The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-07
I'm ANNUAL SESSION
County Commissioners Meet and
Perfect an Organization for the
Ensuing Year. .
Commissioner Eckdahl Elected Chair
man---Union Is Designated
as Official Paper.

as Official Paper.
| The first meeting of the new board
OF county commissioners was held at
tile office of the county auditor this
week. The board convened Tuesday
morning with all members present,
viz: j. F. Warren, F. G. Cater, Carl
Eckdahl, F. W. Thomas and John
n. Grow.
The board first proceeded to effect
an organization for the ensuing year.
Carl Eckdahl was elected chairman
of the board, and F. W. Thomas was
chosen vice chairman. Commission
ers Cater, Eckdahl and Warren were
named as poor farm committee,
and Commissioner Cater was also
chosen as a committee of one on the
court house. The entire board will
act as committee on roads and
bridges, and the chairman of the
board will act as chairman of the
committee. The report of the board
of audit was then submitted, and
same was examined and accepted.
VIM. Marsh was reappointed janitor
of the court house. A statement of
the fees of county officers was ex-
amined and same accepted. An in
| cidental fund of 5000 was created.
same being appropriated from the
revenue fund, and 5000 was also app
propriated to the county attorneys
contingent fund. The salary of the
county attorney was fixed at ST, 200
per year, and the salary of the
county superintendent of schools was
fixed at 81, 100.l0. The bonds of the
following county officers were then
examined and approved: W. C.
Doane. auditor; $4,000; A. G. Oster-
berg, register of deeds, SIS, 900; Harry
Shockley, sheriff, SIS, 900; S.H. Olsen,
coroner, $500. The county printing.
was let to r. G. Dunn at the rates
tallowed by law, and resolution de-
Isignating the Princeton Union as the
Ionicial paper of Mile Laos county
was adopted. The bond of the
county printer was fixed in the sum
of 50, 900. DR.. FL. p. Bacon's bid as
county physician for 1915 at the
agreed price of Sl44 was accepted,
and his bonds were fixed in the sum
of $500. The salary of the sheriff
was fixed at 81. 200, this being an in
crease of $500 over the salary received
by. this official the previous year.
The plat of the first addition to
Jacksonville was submitted to the
board by Lars Erickson, and same
was turned over to the county at
torney for his official approval. The
plat of Long Siding was also submit
ted, and the board made arrange
ments to divide the road and bridge
money for 1915. A petition was then
presented to the board by John G 3
Grant of the town of Isle Harbor,
asking that his lands be set off from
school district 18 and attached to
school district 80, Date of hearing
on this petition was set for February
II. :Un. motion board adjourned to
|:recoivene "wednesday morning at 8
O'Clock. :, :, ......s.
I. The 'bdarn: recohvehed. at O'Clock
with all members present. An old
frame building on the poor farm was.
sold to G. A. Stark for SITS. A plat
of the first addition to .Izatys was
submitted to the board by W. S..
Foster of Minneapolis, and same was
duly examined, accepted and ordered
fled with the register of deeds. An
appropriation of 500 was made to
the county auditor for clerk hire,
subject to the approval Of the public
examiner and attorney general Of
! Minnesota. The county attorney re-
ported favorably on the plat of the
first addition to Jacksonville and
same was accepted. It was also
moved and carried that one of the
jury rooms be turned over to the
county; attorney for official use. A
recess was taken#sat noon and board
reconvened at O'Clock with all
members present except Commission
ers Warren and Grow. The bond OF
the county treasurer was fixed in the
Isum of $4,000, and bond for that
sum was submitted by Treasurer
Henschel. Same was accepted and
jaDDDrOVe0 The hnnd Of tho co,,n@,
surveyor in the sum of $500 was ex-
amined and approved. j. C. Borden
was employed to furnish copies Of
the tax list to all the county banks
outside of the village of Princeton
at an agreed price of s75. After
acting on numerous bills the board
on motion adjourned. The next
meeting will be held January 10:
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