Morris tribune., 1918-01-18
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office on January Sth, 1918, as provided
by law.
Members present, Commissioners o. N.
Dohlen, VIM. Gausman, S. Burt, N. p.
Mecllenberg and D. H. Lawler.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
On motion made, seconded and carried
N. p. Meclllenberg was elected chairman
for the ensuing year.
On motion made, seconded and carried
VIM. Gausman was elected vice-chair-
The chairman appointed the following
committees:
Finance Committee, whole board
Road and Bridge Committee, whole
board.
Printing and Advertising, Lawler,
Gausman and Burt.
| Court House and Grounds, Gausman
Burt and Lawler.
On motion made, seconded and carried
DR.. G. E. Caine was appointed county
physician for the ensuing year at sal
airy of 100000 per year, payable month
ly; he to furnish all medicines and med
zeal appliances for properly caring for
the county poor in all parts of Stevens
county.
On motion made, seconded and carried
each commissioner was appointed as a
committee of one to inspect town roads
in his district.
On motion made, seconded and carried
DR.. Amos Leuty was appointed county
health physician and VIM. Gausman as
associate member.
On motion made, seconded and carried
DR.. Amos Leuty was appointed coroner
for the uneXpired term of DR.. e. I. Fitz-
! gerald.
On motion made, seconded and carried,
Stephen Sax was appointed Supt. of
| Roads at a salary of $4,000 per month.
On motion w. A. Hunt was appointed
| State Highway Engineer at salary of
| $4,000 per. month, for the time not en-
ployed by the State Highway Commits
| sion.
On motion made, seconded and carried,
| the Judge of Probate was allowed
$4,000 clerk hire for the year of 1918,
payable monthly.
Cherry, County Attorney, was fixed at
| 100000 per year payable monthly.
On motion the salary of Ray S. Rob-
erts, Supt. of Schools was fixed at
| $145000 per year, payable monthly, he
| to pay all expenses except postage eX-
press and drayage.
On motion made, seconded and carried
! the County Auditor was allowed $4,000
per month extra clerk hire for the year
of 1918, as per Section S34, General
| Laws of 1913.
On motion the salary of w. c. Smith,
Janitor, was fixed $4,000 per month, pay
| able monthly.
On motion made, seconded and carried,
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved that the Morris Tribune a
weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished in the City of Morris, be and the
| same hereby is designated by the Board
| of County Commissioners of the County
! of Stevens and State of Minnesota as
/ the newspaper in which the notices and
lists of real estate taxes, remaining de-
| linquent on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1918 shall be published also the fin
ancial statement of said county, the
notices of expirations of redemption
| from tax sale, the proceedings of the
| Board of County Commissioners and all
other matter required by law to be pub
| lished and printed.
| On motion made, seconded and carried,
Mrs. Matte Cudrio was awarded the
| contract for the care and keep of the
county poor, until such time as other
| arrangements are made, at the follow
care $4,000 per month, Chris, Hegg
| $4,000 per month, and those requiring
extra care $1.00 per day, and the county
| auditor was instructed to issue his war
rant on receipt of verified statement.
| On motion made, seconded and carried,
| $4,000 was appropriated from the coun-
| ty revenue fund to the Stevens County
| Agricultural Society.
On motion $4,000 was transferred
from the county revenue fund to the
County Attorney. Contingent Fund.
| On motion $4,000 was set aside from
the county revenue fund for postage, ex-
press, freight, and drayage for the var
ious county officers for the year Of 1918.
On motion the county auditor was in
Structed to issue his warrant in pay
ment for electric light, telephone and
coal during 1918, to receive the benefit
On motion the bond of the Farmers
State Bank of Chokio, in the sum of
100000, with the American Surety
Company as surety was approved.
On motion the county auditor was in
Structed to issue his warrant to Carl
Christensen for the amount of $650.00
for final payment on construction of
County Ditch No. II, as per engineers
final acceptance.
On motion the county auditor was in
structed to issue his warrant to G. A.
Pogue & Co. for $2460.02, being for final
payment of construction of County Ditch
No. %, as per Engineers acceptance.
On motion w. A. Hunt, Highway En-
gineer, was appointed as overseer of
State Highways for proper maintenance
of same.
On motion the board adjourned Wed
nesday, January 9th, at $50 A. M.
Board reconvened pursuant to ad-
Journment, all members present.
Report of the Public Examiner was
read, duly noted and corrected
The following applications for the re-
auction Of taxes were rejected. Chas.
Swanson, Arthur Woodman and E. Fen
ton, the following was recommended, |
The hearing of the petition of David
Lonergan to be set off with his land,
being. the N. w. II of Sec. 4, Twp. 1875, |
School District No. 40 was read and on
motion the prayer of the petitioner was
granted and an order made accordingly. |
Hearing on petition of Hannah Larson
to be set off with her land from School |
District No. IL to School District No. |
Sc, was adjourned to March 22nd, 1918, |
at o'clock p. M.
The board proceeded to make out a |
list of Grand and Petit Jurors.
The board proceeded to examine the |
county treasurer's office, and the follow |
ing is the report of the condition of the |
funds at the close of business on Janu- |
airy 9th, 1918.
Deposited in Stevens County
State Bank, Morris -----------.---$ 5971.02 |
Deposited in Citizens Bank, Nor
RS 4bSZ.JI
Deposited in Morris National
Bank, Morris ACKNOWLEDGMENT 130.26 |
Deposited in Hancock National
Bank, Hancock --------------------- 5391.17 |
Chokio -.-....-.,.-.---.-,,... - 4s6s.7s
Bank, $3.50 474O.24
Bank, Hancock .-.-----..-,.--...-.-----. 5272.S7
Deposited in Farmers State
Bank, Chokio -------.-------------------3 711.10 |
Deposited in Farmers & Mer.
State Bank, Donnelly -.------------ 4410.43 |
Deposited in Alberta State Bank,
Alberta oof LOO |