The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Regular Quarterly Meeting Rou-
tine Work and Bills Allowed.

tine Work and Bills Allowed.
Quarterly meeting of board OF
county commissioners held April
End, A. ID. 1900, 10 o'clock a. m.
Members present August Hoefs,
p. O. Heglie and H. G. Albrecht
county commissioners and NJ. A.
Wipperman county auditor.
Board was called to order by
chairman. Minutes of last meeting
were read and on motion approved.
i Commissioner Albrecht reported
the sale of old stove for $500 and
money paid over to county trea-
surer. On motion report was ac-
certed.
i On motion board adjourns to
o'clock p. m.
2 o'clock p. m. Members present
as before. Called to order by chair
man.
Board allows bills.
On motion the taxes for years 1889
to 1897 inclusive was ordered abated
against the N. +. Il 34-136-5O on
ground that same was government
land and not assessable.
On motion board adjourns to
April 3rd, 1900, 10 o'clock a. m.
April 3, 1900, 10 O'clock a. M.
Members present August Hoefs,
III, G. Albrecht, Peter McKinnon,
Chas. Hem and P.O. Heglie county
commissioners and NJ. A. Wippcr-
man county auditor. Called to Or
der by chairman. The auditor was
instructed to advertise for bids to
be opened May 1st 1900. 10 o'clock a.
NJ. for furnishing of1ins for county
paupers, board reserving the right
to reject one and all bids. 1t was
. moved and carried that every post
. office in the county of Richland
state of North Dakota, is hereby
designated as Il place for sale of
mortgage property.
On motion the application for the
abatement of taxes of ii. +. Crandall
on Colfax village property was re-
jected.
On motion a refundment was or
dered to Peder Peterson Freeman
Twp. delinquent road tax of $l.S7
returned against the N. +. a 1914
So having been worked as shown by
oversee}'s receipt.
On motion board adjourns to 2
o'clock p. III.
2 o'clock p. III. All members pre-.
sent. Called to order by chairman
On motion interest and penalty
were ordered abated on 1899 taxes OF
/ w. H. Phillips, Wahpeton, lots 4 N
11a of 5, block 1, Fargo Addition and
M. and b. of tax list page ll9.
MIR. Christ Ness chairman OF
Dwight township appears before
the board in regard to some needed
, repairs on bridges in said town
ship. Board deferred matter. Com
missioner Heglie reports bridge
No. IA known as Power bridge com.
pleted and put in good shape by
Dibley and Robinson and recon-.
mends that the balance of contract
price which was withheld be paid
$2OSGO. On motion report was ac.
cepted.
On motion an abatement was or.
dered OF 1889 taxes against S. f. a
8-134-5O, on ground that land was
} government land and not assess
able. =.
: On motion justice report of J. M
kraemer and NJ. l.. Hilliard were
allowed.
On motion justice reports of ]. NJ
Hynes, Fl. B. Sleeper, Andreas Jer'
sin and Folsom Dow were allowed
: as corrected.
On motion insanity report of Free.
man Orcutt was allowed.
Board allows bills.
On motion board adjourns tc
April 4th 1900, 10 o'clock a. m.
, April 4th, 1900, 10 o'clock a. m
All members present. Called to or
der by chairman.
Hon. Andrew Slotten and Pete,
Magnussen of Dwight township
appeared before board in regard to
rebuilding bridge No. 36. The ap
, plication will be referred to com
mittee on bridges to look over loca
ton and report at next meeting
Various petitions for bridges from
different parts of the county were
: then read by the auditor, and or
, motion the chairman was instructed
/, to appoint committee on same.
The chairman appointed the fol
lowing bridge committees on bridge
petition for bridge across the Red
: River, north on section line 80 Twp
: 1873 II. Al, Chas. Helm, Peter Mckin
, non and Fl. G. Albrecht on bridges
in first commission district, p. O