The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-14
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
of
the County Commits
SiOnerS
of
Beltrami County.
Minnesota.
Adjourned Session Held at Court
House in the City of Bemidji,
on Tuesday, August 20.
1902, at 10 o'clock

Minutes of the adjourned meeting of the
board OF county commissioners Of Beltrami
county, held at the city of Bemidji, on Tues
day, the 10Th day OF August, A. D. 1907, at
ten o'clock a. m
Board met pursuant to adjournment with
the following members present:
Yves Wright-First district
George Gunderson-Second district.
+. 0. Sibley-Third district.
J. H. Wagner-Fourth district.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and on motion approved.
Upon motion of Commissioner Sibley and
seconded by Commissioner Gunderson, the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The county board of Beltrami
county, on May slst, 1907, authorized the
100000 dollars funding bonds Of Beltrami
county, under Chapter 461, General Laws Of
Minnesota for 1907, and,
,o Whereas, 1t is alleged that said Chapter
authority is. thereby conferred on said county
Now Therefore Be 1t Resolved, By the
Beltrami county board, that said resolution Of
issue of one hundred and sixty thousand
Q6O,O0O dollars Funding bonds, and any reso.
luton amendatory thereof, be, and the same
is hereby, repealed.
Upon motion of Commissioner Sibley and
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, Beltrami county, Minnesota, has
attempted to issue $3.50, 10000 Funding bonds,
Minnesota, for the year 1907, and to sell such
bonds to the Harris Trust &, Savings Bank,
of Chicago, Illinois, at price of 10O.93A, and
accrued interest and,
Whereas, Said county is unable to issue
such bonds on account Of the alleged inva-
lidty of said Chapter 461, of the General
Laws of 1907; but is empowered to issue
s6o,OOO00 Funding bonds to fund the indebt-
edness OF said county created prior to March
2Srd, 1905, and now outstanding, which in.
debtedness is drawing interest at the rate Of
six per cent per ,annum,. and,
?, Whereas, Said Harris Trust & Savings
Bank offer to accept said 100000 of funding
bonds at the same price of 1O093A, and ac-
crued interest, and the same terms and
conditions as their award of the said
100000 bonds.
Now Therefore Be 1t Resolved, By the
board OF county commissioners of Be1trami
county, Minnesota, that pursuant to the power
granted said board by Chapter 65 of the laws
Minnesota to the amount of $50, 100 be, and
the same are hereby, directed to be issued for
the purpose of paying said Indebtedness Gre
ated prior to March 23rd, 1905, and now out
number numbered consecutively from one to
sixty, both numbers exclusive; shall be of
II 100000 denomination, and dated July list,
l9y7, and shall be due and payable July LIST,
per cent per annum, payable semi'annually
on the first days of January and July in each
year, both interest and principal payable at
the office OF the county treasurer of Beltrami
Be It Further Resolved, That the offer of
the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, to accept
said $50, 10000 funding. bond at the price of
lOO.93M, and accrued interest, subject to the
terms and conditions of their purchase OF said
$3.50, 100000 bonds to be accepted, and the
chairman of this board, and the county aud.
itor Of Beltrami county, are hereby authorized
and directed to execute and issue the bonds
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to the said Harris Trust & Savings Bank,
upon the payment therefor to the county
treasurer Of Beltrami county of $6O,5625O.
On motion board adjourned to meet at 2
o'clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
board reconvened as per adjournment with
the same members present.
On motion of Commissioner Sibley, and
seconded by Commissioner Gunderson, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the clerk Of court be, and
is hereby, instructed to hereafter compute
the mileage r Of witnesses and {Hror: via In
heretofore.
onded by Commissic Wagner, that the
of tho OF ome rasd dollars be set aside
expended under the supervision of G. w.
Parks on the road described as follows: Be-
ginning at the southeast corner of section
five, township of Grant Valley and running
thence due west for distance of two miles
to the town line. ..
Moved by Commissioner G,,nderson, and
seconded by Commissioner Sibley, that here.
after in computing mileage to Beaudette and
other northern points the sheriff and - his
deputies compute same via International Falls
instead of Winnipeg.
on Moyed a. by Commissioner sibley, and sec.
resolution adopted by the board on the 10th
day, of January, 1907, fixing the salary of the
chairman OF the county board of commission
ers, be, and the same is hereby, rescinded
On motion board adjourned to meet at 80
p. m.
Evening Session.
=, Board reconvened as per adjournment with
the same members present
Inc bids for grubbing and clearing twenty
sented to the board and after being read and
duly nsidered; on motion duly made, sec
onded and carried all bids were rejected
seconded by Commissioner Gunderson, Com
missioner Wright was instructed to employ
men to grub and clear and make. ready for
the plow, five acres of land at the poor farm,
and make use of the county team and stump
puer in said work.
Upon motion of Commissioner Sbley, and
seconded by Commissioner Gunderson, the
following resolution was adopted: -z
Be It Resolved, That the township road as
now laid out and established, beginning at
the center of section twenty-one in the town
OF Bemidji, which is the south boundary line
" VIC village Oh anymore, tHenCe SOutn along
the quarter section line in said section twenty
one. twenty-eght and thirtythree to the
south boundary of said town, be and the same
is hereby created a state highway. 81.
Upon motion duly made, seconded and car
ried, the applications of the following persons
tor correction OF assessment and abatement
OF taxes were recommended to the Minnesota
tax commissions: M. A. Johnson, Fred Bard
well, W. L. Brooks. M a =
On motion board adjourned to meet at ten
o'clock a: m: August q, 1907.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST q, 1907.
Forenoon Session.
Board reconvened as per adjournment with
the same members present.
Upon motion of Commissioner Sibley, and
seconded by Commissioner Wagner the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Be 1t Resolved, That the sum Of FIVE humid
red dollars be, and the same is hereby, ap.
propriated to the benefit of the Beltrami
county agricultural society and the auditor be-
and hereby is, instructed to issue his warrant
for the same to the treasurer of said society
On motion board adjourned to meet at Q
o'clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Board reconvened as per adjournment with
the same members present.
Upon motion of Commissioner Wagner, and
seconded by Commissioner Gunderson, the
auditor was instructed to advertise for sealed
bids for construction of a county road, de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner Of the
ocf no rte rs