The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-01-22
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
Board Of q County ')lI ColIl|n|IIS. I|III
sioneIs i of Re'tr;anlii' nj
County, MINI. ...''.
Bemidji, Mimi. J an. 5th. 1908.

Board OF County Commissioners met at the
auditors office pursuant to adjournment.
Members Dresent--Wright and Sibley.
Ed Gallagher from the 4th district was also
present and made demand for seat on the
board for the reason that Clearwater county
was not legally organized:
On mott on. the board adjourned till D. m.
Board reconvened as per adjoqrnment.
Members present-Wrlght. McDougald ana
Sibley.
Gallagher, commissioner from 4th district.
again demanded seat on the board.
On motion. the following bonds with the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty co. as
Sureties were approved: ~ ~
David L Sylvester. county auditor 5000; Oh
lyer j Shinn. treasurer, soo.00O; MaGnew
da. clerk of court, $1,000: Herbert Loud.
county attorney. $1,000; Marvin A Clark, judge
of probate. $1,000
on motion, the bond of Thomas Bailey in
| he sum OF s,joJ with Charles Nangle, Charles
II Miles, Clyde NJ Bacon, John Gibbons Jo-
seph r Young. and Frank A Mayo as sureties
On motion. the following resolution by, sib-
| Icy and seconded by McDougald. was adopt
| Resolved. that whereas. the governor OF the
state Of Minnesota has duly issued his proc
! lamation declaring the county Of Clearwater
| duly organized and created as a county, and
Whereas. the Fourth and Fifth commission
er districts OF Beitrami county are wholly
within the county Of Clearwater. A.. "
| Now. therefore. be 1t resolved, that vacan-
| cy exists in the Office Of commissioner from
the Fourth and Fifth districts Of Beltramt
county. and that Ed Gallagher. former com
missioner from the Fourth district and w
| johnson. formerly commissioner from the
| Fifth district are not entitled to seats on the
board of county commissioners OF Beltrami
Be it further resolved. that the county Of
! Beltrami be and 1t ~ hereby redistrlcted as
| follows:
| The First district to be composed of the
| town of Bemidji and the village Of Bemidji.
The Second district to be composed OF the
towns of Blackduck. Summit. Hornet Ian
gor. and Coromant and government town i5l.
range 30. and all territory north to the Rainy
River and west to range "a.
The Third district to be composed OF the
and being north of Clearwater county and
to retain its present territory. -. 80
The Fourth district TO be composed o. the
towns Of Turtle Lake, Nebish. Hagali. North
ern and government towns $50. range 81. ISL
81 and l51-33. - r. n II 81 =.
The Fifth district TO be composed Of the
towns Of FROM, Turtle River. Port Hope. and
government town 14s. range 30 and 81. town
t47. ranges 30 and 81 and territory south OF
the latter two towns to the line OF Cass coun-
On motion. the board adjourned until 10
o'clock IN. January 6th 1908
January 9th. 1903. 10 IN.
Board OF County Commissioners met In reg
ular session as provided by statute.
Sbley.
Ed Gallag and II Hoist were also pres
ent but were refused seats as members OF the
On motion by Wright. seconded by McDou-
gald. I Q sibley was chosen chairman for the
year 1908 .. .,.-
On motion. board adjourned till 4pm
Board reconvened as per adjournment.
On motion. the following claims were allow
Edw Kaiser. publshtg legal notices..s 81 10
pub com proceedings. -. 81 q
" stationery for co officers. 3S so
Bemidji Sentinel. blanks & stationery IL W
Miller. Davis Printing Co. , M Hing ~. -,
Pioneer press Prt Co, b banks.......... II 90
Pioneer Press Prtg Co, blanks and sta 80 ~
Pioneer S Press Pts Go. blanks for judge . :.
Pioneer Press Ptg Co. blaanks"'..'''.' 1a So So
NJ d Stoner. days engineer work on
Grass Lake ditch.,,,.'.... 10 90
Z J Bourgeois. day as levelman on
Grass Lake ditch ch......--......:...;... 90
John Goodman. day team and driver
on Grass Lake ditch survey. 49,. %
NJ Price making cupboards. etc. for
sherif's residence :. .'..... ........ 90 IL
Jerrard Plumbing Co, steel trap for
heating jail building g.................. 30 90
Bemidii Decorating Co kalsomining
and decorating sheritfs residence. 81 90
contract heating co. jail ....... ........ $50 90
Twin City Decorating co. bal due on
court house ''n. .'.......,............ " 200 90
Iver II Brun, fire warden service...... 400
s T. Saxrud 9.f s7e" ......~- 90
Polk County. keeping prisoners. ,...... 81 B
d Spinning. taking dead body OF John
Wilson to poor farm. so
Fowler. med care @ P Spain. small
poS pattent ,-s, .s...-... -. =. ...... 10 w
Bemidji Wagon Works, blacksmithing
and repairing for co. pest house. =. IA 90
McCuaig & Ludington, supplies for
Franklin. smallpox patient. .s....... Is OS
.McCuaig Il Ludington supplies pest
mouse .,.,,....-s. -.......'S' ~ %
A Gilmour s. Co. drugs and medicine
Tor pest house,. go .,..-.''-. ~ 20
Chas Nangle, one half ton hay for pest
mouse s--.....s".,a..s w
] A Rhodes. guard and nurse for pest
mousse 80. ...'. ......... ..s.s .s.--'.' % w
Tom English, assisting health. oh1cer
So 80: .:E - ..'ts..,.. 10 ~
Frank Want asset guard duty, qaaFan q A.
tine Mississippi Damp and taking pa
tient to pest house. W
JnoM Martini justiceItees. State VS.
Paul Befnay .. =. y. -s.s.ss'.s''"'' ID ~