Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-10
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Adjourned Meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners Of Ramsey
County, North Dakota.
Adjourned meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners Of Ramsey
County, N. D.
THURSDAY. AUG. IND, 1900.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at l o'clock p. M.
Present, Commissioners Day, Ander-
SOB. Baker, VanLiew and Mccormick.
MI. co. Russell appeared before the
Board with q proposition to furnish the
county with native Ignite coal for the
heating plant at the Court House. No
action taken.
The Auditor was instructed to adver-
tise in one paper for bids for the fur
nishing Of native Ignite coal in car lots,
delivered in the coal bin at the Court
house, weighed on the county scales.
Bids to be price per ton.
Mr.. M. Fl. Brennan appeared before
the Board j n behalf Of the Sisters of
Mercy (Hospital) in matters pertaining
to the tax N VIZ NWA Sec. 35, Twp.
154, Range g.. said 80 acres being land
lying just outside of the city and used
inconnection with the st. Vincent De
Paul Hospital
Moved and seconded that all the tax
es for 1896, 1897 and 1898 covered by tax
certificate No. 293, sold to Ramsey coup
ty Dec. 1887, and covering WKNWI
Sec. IS, Twp l54,, Range Ga, except, the
drainage tax, be cancelled, for the reas-
on that said land is now and has been
used in connection with the hospital
and only for charitable purposes. Car.
ried.
Moved that the Auditor and Treas
urer be instructed to transfer the unex.
pended balance in the seed grain fund
to the general fund. Duly seconded
and carried.
Moved that the following bills be al.
lowed and warrants ordered drawn in
payment of same.
Cliff Marks road labor Lake
township. y 5U w
Andrew Wickum road labor in
Ontario township. ......... lis 90
Chas Wagner road labor ii
%JOutA 4u1uA W." ~ w
John F. Schmidt road labor in
Lake township. 100 90
Even Evenson road labor in
Minnewaukan township. 12O 90
III l Kamfud road labor in
Coulee township. ......... l23 IL
Albert Gresseus road labor in
Dry Lake township......... 62 90
Arthur Home road labor in
Dry Lake township. ........ 80 Is
Albert johnson road work in
Webster township '..... SO SO
Christian Hermanson road work
in Cleveland township....... 48 90
Thos Christianson road work in
Norway township. ......... 100 90
John Ekstrand road labor in
Lillehof township. IS 30
Geo Carpenter road labor in
Bartlett township. .......... II IS
N. M. Winton road work in
Cleveland township. ........ SO 90
WR Whitcomb road labor i'm
Stevens township. 50 46
Andrew Osthus road labor in
Steven township, Bill of S11O
allowed at............... 80 90
liver r Soebel road labor ..... 3 90
John Mcbride services as road
overeeer 157-63. 20 90.
Julius Nelson services as road
overseer 154-61. 16 90
Geo Leith services as road ov-
rseer 154-61................ 80 90
Lars l. Aaberg services as road
overseer 156-62............. 20 90
j H Smith lumber for culverts
] H Smith lumber for culverts
in 154-6l.. 2 81
Id McGahan printing s24 SO
Inter stae Ocean printing III 50 al. -
E NJ C!ary printing $40 90 al.
lowed ~ 10
P II Short printing. 8 90
Churchs Ferry Sun printing. 43 20
Duly seconded and carried.
The Board then adjourned until 9
o'clock q. m. Friday Aug. Sd, 1900.
E. P. DAY, Chmn.
Attest:
EMIL S. E1cH,
County Auditor.
Adjourned meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners of Ramsey coun-
ty, N. D.
FRIDAY, AUG. 3RD, 1900.
The Board met at 9 o'clock a. m. pur.
suant to adjournment.
Present Commissioners Day, Ander
son, Baker, VanLiew and M Cormick.
Moved that the following resolution
be accepted:
WHEREAS, 1t it is deemed for the
best interests of the county, that a
tract of land be purchased and suitable
buildings erected thereon for an asylum
for the poor. Now therefore
Be IT RESOLVED, That in accordance
with Sec. 1895 Laws of 1899, the follow
ing question be submitted to a vote of
the people at the next general election:
Shall Ramsey county purchase a
tract of land in the name of the county