Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-10

The report of w. G. Matchan, county
physician, was read and placed on file.
The following communication from
the attorney general was read and
placed on file: -
Bismarck, N. D., Apr. %, 1905.
I. w. Healy,
County Auditor, Bismarck, N. D.:
Dear Sir: / am in receipt of your
communication of the 10th inst. asking
as to the construction of house bill
No. %, approved March Z, 1905. You
ask particularly, if it is compulsory on
the part of the county commissioners
to pay for the services of deputy in
the office of register of deeds and also
who is to decide when there is suf-
fcient work on hand to employ a
deputy, the register of deeds himself
or the board of county commissioners.
Appointments of deputies made under
the provisions of this act are county
officers, and it is as much compulsory
upon the commissioners to pay their
salaries as it is the salary of any other
county officer. Section provides that
such deputies or clerks shall not be
employed unless sufficient work is on
hand to warrant such assistance. There
is nothing to indicate that any person
or board other than the register of
deeds should decide as to the neces-
sity for clerical assistance. He certain
ly is in a position to know whether
there is sufficient work for deputy
better than any one else. I am of the
opinion that the register of deeds is
the sole judge as to when there is suf-
ficient work in the office to warrant the
employment of a deputy.
Very truly yours,
c. N. ERICH,
Attorney General.
In accordance with the above opinion
the following bills were allowed:
J. L. Peterson, clerk hire regis
ter of deeds, March ....... $25. 90
J. L. Peterson, clerk hire regis
ter of deeds, April ........ so. OO
Board adjourned to 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 2 P. M.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
All members present. >....
Mr.. Gus Kemna was appointed road
overseer in road district No. IL, third
commissioner district, in place of c. W.
Van Toessel, deceased. ~.
Moved, seconded and carried thai
the Hughes Electric Co. be granted the
privilege of erecting poles and string
ing wires on said poles for telephone
system on the outer line of the public
highway between sections 81, %, 81,
%, 16, Is, 8, 10, 8 and 4 in township
1879, range 80, provided said line is
completed within ninety days.
Communication from Hallum and o.
son in regard to taxes on Driscoll
townsite was referred to States Attor-
ney Patterson .-...s It IL III.
Upon motion the following bills were
allowed: E5.
1. B. Baldwin, supt. N. D. In {,
stitute for Feeble Minded,
clothing Chas. Rohlen 1850. $40. 90
B. c. Marks, mdse. poor ..... 32.1e
B. G. Marks, repairs, clerk of
court ........ 49,. ........ 2.65
B. c. Marks, blank case county
Judge ........ 1885
!. w. Healy, premiums, bonds ~ so
Q. H. Will, trees and planting,
court house =. ........... 63. 100
S. N. Pye, balance premiums,
insurance .s...... 40
The communication Of J. w. Walker
and others Of Kidder county for joint
road, which was referred to States
Attorney Patterson was placed on file
as the board of county commissioners
do not care to act on same for the
present at least.
The following bills were allowed:
Frank G. Grambs, salary county
commissioner ....... $40
". Il. Webb, il, salary county