Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1914-03-06
Commissioners Proceedings
Adjourned Meeting Of the County Board at Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., NO
The adjourned mcctins OF tlx Eoarl
OF County Commissioners. Ramsey

of County Commissioners. Ramsey
County, North Dakota.
Monday. February 49, 49,.
The Board met pursuant 10 adjOurlI-
ment. There were present. Commission
ers Johnson, Thelin. Malosley, .lcNausn-
Ton ami Hystad.
On account OF tbs bog :. !>s4i holt
day it Was moved ard rr.eu to adj
journ until . o'clock. A. NJ. Tuesday
February -iti.. 1911.
Attest;
j. \. >rulncr, Coutly -A.Gitor.
The adjourned meeti'to o. t6v ',oslld q
Count COMMISSIONER - cause! Coui,-
ty. n. ID.
Tuesday, Tc&ruarg %. 1871.
The Board met pulsaInt t. .r,ee ait
jNournnltnt. Present al! 'Ar''Aers.
A petition signed by Not. Webster
and twemty two other resident t1x pay
crs of ircSitwatcr and Webster Town
SHIPS asking Tor the erection of two
twe,Ne tvoL bridges across the coulee on
the To"ltshlp line between section o
township l55, rang Gl AMI section 3,
township l5G, range Gl Was read and Oh
mot on commissioners Hoyslld, Mai"nry
and MnNaGgAton We're appointed as II
cora .'.,. t., .!c,v said location and re-
port a. To the NECESSITY Of establishing
said bridges.
A i,et1.~n signed by MH'am Branch
flower ..Gd nine other resident tax pay
ers II ,'a,@la!ld Township a~s';itis, tor the
erection IF Two twcly. foot bridges BE-
tween sections eight () and seventeen
%, and seventeen 90 and twenty 81,
tuMigShr Ia. range ". WAS e ana on
motion Commissioners Johnson, Thcila
and Mtitn.y We're appointed as a COM
mittce 10 .Gi"w said location aud report
as 10 liz necessity Of 81 fishing said
bridge.
4 i,,,.urr signed ly Sam swenson and
49, ,,., .,ctI.rf tnv ,ttn' NJ
Detiroa, Township asking for the ercr-
to-. ~ , slvt"an foo; bridge across the
coul-v 90 ;hr section line between see
tiuus SIN ANT seven. township l5o, range
sionrrs johnson. Thei:n and Maloney
werr appointed rs Il committee to view
sail location and report as to the neces-
sity u establishing said bridge.
a petition Signcl by c. II. 'onawav
and eleven other resident taM payers Of
Eoral Township asking for the erection
of II sixteen foot bridge on the section
line between sections five 90 and eight
(S, township l.S. range C5. MAS read ana
on motion Commissioners MaloneN, The
lin and H"ystad were appointed as a
committe,. to view said loc1tion and re-
port as IT, the necessity OF establishing
said br!'lS",
y petition signed by J. c. Borg an1
Nortt.iield and Royal townships asking
coulee "u the section line between sec
tons eighteen and nineteen. township
las, range g.. was read and on motion
commissioners Thelin. Maloney and Hoy
stad We're appointed as u committee TO
view said location and report as to the
necessity OF establishing SAID bridge gg,,
asking this Board to reduce the assess
ed valuation tor the year 1913 on lot Sc
ven %, section 81. township 1855. range
6s. containing 1920 acres in the sun OF
90 tr. ln c., Nc anon, fI,.f Spn1a WAS Py.
tended on the tax list as an eighty acre
tract was read and on motion granted.
A petition signed by the Great North.
ern Railroad Company ASKING for the
1912 and 1919 on lots 1s and 10. block l6:,
City Of Devils Lake. for the reason thai
same was taxed as right OF way, there,
fore. making it a duplication, was reao
4 petition signed by the St. ANTHONY
& Dakota Elevator Company asking
for the cancellation Of their 1911 and
1912 personal property taxes IN Crane
their elevate was burned in 1917, there,
fore. not subject to taxation, was read
and on motion granted.
A petition signed by Bent Muri ASK
Ing for the cancellation Of his delln
quent road tax in Conlee township for
the year 1919, for the reason that his
personal property was assessed IN Ben:
son County vas read and on motion
granted.
A petition signed by B. Elsenzimmel
2 3. ! and 5, block 1sG City Of Devils
Lake, in the sum Of $4,000 was read ano
on motion referred to the City Com'h's'
sion
A petition signed By oluf Hagen ask
ing this Board to instruct the COUNTY
AUDITOR to ISSUE a duplicate "alran, tt
FreeSe case in the sum Of si2oo for tn
@eason that the original islost,he havinf
filed a bond with the county Auditor !!
the sum Of s24.m to reimburse said coun.
ty in case said warrant is ever touh'
was read and on motion granted.
A petition signed by Fritz Franze1
asking this Board 10 instruct the count!
Auditor to issue a duplicate warrant II
the states Attorney suolrosna; as the or
isina! is lost, he having filed a pom
with the County Audit in tne sum y
$500 to reimburse III" county ~ "As'
said warrant is ever fond was rEi' "i''
on motion granted.
A peteition signed by, Lars '5tlinsso
asking this board to reduce ms l9l9 per Ri,
sonal assessment in Norway, lownnll
in the sum Of sSSO was rS = h.,,n snn,
seconded by Commissioner MalHneS INA
the above request be granted in the sun
Of sST. Of. Carried. All voting Yes,
4 petition signed eana By, s; A. Of Ir His ISL
Township for the reason that said pro
nertv was also assessed in Benso
comfy for the same year, therefor
making it a duplication was read and @
motion referred to the assessor OF Sal
A petition signed by the Minneapoll
1shreshing Machine Company asking 10
the cancellation Of their personal Pre-
pertv taxes in Coulee Township for IN
wear 1919 for the reason that SAID pro
pertv assessed was practlcally WORT
less was read and on motion granted.
Tie following communication wa the
read:
REPORT OF STATE EXAMINER.
TO Hon. +. F.. Hanna, governor of Mort
Dakota: u.n
Sir: I hereby submit to you the follo"
Ing report concerning the records an
financial accounts Of Ramsey County
as shown by my examination on jar
18TH, to goth inclusive. Fee sloo.W. re
port attached. ~
System Of keeping records and &C
counts. Good. -, -,
Clerical work on books. Said to b
good. ,,a,. ,
officers bondsmen.
Character and amount of assets an
securities held by said officers On publ
account. None Of record.
Amount Of commissions, percentages
and charges collected by said onlcer
without warrant Of law. /.