Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-01-26
Adjourned meeting of the board of
county commissioners Of Ramsey
county, N. D.

Adjourned meeting of the board of
county commissioners OF Ramsey
county, N. D.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1900.
The board met at 8 o'clock a.. m.
pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Commissioners Day, Baker.
VanLlew, Anderson and Mccormick.
Moved and seconded that a refund
ing order in the sum of $40 be drawn
in favor of Henry Boiler, on account
of the 1897 tax on NEI section "a,
township 153. range 81, paid by him, it
being shown that there are no buildings
on said quarter and that the assess
ment was excessive. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the per-
sonal tax judgment against Kendall
& Rainboth for the 1890 tax as it ap-
pears on the delinquent tax record
page 10 citation No. 69l, on file in the
office IF the county treasurer and clerk
of the court, be cancelled. Carried.
Moved and seconded that Commits
sioner Day be appointed a committee
Of one to obtain the transcript of Ger.
tain records in Nelson county which
it seems we're omitted at the time that,
that part of Ramsey county formerly
known a. "no mans land" was annexed
to Ramsey county. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the auditor
be instructed to notify the board of
drainage commissioners to meet with
the county board at once Carried.
Moved and seconded that the unpaid
balance of personal property tax
against Albert Roberts in Lake town
ship, for the year 1891 be cancelled
providing he settle for the personal
property tax judgment for the year
1888 in full. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the bill of
| W. A. Crary for supplies furnished
under his contract be allowed and that
his bondsmen be released from any
further responsibility from this date.
Carried.
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ until 100 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment at 1::30 p. m.
Present: All the members.
The bids for furnishing the county
with 600 ounces sulphate of strychnine
we're then opened and read as follows:
c.. w. Greene, 95 cents per ounce.
|. w. a. Hamilton, 81 cents per ounce.
Morgridge & Merriok, 80 cents per
ounce.
A. E. Hodgkinson, s915 cents per
ounce.
Moved and seconded that the con
tract for furnishing the county with
600 ounces sulphate of strychnine in
"a ounce walls as per advertisement be
awarded to A. E. Hodgkinson, he being
the lowest bidder. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the strych-
nine contracted for above be appor-
toned to the several townships in the
county same as last year. Carried.
The bids for furnishing stationery,
blanks, printing, etc., for the ensuing
year filed by the Churchs Ferry Sun,
Ramsey County Courier. Devils Lake
Free Press, Devils Lake News aud
Devils Lake Inter- Ocean were opened
and read. It was moved and seconded
that action on above named bids be
deferred until Thursday morning,
January 4, 1900. Carried.
Bids for furnishing the county with
native Ignite coal for use in court
house were then opened and cad
Russell and Schultz, $3.50 per ton.
Moved and seconded that the cOn-
tract be awarded to Russell and
Schultz, they being the lowest bidders.
Carried.
Moved and seconded that Russell
and Schultz be instructed to furnish
100 tons, same to be delivered from
time to time as the space in the coal
bin will permit, Carried.
Moved and seconded that the treas
urer be instructed to settle the 1899
personal property taxjudgment against
Philip Greenberg for the face amount.
Carried.
Moved and seconded that the two
personal property tax judgments
against Edmund Burke for the years
1890 and 1891 be ordered satisfied on
the records for the reason that he has
produced receipts dated December %
and q, 1898, signed by P. II. Throdahl
1.-THE tax Judgment and seed grain col
lector at that timeJ amounting to
s44.64 and it appears that same has
not been turned into treasury and
marked paid on the record. Carried.
Moved and seco nded that w. A.