The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-04

Minutes of last meeting read
and on motion approved. |
A communication from w. T.:
Irvine, attorney for the petition,
ers in the matter of the petition
to detach certain territory from:
Lidgerwood Special Sccool Dis
trict was presented to the board.
Mr.. Irvine stated in said commune
ication that an error had been dis
covered in the published notice.
given for the hearing, in the mat
ter of said petition, set for 10 o.
clock A. M. of Feb. 10th, 1915, and
requested that the board set a
new date for the hearing in said
matter.
The board submitted a copy of
the published notice, for the said
hearing to States Attorney Forbes
who gave his opinion that the
slight error in said notice would
not effect its legality.
The following persons appear
ed before the board for the said
hearing:
A. L. Parsons, James McHugh,
Anton Wohlwend, Mrs. John Best,
Christ Gebro, w. M. Clark. Joe
Gereszek, Henry Kotchian; F. H.
Kadechka and Peter Polda. AS all
of the said mentioned persons
consented to waive any error in
the said published notice, the
board decided to proceed with the
hearing.
States Attorney Forbes took
charge in the examination of wit
nesses and proceeded to call upon
several interested persons pres
emit to give testimony in the mat
ter.
At 12 o'clock the board on mo-
ton adjourned until 2 O'Clock r..
Board called to order with all
members present.
Hearing in the matter of petit
ton to detach certain territory
from Lidgerwood Special School
District continued.
Mr.. A. l.. Parsons gave short
history of the Lidgerwood Schools
also stated the educational ad-
vantages furnished to the pupils
of said schools.
1t was moved by Hoefs, second
ed by Koppelman; that the fol-
lowing resolution be adopted:
Resolved, that the petition,
signed by Karl Hejtmanek and
nineteen others to have the fol-
lowing described territory, to-
witt. all of sections thirty-one,
thirty-two and thirty-three in the
Township of Liberty Grove; and
all OF sections five: four and
eight and the northeast quarter OF
section six in Moran Townshin,
detached from the Lidgerwood
Special School District and at
tached to some other adjacent
school district be and the same is
hereby denied, on the ground that
the statements contained in said
petition have not been establish
ed.
Adopted, all members voting
AYE"
The bonds of the following
banks given to secure county de-
posits, were on motion approved
and such banks were designated
as county depositaries:
First National Bank of Aber-
crombie, N. d. personal bond in
the amount of $l2., 100000: y,
Galchutt State Bank, Gaichutt.
n. u. personal bond in the am
cunt of 100000.
Farmers State Bank Of Mania
dor, N. d., personal bond in the
amount of Sl0,OO0.lO.
Mr.. w. j. Wilson, Superiniend-
ent of The Osborne-M C MILAN Ele-
vator Co., appeared before the
board and presented an applica-
ton for abatement of 1914 and
prior years taxes assessed again
st the said elevator company for
coal sheds and leased sites.
The board refused to take amy
action on the said application.
Communication from August
Bergman, Clerk of Court. making
requisition for twenty-one addi-
tional anew names to complete the
jury list for the regular June 1915
term of the district court, was
submitted. read and ordered filed.
On motion the board appor-
toned the twenty-one additional
new names to complete the jury
list for the regular June 1915
term of the district court as fol-
lows: Eagle one, Walcott one.
Colfax one, Barrie one, Helendale
one, Antelope one, freeman one,
Homestead one, Abercrombie viii
lage one, Dwight Village one, Lib
erty Grove one, Barney one.
Wyndmere Township one. Dan
ton one, Summit one, Moran one,
Paramount Township one, Green
dale one, LaMars one, Hankinson
one> Lidgerwood one.
Board commenced the auditing
of claims.
On motion the claim of Eagle
township for poor relief furnished
by said township was reduced
from $53.92 to $l3.O2 and allow
ed.
On motion board adjourned un-'