Morris tribune., 1910-03-11
COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of Special Session on
March 1st.

ers met in special session at 10 a.
M, Tuesday, March LIST, 1910. All
members present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
On motion made and seconded Mrs.
J. J. Morrison was allowed S12 per
month for the care and keep of Ida
Waller and infant from July goth,
1909, until such a time as other ar
rangements can be made; less $4,000
paid on account from another source
On motion made and seconded the
application of Ole K. Jallo to be set
off with his lands in Secs 81 and 80,
Twp. 129, Rg. 43, from district 81,
Stevens county to district No. 80,
Swift county, was set for hearing
May I'd, 1910, at 10 a. m.
On motion made and seconded the
application of J. M. Parsons to be
set off with his land in Sec. 9,Twp.
123, Rg. 43, from School district No.
81 to No. So was set for hearing
May 2, 1910, at 10 a. m.
The following applications for cor
rection and refundment of personal
property taxes were recommended to
the state tax commission. E. W.
Howe, Aldor G.. Wade and John JOr-
censor.
On motion made and seconded the
following reports of fees and en-
oluments received by the various
officers were read and approved:
County auditor, $1763OO; county
treasurer, $152O.82; register of deeds,
S1431.2O; sheriff, $2039,6O; county
attorney, $4,000; clerk of court,
Si326.14; judge of probate, $971.O6;
Coroner and county physician $227.4O
county surveyor, $125.00 and county
superintendent of schools $116S.91.
On motion of C. B. Park, John
Litschauer was employed as super
intendent of the county farm for
period of one year at a salary of
$65O0O, payable quarterly; and the
county attorney is hereby instruct
ed to prepare contract according
Iy.
Other bids that were considered
were Tim Maloney, $4,000 per year
and John Flynn, $4,000 per year.
On motion made and seconded the
matter of accepting County Ditch No.
I was postponed Indefinitely, or I'M
til such a time as County Ditch No.
| is completed and the water permit
ted to run away.
The hearing on the petition OF
Engel Olson for the Lutheran Evan.
church to be set off with their
land the E II NEA NEA Of Sec. 81,
TWP. 124, Rg. AZ, from school district
No. IS to district No. "a and on mo-
ton made and seconded the prayer
of the petitioner was granted and
an order was made accordingly.
On motion made and seconded the
auditor was instructed to issue his
warrant for $4,000 per month to Mrs.
Paul Hanson of Cyrus for the care
and keep of Mrs. John forge, to
date from Jan. 5th, 1910.
The following members of the Ste
vens County Agricultural society ap-
peared and asked for an appropria-
ton for the purpose Of erecting
small building for exhibits on the
county fair grounds: E. J. Jones,
F.. R. Putnam, Max Trantow, N.
Vinje, NJ Mahoney, D. T. Wheaton
and Thos. Murphy. After considera-
ble discussion and on motion made
and seconded $4,000 was appropriat-
ed from the county revenue fund,
O. N. Dohlen voting against the
same.
On motion made and seconded
$4,000 was appropriated from the
county revenue fund for the pur-
pose of making an exhibit at the
state fair in Sept 1910, providing
the citizens of the county raise at
least $4,000 by subscription for like
purpose, said appropriation to be
available June 18th, 1910, and to be
payable to the chairman of the board
of exhibitors who may be designat-
ed at some future date by the coun-
ty Agricultural society; three COM
missioners voting in favor of, and
none against.
On motion made and seconded $1,000
were transferred from the sinking
fund to the county poor fund, the
same having been transferred to
said sinking fund last fall.
On motion made and secanded the
board adjourned to 10 a. M, March
I'd, 1910.
March I'd, 1916, 10 a. m. Board
met pursuant to adjournment; men,
bers present: VIM. Gausman, c. B.