Morris tribune., 1914-01-23
Commissioners Proceedings.

ty auditor Tuesday, Jan. 9th, 1914,
at 10 a. m.
Members present Commissioners
Dohlen, Gausman, Mecklenburg, Dew
erney. Minutes of previous meetings
were read and approved.
On motion made and seconded the
following resolution was adopted -
Be it resovled that the chairman
of the County Board and the county
auditor be and they hereby are auth
orized to satisfy that certain mortgage
executed by C. W. johnson and wife
dated June 18th, 1907 and recorded
in book 81 on page 451, the same be-
ing fully paid.
Upon ballot ]. II. Devenney was
elected chairman for the ensuing
year and on motion made and seconded
VIM. Gausman was UNANIMOUSLY elected
vice chairman.
Tn chairman appointed the follow
ing committees:
Finance, whole board.
Road and Bridge, whole board.
Printing and advertising, Commits
sioners Dohlen, Mecklenburg and Nc
Nalley.
Court House and Grounds, whole
board with F. A. Zahl as superinten-
dent.
On motion made and seconded the
resignation of Geo. W. Beise as coun-
ty attorney was accepted
On motion made and seconded the
board as whole rendered Mr.. Beise
vote of thanks for his good and
efficient work as county attorney.
The applications of William H.
Cmerry and Thos. j. Mangan for ap-
pointment TO fill the unexpired term
of county attorney were read. An in
formal ballot was taken which re-
suited in Mr.. William H. Cherry re-
ceiving four votes and Mr.. Thos. j.
Mangan one vote. Upon motion made
and seconded the informal ballot was
made formal and Mr.. Cherry was de-
clared appointed county attorney to
fill the unexpired term.
On motion made and seconded DR..
II. L. Hulburd was appointed county
physician for the ensuing year at
salary of $4,000 payable monthly,
he to furnish all medicines and medi-
cal appliances for properly caring for
all the county poor.
Bids for county printing were re-
ceived from the Morris Tribune and
the Morris Sun and on being read
Mere found to be for like amounts,
that is. legal rates.
Commissioner Mecklenburg offered
the following resolution and moved
its adoption: Resolved that the Nor
RS Sun a weekly newspaper printed
and published in the City of Morris.
be and the same is hereby designated
by the Board of County Commissioners
of the County of Stevens and State of
Minnesota as the newspaper in which
the notices and lists of real estate
tax remaining delinquent on the
first Monday in January 1914 shall be
published, also the financial statement
of said county, the notices of expira-
tion of redemption from tax sale, the
proceedings of the Board IF County
Commissioners and all other matters
required by law to be published and
printed.
The said resolution being seconded
by Commissioner Dohlen was put to
vote and unanimously carried and was
so declared ry the chairman.
The report of the Board of Audit
was read and ordered published and
placed on file.
On motion made and seconded Com.
missioner Mecklenburg and DR.. HUI
burd were appointed to act with the
chairman as County Board of
Health.
On motion made and seconded
the bond of William H. Cherry as
county attorney in the sum of 81.
900. 90. with H. B. Lund, N. Vinje.
J. R. Kruger and Ole j. Falk as
sureties was approved.
The bond of Chas. A. Lee, owner
and publisher of the Morris Sun, the
official newspaper. in the sum of So, :
10000 with Julius R. Kruger and
S. j. Stebbins as sureties was APP
proved.
On motion made and seconded
$4,000 was transferred from the
County Revenue fund to County At
toruey Contigent fund. and $500. 90
for postage and express.
On motion made and seconded ST.
10000 was transferred from the Coun-
ty Revenue fund to the County Poor
fund.
On motion made and seconded, the
engineers report and final estimate
on county Ditch No. Is showing