The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-05-02
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
April 1st, 1918.

April 1st, 1918.
County Board of Commissioners in
regular session. Members present:
Chairman B. H. Nelson and Commits
sioners ]. e. Skoglund John Wirch F.
| M. Walton and Bruce Scott.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and on motion approved as read. On
motion the following bills We're read
and allowed as read and warrants
ordered drawn as read:
Miss McGinnis P. NJ, envelopes
and postage .......-..-...................$ 1850
Globe Gazette. supplies and
blanks ...........-.... ................ 41S3
l.. A. Lawrence. drayage ....... rs
News Printing Co., supplies and
blanks -.......... - 4453
Oakes City, relief of poor ......... 61.35
Oakes City relief of poor .......... 22.74
Oakes City relief of poor -...-..... lilo
Oakes City, relief of poor .........- 44.4O
Village of Monango, relief of
poor ......... .......... 214.31
Oakes City, relief of poor -......... $500
Dakota Central Tel. Co., SER
vice Mch. and toll Feb. .... 311O
Daisy Brown, days service in
clerks office ...............-..-.-... 1900
Northern Electric Co., supplies
ana fuses Observation-Disclosures. 1.20
Farmers Sentinel, printing no.
Ed. A. Smith, stamps and box
rent -........-.......... ....-.-.......... 115O
Spring Valley Twp, gopher i,
bounty 1917 .................. 10
Matte L. Crabtree. visiting
schools mileage 754 niles. 754O
Matte L. Crabtree, freight, tel
egrams and postage ................ S9.97
w. D. Huffman, livery and mile
age ......-...--...-.. ...........-... 264O
poor ..-....-...-......... ............-. 1875
Spring Valley Twp, relief of
Glendale Electric Co., current
Tor March Observation-Disclosures S.S3
N. j. Nelson, tree bounty, re-
filed and held over 1917 .......... 1900
Ed. Wilson, express and dray-
age ......----.......--,.- .....,...... 200
A. E. Stokes. labor 20 hours -. 500
Waldorf Hotel, supper for jury 9.10
Harry Wallis, ribbon and tags 80. 2.45
On motion the application of Edith
M1zen for relief on assessment was
referred to the tax commission.
On motion the application of W. r.
Mccartney for relief on the 1917 per-
sonal property assessment was re-
ferred to the state tax commission.
On motion to adjourn until o'clock
a. NJ, April End, 1918.
9 o'clock a. m.
April End, 1918.
County board in session Members
present: Chairman Nelson and Com
missioners Skoglund, Wirch, Walton
and Scott.
On motion statement of fees col
lected by register of deeds for March
was approved as per receipts from
treasurer. Amount $3O3.75
On motion statement of transfer
fees from the county auditor for JAN
uary and February and receipt on file
from the treasuer. Amount $2O.25.
On motion the contract with the
agricultural farming bureau was ac-
cepted and approved.
On motion that M. E. Laughlin be
appointed as hail adjuster for Dickey
County for the ensuing year, all men,
bers present voting yes.
On motion that Commissioner B. l..
Nelson inspect the Johnson Bridge
over the James River and make the
necessary repairs of planking. All
mmbers present voting yes.
AS all members of the board are
members of the Council of Defense
each one will appoint school district
sub-council in each of their school dis
tricts.
The chair appoints Commissioner
Walton and Commissioner Scott to
check up the register of deeds. sheriff, |
clerk of court, Judge of probate and
superintendent of schools and commits
sioners Skoglund, Wirch and Nelson
to check up treasurer and auditor
On motion to lay over the petition
for school nurse until next meeting.
On motion to approve the report of
j. r. Waters, state examiner, based
on the examination by Hermann Shelf
fer, deputy examiner, and to publish |
the following extract from the filed |
report.
County commissioners: The finan-
cial affairs of the county appear to be
handled in an economical and bust |
ness like manner and these officials
should be given much credit for the
excellent financial condition of the
county.
I found that economy is being prac-
ticed by all officials.
I was extended every courtesy and
assistance by all officials and deputies
during my examination.
On