The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-05-21
DOINGS OF OUR
COUNTY FATHERS
At Their Special Session Held
Tuesday and Wednesday Of
Last Week
AS OFFICIALLY REPORTED
BY County Auditor Burton and Me
Corps Of Assistants IN the
Office

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Office
Wahpeton, N. d., May 12. 1914.
Board of County Commissions
ers OF Richland County, N. d. met
pursuant to adjournment. Men,
bers present: Sletmoe, Carlson,
Polfuss, Ebel and Robinson.
Board called to order by Chair
man Sletmoe. Minutes of last
meeting read and on motion ap-
proved.
States Attorney Kachelhoffer
reported that he had received no.
tice that the hearing set for 10
O'clock of this date, in the matter
of detaching certain territory in
Liberty Grove and Moran Town
ships from the Lidgerwood Spec
ial School District. as per petition
on file. would not take place, as
the said matter had been settled
between the parties interested. On
motion the board authorized the
acceptance of $56.i6 from Wag-
ner & Son Company in payment of
all delinquent taxes against Lot
6. Block "B' Fargo addition to
Wahpeton-the said amount to
cover sewer taxes with penalty
and interest and the original
amount of other taxes-and tho
county auditor was authorized
and instructed to issue a tax deed
of said lot to the said Wagner &
Son Company on the payment Of
the said amount.
On motion board adjourned un-
til 2 O'clock P. M.
2 o'clock P. M.
Board called to order with all
members present.
Moved by Robinson, seconded
by Ebel, that the new court house
be formally dedicated and that
such dedication ceremony be held
on the 4th day Of July, 1914. Mo-
tion carried.
Moved by Robinson. seconded
by Ebel, that the Hankinson. Nur-
sery CO. be instructed to put in
$50 feet OF hedge, and two clumps
OF shrubbery, thirty shrubs to the
clump, along driveway and the
sidewalk leading to same. Motion
carried.
The balance of the afternoon
session was devoted to auditing
OF claims against county.
On motion the bill of Onstad e.
Vaughan. for services rendered in
the James r.. Tilt coroner case,
was reduced from $500 to $500
and allowed.
On motion board adjourned un-
til "Wednesday May 18th. 1914. 9
Wednesday, May 18th. 1914. 9
O'Clock A. M.
Board called to order with all
members present.
On motion the board ordered a
refundment to Sheriff Budack OF
$26.7O of the fees turned into the
county treasury by said Sheriff
for the month Of April, 1914-the
said amount. covering the fees
charged in case of State VS. Helm
ct al, was advanced by the Sheriff
to the county. but the state refus-
ed to pay same under the opinion
Of the Attorney General.
On motion Chairman Sletmoe
was authorized to approve the
bills of Sheriff Budack for trans
porting Gertrude A. Marks to the
State Hospital for the insane. and
transporting George Demoray to
the State Reform School.
On motion the treasurer and
auditor were ordered to transfer
100000 from the Penalty and
Interest fund to the Court House
Building fund.
On Motion the three reports of
relief furnished by M. Gillen. ov-
erseer of the poor in Wahpeton,
were accepted.
On motion the two reports of
relief furnished by T. r. Mahan,
overseer of the poor in Wahpeton,
were accepted.
On motion Of Ebel. seconded by
Carlson. the board approved the
bond of the Guarantee Title and
Abstract Company in the penal
sum of S2O.O0O.O0.
On motion board adjourned un-
til 2 o'clock P. NJ.
2 O'Clock p. M.
Board called to order with all
members present.
Commissioner Louis Gewalt ap-
peared before the board as a COM
mittee from the board of county
commissioners of Wilkin County.
Minn., in the matter of joint brid-
ges between said county and Rich
land County. N. D.
On motion the board ordered a
refundment to John A. Bradford
on $4,000 of the personal proper
ty valuation assessed against him
in Hankinson for the year 1913,
on the ground of double assess
ment of flour mill property.
On motion the board ordered a
refundment to John Bergen of the
1913 taxes paid by him on 1856,
of his personal property valuation
assessed in Colfax township for
said year as recommended by the
board of supervisors of said town.
ship. on the ground of error in