The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-22


Members present Wright, Sibley. Johnson
and McDOugald.
On motion. the petition Of Mrs. Gertrude
Anderson and others, praying that school
district be organized out Of sections u. %. "A.
25, 226. 81. 81, 81 and 3d. in township 151 north.
range 81. was approved and an order drawn
and fled setting the same for hearing Sep
tember 8. 1903. .-..z@z
aa3n IutioYi by z}Saig SECONDED sssss
Johnson,sa certified list: of grand and petit
Jurors, as selected by the different commits
sioners, was made and filed with the clerk of.
court.
on motion. the board adjourned to meet at
Z o'clock D. m.
On motion. the board adjourned to meet at
9o'clock a. M. July IA. 1908
Board re-convened as per adjournment.
On motion. the following territory, to- wit:
sections Is. 10. 81 2s %, 80, 81. 81 and 81. in
township 49, range 3d., was, organized as
school district No. 50. and order drawn and
filed with the county auditor to that effect.
On motion. the following territory. tO-wit:
the north one-half of government town one
hundred and fifty two, range thirty,,onee. and
all of government town one hundred and
ffty-two. range thirty-tWo (nA township 49,
range 81; all Of township 1872 range 80 was or
ganized as school district No. 81 and an order
made and filed with the county auditor to
that effect.
On motion. the petition Of @. B. Wright and
others, praying that the townsite OF Nymore
and adjacent territory. be organized as a new
that said petition included territory belong
ing to Independent School~District No. Of
the village of Bem1dJ1.
On motion, the board adjourned to meet at
80 p. N.
Board re-conyened as per adjournment.
On motion. the petition OF j. g. Scott and
the town of Jones was approved and was set
for hearing September s. 1903 and an order
made and filed with the county auditor to
that effect.
The following report was filed with the
board:
To the Honorable Board Of County Commits
sioners of Beltram County, Mimi.
1I hereby submit to you the following esti-
mate Of the amounts of money necessary to
be raised by taxation for the ensuing year:
For the revenue fund 800. 1880. $685. 800
Consisting Of the following items:
Officers salaries. $1,000
Clerk Of court fees ....... 1900
Sheritf'S fees and mileage 1900. 1000
District court expenses. .......... 5000
Justice court expenses. loo
Insanity m alters. 1000
CorOnerS court expenses. 2OO
Fire warden service .............. 100
Assessing unorganized territory 400
Birth and death reports .,-....... lou
Postage. express and freight. ....- 300
Com rs per diem and mileage 800
Keeping prisoners .......5.......... 1000
Light fuel and repairs .... 1000
Books, blanks and StatlOne ry..... 3.o0O
Public printing. ~. ....... 1000
Poor fund .......... -....s..............S $4,000
Care and supplies for paupers not
at poor farm. ...s....S 4.OOO
Supplies, labor. etc. poor farm. 5000
County road and bridge fund.-. ......s a,0 eco
Building fund .............. 5000
Deficiency in court house and jail
Fd 5pn IMPROVING Ct house grounds s s.5SS
Sinking fund.- for payment OF in--
terest on outstanding bOnds... $500
For payment principal on bonds
as they become due. ..-.-. $500. 10000 1900
d., - ,l1y ~ 4 "a
d. l.. .SYLv ESTER.
County Auditor.
Gu motion by Johnson. seconded by Ander-
son. the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That there be and there is here
by 81 he Ike oo%aF 1a @
money for the current year. to-Wit:
The county revenue fund =. S3s. 800
For the poor fund. for care ana
supplies for paupers other than.
Supplies, labor etc, poor farm. 5000 10000
For road and bridge fund. ............. 1000
Sinking fund. for payment OF bonds and = go
interest on same as they become due 1900
Motion made by Anderson, seconded by
johnson. that the auditor and Commissioner
Wright be and are hereby appointed pur-
chasing committee for the pest house and
poor farm: and, further resolved. that any
claims for supplies not ordered by said COM
mittee will not be paid.
On mOUlOH ny WTlRUU, SeCOHueQ NY
son. the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that the auditor be and he is
hereby authorized and instructed to transfer
from the revenue fund to the incidental
fund $3.50 for the payment of postage for
county officers and freight and drayage on
county supplies. Motion carried.
Motion by johnson. seconded by McDou-
gald. that Yves Wright be appointed vice
chairman Motion carried.
Resolution. introduced by Commissioner
Johnson, seconded by Commissioner An
derson.
Resolved. That whereas. Superintendent
Of Schools L. j. Dunwoody has failed to per-
form the duties of his Office. by neglecting
and refusing to visit the public schools Of
Office as required BY Section 3142 General
Statutes OF 1894. and by failing and neglect
ing to file with the county auditor OF said
county. the statement provided for by said
section; and. whereas. after repeated re-
quests and demands on the part Of thecounty
board the said Il. j. Dunwoody persists in his
refusal to visit said schools as required by
law, and announces that he Will not agree to
do SO In the future.
Now. therefore, after hearing. duly given
said +. ]. Dunwoody and after hearing the
said hearing had on the 18th day OF July. 1903.
and after hearing his statement that he had
not visited said schools as required by law.
and his refusal to promise to do SO IN the
ty Is hereby instructed mot issue any fur
ther county warrants to said Il. j Dunwoody
for salary, until Sald DuMWOOQy complies
with the law in regard to visiting schools and
fling the statement required by said Sec
ton 37422
On motion. the bid of L. G. Townsend for
road work on town road running west from
the village Of Blackjack. according to speci-
ications prepared by the county surveyor
in the amount OF 1851. was accepted. and the
chairman and auditor be and they are here
by authorized and instructed to enter into a
contract with said Townsend and approve
bond by him in double the amount Of the
contract.
Motion made by Wright. seconded by Nc
Dougald. that 500 be and 1t is hereby appro-
priated to the town Of Buzzle to be expended
on county road on town line between towns
Of Buzzle and Roosevelt. and $500 to the town
Of Roosevelt to be expended on tOwn line be-
tween sections IS and 36. and thence north
easterly on said road Motion carried.
On motion, board adjourned to meet at
$50 y. m.
Board re-convened as per adjournment.
On motion. the following resolution was
adOptd:
! Resolved. That ferand in consideration OF
800 to be paid to the county treasurer by the
Minnesota & International Railway Com
pany, the auditor and chairman be and they
are hereby authorized and instructed to issue
to the said Minnesota 4 International Rail-
way Company deed for two and three
fourths acres for railroad right-of-way
across lots and s. section 10. township lat.
range 3D.
On motion. the following claims were al
lowed: