The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-24

contract on town line, lnclud- u
ing car fare and board ex-
penSeS $500
Not properly itemized.
1926. Bemidji Pioneer Pub. Co.
June "a, 19OS-To postage on
letters sent to taxpayers, ex-
planatory Of bond election. $4,000
Not legal charge.
$500. Same.
June 5-2M plain env. e. -. .. $3.50
-.~ I'M two page letters on
bond election. >. >. :. 5000
Not a legal charge.
Regarding this charge, it is self-ex-
planatory. The work was done by the
Pioneer the same as it would print the
financial statement in book form; or any
other job for the county.-Ed)
6O97 Chas Nangle.
Nov. 2S--Groceries (itemized
in party =. :. :. :. >. :. $1,000
Not properly itemized. Quantities
not stated on bill.
Nov. 81, 19OS-Same. >. $1,000
Same objection.
..-.... J. P. Lair.
Jan. 2. 19Os-To use Of room
for post mOrtem on Morris
pea u1,er hio oha ra -: - $9'0 0o
$751; J. P. Iahr paw
July 90, 190S-Use of room for
post mortem on Paul Sullivan $500
Reasonable charge :. .. .. 800
Excessive ., =. $500
J. P. Lair.
Aug. %, 190S-Use of room for
>0cf oorfn of
John Lahore $500
Reasonable charge .. >. .. . 800
Warrant No. sos.
July '21, 1sos-To grading and
covering of corduroy, 2@
miles q $1.5o per running
No approval on bill by county SUR
veyor or state engineer and claim
of this magnitude should receive at
tention from competent engineer
before the final payment is made.
These overcharges of 1906, 1907
and 1908 are now in the hands of Mr..
McKusick for collection. The over
charges reported in detail in this re-
port should receive immediate at
tention by the auditor and county
board, and refundments made at once.
St. Hilaire Lumber Co.
A claim was allowed by the board
for lumber ordered by Commissioner
Wright. It developed later that many
items charged therein were not used
on county roads, but were used for
private purposes by Wright. The vote
by which the bill was allowed was
reconsidered and the claim was with
drawn by Wright at the meeting in
May, 1907.
See County Commissioners Record.
Personal Property Tax Citations.
The following is list of personal
property tax citations that have been
returned mot found" by the sheriff
(Bailey) in 1908 In these cases the
return Of mot found" operates as a
cancellation of the taxes assessed
against these parties:
Backhus & Brooks.
Bowers Lumber CO.
Kewatin Lumber Co.
Bowman Bros.
Duluth Bog CO.
Theo Hamm Brewing Co.
Rat Portage Lumber Co.
st. Anthony & Dakota Lumber Co.
Gluek Brewing Co.
Olson & Knutson.
And several other Individual assess
ments of we'll known residents of
Beltrami County. These taxes were
collectible and the sheriff's attention
is called to the provisions of law as
follows: ....
Section S95, r. L. 1905, provides for
the service Of citations by publication
and by attachment, as provided by
law in a civil action. ~.
Section 500 provides penalty for
the sheriff in cases where he refuses
or neglects to collect any tax assessed
upon personal property, where the
same is collectible. .s-l. =.
Money Due From Clearwater County.
The amount due from Clearwater
County as it's share Of the indebted
ness of Beltrami County at the time Of
the organization of the new CLEAR
water) county, was alleged to be ap-
proximately $4,000. An action at law
has been instituted to recover the
same, and an early settlement of the
matter may be looked for through the
energy of the County Attorney.
The Saw Mill. l.
The saw mill taken on the settle
ment of the old Merchant Bank
settlement has not been recovered. At
the January, 1909, meeting of the
structed to report what action, if
any, had been taken to secure the
possession of the saw mill located in
the Town of Eckles. On March %,
1909, the County Board instructed the
County Attorney and Sheriff to pro-
coed to get possession Of this prop
erty, and failing therein to commence
action to recover. This matter should
be disposed of and settled in court
without further delay
Road Contracts.
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