The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-23

T100 C00 DnN OF II. ~. St004nO0l, e00f.
ID, for admission Of L. r. La Geo to
State Penitentiary. Amount $41.s5
were approved. #@,
On motion duly seconded and car
red the report of Harry N. Olsby,
clerk Of Court, for fees collected month
Of March. 1914 amount $500, was
accepted and ordered fled.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the report of the Visiting Commit
tee was accepted a. follows:
To the Honorable Board Il County
Commissioners. Barnes County, N.
Dakota.
We. the undersigned Committee,
hereby submit the following report to
your Honorable Body. This report in.
cl0des the Hospital and Jail Of Barnes
County.
We visited both these Institutions
ON date given below and found condi-
tions Is follow: ..
- Riverside Hospital
We examined all the floors Of the
Hospital and looked into all conditions
and ind that this Institution is we'll
managed and IS in good condition.
Your Board Of Commissioners, al
ways being fair in granting needed i'm
provements IN hospital, we have no
farther recommendations to make.
2 County Jail.
We also inspected the so-callled Jail,
and found it in condition not fit for
any human being. We wish it under
stood that we do not blame the officers
tor the bad conditions crying for i'm
mediate remedy and therefore, we,
your committee, petition your Honor
able Board of County commissioners,
and his honor, the District Judge, Cof-
fey, to condemn this present Jail as un-
sanitary and unfit.
We heartily Endorse the Commission
ers proceedings to set aside a build
ing fund out Of the Penalty due for
delinquent taxes, now amounting to
nearly $19,O0O.0O, which sum with 9th
or interests on delinquent taxes, will
furnish funds to start erection of a
sanitary Jail and decent living quar-
tiers for the sheriff
Most respectfully submitted this
18th day of March, 1914.
j. G. Sailor,
Mrs. Mary Nelson,
J.F. L Bohnhoff, /
Committee
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the Bridge petition from resident
taxpayers of Oakhill township was re-
femed to Road and Bridge Committee.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the Bridge petition from resident
taxpayers of Raritan township asking
for a new bridge on county line be-
tween Barnes and Cass was referred
to Road and Bridge Committee.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the culvert petitions from resident
taxpayers OF Minnie Lake and Skandh
Townships were referred to Road and
Bridge Committee.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the bill Of A. B. Dickinson for re-
fund Of $4,000 as paid in County Court
in estate Of Lovtsa NJ. Pruett, deseas-
ed was not granted.
On motion duly seconded and car
rted the bll from Darcy Farmers Co.
operative Elevator Company. amount
$3.50 for coal furnished Mrs. Johnson
was not allowed as said account had
not BEEN duly authorized by County
Commissioners Of said district.
On motion duly seconded and car
rted It was ordered that Supervisors
Of Lake Town Township issue town.
chip warrant In the sum Of 1898 In
favor Of Barnes County for Culverts
furnished said Township in 1913 and
Auditor instructed to notify according
". .....'
On motion duly seconded and car
rded the certificate Of admission OF
Bertha Boneen to North Dakota lnsti-
tuition for Feeble Minded at Grafton
together with application Tor admission
Of said patient from County Court was
approved.
On motion duly seconded and car
rted Ed. Wyttenbach was granted the
use Of the old County Poor House
ground for one year, upon the payment
Of $1,000 to the County Treasurer.
School petitions from districts 81
and sc, asking to be consolidated were
received and upon motion made, Sc
cooded and carried. hearing was set
for May 4th, 1914. at two o'clock p. m.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the Auditor was instructed to mott
fy Herbert A. Hard, Director Of Soil
Survey to comply with original Con-
tract by furnishing Barnes County with
1000 copies Of Soil Survey Maps for
free distribution to all taxpayers of
the county. .... .f
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the board adjourned to meet at
nine o'clock A. M, April End, 1914.
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