The Wahpeton times., 1900-10-11
THE COUNTY FATHERS.
Transact a Large Amount Of BUS
mess and Adjourned till
After Election.


mess and Adjourned till
After Election.
The adjourned meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners
held October 1st, 1900. 10 o'clock
a. m. Members present H. G. AL
brecht and p. o. Heglie, County
Commissioners, and NJ. A. Wipper-
man, County Auditor.
Eoard aa)ourned ,o2 O'Clock p.
m. no quorum present. Members
present August hoefs, P.O. Heslie,
and H. G. Albrecht county commits
;sioners, and NJ. A. Wipperman,
County Auditor.
Board called to order by the
Chairman.
Board allows bills.
On motion the Board appropri-
ates Tor county pauper, Peter Hawk
inson the sum ot StjU.OU, having been
unfortunate TO lose leg aid he be-
ing in destitute circumstances.
On motion Frank Forman's bill of
$2l5CO being the thresh,ng bill of
the wheat, oats an barley on poor
farm OF the Year l.CO was allowed.
On motion 500 w was appropriate
ed and allowed 10 Wilkln County
tor the repair of bridge No. 22
across Red River at Abercrombie,
asper resolution of former meeting.
On motion bill of John r. Jones
SH.A3, lumber used in repairing
bridge No. 80 was allowed.
On motion board adjourns to
October End, 1900, 8, o'clock a. m.
October 2nd, 1900, 9 o'clock a. m.
Members present August Hoefs,
r. o. Heglie, Charles Helm, Peter
McKinnion and H. G. Albrecht,
county commissioners, and NJ. A.
Wipperman, county auditor.
Called to order by the chairman.
On motion an abatement of the
personal property tax of A. w.
Rockstad for the year 1893 and 1899
was ordered, by reason of his not
being a resident of said township
and being double assessment.
On motion bill of Salzer Lumber
Company $36.E was allowed.
Lumber used for approaches for
bridge across Bold de Sioux.
On motion Justice report of J. NJ.
Helm was allowed as corrected.
On motion the taxes were abated
of the personal property of Peter
Wick, Garfield township for the
years 1892, 1895. 1886 and 1897 on ac-
count OF destitute circumstances
for years above stated.
Board allowed bills.
On motion the sum of $500 was
appropriated from the county gen.
.eral fund to assist Mrs. X. Groth
and her two children to her parents
in the old country, she being utter
ly destitute.
On motion board adjourns to 2
O'Clock p. IN. 2 2o'clock p. m.
Members present as before. Call
yed to orded by the chairman.
1On motion quarantine bill of H.
e. Rice $1,000 was allowed.
Commissioner Hoefs having been
called home by reason of sickness
in his family, Charley Helm was
elected charm an protein.
Board allowed bills.
On motion bill of DIR. Sherping,
$500 was rejected.
On motion bill of L. J. Moffett was
allowed as corrected.
On motion bill of Frank L. Thomp-
sop was allowed as corrected.
On motion board adjourns to Oct
,ober 3rd, 1900, O'Clock a. m.
October 3rd, 1900, 8 o'clock d. IN.
Members present, August Hoefs,
Charles Helm, Peter McKinnon, p.
O. Heglie and H. G. Albrecht,
county commissioners. and A. L.
Roberts deputy county anditor.
Board called to order by the chair
man.
Board allows bills. ....
On motion of personal property
tax of Benjamin Schneider of Wah-
peton for the year 1899 was abated
on the ground of his not being a
citizen of the state at that time.
On motion board adjourned to 9 !
o'clock p. M.
2 2o'clock p. m.
Members present as before. Call
ed to order by the chairman.
On motion board adjourned to
October 4th, 1900, 10 o'clock d. m. for
the purpose of attending the SEES
sion of county commissioners of
Wilkin county Minnesota, in rela-
ton to the Bois de Sioux bridge.
October 4th. 1900, 10 O'Clock a. IN.
Members present August Hoefs,
P.O. Heglle, Charles Helm and HI,
g. Albrecht, county commissioners,
and A. L. Roberts, deputy county