The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-01-07
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

SOMMlSSlONEkS FNON6EOlNGS
Glendale, North Dakota,
December, 81, 1919.
County board Of commissioners in
session pursuant to adjournment Of
November IL, 1914. Members pres
ent: Chairman Brown and commits
sioners Krause. Wirch, Scott and Hat
field.
On motion to open the bids on pub
lie official bonds as filed in the Office
of the county auditor per advertise
ment for bonds for the ensuing terms,
motion carried. Following bids were
received: From j. F. Nichols, Da-
kota Trust Company, D. E. Geer,
Middlewest Loan and Trust Company,
Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland,
Illinois Surety Co., American Surety
Co., Equitable Surety Co., North
western Trust Company, Maryland
Casualty Company, National Sure
ty Company, New England Casualty
Company, The Northern Trust Com
pany, Royal Indemnity Company, w.
c. Caldwell, Massachusetts Bonding
and Insurance Company, each Of
which was submitted at $758. so for
the Offices as advertised for the re-
spective terms, and the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company at
S72s so, omitting the constablcs'
bonds. 1t was moved and supported
to defer action on said bids until De-
cembcr %, 1914. Motion carried.
On motion to adjourn to o'clock q.
m. December %, 1914, motion carried.
December %, 1914.
Ga. m. County board in session.
Members present: Chairman Brown
and commissioners Krause, Wirch,
Scott and Hatfield.
1t was moved by Wirch and second
ed by Hatfield that, inasmuch as all
bids amount to the same, the bonding
he distributed equally to the four
North Dakota companies as follows:
Middlewest Loan and Trust Company,
Valley City; The Northern Trust Com
, pary, Fargo; Northwestern Trust
Company, Grand Forks; Dakota Trust
Company. Fargo, with the provision
that the following officers furnish per.
sonal bonds: Surveyor, Superintendent
! of Schools, four Justices of the Peace
! four constables. Motion carried
lnasmuch as the two commissioner.
bonded two years ago were bonded fol
only the first two years Of the term
it was moved and seconded that al
commissioners be bonded for the two
years beginning January 1915. Mo
tion carried.
On motion to cancel certificates ant
to refund to Benz. Graham with
per cent interest the amount paid fol
1909 and 1910 taxes on the north one
half Of the southeast one-quarter ane
the southwest one-quarter Of tht
? southeast one quarter 24-130-66 n
, per tax sale certificate No. 43 Of tn
! 1910 sale and subsequent tax pais
, thereon, for the reason tnat the gov
ernment had cancelled the title there
, to and the same was not subject t,
, taxation, motion carried.
On petition of Jakob F. Messnel
: relative to the 1918 tax on the soutl
. one half of the northwest one-quartel
. 20-131-66. which was government
, land until 1914, tax was set aside Of
motion and refund ordered.
It was moved by commissions
, Krause and supported to pay to Ger
man township $4OO Of the 5000 al
. lowed for road work. Motion car
. ried.
On motion the following bills wer,
. allowed and warrants ordered draw
j. for the same:
Welles-Thompson Company,
lumber .................. Sc. 81
Haywood Mfg. Co.. envelopes l8.0t
W. R. Bishop, board of pris-
oners l27. II
w. R. Bishop, postage. "a. .6(
L. w. Sullivan, postage. 67.0
w. S. Wickersham, postage. 43.5 81
Ed. A. Smith, postage and
clerk hire. 80. z: