Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1914-03-06

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT, RAMSEY
Collections Payments
Ledger Bal, Jan.
February. 1918 +. i. 5000. 2l6.5l7:st 61,26l 81
March -. :. l3, ass. 80 us, SAG. 20
April ...... 800. -. S,oS5. 4S Sc ,d Az. i
May 80. 80. =. y. s,SOo:6o so.5zo.os
june, l........ :. 1855. II 6,304.2 6
July ...... 1850. ...... 5,oo1.oi Eo,l!o.So
August -, $50. . {. =. S,Wl.io 1i'oeS.E'
September So. =. 49,. l6,Zi5.O 9,5!o.o1
OCTOBER ........... 49,. o4'Sao.oo aa'20o.E.
December .... 49,. :. 62,S47. SO 38,S06. 81
Ledger bal. Dec. 81, is IL. ls2. g
Total -. 49,. +. .S632, 9S4. 26 1882. 1854. 2G
TRIAL BALANCE.
Ledger bal, Dec. 81, 1876 ,4S2 81
Collections Jan -. :. 5S' dS
Checks drawn Jan. :. 31,9o4.5l
Interest on c. D. No
Cash $ 273.7O
| Cash items ,. 1,777.Sl
Payments January -. o9,24!.S
Deposits January 800. 4~9,o4l.s3
Bank bal, Dec. S1,13 :. 9S,5o9.o5
Time certificates ''.'' 5000 zoo 90 500 os' SV9 50
(signed) S. G. severtson,
State Examiner.
'F' cH"s. EN- p. Markley, Deputy.
Moved and carried that the above com
munication be spread on the minutes.
until . S S1s!SSf e n: SESSION.
The board met at . o'clock P. NJ. pun,
suant to above recess. present All
Moved and carried that he coroner's
report Of e. w. Gilbertson, Of the two
unknown men found dead in the Crary
wreck, be approved and warrants or
dered drawn in payment of same as fol-
lows:
p. w.. Gilbertson, coroner fees. s9.90
John Mclean, sheriff fees ......... 4.9o
NJ. Kavanaugh, coroner juror SEQ. S.lo
/ Miles Miller, coroners juror ..:.:: 2.lo
Moved and carried that the following
bills be allowed and warrants ordered
Inst. for Feeble Minded, for board
and care Of county patients and . =,
February, 1914 500. 5000. 800. s6o.W
Robt. Wallace. to grading road on
township line etween Overland
and Sullivan townships -. ...... 1850
Dan Kavanaugh, to services rend-
cred investigating Mrs. Eich's
Fr reash Mum i;i .' electrical ri,:ii supplies fur. '"
nished court house n Jail ~. 6.so
Lake Grocery Co., supplies furnish
ed court tho house pri ara 5a a.. ' ]snnni;es S''0
furnished county officers ........ 200
NJ from a; 4 Pse: f, t. 3sl R0' to { Fs sSS1ars
or 49,. 49,. ............ 1880
e. L. Duell, county treasurer. pest
age account from December 18th. .. =,
1918. to date 49,: c ~. 1914
e. 0ff Z: D pe'p county treasurer. &C
count Of Florence Crittenton
Home to board and care Of coun-
ty patients from Dec. LIST, 1918, to
Feb. LIST, 1914, as per order of -,
e. L. Dueii, county wolf bounties
E pa Ia iD1,uaeei,, county treasurer. ac-
count of R. Daeley, 100U stamped
envelopes furnished county super -.
intendent of schools ............ M.oo
The following communication was then
read:
Whereas, The gradual increase in tax
es is growing to be serious matter "
the taxpayers of Ramsey county, and
past few years has spent large sums Of
money for printing and supplies without
calling for competitive bids, and
Whereas, for the Nov. 1912, term of the
calendar was given to the Devils Lake
World, a charge of $4,000 made therefor,
and i.
+ Whereas. For the Nov. 1913. term OF
: court by order of the Hon. Judge there
of, bids were called for for the printing
of the court calendar, the size. number
Of pages, quality of paper, binding, etc,
. being identically the same as the 1912
Whereas, the Devils LAX World sub
mitted a bid of $4,000 for the same work
it charged the county 500 90 a year pre-
viOuS, and
Whereas. On Saturday, Feb. 21. the
:. clerk OF the district court in conjunction
with the purchasing committee called
( for bids for nd Rrinttd5n5fg the the court and calendar
Whereas. the Devils Lake World sub
mitted a bid Of as cents per page for
printing aid calendar, which at the
. zSn 1o, rate e., wO@ld eay e m 3nstea the Of e9 sleo. Of Ct
4 as was charged and paid, and
Whereas, 1t appears that Walker Bros:
about double the amount they cnarge
bids have been called for for printing,
tax supplies. election supplies, blanks
= and stationery, and
y Whereas, The Devils AXE World ha
been charging the county at least three
- times as much for stationery and print.
ing as the Devils Lake Inter-Ocean pa
for such work. whose bid together with
all other bids, was rejected by this
board, a year ago, and
Whereas. 1t appears that a large saw
ing to the taxpayers could be made oy
letting the contract for all printing. sta
, tiOnery and supplies by competitive olo,
and
Whereas. the board of county commits.
sioners are the fiscal agents OF the
county. empowered to contract and pay
bills under certain conditions provided
by law, therefore be it
Resolved. That the county auditor Is
hereby ordered to advertise for bids for
' the furnishing Of all election supplies fol-
the presnt year, also for the furnishing
Of all books, legal blanks. stationery Of
all kinds. printed and imprinted. ohice
supplies such as inks. pens, pencils
rubber bands, typewriters, typeWriters
supplies, desks, chairs and office sup
plies generally, the bids therefor to be
: opened and awarded at the April met
ing of this board, and be it further
Resolved, That notice is hereby givet
to all officials of this county. to all per
E sons furnishing supplies as above men.
toned, that no bills therefor will be
paid unless the order therefor is first
approved by this board, or the same is
furnished under a contract made and en-
tered into by this board.
> Moved by Commissioner Thelin and SC
conded by Commissioner Maloney tna'
the foregoing resolution be spread or
the minutes.
= Carried all voting yes.
Moved by Commissioner Thelin ane
seconded by Commissioner Maloney thai
the auditor be instructed to advertise fol
bids for all election supplies for the