Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-10-22
ing certain contracts On the 18th day
Of July, 1908, for the erection Of a
sheriff,s reside dence and county Jail for

sherif,s residence and county Jail for
said county Of Ramsey ;.Ss upon the
grounds and Tor the reason that tie:
55expendi ditures upon 1T said contracts
would exceed the annual revenues for.
the current year and that ttls said exs
penditures; was not submitted to a
vote to the people Of Ramsey county.
b And the said plaintiff and 4the said
defendant having stipulated sin writing
that all matters involved ana set forth
In the petition Of appeal, might be
brought on for. trial before Hon. John
F. Cowan, judge Of said district, on
the 28th day of August. 1903 at the
court house in the city Of Devils Lake,
North Dakota at the hour $of 10 q clock
in the forenoon Of said iday;;ss and it.
having been further stipulated by and
between the said plaintiff and defend
ant that all Of the matters relating
to the letting Of said contracts, and
the proceedings had therein might be
finally determined by the court upon
said hearing, and the Hon. John F.
Cowan, judge of the second judicial
district, having requested in writing
that Hon. w. j. Kneeshaw, Judge of
the Seventh judicial district Of said
state, try and determine tha said
cause, because of the disqualification
of the said Judge of the second judi
cial district and the said matter hav.
ing come on for hearing at the court
house in the city Of, Grand Forks,
Grand Forks county, North Dakota,
before the. Hon. W. J.. Kneeshaw,
Judge Of the: Seventh judicial district
on the 10th day of September 1909,
at the hour OF two in the afternoon Of
said day; Dallis g. Duells appearing
as attorney for above named plaintiff
and z. ]. McClory appearing as attor-
Eney for the above named defendant,
and after the taking Of testimony In
said cause and the Introduction Of eyi-
5dence upon the part OF said plaintiff
and upon the part of said defendant,
and The court being fully advised IN
the matter makes the following find
ings OF fact: N 81 5ssF $ l:Ss - i
That the said defendant on the 18th
day OF July, 1909, after due notice,
awarded contracts as follows for build
Ing IA sheriff residence and d county
jjail5i tie county OF Ramsey and state
sof Dakota to-wit::
DInnie Bros. 1 }ffor build 81 IS s
z5 ing - .. -....- 90
To Diebold Safe & Lock Co.. +
cells and steel work =. = {. 4 8,4760O
TO Fargo Plumbing q Heat :'a s5sis:f'1 sEs2s1i
& ing co. -. - $4,000
TO the Electrical Supply Co., Il. a, Il
sss OF Fargo ---------- 467.50
q: That the amounts Of the different
contracts for the erection Of said
sheriff's residence and Jail can be met
and paid out OF the annual revenue
Tor the current year Of said Ramsey
county. ss. u ~ S. .s,; *s 81 n
4 a Wherefore: Th1ss court nnds as CON
5clusions Of lava: That the said de-
5fendants have not exceeded their tau-
thority In entering into the contracts
heretofore described without submit
ting the question of such expenditures
to7a vote 4. 81 $s55
That. TIE appeal of said plaintiff be
dismissed. b #g5 E s$s1
iii 5S Let Judgment BE- entered according
Es:s By he Court. 4.
IS Dated this 18th day q October, A. p.
1906. sss sssS s$3 5s
~, Kneeshaw rudeta. 3.$ q