The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-20

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said county, in the aggregate sum 81
eighteen thousand dollars SIS, 000), is.
sued to defray the expense Of locating
establishing and constructing Judicial
Ditch No. S and the chairman OF the
board of county commissi0 Of saiG
county, and the auditor of said county
be, and they are each hereby authorized
and directed to make, execute and de.
liver, on behalf of said county, all said
bonds, and with the other officers Of
said county, all necessary papers in con.
nection herewith. sfis IS
The motion being seconded by Com,
missioner Z. 20. Myhre was put to q
vote and carried, and by the chairman
then presiding, so declared.
viggo Peterson,
Chairman Of the Board of County
Commissioners OF Beltrami County
j Z. George,
County Auditor. + g. .
Hazsn Communications.
The following Communication was re.
ceived from Alb. Hazen, sheriff:
sBemidji, Mimi, Nov. 5, 1911.
ITO the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners of eBltrami County
Minnesota. 81
Gentlemen;
& ION June IL I filed bill against Bel.
5trami county for services performed by
me as sheriff during the months Of Feb
ruary and March, 1911, for subpoening
witnesses, grand and petit Jurors, and
other services peri in and about
the holding of the February, Oil, term
of the district court Of this county.
THAT bill was allowed on June Ia, at
the sum of $752.40 being the amount
called for by the BILL 81 =: 81
No appeal was taken from the allow.
IL. Z.
the county auditor refused to issue war
rant therefor, on the ground that the
bill contained certain charges, that
were not legal charges against the coun-
ty, and that other items in said bill were
excessive. $50. So -
s5 Thereafter I brought an action on
nandanlus to compel the issuance of a
an answer was interposed by the auditor
and your chairman claiming that the
bill was not proper in that it contained
items of charges for bringing prisoners
into. court, for attendance on court, and
that excessive mileage had been charged
in certain instances as set out in such
answer. On the hearing the district
court rfused to grant a writ of manda-
mus on account of the charges contained
in this bill for bringing prisoners into
court, attendance on court, and mileage
in bringing such prisoners into court
ri Presents New Bills. 49, :. Ri
: 81 have prepared and herewith sub.
nit for your approval twelve bills, be-
ing for the same items, contained in the
original bills above mentioned, except
that + have withdrawn from these bills
all items for bringing prisoners into
court, attendance upon court and mile.
age in bringing such prisoners into
court, and I have for the purpose OF
settling and compromising all matters
in dispute contained in my former bill
charged but one mileage for serving
both grand and petit jurors, and only for
the distance actually and necessarily
travelled by me in making such services
and I have further reduced all charges
in said original bill to the amounts
be proper charges or substantially to
such amounts. 49,.
For the purpose of securing settle
ment and compromise on the items con-
tanned in my4Original bill of $752.40
ask that the present - bills now sub
mitted by me and aggregating the sum
of $556.45 be allowed in substitution for
said original bill and ask that you pass
a resolution allowing said sum =. of
$556.45 in lieu of said bill of $752.4O
and in case Of such action on your part
at your present November, 1911, meet
ing, agree to waive and surrender any
claim might otherwise have against the
county on account of any of the items
included in my original bill so allowed
by you June IA, 1911. -. y ..-......e..s-
"Yours respectfully,