The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-01-24

by Larson, the county treaSuer
was authorized to pay all district
court certificates, that may be is
sued by the clerk of court during
the year 1918, when such certitic-
ates have the o. k. Of lie county
auditor, showing that there are no
delinquent personal taxes against
the persons to whom such certific
atcs were issued.
On motion it was ordered that
the sum OF. $4,000 be transferred
from the county general fund to
I the states attorneys S contingent
fund.
On motion of Hoefs, seconded
by Swank the following resolu-
ton was adopted, all members vo,-
ing aye.
Whereas; Sheriff Void has i
contract with this board for the
collection of delinquent personal
taxes for the year 1913 and prior
years, which contract was entered
into on the 7th day of April, 1917,
! and is still in force; and
i Whereas; 1t is now desirable to
include the delinquent personal
! taxes for 1914 under similar
contract; therefore, be it,
/ Resolved: That Sheriff Void b.
allowed to have and retain 25 per
cent Of all personal taxes collected
for said year as compensation for
his services in collecting same; and
| that the chairman be authorized to
sign contract agreeable with this
resolution with said sheriff.
j. NJ. Ness was appointed coun
ty coroner. to fill the unexpired
term of DR.. w. F.. Maertz, resign
ed. and bond was approved.
The county made donation of
$4,000 to the Florence Critten
ton Home, Fargo. \. ID.
/ The bonds Of the county physi-
clans were all approved.
George Van Arnam, county
Judge: submitted Il report of the
transactions of the board OF lnsan-
ity during the quarter ending De
; cember 81. 1917. including i'll
! formation relative to insane and
feeble minded patients. who hav"
been committed to institutions.
which report was read and order
ed filed.
Supt. Craincross Of the county
poor farm submitted a receipt
showing that he had turned $35:-
10 into the county treasury. which
amount he had received from sale
Of butter from said farm.
The following resolution was
submitted and. on motion. adopt
ed. all members voting aye.
Whereas. the judgment Of tn"
| court in the certain eases of the
| State of North Dakota. ct al. vs..
w. J. Robinson. ct al. has set aside
the action Of the county comm's-
sioners of this county in the mat
, ter of certain abatcments granted
and a refundment. to wit: Abatr-
ment of the 1915 taxes of 1862 OF
the personal property valuation
assessed against Mrs. Josie Hall
for said year in the village OF
Paramount. granted OH the 9TH
dav of April. 1916: abatement of
all taxes assessed against the fol-
lowing described property IN the
city Of Wahpeton: Beginning Al
a point thirty-one feet east OF the
southwest corner Of lot sixteen:
block three. original townsite OF
Wahpeton, thence north one hund
red and thirty-two feet to the al
ley, thence east along said alley to
the Bois de Sioux river. thence
south along said river to the south
line of said block three, thence
west to the point of beginning.
granted on the 2nd day Of Febrn-
ary. 1916: abatement of taxes.
penalty and interest on that part
Of the Great Northern Railway
Company's right Of way in Wah
peton assessed ayainst J. E. Morris
! for the years 1912, 1913 and 1914