The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-10-24

To the Honorable board of count!
commissioners:
Gentlemen We, your committe,
on bridges in the 3rd commissioner
district beg leave to report as follows
We inspected the road and bridg,
on county line between Dexter town
ship and Sargent county for which ,
donation of $4OO. 90 was made by tn,
board of Richland county and fount
the same satisfactory and we order tn,
county auditor to issue warrants fol
same in favor of Dexter township.
Respectfully submitted.
John ]. Zentgraf,
P. E. Sletmoe.
On motion the bill of Andrew Lac.
bly, be reduced from $500 to $751;
on account of an excessive charge.
On motion the board adjourned unit
Tuesday morning, Oct. Is, 1907.
TUESDAY, OCT. is, 1907
Board of county commissioners met
persuant to adjournment, Green, Zent.
graf and Ness being present and called
to order by Chairman Ness.
Attorneys Forbes and Ink appeared
before the board and asked that S.. g
be accepted in full for the taxes or
lots 2 to "a inclusive on block S ir
Fargo's End addition to the city Of
Wahpeton to conform to an agreement
with the management of the tow mill.
Said request was granted and $5.3
was accepted.
Or motion the chairman was in.
structed to approve the warrant Of ad.
mission of Peter Russell to the Insane
Aylum at Jamestown and Thos. Giles
pie and Geo. Roberts to the state pen
itentiary at Bismarck.
On motion a refundment was ordered
to the Fairmount Rural Telephone Co.
on a valuation of $4,000 in Paramount
village and $l10 in LaMars township
for 1906 on account of an error in as
sessment. L. M. Branson Paramount.
On motion an abatement of the
taxes on lot %, block /, was ordered
for the years 1882 and SO on account
of its being city property.
On motion the tax of $3.50. 90 valua-
ton is abated on WI of nw{ Sec. S.
13l-47 for the year 1907.
On motion the taxes on sw4 2-13O:4e
for the years 1891 and 1892 are abated
on the ground that the land was gov.
eminent land when assessed.
On motion the board adjourned till
Wednesday, Oct. l6, '07.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Board met as per adjournment,
Sletmoe, Green. Zentgraf and Ness
present; called to order by the chair
man.
On motion an abatement Of the per-
sonal taxes of T. Huscn of 1906 was
allowed on account of his being under
age at the time of the assessment.
amount $3.75.
On motion an abatement of person
al taxes was allowed oiever Lovstein
for the year 1904 on account of bis
not being of age or resident of the
county at that time of assessment :
amount $3.50.
On motion the bridge committee in
the respective commissioners district
shall have charge of the county drains
after they are completed and turned
over to the county; and shall keep
said drains open and all repairs or
work done on any drain shall b e
charged against the drain fund of the
said drain.
On motion the bill Of Til. SHIPPING
was laid over until the next regular
meeting.
On motion the board adjourned till
2 o'clock p. m.
TWO O'CLOCK
Whereas the county Jail is of in
sufficient strength for general Jail pur-
poses. but on the contrary when pris-
oners are confined therein on an offence
which is of serious nature it is neces-
sary for the sheriff to place them in
a cell to prevent their escape. which
confinement is of itself dangerous to
health, and
Whereas this board is of the opinion
that north wing of the courthouse
could easily be converted into offices
to be used by county officials now hav-
ing Offices in various parts of the city,
which makes an expense to the coun-
'ty in rent, heat. light, janitor, etc. {,
of about 81, 100000 per year. and
whereas, the sheriff's residence is
unsanitary for residence purposes as
shown by sickness occasioned in all
families who have resided therein, and
Whereas. There Is now on hand in
the court house building fund loaned
out at interest greatly in excess of an