The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-16
Commissioners
Proceedings

office Of clerk of court.
On motion the board adjourned un-
til Wednesday morning. January 8,
1908.
JANUARY STH.
Board met as per adjournment; all
members present and called to order
py the chairman.
On motion the chairman was in
structed to approve the warrant of ad.
mission of Harry D. Owen and Chas.
Harlow to the insane asylum at
Jamestown.
o. G. Bean was appointed county
physician from the first commissioner
district at sl25.OO
H o. Fjelde for the second COM
missioner district at slGeOO.
DR.. v. A. Young for the third COM
missioner district at s25O.O0.
DR.. v. A. Young for the fourth
commissioner district at sl25.OO.
DR.. l.. w. Meckstroth for the 5th
commissioner district at $500 90.
On motion DR.. T. O'B-ien was cleo
ted superintendent and H. G. Ras-
mussen vice president of county board
OF health.
On motion Dr. r. H. Devine was
elected physician and Ben Schneider at
torney for the county insanity board.
On motion all county auditor war;
rants drawn shall become part of
the records.
On motion an abatement was or
dered to I. U Hull on a valuation of
$4,000 being threshing machine as
sessed in DeVillo township for the
year 1907. on account Of it being q
double assessment.
This threshing rig was assessed in
Fairmount township.
The following petition and recon-
mendation was read to the county
commissioners:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
Gentle.uen: We, the untg1.i,:: d
tax payers of Danton township. would
respectfully ask your honorable body
10 donate the sum of $3.50 90 for the
construction of q bridge across the
Wild Rice River at the section corner
between sections %, 30. 81, 81 in
township 1S2. range 81.
At the time of building this bsidge
,, there was only one passah!c bridge in
the township; it therefore became nee
essary to build the bridge at once.
We again humbly pray that our
petition may be granted.
Dated at Wyndmere this 18th day of
December. 1907.
Signed by John Albone and others.
Wahpeton, N. D., Jan 8, O8.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen: We the committee on
bridges in the third commissioners dis
trict. beg leave to report as follows {:
That we recommend the donation
petitioned for by the taxpayers of
Danton township for a bridge built by
the township be granted to them on
the ground that they have received SO
little in the past thatwe feel they are
fully entitled to it.
Respectfully submitted.
John j. Zentgraf i,
\ P. 2, Sletmoe.
| Committee
On motion the petition was laid
over until the next regular meeting.
On motion the taxes for 1907 except
sewer tax of 1906 was abated on lot
block Is, original townsite Wahpeton.
and his personal taxes were abated fol
Joe Forman on account of being 8
county charge.
Theo. Albrecht. VIM. Robinson ani
A. Gilles, q committee of the city
council of Wahpeton, appeared before
the board and asked that the floor on
the bridge across the Bois De Sioux
river between Wahpeton and Brecken-
ridge be renewed.
On motion a refundment was order
ed to W. H. Harker on lots 1928 in
block l8 of Wyndmere fer the yea,
1903. as said property belonged to q
church society and illegal tax assess
men: and sale.
On motion an abatement was mad G
to Carl Hanson on an assessment OF
$4,000 in Garborg. year 1906. for q
threshing rig which was assessed in
two townships-amount $13. .21.
On motion board adjourned until
Thursday morning, Jan. 9, O8.
THURSDAY MORNING
Board met as per adjournment; all
members present and called to order
by the chairman.
Committee report of sheri e g office
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners: ...i