Morris tribune., 1909-03-13
COMMISSIO ONERS
Official Proceedings of March
Meeting.

The Board of County Commissioners
met in special session Monday, March
list, 1909 at 10 a. m. in the County Au-
ditor's office. All members present.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Upon request of G.. II. L. Tucker,
and on motion made and seconded 1926
was allowed for purchase of desk
and chair for his use as court stenog.
rapher.
On motion made and seconded the
hearing on the petitions of S. Erdahl
for a County ditch, known as County
diheh No. s was postponed to 1880
ID. m.
On motion made and seconded the
reports of fees and emoluments of the
various County officers were read
and ordered placed on file.
On motion made and seconded the
Board adjourned to 1880 p. m. 1880
D. m. Board reconvened all members
present.
Notice of hearing on County ditch
No. 8 was read: which begins in Sec
ton 80 township 1875 range 43 and
runs north and northwesterly and has
rs it's terminus County ditch No. 1, in
section 10 township 1875 range 43.
A remonstrance signed by M. L..
Strand and "a other residents of the
town of Donnelly was read and place
on file, objecting to the proposed
route of the ditch as petitioned for;
after considerable discussion it was
agreed that the engineer should be
instructed to locate the ditch on the
section line between sections 19 and
30 township 1875 range 43 if possible,
running same west instead of north
and northwesterly.
On motion made and seconded John
d. Morgan was appointed engineer,
he to make and file his report on or
before June 1st, 1909.
On motion made and seconded Geo.
H. Farwell, Edward Koehntop and
James Morton were appointed view
srs of ditch No. s.
Notice of hearing of Mrs. A. Koepke
free holder of school district No. 36
Stevens County to be set off with her
land the sw4 of section 80 township
1927 range 40 to school district No. %
Grant County was read and on mo-
ton made and seconded the prayer of
the petitioner was granted, and an
order was made accordingly.
0. N. Dohlen offered the following
Desolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved that the Board of County
Commissioners make no appropria-
tions from the road and bridge fund
until the May meeting, at which time
any township desiring aid for the en-
suing year must submit written ap-
plication stating at what place or
places such aid is to be used, and how
much.
At said meeting the commissioners
will distribute such funds as they may
have at their disposal as the think
just and equitable: but no township to
receive greater amount than was
voted at their last annual Town meet |
ing for Road and Bridge purposes |
Resolution adopted.
On motion made and seconded the !
Board adjourned to 10 a. m. March End.
10 a. M. March End Board recon-
vened, all members present.
On motion made and seconded the
following applications for correction
of assessment and abatement, and
of 1908 taxes were recon-
to the State Tax Commission.
Amos Leuty, o. A. Scarf, Fred A.
Miller, David Podratz, S. W. Ludenia,
@. P. Soper and F. E. Eddy and HI. J.
Northcot on 1906 tax.
J. Ell. Devenney offered the follow
ing resolution, and moved it's adoption:
Resolved, that hereafter before this
Board will act upon an application for
of assessment and abate-:
ment of tax, or refundment of a tax
the applicants will be required to
show, that they have applied to the
Town Board of Review, and have
failed to get relief. Resolution
adopted.
On motion Board adjourned to 1880
p. m.
1870 p. m. Board reconvened, all
members present.
Hearing on petition of P. H. Foley
for license to sell Intoxicating liquors
on lot in block Alberta for per-
lod of one year from May 4th 1909 to
May 4th 1910 was read, also the print
sr's affidavit of publication; and on
being put to vote, resulted in a tie
bhere being two votes for and two