The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-01-29
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Quarterly orist Of Bualness Is
Transacted BY County
Fathers.
AT MEETING IN JANUARY
And Published BY The Times for
It's Readers Free Of
Charge.

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Board of County Commission-
ers of Richland County met pur-
suant to. law.
Members present: Sletmoe,
Carlson, Ebel and Robinson.
i The County Auditor called the
board to order and requested that
nominations be made for chair
man.
Sletmoe nominated w. j. Rob-
inson for chairman, which nomi-
nation was seconded by Ebel.
Robinson nominated Sletmoe for
chairman, which nomination was
seconded by Carlson.
Vote for chairman was taken
and w. j. Robinson received two
votes and P. E. Sletmoe receiv-
ed two votes. The vote being a
tie there was no election.
On motion board adjourned UNI
Til o'clock p. m.
Members present as at fore
noon session.
P. E. Sletmoe, as holdover chair
man, called the board TO order.
| Minutes of last meeting read
and on motion approved.
On motion board adjourned IN
til Tuesday, Jan. 9th, 1914, at
. O'Clock a. m.
Tuesday, Jan. 9th, 1914, 8 o.
clock, a. m. Members present:
Sletmoe, Carlson, polfuss, Ebel
and Robinson.
Board called to order by the
county auditor.
Vote for chairman was again
taken and p. +. Sletmoe received
three votes and w. J. Robinson
two votes.
p. f. Sletmoe was declared duly
elected chairman of the board f"I
the ensuing year and took the
chair.
On motion DR.. o. G. Bean was
appointed County Physician 70,
the First Commissioner District
with a salary of $i25. 90 per year
On motion DR.. M. U. Ivers was
appointed County Physician Of the
Second Commissioners District
with salary of 1925. 90 per year
On motion DR.. v. a. Young was
appointed County Physician of tho
Third Commissioners District al
a salary of $4,000 per year.
On motion DR.. V. A. Young wa
appointed County Physician of the
Fourth Commissioners District
with salary of s25O.O0 per year
On motion DIR. l.. w. MeckstrotIl
was appointed County Physician
of the Fifth Commissioners Dis
trict, including poor farm and
hospital service, with a salary OF
$4,000 per year.
Chairman Sletmoe appointed
committees to check up county
offices as follows: Robinson and
polfuss to check up Sheritf's Of
flee; Polfuss and Robinson TT
check up Clerk of Courts office;
Carlson and Slctmoc to check up
Register of Deeds office: Ehcl and
Carlson to check up County
Judges office.
Chairman Sletmoe appointed
the following standing commit
tees for the ensuing year:
Road and Bridge Committees:
First observation-disclosures and
Robinson.
Second Decentralization and
Sletmoe.
Third Observation-Disclosures and
Ebel.
Fourth District-Ebel and Pol
fuss.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures and
Carlson.
Other Committees -
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Robinson, Ebel and Carlson.
Poor Farm-Polfuss, Robinson
and Sletmoe.
Claims-The Whole Board.
On motion the board adjourned
until 2 O'Clock p, IN.
2 O'Clock p. m. Board called
to order with all members pres
ent.
On motion the following per-
sons were appointed to act as
commissioners of insanity for the
ensuing year: George Van Arnam,
county judge, chairman (ex-ofli-
cio); DR.. r. H. Devine, physician;
Dan r. Jones, attorney.
On motion the Globe Gazette,
the Hankinson News and Walcott
Reporter were appointed to be the
official noucnanors of tl,o oo,,ntx,