Morris tribune., 1909-01-16
COUNTY BOARD.
Official Minutes of the January
Meeting.

County commissioners was held IL
the county auditors office Jan. 9Th
1909. Owing to the storm the meeting
was not called to order until 1:30 p
M. Members present P. F. Casey, 0
n. Dohlen, VIM Gausman and j. II
Devanney
On motion county auditor was elect
ed temporary chairman The boart
then proceeded to the election of I;
chairman and vice chairman for thu
ensuing year. C. B. Park was the I'm
animous choice for chairman, and J
IT. Deyenney for vice chairman, ant
on motion made and seconded were
duly declared elected.
The chairman being absent on &C
count Of sickness, the vice chairman
presided
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and on motion made
and seconded were approved.
On motion made and seconded the
not fixed by law, were set as fol-
lows: County auditor, 100000; county
treasurer, $5OOOO00; Clerk of court
100000; coroner. $4,000.
On motion made and seconded the
American Surety Co, and the Massa-
ehusetts Bonding Co. were designated
as the surety companys for bonding
such county officers as were required
to furnish surety bond.
Bids from the Morris Tribune and
Morris Sun for county printing were
opened and read, and both found to
be for legal rates, to-Wit: For print
ing list of delinquent real estate taxes
Is cents per description; commission
err proceedings and all other state
ments ard notices required by law to
be printed AID published, rs cents per
folio for the first insertion, and 35c
for each additional insertion.
On motion made and seconded
S23OO0O was levied for the bonded in
debtedness sinking fund for the year
1909.
On motion made and seconded 500
was transferred from the county rev.
enue fund to the county attorney
continguent fund.
On motion made and seconded $3.50
was appropriated from the county rev.
enue fund for postage and express for
the county officers for 1909.
o. n. Dohlen offered and moved
ing the Morris Sun as the official
newspaper for the ensuing year.
On motion made and seconded the
applications of A. j. Maylott and S.
S. Mccormack for auctioneer's Ii
censes were accepted, and the auditor
was instructed to issue the licenses;
the fees having been paid, and the
bonds filed and approved by the coun-
ty treasurer.
On motion made and seconded the
boad of Chas. A. Lee, editor of the
Morris Sun, the official newspaper, in
the sum of 100000, with A A. Stone
and S. J. Stebbins as sureties, was
approved.
On motion board adjourned to 10 a.
IN. Jan. 9Th.
10 a. m. Jan 9Th. Board reconvened.
All members present. The chairman
announced the appointment of the fol-
lowing committees for the ensuing
year:
Commissioners Dohlen. De
yenney and Casey.
Printing - Commissioners Casey,
Eausman and Dohlen.
Court House and Grounds-Commis- |
sioners Devenney, Gausman and Ca
sey
oor-Commissioners Gausman, De-
yenney and Dohlen.
Road and Bridges-Full board
On motion made and seconded the |
following report of the board of audit |
was read and ordered placed on file: |
To the Honorable Board of County |
Commissioners, Stevens County, |
Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
s'We, the undersigned Board of audit
OF said Stevens County, convened at
office of the County Treasurer of said I
County, on the 18th day of December,
a. D. 1908, for the purpose of exam
lining and auditing the accounts, books
and vouchers OF Stevens County Treas
mer of said County, and to count and
ascertain the kind, description and
amount of funds in the treasury and
Belonging thereto.
eve respectfully report that we
found said Treasurer indebted to the
several funds at the beginning of
business on Dec. 10Th, 1908, in the
aggregate sum of 42,995.44.
'.And we find the Treasurer in the