Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-10
COUNTY BOARD
TAKES up BONDS.
$40, 900 COURT HOUSE BONDS
, TAKEN UP. ROAD sUPERVIs S
ORs APPOINTED.

The board Of county commission
ers adjourned Tuesday after trans
acting considerable routine business.
They meet again June 3rd. Amongst
the work of the board was the pass
age of a resolution to take up $780,
900 court house and Jail bonds, as
that sum can now he spared from
the sinking fund created for that
purpose. The bonds are not due
until 1922 and bear 4 per cent in
terest, but the parties owning them
are willing to surrender them.
Fees for the last quarter from the
register of deeds Office were report
ed at $7S3.s5, from clerk of district
court s1O1.5O; clerk of county
court, 5000; sheriff's Office $685.
40.
The bonds of certain county de-
positories were received an approx
ed as follows:- James River Ma
tional Bank, personal bond, $70.-
900; Citizens National Bank, James
town, surety bond, $4,000; Citi-
zens Bank at Streter, $4,000 and
Medina State Bank $4,000; county
auditor bond $4,000; w. w. Ford,
county treasurer, bond of $4,000.
The board fixed the clerk hire for
the register of deeds Office at one
deputy at 800 per month and 2
clerks at $55. For the county au-
ditor's Office one deputy at 1925
and stenographer at $55. Deput-
les for sheriff's Office $50 each. Ar
thur Parkinson was appointed de-
putty by the County Auditor and
Geo. Richmond deputy by Sheriff
Wright Girard Lieber by Register
Ruud, notice to that effect being
given the boards a.
IS The bill Of DR.. E. E. Cross FOR
$235 for medical services for Geo.
Hunt was allowed at SIS.
There are seven patients at the
institution for the feeble minded at
Grafton.
Contract for building machine
shed for the county poor farm was
awarded on bid to A. H. Nicholson
for $457. Matt H. Johnson bid
3495.25. A bond Of $500 was re-
quired of the successful bidder.
1. L. Wright was appointed sup
erintendent Of the poor farm, with
for self and wife and one child, and
salary of $75 per month. He to
furnish all help necessary inside
and out, except extra help in harvest
season, and except one nurse to be
paid by the county. Contract can
cease at 80 days notice by either
party.
Road Petitions.
Petitions for roads in 1866 and
137-69 and for q road on the coun-
ty line Of Kidder county were refer
red to the next meeting Of the
board jane 3rd. Com. Dennison
moved that road petition for road
in 137-64 and 65 be indefinitely
postponed.
Il Petition for bridges in 1856
ana 1876 and 81 were referred
to Commissioner Norden and Dem
nison.
s The following road overseers and
commissioners Of noxious weeds
were appointed.
Twp. r Sup. Com. Nox. Weeds
s139 81 A. E. Michels Max Rusch
slss 65 A. Clemens. H. Richcreek
s142 62 H. Scharf Joe Skroch
5141 63 Peter Fried p. Szarkowski
142t "a A. Prahl Manly Lyman
III 50 N. c. johnson w. Jenkin
S143 50 ]. w. Gerber A. L. Arney
1877 sc VIM. Todd G.. Alexander
s139 sc c. E. Garner "A. Woychik
S137. 68 Peter Seidel A. Kerner
1873 68 D. Rohrbock L. Hunt
y137 So M. Buck Ed. Ressor
314O 69.T. q. Todd G. H. Leopold
County Assessors.
The annual meeting Of the conn-
sty assessors was held "Wednesday
and about 50 assessors from all
parts Of the county were present.
They met at the court room and
were addressed by the county audi
tor on the subject Of their duties
and provided with the necessary
blanks. and records for their assess
ment work. I
The evidence of early gopher
slaughter has already been furnish Y q I. /:
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