The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-04-10
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
on THE
Board Of County ConlIniis-
SiOneIs Of Be|traIni
County, Mimi.

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! Bemidji, Mimi, March %, 1902.
Board OF County Commissioners OF Beltram
County met as per special call for the purpose
| of considering sale of court house and jai
| bonds and advertising for plans and specffica
| lions for a new court house and for the en-
llargement OF the present jail and for bids FOL
| the construction OF the same.
| Meeting called to order ut 2 o'clock p. m.
Members present: Wright, Gallagher, Stbley
and McDougald.
On motion the Board took a recess till 4 o.
Board reconyened as per adjournment
On motion, The following resolution was
| adopted:
Resolved, that. Whereas, it appears by the
return and certificate OF the County Canvas
sing Board duly appointed and constituted for
the purpose OF conyassing the returns OF the
| special county election In the County Of Bel
| trami, held March l1th, A. ID. 1902, for the pur-
pose of voting upon the question Of issuing
the bonds OF the said county in the sum OF
Fifty Thousand Dollars (s50, COD to raise money
| to build and furnish q courthouse and jall for
said county. that the majority OF the legal
votes cast at said election were found to be
In favor. OF the issuance OF such bonds, and
that tffis board is therefore authorized to issue
the same In the sum OF Fifty Thousand Dollars
(850, 0O0) J, now therefore,
Resolved. that the county auditor be, and he
is hereby, instructed to give notice by publl-
cation on behalf of this board for three sue
sessVe weeks in the Bemidi il Pioneer, a week
iy newspaper published at Bemidji. in said
County, being the official newspaper Of said
Sunday Pioneer Press, published at st. Paul,
Minnesota: That this Board viii receive sealed
bids for the sale Of such bonds At the auditors
once iii che village OF BemfdJi, on the 5th day
OF May ID. 1867 That such notice shall state
the length Of time such bonds will run. to-wit:
Fifteen years, the rate per cent. OF interest,
to-wit: Five per cent, and that they Will be in
such denomination and payable at such place
In the United States as the purchaser may
designate in his bid and as shall be further
provided for byb future resolutions of this
board and also that a certified check in the
sum of One Thousand Dollars (Sl ,0G0) payable
to the county treasurer of the county,
Shall accompany eacn bid
On motion, the following resolution was
adopted
Resolved that, Whereas 1t has been deter
miued by the legal voters of the County OF
Beltrami that the bonds OF said county snail pc
issued by this Board in the sum OF Fifty
Thousand Dollars $50 000) for the purpose OF
raising money to construct and furnish q new
conrt house and jail forth said county now
therefore,
Resolved, That the county auditor be. and
he is hereby, Instructed TO advertise by four
separate and distinct successive publications
in the Bemidji Pioneer, q weekly newspaper
published at Bemidji Minnesota, and by the
publication for two successive weeks N the
Sunday Pioneer Press. published at st. Paul
Minnesota soliciting detailed plans and speclf.
cations fora new court house Tor the county
of Belrami, to be built upon block five ~, in
the original ToWnsite of Bemidjl and also for
plans and specifications and sealed bids for
the construction and enlargement of the pres
ent jail upon said block. That such notice
shall contain notification that the limit OF
cost of the said court house shall not exceed
the sum of Thrty.fve Thousand Dollars
$3.50 and the limit of the cost OF the said
.lail shall not exceed the sum OF Ten Thousand
Dollars $4,000
i On motion, the following resolution was
adopted: Is \.
Resolved, that whereas OH Olson of Sheylin
this county has served notice upon the several
members of this Board to contest the special
election held March 1lth 1902 now therefore.
Resolved that the County Attorney be, and
he is hereby instructed to take the necessary
steps to protect the interests of the county in
the matter. 7st
On motion, the Board adjourned till 10 o.
selOckA NJ. March 28th. 1902.
Board reconyened as per ad journment.
& On motion, the following resolution was
adopted:
h Resolved, that e. #. Crawford, an attorney,
be and he is hereby appointed and employed
to assist the County Attorney at the pending
term OF the District Court in the trial OF. the
casesof the n State VS. Arthur Brapnck.
the State VS. Bert Angel, the Statev Martin
Nelson ct al, and such other cases as to the
County Attorney may seem necessary.
Attest Yves Wright
d. Sylvester. Chairman.
County Auditor. ,s