Morris tribune., 1907-01-19
ANNUAL MEETING.
Official Minutes of the Proceeding
of the Board of County
Commissioners.


Members present: P. F. Casey, o.
N. Dohlen, c. B. Park, j. H. Deven-
ney, and F. ]. Rentz.
On motion Geo. H. Munro was elect
ed temporary chairman On motion
made and seconded the board proceed
ed to ballot for the election of a
chairman for the ensuing year. P. F.
Casey receiving a majority of the
votes cast was duly declared elected.
On motion made and seconded the
bonds of the county treasurer and
county auditor were fixed as follows:
County treasurer, $50. .O00.0O, county au-
ditor, 100000. Motion carried.
On motion made and seconded the
Metropolitan Surety Co. and the
American Surety Co. of New York,
were chosen to furnish the bonds of
such officers as were required by the
county board to furnish surety bond
Motion carried.
Motion made and seconded the
board approved Of the following Off
GERS bonds, after the county attor-
ney had passed on same as to form
and execution: County treasurer,
$50,000.; county auditor, $500O.0O
register of deeds, $5O0OOO: sheriff,
$5000.00; county attorney, 100000;
judge of probate, 100000; coroner,
$4,000; county surveyor, $4,000. Mo-
ton carried.
The chairman appointed the fol-
lowing committees for the ensuing
year: Finance, o. n. Dohlen, f. J.
Rentz and c. B. Park; Printing, j. H.
DeVenney, c. B. Park and o. y.
Dohlen; Court house and grounds, C.
B. Park, j. H. DeVenney and P. F.
Casey; County farm, full board with
F. ]. Rentz as chairman. Roads and
bridges, full board.
Motion made and seconded that IS
tons of hay be purchased of Ben
Busch at the following prices: II
tons at $3.50 per ton and six tons at
S4.00 per ton. Motion carried.
Motion made and seconded to ad-
journ to 1:30 p. m Motion carried.
1:30 p. m. Board reconvenedA Il
members present.
DR.. Hulburd was ON ballot elected
county physician for the ensuing year
at salary of $4,000, payable month
ly; he to furnish all medicines, medi-
Cal aid and appliances.
Resolution by Commissioner Park:
Resolved that $45O0.00 be levied for
the bonded indebtedness sinking of
Stevens for the year of 1907, auth
orized by Chapter 3S1, laws of 1908.
Resolution adopted
Motion made and seconded that the
salary of the county attorney be fixed
at sSO0.O0 for the ensuing year, pay
able monthly. Motion carried.
Motion made and seconded that P
F. Casey, o. n. Dohlen and county
physician, H. L. Hulburd, act as a
ried.
Motion made and seconded that
VIM. Tandy be retained as jaIIitor for
the ensuing year at a salary of $4,000
payable monthly Motion carried
Motion made and seconded that the
salary Of the county superintendent of
schools for the ensuing year be fixed
at $804.00 payable monthly, and that
he be allowed $4,000 additional for
travelling expenses, to be paid quar-
terly. Motion carried
Motion made and seconded that
Mrs. F. Duenwold be employed to
care for Hans Syyerson and wife two
months at $1,000 per month. payable
monthly. Motion carried.
Motion made and seconded that 500
be transferred from the county reven-
lie fund to the county attorney con-
tingent fund, according to Sec. 574,
Chap. I, r. L. Motion carried.
Motion made and seconded that
the petition of j. A Yarger and 9th
ers for the vacation, of county road
between Sections IL and Il, town
ship 124, range AZ, north OF railroad,
be disallowed. Motion carried
Bids from Morris Sun and Morris
Tribune for county printing were open
ed and found to be for like amounts.
Resolution by Commissioner DOH
len: Resolved that the Morris Sun, a
weekly newspaper, printed and pub
lished in the City of Morris, Stevens
County, State of Minnesota, be and
the same is hereby designated by the
board of county commissioners of
said county and state as the official
newspaper of the county of Stevens
in which the notice and list of real
estate taxes remaining delinquent on
the first Monday in January, 1907,
shall be published; also the financial
statement of said county, notices of