The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-11-20
Sheriff of Beltrami. Co., Minr
Sheriff's Bills Allowed. a.. S 1

- Commissioner Fellows presented sthe
following resolutio on. and moved its 3aaop-
ton:
Whereas, on the 18th day of June,
1911, A. b. .Hazen,a as sheriff of Beltra-
mi county, Minnesota, filed with the au-
ditor of said county his bills against
said county for the sum of $752.4O for
services rendered as such sheriff during
the months of February and March, 1911,
IN subpoening witnesses, grand and
petit Jurors for the February, 1911, term
of the district court of this county and
other services in and about the holding
of said term of court, and, -
Whereas, said bill was allowed by the
county board of said county on June
IA, 1911, at said sum of s752.4O and
- Whereas, thereafter the chairman of
this Board and auditor of said county
refused to sign a warrant to said A. B.
Hazen for said bill but contested the
validity of the same and claimed that
the same was excessive; and,
Whereas, thereafter the said A. B. Ha-
zen Instituted an action of mandamus
IN the district court of this county to
compel said chairman and auditor to
Issue: to him a warrant for said sum
of $752.4O and said chairman and audi
tor interposed answers in said action,
and upon the hearing thereof said ac-
ton of mandamus was dismissed by
bill contained certain items Of charges
that were not legal charges against said
county, being for bringing prisoners in
to court, attendance upon court and
mileage in so bringing prisoners into
court during said February, 1911, term
of said district court; and -.
+ whereas, said A. B. HaZen has pre-
sented to this Board at this meeting
twelve 02) bills, aggregating the sum
of $556.45, being for the same items of
charges contained in said original bill.
except that the items expressly found by
the court to be illegal and the other
charges claimed by said chairman and
auditor to be excessive have been with
drawn; and, - s'' ~,--s ~ -.'.
Whereas, said A. B. Hazen has by
written request filed with the auditor,
and by way of compromise and settle
ment of the matter in dispute growing
out of the items contained In said orig
lnal bill, asked that said IL bills so now
presented be allowed and paid to him,
in place Of and as substitute for said
original bill, and in consideration of
such allowance and payment, that he
will waive any and all claim or claims
which he might otherwise have on ac-
count of the items contained in said
| original bill of s752.40. 81. 49,.
81 Now, therefore, be- it resolved that
said twelve bills SO now presented by
allowed and approved and that the ac-
ton of this board in allowing said or
! iginal bill Of $752.4O on June IA, 1911,
be and the same is hereby rescinded and
| vacated. H.. = =" =
The following is statement Of said
IL bills so now allowed for serving
grand and petit jurors, subpoenas and
court orders for February, 1911, term
district court: 80 81 ssg=z&=g sr.-ssssS
No. /, $3.50; No Q, $17O.7O; No. 8
$11.9O; No. $1,000; No. S, $1O5.90: No
s, $3.50; No. z, 1920; No. 8, $26. so; NO
9, $500; No, 10, $1,000; No. II, $1,000;
No: IL. $90.45; aggregate-$556.46.
Commissioner Clementson seconded
above motion, carried.
Commissioner Myhre presented the
following resolution and moved it's adop-
ton: q .5 zs4s a-5 ii =
Resolved, that the auditor be directed
to check over all bills of a. b. Hazen, as
sheriff Of this county. and to make a
list of all charges made by him in such
bills for bringing prisoners into court
for the district court during terms OF
court, and also to make notation of
all charges heretofore made by said
sheriff in charging double mileage for
serving grand and petit Jurors and to
present such statement to this Board at
its next meeting. Seconded by Commits.
sioner A. b. Rako, carried. G IS
On motion duly seconded, the follow
ing bills were allowed:
Peter Bake, contractor, End pay
ment on road between 1915
50 Z. .. s556.12
Samuel Ellis, contractor, State
Road No. 4, 3rd payment ,983. SO
Harry Gotham, contractor, State
Road No. 6. on account i, 900. 90
Jim Rogers, contractor, Jud.
Road, Secs. 32-146-33 on acc. 1O5. Is
Albert Almendinger, axeman Chg.
Co. I'd, Sec 14-15. Blackjack 700