Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-01-25

ty of Ramsey and State Of North Da.
kota, hereby offers to pay at the rate of
2 per cent per annum interest on the
daily balance during the month, Of the
county funds of Ramsey county, North
Dakota, interest to be paid monthly, on
condition the said funds with accrued
interest shall be held subject to draft
at all times on demand.
Dated Devils Lake, N. D., January
4th. 1901.
(Slgned) Ramsey County Bank.
@. M. Fisher.
President.
Moved that the proposals OF the
North Dakota Bank Of Churchs Ferry,
the Farmers Bank of Crary, the First
National Bank of Deyils Lake, N. d.,
and the Ramsey County Bank Of Devils
Lake, N. D., be accepted, according to
section 1871. Revised Laws of 1895.
Duly seconded and carried.
Moved and seconded that the bond of
the North Dakota Bank of Churchs
Ferry, Ramsey county, North Dakota,
as a county depository, in the penal sum
of $4,000, with J, G. jacobson, A. H.
Noltimier, A. @. Sather, Chas. Studness,
and John L. Solberg as sureties, be &C.
cepted and approved, and the said bank
is hereby designated as a depository
of County Funds"
Carried. All the members voting
"Yes."
Moved and seconded that the bond
of the Farmers Bank of Crazy, Crazy.
N. D., as a county depository, in the
penal sum of $4,000. 90, with T. A. Lu-
ros, Edgar Anderson, G. A. Currier, M.
D. Kavanaugh, H. A. Nicholson, E.
r. Stevens, G. P. Dahl and H. L. Ug-
land, as suretles be accepted and APP
proved, ana the said bank is hereby
designated as a depository of county
funds"
Carried-All the members voting
yes.
Moved and seconded that the bond
Of the First National Bank, of Devils
Lake, Devils Lake, N. o., as a county
depository, IN the penal sum of sixty
thousand 1850, DOC. 00) with A. o. Whip
pie, Henry r. Baird, VIM. HI. Brown,
John w. Maher, Frank HI. Prosser,
Richard Daeley, Ole Serumgard and
f. w. Cockburn, as sureties be accept
ed and approved, and the said bank is
hereby designated as a depository Of
county funds"
Carried-All members voting yes.
Moved and seconded that the Fidel-
ity Bond furnished by the Ramsey
equity Bank (asdepository Of county
funds) in the sum of 32O,OOO.OO, with
the United States Fidelity and Guar
anty Co.. of Maryland, as surety, be
and the same is hereby rejectedfor the
reason that 1941, Laws 1899, North Da-
kota, require that said bonds be signed
by five freeholders.
Carried-All members voting yes.
Moved and seconded that the bond
at the Ramsey County Bank, Of Devils
Lake, N. D., as a county depository, in
the penal sum of S25,000.OO with Chas.
M. Fisher, George j. Juergens, T. A.
Haslam, John W. Maher, 1. N. Walker
and Jessie B. Fisher as suretles, be &C
cepted and approved, and the said
bank is hereby designated as a 'depos-
itory of county funds"
Carried-All voting yes.
Moved and seconded that the audit
or be instructed to advertise for bids
for 26 Columbus No. 2 scrapers-drag
without runners, bids to be filed on or
before IL o'clock m. Monday April 1st,
1901. Carried. ~
The following report was read: "The
undersigned, a committee appointed
to dispose of the old bridge one-half
mile south of Churchs Ferry respect
fully report that I sold the said bridge
after advertising the same for sale, for
the sum of $1,000. The bids are at
tached and made a part of this report
the said sum, by your instruction was
applied to grading approaches to the
new bridge. Signed,
JAS. MCCORMICK.
On motion above report was duly ap-
proved.
A communication from the United
States Indian Agent F. o. Getchell,
Indian agent at Fort Totten, in regard
to landing of the Pelican Point bridge
on south shore, was read and ordered
placed on file and Major Getchell in
formed of this act.
Moved, seconded and carried to ad
journ until Wednesday, January 9th,at
8 O'Clock a.. M.
JAS. MCCORMICK,
Chairman.
Attest:
EMIL S. EIcH,
County Auditor.
Adjourned meeting of the board of
county commissioners of Ramsey
county North Dakota.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1901.
The board met at 9 o'clock a. m. pur-
suant to adjournment.
observation-disclosures Day, An
derson, Fursteneau and Mccormick.
Moved and seconded, that the matter
Of appointment of road overseer for
1901, in unorganized districts be de-
ferred until April session. Carried.
A communication from Bartlett
township in regard to strychnine was
read. t
Moved and seconded, that a refund.
ing order in sum of 81 be issued to
Elias Erickstad, it being shown that
the NWA SWA section %, and NJ
SEA 29-157-64 was assessed to him rs
l60 acres, and only contains l2O acres.
Carried.
Moved and seconded, that the valu-
alton assessed against August Kalinos.
XII, for year 190O,in Ontario township, be
reduced Sl75, same being an exhorbi-
tant valuation on threshing rig. Car
ried.