Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-04-12

uuIll luoSudy, April GuO, 1SVl, at ~ q.
m. Carried.
JAS. MCCORMICK,
Attest: Chairman.
EMIL s. E1CH,
County Auditor.
Adjourned meeting of the board of
county commissioners of Ramsey
county, N. D.,
TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND, 1901.
The board met at; 10 a. m, pursuant.
to adjournment.
Present: Commissioners Day, An
derson, Baker, Furstenau and Nc
Cormick. fl
Moved and seconded that the chair
man of this board be authorized and
empowered to endorse, receive and re-
ceipt for Ramsey county in all matters
pertaining to rental Of certain rooms
in Ramsey county court house for u.
S. circuit and district court purposes.
Carried.
Moved and seconded that-there be-
ing no bids in for Burial of County
Poor'' as per call for bids to be opened
at April meeting-&e hereby agree to
continue former contract with John
Nimmo for above services for year
from date hereof. Carried.
A petition for furnishing seed grain
as provided in bill 1l3. as amended by
judiciary committee, signed by AZ tax
payers, was read.
Moved and seconded that above Pc
tition be rejected for the reason that
under said bill passed by legislature
in 1901, county commissioners have no
power to act unless petition is signed
by 100 tax payers. Carried.
Petition of J.. M. Hanson praying for
cancellation of her personal property
tax for year 1899, in city of Devils
Lake al read.
Moved and seconded that above
on payment of S44.00 into the county
treasury.
Bakey, Furstenau and Anderson
voting yes; Day voting no. Carried.
Petition of Serumgard g. Moen ask
ng a reduction of tax on NE4 29-l54-
i62 for year 1890 to 1900 inclusive was
read.
Moved and seconded that the petit
ton above referred to be turned over
to the commissioner of that district
for his opinion and report. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the mat
ter of settlement with Benson county
on balance of their half of entire cost
be referred back to them; and the au-
ditor is hereby instructed to call their
attention to the terms of contract en-
tered into between the two counties
before the contract was let for the
bridge. Carried. Z
Moved, seconded aud carried that a
recess be taken until l:3O p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met pursuant to above
recess.
Present: All the members.
Moved and seconded that the road
money (unexpended) be expended in
the several commissioner districts un-
der supervision of commissioners of
each district in proportion to amounts
raised in each district. Carried.
Petition of S. Conwell, asking that
an appraiser be appointed to appraise
the two colts taken up by him May L,
1900, and advertised in the Ramsey
County Courier, June 22-29 and July 6,
1900, was read.
Moved and seconded that VIM. Nix
on be appointed as such appraiser.
Carried.
A committee Of the city council of
the city of Devils Lake, consisting of
Alderman Cockburn, Mann and Wine
man and Mayor w. H. Brown, appear
ed before the board and requested the
board to pay over the $4,000 Pelican
Point bridge appropriation.
Moved and seconded that the above
matter be laid over until tomorrow for
further consideration. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the pur-
chasing committee be instructed to
Eprocure an up-to-date map of Ramsey
county and one of the city of Devils
Lake, N. D. Carried.
Requisition of county auditor for
clerk hire was then read.
Moved and seconded that county
auditor be allowed $500 per month
for deputy hire for the ensuing year
and such additional clerk as may be
needed in the fall of the year at $4,000
per month and not to exceed two
months for such additional clerk. Car
ried.
Moved. seconded and carried to ad.
journ until9 O'clock a. m. Wednesday.
April 3, 1901.
JAS. MCCORMICK,
Attest: Chairman.
EMIL S. EICH,
County Auditor.
Adjourned meeting of the board of
county commissioners of Ramsey coun-
ty, N. D.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL BIRD 1901.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present; Commissioners Day
Anderson, Baker, Fursteau and Nc
Cormick.
Moved and seconded that the auditor
be instructed to order sufficient num-
Der of the revised 1899 codes to furnish
one to each officer who is entitled to
receive one under the la W. Carried.
Moved and seconded that when this
board adjourns that it will adjourn to
Tuesday, May 7th 1901. Carried.
Moved and seconded that in the
matter of guardianship of Alvah G.
Hungerford, an incompetent person,
that the fee required to be paid into
the county treasury in this case be re-
mitted and the county judge issue let
tiers of guardianship without such fee
being paid. Carried-all voting yes.
Moved seconded and carried that
the following bill be allowed and war
rants 6ra un for tho samo.s