Morris tribune., 1914-07-24

Total for county revenue. IL ,6z5aVo
Comfy poor. :. !. 4,OOO.00
County interest. 4. /. !. 100000 |
County road and bridge. 1S,OOO,OQ
Total levy. \. 4S.l1osVU |
Commissioner Gausman offered the
following resolution and moved its
adoption: Resolved that the taxes
for the year 1914 be and they here
by are levied on all the taxable prop
erty in Stevens county in the fol-
lowing amounts:
County revenue. $500. :. $21, ,625.OO
County poor 100000
County interest. 80. 2,5OO.OO
County road and bridge. Y. 100000
Total. 5. $48, ,125.00
Said resolution being seconded by
Commissioners Dohlen, was put to a
vote and unanimously carried, and
was so declared by the chairman.
The hearing of Henry Nicholson
and others for change of highway in
section 10, township 125, range Al,
was read and after much discussion
and upon motion made and second
ed, the report of the committee was
approved and the prayer Of the pc
titioners was granted and an order
was made accordingly. Damages in
excess of benefits were awarded as
follows: John Hegg $50, syver Hegg
$50, Peter Dybevik 500, Marie Larson
$50, and Sigvart Hegg $4,000.
On motion made and seconded, the
chairman and the assistant district
highway engineer were instructed to
consult with the state highway COM
mission relative to the Strengthening
of state road No. 10, where the same
adjoins the N. P. R. R. in sections
25, 26 and 27, township 125, range Al.
On motion the board adjourned to
$3.50 a. m July Is, 1914. July Is the
board reconyened pursuant to ad-
journment All members present.
The hearing on the petition of j.
.Strandberg and others for a change
OF highway in section Z, township
125, range IL, was taken up and read
and discussed at length, and on mo-
ton made and seconded the prayer
of the petitioner was denied.
The following bids were received
for 100 tons of Pocahontas dock run
coal:
Geib-Carl Lumber Co., car weights
$500 per ton
I Geib-Carl Lumber Co., city weights
$6.1O per ton.
Lampert Lumber Co., office scale
weights, $50 per ton
The Lampert Lumber Co. being the
lowest bid, wereziawarded the con-
tract for furnishing 100 tons of Po-
cahontas dock run seoal at $50 pei
ton, delivered in Basement at court
house. a4!Ey 1T
On motion made and seconded the
application of JAS j, Mcoanney ant
Amelia Zahl for refundnient of 191:
tax in the city of Morris was recon,
mended to the state tax commission
On motion made and seconded th,
following repositories bonds and tn,
sureties thereon were approved:
Morris National BankgH additiona
bond of s1O,OOO.OO, with the Ameri
can Surety Co., Of New York as sur
ETY.. .
Farmers State Bank of Chokio
; bond of s1O,oOO.OO, with the Amerf
can Surety Co, of New York as sur
ETY..
On motion made and seconded tn
board adjourned to $50 a. m, Jul,
Is, 1914. h !,
Board reconyened pursuant to ad
journment IL
> A petition signed by John GroE
: for county ditch commencing in til
slough in the northwestern part q
section 4, township 124, range A
= and running in southerly directio
and ending in rayine. in section
. said township and range, was reaC
: the same being accompanied by sui
ficient bond, same. was set for hear
ing Tuesday, Sept. 49,. 1914, at !
- m.
On motion made and seconded /!
was agreed to defray the expense I
Andy Casey at the State 5anitariul
at Walker.
Z On motion made and seconded tn
. chairman appointed Comsrs. Gaul
man and McNally a committee /
] make arrangements for the cleanin
= and repairing of the various count
:, bitches.
Z On motion made and seconded Il
following bills as audited by the fiji
'3 ance committee were allowed and o
q dered paid.
~ Guttorm Hoff, for procuring