceedings.

board of county commissioners of
Stevens county met in the auditors
office in said county at 10 o'clock a.
m. Nov. "a, 1896.
Members present-H. L. Smith,
Chm; G. o. Anderson, Peter Brandt,
H. j. Schraps and P. w. Durkee.
Minutes of last meeting read and APP.
proved.
On motion the auditor was directed
to draw his warrant in favor of r.
Larson for the support and care of c..
Hegg, at the end of each month, a
contract to DO made by and between
the parties thereto, for such support
The petitions of Chris. Eystad and
o. Gaarder, to be set off from their
respective school district was put
over until the next meeting of the
board.
Adjourned to half past one p. m.
Afternoon session. All present. On
motion the auditor was directed to
draw his warrant in favor of r. Kin
ner in payment for transportation
furnished two INDECENT persons.
Consideration of bills occupied the
time of the board until adjournment.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. Wednesday.
Wednesday, 10 o'clock a. M. All
present. The following resolutions
offered by G. 0. Anderson, was
carried:
Whereas, the county jail of this county
is constantly crowded and over run with
prisoners committed thereto for various
minor offences by justices of the peace of
the village OF Morris, to the great and in
creasing cost and expense to the tax payers
of the county, and whereas, the best in
terests of said tax payers demand that an
investigation be made into the cause of
such conditions, with the view to ascertain
tanning whether there is a remedy.
Therefore be it resolved, that committee
of the members of this board, of which the
chairman shall be ex-OfhciO a member. the
other two to be named by him, be appointed
for the purpose and with power and
authority in behalf of the tax payers of the
county to investigate said matter, and re-
port in writing to the board as follows:
First. The number of prisoners inn
prisoned in said common jail for minor
offences during the last six months, and
total cost to taxpayers incidental to the
commitment, including justice, marshal
and Sheritf's fees
Second. Whether the county jails of
counties within radius of IS miles of this
one are similarly crowded and overrun with
prisoners.
Third. The cause leading to the whole
sale commitments of such prisoners to
our Jail and such remedies as may seem
proper to prevent its continuance if found
wrongful or unnecessary.
Resolved further, that the county attorney
be requested to reduce in writing, a full re-
port of the findings of this committee and
render such assistance to the committee as
they may require.
Dated Morris, Stevens county, this 2+th
day of November, 1895.
CHARLES 0. ANDERSON.
Adjourned to half past p. m.
Board met at half-past p. NJ. ac-
cording to adjournment.
The following resolution was offered. |
Resolved that the board of county COM
being fully advised, deems a !
just and equitable division of the funds, |
money and credits belonging to school
district No. q, to be the following, viz: |
5000 to new district, viz: District No. So,
and the balance, viz: $57.23 to the old
district NO..27, and this board does hereby
award to said new district, viz: No. 50, the
sum Of 5000, and to the old district, viz: |
District No. 81, all the balance Of the
funds and credits, VIZ: 1923.
On motion the above was voted I'M
animously.
In the matter of the division of
and funds of school district
No II, out of which was formed the
new district No. So, the following was
was voted without dissent:
Resolved, that this board of county COM
after careful consideration and !
being well advised in the premises, makes |
the following division of the money, credits |
and funds, as just and equitable as between
the districts, namely; the old district No |
II, and the new district No. So, that each |
be awarded the sum of S31O.89 from the
common funds now on hand and in the
treasury of the old districtNo. II.
On motion the sum of S225 was &C
cepted in full settlement of the text |
book account of IL. L. Hulburd Il Co.
with Stevens county.
1t was ordered that $500 be trans
ferred from the interest fund to the
poor fund, and also that $50 be
charged to the interest fund and
to the contingent fund.
Bills for the following amounts
were audited by the finance com
mittee and allowed by the full board: