Morris tribune., 1901-01-19
Commissioners Proceedings.
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the board.
The matter of hiring a janitor wat
decided by ballot, John Flynn anG
William Tandy being applicants
4 Tandy received three votes and Flynn
two. Mr.. Tandy was retained at $40
| per month for the year.
/ The designation of the official
paper of the county for the ensuing
year, was taken under consideration
/ Sealed bids for the county printing
was received from the Sun, Tribune
and Times, each bid for exactly the
same amount. Upon ballot being
taken, the Sun received two votes, the
Times two, and the Tribune one.
Second ballot resulted in three for
the Sun and two for the Times, news
papers.
The following resolution was
offered and carried:
Resolved, That this Board of
County Commissioners of Stevens
County, Minnesota, does hereby
designate the Morris Sun, weekly
newspaper, printed and published in
the Village of Morris, Stevens county,
Minnesota, by Munro & Lee, as the
official paper of the said Stevens
county, for the year 1901, in which to
be published the Delinquent Tax
list of taxes delinquent in said
county, on the first Monday in Janu-
cry, 1901 the Financial Statement of
said county, Notice of Expiration of
Redemption, the Proceedings of the
Board of County Commissioners of
said county, and all other matters re-
quired by law to be published by the
official paper of said county.
The said paper, as appears from
the affidavit of Wm.J. Munro, one of
the printers and publishers, on file in
the Office of the county auditor of
said county, complies in all respects
with the provisions and requirements
of Chapter 50 of the General Laws of
1898.
Dated at Morris, January 10, 1901.
FL. r. EDDY,
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Stevens county,
Minnesota.
Attest,
n. r. SPUR,
County Auditor.
Adjourned to hslf-past one o'clock
p. m.
Afternoon session. Board met as
per adjournment.
The matter of engaging super
intendent of the county farm was
taken up. An application of John
r. Perkins, offering to do the work
for $3.50 was received, and Mr..
Murray, the present superintendent |
was also present, and was an appli-
cant at the former salary.
It was decided to vote upon the
a ballot resulting in
four votes for Mr.. Murray and one
for Mr.. Perkins. Mr.. Murray was
therefore retained superintendent of
the farm at the same salary Of $500
per year. ta
The auditor was directed to draw
his warrant in favor W. P. Fowler, in
for carload of maplewood,
upon the acceptance of the bill by
the chairman of the court house COM
mittee.
The auditor was also directed to
draw his warrant for $108.35 in pay
ment of W. P. Fowler's bill for
electric lighting and fixtures at the
court house.
The county attorney was authorized
o7 motion, to procure record book
for his official use.
A committee was appointed to in
vestigate the matter of procuring
additional land for poor farm.
The auditor was directed to re-
urn to NJ. j. Daily SLIP, over pay
nent for nominating certificate,
drawing his warrant for the amount.
The bond of Munro & Lee as
publishers of the official paper, in the
sum of ST. 900, with Ole G. Hanson
md Fl. H. Wells as sureties, was ap-
proved.
The board proceeded to make list
If names of qualified electors of the
everal election districts, to serve as
yrand and petit jurors for the year
.9Ol, which lists we're certified and
lied with the clerk of the court.
Bills audited by the finance COM
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