Morris tribune., 1909-10-09
COUNTY WILL PAY
COURT HOUSE BONDS
Commissioners Adopt Resolu-
ton to Wipe Out Indebted.
ness with Sinking Fund.
OFFICIAL MINUTES

The board of county commissioners
met in special session at the audi
tors office Monday, Oct. 4th, lsoS'
at 10 a, M, pursuant to call; all mem
bers present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ings were read and approved.
Notice of hearing on petition OF
Chas. Marsh to be set off with his
land the S. E. n and S.1s N. b. a
of Sec. 81, Twp. 124, Rg. Al. from
school district No. to school dis
trict No. % was read; there. being no
objections and upon motion made and
seconded, the prayer of the petition
er was granted, and an order made
accordingly.
On motion made and seconded T.
n Park. VIM. Gausman and DR.. G.
DE-. Caine were appointed as Coun-
sy board of health
The notice of Hearing on Petltlon
for change of county road between
Sec. 7. Twp. 1875, Rg Al, and Sec. IL
Twp. 125, Rg. AZ, was read, also the
committees report on the same, Whlch
was unfavorable; and upon motion
made and seconded the prayer OF
the petitioners was denied
The petition of l.. Steinbring TO be
set off with his land the S.R 5. w.
u of Sec. 16, Twp. 124, Rg. A., from
school district No. L to school DIS
trict No. IL, was set for hearing Jan
uary 5th, 1910, at 10a, m.
On motion made and seconded the
bond of the First National Bank OF
Hancock in the sum of $4,000 as
county depository with the American
Surety Co. of New York as surety
was approved.
"A resolution was adopted changing
the date of >the payment of the last
bond on County Ditch No from
1920 to 1919.
The following resolution was OF
fered by Commissioner Devenney, Whe
moved it's adoption: Resolved, thai
the county of Stevens hereby pays
the $4,000 bond issue, known as the
Court House bonds with interest
from July 1st, 1909, paying therefor
a premium of 2 per cent per an
mum for four years; and that the
chairman of the board of county COM
missioners and the county auditor
are hereby instructed to assign and
transfer to the Stevens County State
Bank one mortgage upon the S. %
~ and E. " S. W. u, Sec. So, Twp
1926, Rg. 42, made and executed by
Olsen, Gutter Healy Co, for $32OO00
bearing interest. at the rate OF
per cent per annum, and one mort
gage upon the S. w. II S. w. n and
lots and 5, Sec. II, Twp. 126, Rg.
a., made and executed by Charelius
r. Sather and wife for 100000, bear
ing interest at 5 per cent per annum
and one mortgage upon the N.Y. N. b.
u and lots / and 2, Sec 26, Twp. l25,
Re. Al, made and executed by c. W.
Johnson and wife for $4,000, bearing
interest at the rate of s per cent per
-annunn. Said resolution being put 20
a vote was carried unanimously.
On motion made and seconded the
board adjourned to Oct. 9Th, at III
a. m.
October 5th board reconvened pur
.suant to adjournment. On motion
made and seconded Commissioners
Park and Devenney were elected
delegates to attend the annual meet
ing of the state board of corrections
and charities at Winona in Novem-
ber
On motion made and seconded the
following applications for refundment
of taxes were recommended to the
State Tax Commission: H. kolltz,
N, e. Il, Sec. 81, H. J. Northcott, N.
w. Il Sec. 81, Twp. 129, Rg. "A, the
same being government land at the
time it was taxed; also the Stevens
County Agricultural society on the
fair grounds and S. Stewart on lots
IA, s15, 16 and II, in block 4, City OF
Morris.
On motion made and seconded the
i. following report of the board of au-
< dit was approved and placed on file:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners, Stevens Co., Min
nesota
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned Board of Au-
dit of said Stevens County, convened
at the office of the County Treasurer
of said County, on the 9Th day OF
August, A. D. 1909, for the purpose
of examining and auditing the ac-
counts, books and vouchers of Carl
.Buckentin, County Treasurer of said
County. and to count and ascertain