Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-03-26
County Commissioners

Special Session of the Board of
County Commissioners of Stevens
County was held at the Auditors office
Friday, March 18th, 1915, at 10
o'clock a. m.
Members present: Commissioners
Dohlen, Gausman, Meckenburg, Nc
Nally and Lawler.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
Bond of county auditor of So, 900.
Mass. Bonding Co. lin place of $4,000
bond) was approved and accepted.
Commissioner Gausman offered the
following resolution and moved it's
adoption:
Whereas, on the 9Th day of January
1915. this board ordeved Carl R.
WoIlthan, County Auditor of Stevens
county to furnish an additional bond
in the sum Of Three Thousand Dollars,
to the bond then already furnished in
the sum of $4,000 conditioned for the
faithful performance uf duties of such
auditor and whereas. the said auditor
has this day presented to this board
his bond in the sum of $4,000 with the
Mass. Bonding Co. as surety thereon
and whereas such bond has been ap.
proved by this board this 18th day OF
March 1915.
Now therefore be it resolved by the
board of county commissioners OF
Stevens county. Minnesota that the
bond of said Carl r. Wolltban in the
sum of $4,000. approved January 9Th,
1915, with the Mass. Bonding Co. al
surety be and the same is hereby can
celled, and when received from thu
secretary of state be believed to sale
; auditor.
Which resolution was seconded BY
Commissioner Mecklenburg and upor
being put to a vote was adopted.
Bond of Fred Tomlin $796.37 Ma
tional Surety Co. was approved ant
accepted.
Resignation of Dr.. C. E. Caine a
coroner was accepted.
A petition of r. w. Keller AM
H. C. Hendrix for county ditch il
the Town of Stevens commencing il
section 8, of said town and running il
a easterly and southerly direction
across sections 8, II and 16 and end
ing in ravine in section FL, in sal
township. was read, the same bein.
accompanied by sufficient bond, wa
set for hearing Saturday. May LIST
1915 at 10 A. M.
Motion made and seconded, to in
struct the county auditor to issue hi
warrant monthly to the Stevens Coun
ty Telephone Co. for telephone ser
vice to obtain the discounts, carried.
The hearing on the petition of ]
P Casey to be set off with his Ian
the NE /, Section %, Township 125
Range a. from school Dist. No. II
Dist. No. 81. was read, and on mo
tion made and seconded the prayer Q
the petitioner was granted and an OF
der was made accordingly.
A petition of James C. Foster an
others, for county ditch in the Tow
of Scott and Baker, commencing j
Section 20, Township 124, Range 4s
and running in southwesterly directio
across Sections IL. II, 8, Townsh'
124. Range 43, and ending at tn
NV. /. Section 8, where it terminate
in the natural waterway or Mu
Creek, was read, the same being al
companied by sufficient bond, was 81
for hearing SATURDAY., May LIST, 191
at 2 P. M.
On motion made and seconded $50
was appropriated from the count
revenue fund to assist the Steve'
County Agricultural Society in in
proving their grounds and buildings.
A petition signed by 63 residen
of Baker and Stevens was present.
to the board, asking that road star
ing on the line between Stevens al
Big Stone county at the S. E. corn