Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-23
regards all of til facts above stated
Dated at Devils g lke, this 9Th
day I'LL

Ionally appeared before me "a notaryiss
,ublic,. IA IN. Whitman, Mayor of the ii
Jity OF Devils Lake, ii Parshalll Ia
deputy city audi tor, Of said city
McCiory al torney off said City, and $F..si
n Mann, and AUG. Raj city ngineer
if said city, all sofS the above partiesI
ire known TO me I'd be the respectiVei
ofhciaIs OF said City of Devils Lake,
NJ %, and each acknoWled ged At me
that they executed the within and /
foregoing instrumen ut.
(Singned ICE, Notary
Public, D.
(sea1:;
Moved and carried that the above;
certificate be spread on the minutest
Of this meeting, all voting u yes.
81 Moved and carried to take IA eTecesssl
until q o'clock
Afternoon Session s
The Board met Aatt# q o clock 3 M
to above recess, Present: Ali
the commits toner's. N
Il: The following opinion from the |
States "a ttorney was then read:
To the Hon. Board of County Com
& missioners Ramsey County, M D.
Gentlemen 2
u.s. S have been requested BY you to adj
wise you ID regard to the demand made
by the City Of Devils Lake FOR. the
turning over to said City al money II
the County Treasury which has been
collected from said City and IS now
In the Bridge fund Of the County Trea-5|
siry, to be used in the maintainences
Of a. bridge across Devils Lake. and
reply to your request / wish to state
as follows Section 3O13 Of L the Rev
Codes provide that where Sbrfdg Isl
constructed or about to Be constructed
by any City oversany nayigab1e stream
all money IN the Count Treasur or
which may come into the. Comfy
Treasury s:in the Bridge fund OF said
County, which may have been or shall
be levied and collected from persons
and property III said City, shall be paid
over to said City.
Section 1856 ! OF the Rev. Codes pro.
svides that any municipal corporation
may construct and maintain public
highway across the waters Of Devils
Lake from Pelican Point to the south.
Eerly shore OF said Lake.
$s Section 1928 R. 9. provides that all
money that may come into the II City
Treasury from the bridge fund OF said
County, from the resid dents. of the City:
may be- expended Z III the repair ana
construct ons sof roads and highways
whether they u are adjacent to said.
City or not. Il :5s
sssIn view sof what As contain ed sinS the;
above sections of the Code % can see
no valid reason, If the City of Devils
Lake, has Id fact constructs a bridge
in conformity to 4 the section above
quoted, the City should not be paid
that part Of the bridge fund OF the
County which has been collected from
the residents and property Of the City
Of Devils Lake. 81 g.
April 70 til, 300 s
t ss ours respectfully,
1: Signed-D. g. DUEL, States Attorney.
ITO the Board OF County Commissi ons
ers, Ramsey County N. ..
Gentlemen
3s; My interpreted ion Of section 301 @of
the revised codes Is that 1t IS directory
upon the County Treasurer to- do a
certain act, to4witt:: az over a Ger
tain sum zof money contained In the
fgounty Treasurer to the City Treasury
/, when he finds that a certain state aof
i facts exist, to-Wit:: That Che City
4 demanding said sum OF money has cons
jstrncted and maintains bridge ada
a cent to said City and that the said
4 bridge $is a public highway. u is3S
Dated April 9th a 09.
Respect fully, 35ssSs:
Signed Duel, States Attors
Eney.
o1rna III, ~ lin, 3
4 spread on the minutes of this meet
Il ing carried al smemb ers voting YES
The GLOWING resolution was intro
lduced::
Whereas, A demand has been duly
.Imade BY the City Of Devils Lake upon
the County Treasure for al moneys
in the County Treasury Siin the bridge
Il fund of the County which has beer
q assessed and collected from persons
Il and properly iii The said 4 City,
And Whereas, the count Treasurer
II has asked the board 4 OF County Com
u missioners to- take sact ton upon said
matter before he would comply Will
II said demand
4 And Whereas, the States al torfley
II of this county has filed his opini onSiI
Il writing at he request of the Board so
Il County Commits sioners, And Vh ereas
q the City of Devils Lake has also filet
II certi acate dull signed by Its sprope,
a officers shoWine 6 act that The sais
81 City has cons tralc tied and is maintain
u ing bridge across Devils Lake from
Essst the point known as Re lean Point
therefore, he IT resolved sg5
That the Count Treasurer ana Til
IGounty Aud itor be and are hereby al
81 thorized and emp covered to Ettransfersol
\ their ledgers from the County sBridg
funds tos the Credit of said City tih
h balances due said City which ACCORDING
u Eto5 sta ement hereto attacfed NJ
Find be- sum OF wllicl
4 sum has been assessed, levied an.
ectetds from persons and propert
s Id said City, EsssSss
4 Moved by M Honey and seconded d
Emf h that; HE foreg ding resell ion b
d accepted
& roll call M aloney Emf aIl
4 3Samne1 Yottn Jegseth ali