Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
Regular meeting of the Board Of
County Commissioners of Ramsey Coun-
ty. North Dakota,
Monday, April /, 1912.


County Commissioners of Ramsey Coun
ty, North Dakota.
Monday, April /, 1912.
The Board met at 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
There were present Commissioners
johnson, Thelin, Maloney, Emigh and
Hoystad.
A petition signed by Drs. McGurren,
Dahl, Horsman, Jones, Sihler and Smith
asking for the establishment Of De-
tention Hospital in the City of Devils
lake was read land on motion the
whole Board of County Commissioners
were appointed as committee to meet
with the City Council regarding said
matter.
A petition signed by John Flummer-
felt and forty-two other resident tax
payers, asking to have the roads grade
on the township line between Newbre
and Noonan townships was read and on
motion same was referred to johnson
and Thelin, they being the commissio'
ers of the two districts in which said
rcads are located.
The personal bond of Joseph Nichol
as drainage commissioner in the sum Of
$4,000 with James Mccormick and
Chas. T. Studness as sureties was read
and the chairman authorized to ap-
prove same.
A petition signed by J. H. Forbes
asking to have his 1911 personal prop
erty assessment in the City Of Devils
Lake decreased $31.00 for the reason
that he did not own household goods
at the time he was assessed and on mo-
tion Granted.
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son refunding order in the sum Of $9.4S
on account fduplicate road tax in
Township 1862, for the year 1910, he
having worked same said year and
through error Of road overseer certi-
fed them as delinquent.
A petition of J. P. Desmond asking
to have his 1911 personal property val
uation reduced $4,000 on account of
on motion denied. ~
It was moved and carried that re-
fund be issued to J. A. Elliott in the
sum of 1888 on account of clerical er-
ror of assessor in assessing the Sw IA
Sc IA of Section 25-158-62, the same
as 80 acre tract.
It was moved and carried that we
call in tax sale certificate No. 253, sale
24-156-64 and pay same at per cent
interest as is customary in such cases
for the reason that said land is held at
the present time as homestead land
and is therefore not subject to taxa
ton.
Communication from the supervisor
of Freshwater Township relative to
road funds was read and on motion re-
ferred to the commissioner Of the dis
trict.
The requisition of R. V. Bice, County
Auditor, for clerical assistance in the
County Auditors office for the ensuing
year was read and on motion granted
as read.
A petition signed by Tom Slutz ask
tx to have his 1911 personal property
assessment in the City of Devils Lake
reduced $466.OO for the reason that he
was assessed for an automobile which
he di dnot own on the first day Of
April and said car is assessed to Her
man Rutten; Also for household goods
which he did not own but which were
rented by him was read an on motion
granted and the Auditor instructed to
reduce said assessment as requested
and to place the valuation of $275.00
for household furniture against Jos.
Zunich, who was the owner Of said
property.
Moved and carried that the follow
ing bills be allowed and warrants or
dered drawn in payment of same as fol-
lows:
Stevens Grain and Fuel Co.,
Coal for Court House ...-.......$ $500
Martin King, seed grain for
Co, Poor farm ......................... 255.00
DR.. r. M. Cox, Services as Co.
Dr. +. q. Nicholson, Services
as County Physician .........-.-.... 1880
D. g. Duell, Long distance
hpone $1.3o, Insanity fees
$780, ..............................-. $50
A. M. Powell. Agent, Rent Of
pest house Feb. 81 to Mar.
9th 1912, ................................ $500
W. J. Hurst, Ambulance haul
ing county patients to hos.
Oscar Lindgren, Expenses
bringing Frank Lund from
Brocket to Mercy hospital
at Devils Lake ....................... $50
Herman stenseth, Long dis
lance phones and postage ...... 1916
Otto Chiostri, boarding jury
February, 1912 ....................... 1850
O'Brien Bros, Hardware sup
plies 21.35
J. @. Adams, Hardware sup
: plies for February ............... 1875
DR.. w. D. Jones, Salary as Co.
Physician for the quarter
ending March 31st, 1912. 5000. 10000
c. II. Baker, Fuel for pest
Rodenbach & Mundt, Supplies
Co. Poor and pest house ...... 1910
J. W. Cavers, Fuel furnish
ed J. B. Steen .............-......... 77o
W. G. Fosburgh, Making one
election booth ......................... 1000
Gram Construction Co., Re-
pairing engine room 5.s5
M. A. Hoghaug, Postage ac-
count 1895
G. J. B. Turner, Supplies fur
nished County Officers ............ 221.40
E. w. Gilbertson. Supplies 100000. 21.85
John Mclean, Fees in coro-
ner's case, Dan English -......... $50
W. G. Croker, Supplies furish-
Co. Supt. of Schools ............ 1880
Moved and carried that the bill of
Ramsey County National bank fol-
drainage warrants Nos. . and 6 in the
sum Of $4,000 be disallowed for the
reason that the same is not proper
charge agaist the equity.
Moved and carried that the bill OF
A. Y. Bane & Co., in the sum of $25 S2
for extra concrete used in bridges
built during the year 1911 be disallow.