Morris tribune., 1907-10-12
COMMISSIONERS
Minor Items of Business at Last
Weeks .1eeting.

The board of County commissioners
met in special session at the County
Auditors office, Tuesday, Oct. 1st,
1907, at 10 o'clock a. M, pursuant to
call issued July 18th, 1907, for the
transaction Of general business. AL
members present. Minutes of proceed
ing meetings were read and approved
The following resolution was offer
ed and adopted:
Resolved, that in the future no
township or village shall receive an
appropriation from the County Road
and Bridge Fund for a larger amount
than was levied for that purpose at
their last town election"
A motion was made and seconded
to grant A. c. Satter $3.50 as dam
ages to his farm from the change of
the Morris and Glenwood road; said
amount to be in addition to the SO
allowed for moving fence, and is also
to be in full settlement of his suit
now pending against the County for
damages occasioned by the change of
said road. Motion carried.
Upon motion made and seconded, A.
}. Maylott and S. S. Mccormack were
granted auctioneers' licenses for
term of one year; they having paid
their fee and filed the bond required
by law. Motion carried.
Ole T. o. Lee was appointed view
er on County Ditch No. 1, in place of
Otto Olson, resigned.
The following resolution was offer
ed:
BE it resolved by the Board of
County Commissioners Of Stevens
County, that there be, and there her
by is created a general ditch fund,
into which shall be paid all money de-
rived from taxes collected in payment
of assessments for benefits by any
County Ditch, or from the sale of
bonds to defray the cost of construc-
ton of such ditch or bitches, or 9TH
erwise; and out of which shall be
paid all costs and expenses growing
out of, or connected with the laying
out and construction of any County
ditch; And, be it further resolved,
that the sum of 100000 be hereby
transferred from the County Revenue
Fund, to such general ditch fund, to
be repaid from the general ditch fund
into the County Revenue fund out of
the first money legally collected for,
the general Ditch fund" Resolution
adopted.
The following resolution was offer
ed and adopted:
Resolved, that extended relief in
the sum of $4,000 be granted Mrs. Al
drew Falk; the same to be expended
upon relief orders issued by Commits
sioner Devenney." Resolution adopt
ed.
Upon moton made and seconded the
sheriff was instructed to have the old
cistern repaired if practicable, if not.
to construct new one.
The following bills, as audited by
the Finance Committee, were, on
motion made and seconded, allowed:
Frank A Zahl, hearse for burial of
AndreW Faik'..:.. :.....'. ...'...;S N
James Walker, services in review of .,
H. L. Smith, services in review of
ditch No. 3.......... ........... -. IL w
d. T: Wheaton, services in review of
ditch No. observation-disclosures. 13 90
John D. Morgan, services as engineer
in re view ditch No. 3.............. "A 90
A. L. Steuger, justice fees. 05
Jas. MCGOWAN, marshal fees. ~
E. J. Bahe, justice fees. ................. 2S0
Frank CARNEY, witness fees .... .....,. l IL
NeIs Olson, clerk of court fees, post
age and express....... ............24 IS
]. Z. Kruger, supplies for county -
J. F. Donovan, livery furnished =
cuunty commissioners. ....... so
VIM. Tandy, extra work at court
house,. ....................... 80 90
o. F. Tewksbury, window screen for
court house ;;;.....-.,....;; IS
telephone rent. q 80
Delaware Farmers ms. Co., insur-
ance on county farm IS
Mi1ler-Davis Printing Co. blanks for
Free Press Printing Co., blanks for
Geo. b. Barnard & Co, record book
for clerk of court.............!.. go. 16 so
same, enamel door plates tor of
hcerS.. ...-.. ........... ............. IA ~
On motion made and seconded the
board adjour ..
A, .st. F. E. WARE,
Comfy Aud6tor