The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-30
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CASS
COUNTY. N. ID.
Friday, December 27ths 10Is.

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Board met at a. m. with Chairman
II. H. Kennedy, Commissioners r. b.
Boyd, r. r. Brownlee, w. A. Conant
and Thos G. Hockridge. The minutes
of the previous meeting read and ap-
proved.
Application of Earl Z. Wheeler for
an abatement of his assessment for
saoney and credits, he having been
assessed at $S,500.00, and the amount
should have been $500, making q
the tax. The same was recommended
as it was an error on the part of the
city assessor and the same was Or
dered sent to the N. d. Tax Commits
sion for approval and return to the
county auditor for abatement.
Mothers pensions to Linea Knut-
son, amounting to $4,000 per month,
and to Lena Peterson, amounting to
$4,000 per month, both commencing
with the month of December, We're
ordered by the county court.
Receipt of $45.00 was received from
the Union Light, Heat & Power Com
pany for tho difference in stove for
the county jail.
Members Of the legislature. elect.
from the 9th district were invited by
the auditor for a conferences with
the county conmfssio as to need
ed legislation and amendments to
present laws at the coming session
and Mr.. O. L. Engen, l. i. TWichell
and HI! j. Rusch were present
Adjourned at IL o'clock noon TO
meet at 2 p. m.
Afternoon Session, December 27tll,
1918.
Board met at p. m. with all mem
bers present In the matter of coun-
ty depositaries it was found that the
county auditor had sent out blanks
calling for bids and bonds for SUCH
.lepositaries and upon the written
opinion of States Attorney Fowler,
that under the provisions OF the Ses-
sion laws OF 1917, Chapter l26, no
bonds would be necessary Tor the
State Banks, as all deposits We're
sr,i anteed under the act for guaran-
Teeing deposits of public funds Ihe
county commissioners on motion duly
seconded and carried that the stals
banks of Cass county be declared oe-
positaries and no bonds would pc nee-- Sc
CONFORMING to the Chapter 126 OF the
1917 session laws would be required
to file bonds as required by law. Ths
following State Banks We're decaiaaTea
depositaries, viz: state Bank, -eales, estet -
3a.TllS. Arthur. State Bank, Ayr,
Ea.rrnars Security Bank, Chanee;
state Bank, Davenport; state Ban :,
I1fnb1en; Farmers State Bank. Erie, E,
Equity state Bank, Fargo; Dahos@ Ss,a..,st
sayirlsg Bank, Fargo; Dakota Trust
CO. Fargo: Northern Savings Baniks
Tarneo. Scandinavian American Bank
TTsreeo. state 5ank, Gardner; Guaf ali a
fy State Bank, Grandin; state -.Lls s5ank,
Tffckson; State Bank, Horace = az 81 m 2.
ers and Merchants Bank, 11illel' u.
Sfata Hank. Kindred; Farmers SANK,
T.aonard. state Bank. Mapletoni !
Farmers State Bank, Page; StaIe
sank. Prosper; state Bank, wheat
land: Farmers State Bank, Wheat
land.
The following National Banks were
declared depositaries in the amounts
as follows, viz:
First National Bank, buI- ona "A
falo ..s.s.. = =. y .soiVYU,NN.
cas- 81 essasiEoR eosniy as.oas. .a 10000
,,.,s.-4 TJa tSnvai s,f casseIton 25,000.00
4lse., = ~ NyatSoY,a1 If Fsarro 30,000.00
4,s.l,ss - NIst3anai y,f FARGO ~. 150.000.00
Merchants National OF Far oon m
go .4. s8.5.s. - sssss's..- ysS0ao a
1risst National of Hunter 4asg9V0.990o 9o
Fjrsf National of Page I2,ouO.oV
First National OF Tower ~ ~
That National Banks must proYluS
surety bonds in the amount OF tns
daaipnatfon or good ana sufnclelll
ssersdnal BONDS in double the amount
af fl1a designation. said bonds 70 Pc
fIled with the county auditor not iatT <
81 than January 10th, 1913, az ~
o'clock iii the morning,
The following resolution was unaii--