Morris tribune., 1911-03-10
SPECIAL SESSION.

Special session of the board of
county commissioners was held We'd
nesday, March 1st, 1911, at 10 a. m.
All members present. The reading of
the minutes of the previous meet
ings were dispensed with until some
future meeting.
The notice of hearing on the ap-
plication of Martha L. Vaughan to
be set off with her land, the NWA of
of Sec. 16, Twp. 124, Rg. AZ, from
School Dist. No. l to Dist. No. 12,
was read. M. F. Finnegan, D. T.
Wheaton and F. r. Puntam, members
of the school board in district No.
l appeared and objected to such q
change being made.
G.. E. Vaughan and VIM. Cherry ap-
peared in behalf of the petitioner
and argued in her behalf An infor-
NAL ballot was taken which result
ed in four votes against and one for
the granting the prayer of the Pc
titioner. On motion made and sec
onded the ballot was declared for
NAL
The notice of hearing on the petit
ton of Max Trantow and others for
change of highway in Sec. "a, Twp
1875, Rg. AZ, was read. After consid-
erable discussion and on motion made
and seconded the hearing was con-
tinued to next regular meeting in
July, 1911.
The application of H. Theiman to
be set off with his land the VIZ
SEA and NEA SEA of Sec. 31-126-
Al from district No. 80 to district
No. 40, was laid over for Commits
sioner Dohlen to investigate
The application of Aug. Block. to
be set off with his land the SEA
NEA and N1s Sc 4 Sec. 33-126-41,
from district No. 10 to district No.
Sc, was set for hearing July II, 1911.
The application of Nels Anderson
to be set off with his land,N Wa
Sec. 3-126-42, from district No. 33 to
district No. 36 was set for hearing
July 18th, 1911.
On motion made and seconded an
amount not to exceed 100000 was
appropriated for the purchase of
transit for the use of the county
surveyor, and he to give a good and
sufficient bond for the proper care
of the instrument.
On motion made and seconded the
fees of the county surveyor were
fixed at $500 per day for county
work
The reports of Engineers Morgan
and Cole on County ditch No. were
read and placed on file, and on mo-
ton made and seconded the report
of the engineer upon completion of
same was rejected; and the auditor
is hereby instructed to notify the
contractor, the petitioner and the
bondsmen of the contractor
On motion, made and seconded Ole
Kalstrom was engaged to lay a
maple floor in the back jury room
for $3.50, he to furnish all material,
and the auditor is hereby instructed
to pay the same when completed
and approved of by the sheriff.
On motion made and seconded
$4,000 was appropriated to the Ste
vens County Agricultural society from
the county revenue fund for the
purpose of making an exhibit at the
State fair in 1911.
On motion made and seconded the
following reports of fees and emol-
uments received by the various coun-
ty officers during the year 1910 were
Auditor, s16S0.67; treas
urer, $153492; sheriff, s1S52.O0; reg
lister of deeds, $1551.6o; clerk of
court, $1529.95; attorney, $S6O.OO;
probate judge, $1O25O0; superinten-
dent of schools, $153S.35; surveyor,
$4,000.
On motion made and seconded Mrs |
Annie Wilson was employed to board |
the paupers at the rate of $4.00 per |
week apiece, to date from Feb. %,
1911, payable every two weeks, first j
payment to be made March 23d, 1911.
On motion made and seconded |
board adjourned to 10 a. m., March |
I'd.