The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-05-27
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Glendale, N. D.

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April 9th. Members present: Chair
man Bruce Scott and Commissioners
Robt. Krause, John Wirch, B. l.. Mel
son and Geo. Hatfield.
Minutes of the preceding meeting
read and corrected as follows: To
show that Commissioner Nelson was
present the first day; to show that the
sheriff was instructed to vacate the
house on the court house block with
out the alternative of paying rent as
per original lease; to show that the
allowance for road work in Keystone
township was allowed not necessarily
to the township but to the parties do
ing the work as per instruction of
commissioners. Minutes as so cor
rected were on motion approved.
With reference to the following Pc
titions for the refund of probate fees
alleged to be in excess Of the legal
fees in such cases, viz: Clover Es-
tate, $l,8l5.OO and interest; Patrick
Dunn Estate, $S5 90; Rodney Hill
Estate, $4,000; Mary A. Kenkle Es-
tate, $235.00; Spencer X. Blackmore
Estate, $4,000; Baldwin Estate,
S5,O5O.0O and interest; Caldwell Es-
tate, $895.O0 and interest; it was
moved by Commissioner Hatfield and
supported by Commissioner Nelson
that the said petitions be rejected,
which motion prevailed, all members
on roll call voting "aye."
Commissioners Nelson, Wirch and
krause were appointed to check the
accounts of the county treasurer for
the month of April.
On motion to adjourn to 9 o'clock
a. m. May 1S, 1915. Motion carried.
May 18, 1915.
9 a. m. County board in session.
Members present: Chairman Scott
and Commissioners Krause, Wirch,
Nelson and Hatfield.
Committee appointed to check
county treasurer reported for all
funds, including state, county, civil
I and school district moneys in county
treasury, balance April /, $170,284.61; ;
, collected during April, $5,S5l.25; dis
bursed, $52,111.62; balance on hand
y May 1, $l24,O24.24. On motion re-
4 port was accepted.
Bids received up to 2 p. m. were
i. opened as per advertisement for the
work to be done on the approach to
the Kendall bridge. There were four
bids received, all conforming to the
requirements as to filing, sealing, and
}. certified checks. The bids were as
|, follows, per cubic yard:
Dell Coy, 35 cents; VIM. Geddes, 3s
!, cents; A. H. Koch, IS cents; Eugene
Reilly, 81 cents. On motion action
on said matter was suspended, fur
ther than to make an appointment to
meet Mr.. Reilly on the site of the
q proposed work at 10 a. m. Friday
May 21st, there to award him the con-
tract in case mutually satisfactory
!, arrangements be made as to the work
: to be done.
On motion to adjourn to 9 O'Clock
|, a. m. May 10, 1915. Motion carried
. May 19, 1915.
4 8 a. m. County board in session.
Members present: Chairman Scott
and Commissioners Krause, Wirch,
Nelson and Hatfield.
On motion the resignation of d. B.
Piper was accepted on account of the
, postal laws not permitting the post
master to hold the other position of
county surveyor. On motion H. S.
Rusco was appointed to fill the va
cancy created by the acceptance of
Mr.. Piper's resignation, and was au-
thorized to furnish personal bond in
the sum of $500.
! On motion the petitions for the
, abatement of taxes on leased portions
, of railway right of way were referred
to the states attorney.
Sheriff. service was admitted on
, the suit begun by Webb & Brouillard
, as attorneys for the Caldwell Estate
for the refund of probate fee per Pc
, tition rejected by the board. Service
was also admitted on the matter of
the hearings under Senate Bill No.
119 of the Session Laws of 1915 as
follows: Claims to be heard on June
9Th: Mrs. Mabel E. Haas, 1000 a. m. ;
Mrs. Lima Hubbard Taylor, 100
a. M; Mrs. Ella Lane, 1880 p. m. (;
. Mrs. Lavern Brown, 2:3O p. m /; Mrs.
Elizabeth Dawson, $3.50 p. m.
Petitions of Irwin B. Ward and of
Miss Anna Denning for adjustment
of tax Gains were referred to the
: City Council of Oakes as being most
likely to ascertain the merits of the
same, said assessments having been
: made by them.
The quarterly report of States At
torney Graham for the first quarter