Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-22
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Churchs Ferry Sun, printing,
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Carried. All members v~otingtayes',
on above. bills.
Moved and seconded that the bill of
Jos. Meier, saving wood for clerk Of
court ($2.OO) be disallowed. Carried. Z
Letter from WIN. H. Brown. asking
thai the appropriation, $780,, allowed
July 9th, 1899, for the Chautauqua
Association be nov paid to them, was
read.
Moved and seconded that the auditor
be instructed to issue q warrent in the
sum of $500. on the building fund to
VIM. Il. Brown, treasurer for the I'm.
provement' committee. of Devils Lake
Chautauqua Association. Said warrant
is issued pursuant to resolutions passed
by this board July 9th, 1899. Carried.
Moved and seconded4ha the bill of
w. D. Miller, for 80 road sctapers, $780,,
be disallowed for the reason that said
scrapers do not come up to the weight
required in the order. Carried.
Moved by Mccormick and seconded
by Baker that all purchases for the
county be submitted to and be approx
ed by the Chairman. of the Board and
the different county officers areIhereby
J required to make quarterly estimates
for supplies needed to be submitted at
each quarterly meeting. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the sum of
Thirty and 5000 (S3O.5O) dollars is
hereby appropriated from the General
fund to pay the fine and costs in the
tease Of the State of North Dakota vs..
John Beck, and that the auditor, be in.
structed to issue a warrant for said
amount payable to Ever Wagness,
sheriff of Ramsey county. Carried.
Moved by Mccormick and seconded
by Anderson that the proposition to
J purchase the lots adjoining the court
[, house property on the south, in block
10, city of Devils Lake, being lots l3,
IA, Is, l6, II, 1S, 10 and 20 in block 10,
be submitted to a vote of the people
and that the attorney be instructed to
draw up the necessary papers,.
MI. VanLiew moved as an amend
ment that said lots Ii, IA, Is, 16, II, 10,
10 and 20 in block 10. city Of Devils
Lake, be purchased at the price sub
mitted by VIM. H. Brown viz, S3,75O.
Not seconded.
The vote now being on the original
motion, Mccormick, Anderson and
Baker voted""Yes'' and VanLeiw voting
"No." Carried.
Moved by Baker and seconded by
McCormick that a special election be
called for the purpose Of voting on
purchase of above enumerated lots.
Mccormick and Baker voting eyes,
VanLiew, Anderson and Day voting
"No." Motion lost.
Chairman Day requested Mr.. Baker
to take the chair.
Moved by Day and seconded by Van
Liew that this board purchase lots l3
to II Inc. block 10, city OF Devils Lake,
from W. II. Brown at price quoted by
VanLiew and Day voting .sYes."
Mccormick, Anderson and Baker vot-
ing "No." Motion lost.
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ until 8 o'clock a. m. Wednesday,
June 6, 1900. E. P. DAY,
Attest: Chairman.
EMIL S. E1cH, County Auditor.
Adjourned meeting of the board of
county commissioners of Ramsey
county, N. D.
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 6, 1900.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 9 o'clock q. m. Present: Dav.
Henderson, Baker, VanLiew and Nc.
Cormick.
Moved and seconded that a dupli-
cate warrant on the general fund in
the sum of $2.l2 be issued to r. N.
Maurer in lieu of warrant No. $50.
dated November 16, 1898, same having
been lost, and that the treasurer be
instructed not to pay said warrant No.
$50, should same be presented for paw
ment. Carried.
Moved and seconded that a recess be
taken until 1o'clock D. m, Carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met as above, at | o'clock
p. m. Present: All the members.
A communication from Minor Hol-
brook who has been q county charge
for some time was read and ordered
placed on file, and the auditor was in
structed to send a notice in writing.
verifying the verbal notice given bv
this board to Mr.. u. Roe June 4th. that
they would no longer be responsible
for any bills against Minor Holbrook,
to U. Roe and a copy of same to Minor
Holbrook, in order that all parties
concerned may know that said notice
was final.
Moved and seconded that the follow.
ing bills be allowed as read and q
rants ordered drawn in payment OF
same:
Free Press, printing $4,000, al
lowed s43 &c
A Tompkins, lights and phone.
for May..................... Is Al
Shells & Cox, treatment Alfred
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