Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-10
!. !, joint Meeting.
County Auditors: and County
Commissioners Open1he
Meeting in Court Room
Prepare the Way for q
Good Business Session
Today

The joint meeting of the county aud
/ itors and county commissioners asso-
Citations was called to order by D.
Wright Of Richland county, secretary
of the commissioners association of
North Dakota, in the absence of the
president. E. G. Patterson of Bismarck
was elected president pro tenn, but not
being in the building at the time w. G.
Samuels of Ramsey was elected in his
place. The minutes of the last meet
ing at Fargo in 1908 were read and ap-
proved.
1t was moved and seconded that a
question box be provided and that any
commissioner who had a question to-
which he desired an answer should
write it and drop it in the box. Car
ried. At this point many of the men,
bers who were on delayed No. 3 ar
rived and Auditor Lewis of Cass asked
permission of the joint association for
Miss Topping of the Crittenton home
at Fargo to address them and it was
granted Miss Topping spoke for about
ten minutes on the great work that is
being done by this organization and
how is is saving the, counties expense
! and asked for some small assistance.
Her remarks were applauded freely by
the audience.
H. Past of Jamestown moved that
the Burleigh county. commissioners, at
the expense of the association, secure
the services of stenographer to take
the proceedings of Wednesdays meet
ing. Carried.
Commissioner Farley of. Stutsman
moved that the associations of state
auditors and county commissioners
unite as one body. This motion drew
out lot of discussion on both sides
and on a rising vote was unanimously
defeated, not one vote being recorded
in its favor. At this point Auditor l.
w. Healy announced that Mayor,F. R.
Smyth, being physician, was occu-
pied in welcoming another baby into
the world and was not able to welcome
the commissioners and auditors to the
city. The auditor extended the free
dom of the city to- the guests and if
they. did not see what they wanted to
ask for it. The city is yours. -.
R. H. Bush Of the Fargo Metal Cul-'
vert company addressed the audience
and invited them to accept souvenir
watch fob and badge with the name
of their county printed thereon. No
one was obliged to accept it. 1t placed
no one under any obligation to the
company if they did accept it.
1t was moved and seconded that on
Wednesday morning separate meet
ing of auditors and commissioners be
held and Joint meeting be held in the
afternoon This called forth an ex-
tended debate which proved that there
were some good takers present. 1t
was Overwhelmingly defeated. d
1t was announced at this point that:
the regular president would not be
present during the meeting and on mo-
ton the president pro tenn was made
president for this session of the asso-
citation.
It was moved and seconded that the
president appoint committee of FIVE,
on order of business. The president
asked the body to suggest .. persons
to serve and he appointed the following
as suggested: H. Past, Stutsman;
James Kahn, Benson; l.. F. Mahowld,
Mclean, Chris Ness, Richland; Frank
Bray, Steele.
It was moved and seconded that a
committee of five on resolutions be ap-
pointed by the chair. The president an
nounced that he would announce the
committee on Wednesday morning.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
that the president appoint three MEM
bers to fill the places Of the absentees
on the committee on legislation and he
named James Murphy, Grand Forks;
John Eklund, Burleigh; J. F. Jabery,
Barnes. There was long general de-
bate lasting for an hour on the good
roads bills, which are before the pres
ent legislature Nor action and there
was great variety Of opinions ex-
pressed. A motion was made and sec
onded that the Legislative committee get
one member from both the senate and
house commuters that have these bills
in charge and have them explain their
!. tomorrow morning to the |
commissioners. Carried unanimously.
A motion to adjourn until Wednesday
at 9 o'clock in the court room |
Carried. The county auditors associa-
ton will meet in the Commercial club
hall at ten o'clock.
$500 a..#ssss5 IL. Auditors.
The following Is the list of county
auditors and auditors-elect who are in
the city: Peter David sol1, Traills r. |
F. rctschner. Mcintosh; Hans Ander-
so, All @T,.lec !. Il u a,,J yAyaile !.