Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-01-25
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Proceedings of the Board of
County Commissioners of
Ramsey County, N. D..

County Commissioners of
Ramsey County, N. D.
Monday, January z, 1901.
County commissioners elect, Gust
Fnrstenau and e. P. Day took the re
qGired oath OF office and filed same
with the county auditor.
County Auditor Eich called the
board to order at 1870 O'clock p. m.
Observation-Disclosures Day, Ander-
son, Baker, Furstenau and McCor-
mick.
Moved by Baker and seconded by
Anderson that Jas. Mccormick be
elected chairman of this board for the
year 1901.
Carried, all voting "yes."
Moved by Day and seconded by An
derson that q committee of three be
appointed on rules for the government
of this board. :
Carried,
The chairman then appointed on that
committee, Day, Baker and Furstenau.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
amount of bonds of officers elected be
fixed at the following amounts, viz:
County Treasurer, 100000.
Sheriff, $4,000.
Coroner, $4,000.
Moved and seconded that the bond of
w. M. Anderson as States Attorney in
the sum of $4,000, with j. S. Thoe and
Gupder Ulstad as sureties, be accepted
and approved. Carried.
The bond of Herman Rutten as sher-
if in the sun of $4,000 with Alois Wal
$n~ A~$~~ M, M Rrrffno
Mike Rutten and Gustaf Becker as
sureties was or motion accepted and
approved. Duly seconded and carried.
Moved and seconded that county
treasurer elect be required to furnish a
local bond in the sum of thirty thous-
and (s3O,OO0.O 0 dollars in addition to
the s%60.000.00 Fidelity Bond, already
presented. Carried.
The bond of DIG, Duell as county
judge in the sum of $4,000 with VIM.
Orr, Geo. w. H. Davis and Pasquale De
Fiore as sureties was, on motion duly
seconded and carried, approved.
The bond of George Elmslie as regis
ter of deeds. in the sum of $4,000, with
81. H. Ruger and A. T. Horsman as
sureties, was, On motion duly seconded
and carried, accepted and approved.
The bond of John r. Cash as assessor
First district. in the sum of $500, with
Edward j. Cash and James Stewart as
suretiee, was, on motion duly seconded
aud carried, accepted and approved.
The bond of r. l.. Furlong as asses
sor Third District in sum Of $500, with
VIM. II. Brown and I. N. Walker as
sureties. was, on motion duly seconded
and carried, accepted and approved.
The bond of John O. johnson as
county justice of the peace in the sum
OF $500, with P. l.. Solberg and liver
Skaug as sureties, was, on motion duly
seconded and carried, accepted and ap-
proved.
The bond of F. E. Merrick as county
justice of the peace, in the sum of $500,
with Thomas Thorson and H. II. Ruger
as sureties. was, on motion duly Sec
onded and carried, accepted and ap-
proved.
The bond of M. A. Mcdonald as coun-
ty constable, in the sum of $500. with
Fred Wilcox and John P. johnson as
sureties, was, on motion duly seconded
and carried, accepted and approved.
The bond of Andrew Forslof as
county constable, IN the sum OF $500 90
with j. M. Soby and B, j. Ostrum as
sureties, was, on motion duly seconded
and carried, accepted and approved.
The bond of L. B. Fancher as county
superintendent of schools, in the sum
Of $500. with Ole Serumgard and Edgar
La Rue as %sureties, was, On motion duly
seconded and carried, accepted and ap-
proved.
The bond of Emil S. Eich as county
auditor, in the sum of $4,000, with E. E.
Herman and Albert M. Powell as sure.
ties, was, on motion duly seconded and
carried, accepted and approved.
The bond of Gilbert Birkedahl as
county constable, in the sum of $500,
with John S. Thoe and Gunder Ulstad
as sureties, was, on motion duly Sec
onded and carried, accepted and ap-
proved.
Moved and seconded that the chair
man be authorized to enter intoa lease
(for court rooms for United States cir
cult and dirtrict court purposes for the
year 1901 with the United States an
annual rental of $1,000. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the chair
man appoint the standing committees
for the year 1901. Carried.
Moved by Baker and seconded by
Furstenau that The Devils Lake News
be declared one Of the official newspap.
ers OF this county for the ensuing year.
Carried.
Mr.. Mccormick requested Mr.. Baker
to take the chair for q few moments.
Moved by Me- ormick and seconded
by Day that the Churchs Ferry Sun of
Churchs Ferry be declared one Of the
official newspapers of this county fol the
ensuing year. Carried.
Moved by Anderson aud seconded BY
Baker that the Ramsey County Cour-
Ter Of Crary be declared one of the Off
cial newspapers of this county for the
ensuing year. Carried.
Moved by Baker and seconded by
Anderson that the Inter Ocean be dee-
ignated as one of the official newspapers
Of this county for the ensuing year.
Carried.
Moved by Baker and seconded by An
derson that the Free Press be designat.
ed as the official newspaper for the
purpose of publishing the delinquent
real estate tax list to be published in
November 1901 Ii. g., the 1900 taxi
Mr.. Day moved as IN amendment that
the matter of designating a pap to
publish the delinquent tax list be left to