Morris tribune., 1919-01-17

Whereas the said County has hereto
fore sold and by deeds of conveyance
has conveyed the said real property to
the several purchasers thereof who have
paid to said County the purchase price
thereof, and
Whereas, in the opinion OF the At
torney General of this state the pro-
ceedings wherein and whereby said real
estate was so conveyed were detective
and
Whereas, it appears to this board that
the State of Minnesota has now become
the owner thereof, and of the whole
thereof, and that to remedy the defects
of said former proceedings Of convey,
ance has asked of this Board quit
claim deed, deciding and conveying to
the State said real property.
Therefore, be it resolved by the Coun-
ty Board of Stevens County, Minnesota,
that the Chairman of this Board and the
Auditor of this County as Secretary OF
this Board be and they hereby are auth
orized and directed to make, execute ana
deliver to the State of Minnesota, the
quit claim deed Of this County, convey
ing to the State of Minnesota, the said
real property above described
The said resolution being seconded Dy
| Commissioner Mecklenburg, was put 10
vote and unanimously carried anG was
so declared by the Chairman;
| On motion, 100000 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,
various county officers, up to July 1,
1918.
The Board proceeded to make out
| list of Grand and Petit Jurors.
| The Board proceeded to take al in
ventory of the buildings, lands, furni
| ture, equipments, road equipments ana
| all other supplies and property belong
1918. 'i0
On motion made, seconded and carried,
Mrs Matte Cudrio was awarded the
|
County poor, until such time as other
| arrangements are made, at the follow
ing rates; those not recurring extra Ext a care are
month; John Grove $500 per day, and
the County Auditor was instructed TO
issue his warrant on receipt of Verl-
On motion, the County Auditor was
instructed to issue his warrant IN pay
ment for electric light, telephone, and
coal, during 1919, to receive the beneht
Of discount.
Report of fees and emoluments OF the
various County officers, were read and
approved and duly placed on file.
On motion the Board aoJo6urne3 -
Board reconvened pursuant to al
journment, all members present.
The Board proceeded to check the
County Auditors books and records ap'
; proved the same and issued their GER
tificate.
The Couny Board checked the Audit
ors warrants with the county treas
urer's vouchers and found same CORE
spending and correct
The depository bond Of the Alberts
State Bank for 100000, with the Am
erican Surety Company OF New York
as surety, was approved and accepted
On motion made and seconded tiea an N!
$4,000 out of the Road and Bridg'
Fund to the Town Of Eldorado, was
transferred to 1919.
| 6n6
ried the judgment of c. c. Schroede,
: for personal property tax be cancelled
Application Of correction OF taxes TO-
1914 and 1912 Of - Il M6 Sp9on and G Tilag
l Of Chokio, was Recommended 10 TN
MINI. Tax Commissioner:
r Yearly report of w. A. Hunt. SIat
Highway Engineer, was read and plac
Motion made, seconded and carried
that proposition Of Wells-D1ckey Co. D
= accepted.
on motion made, seconded and car
ried, the bond of A. W. Libby, publishe
$ Of the Morris Sun, for the amount n, o
$4,000 90, With nn J; II; 9eVenneS anu OnAS
|. / On motion made. seconded and car
f ried, the hearing of Q: Zahl, ct Al;
:, adjourned to March Z, 1919, at o'cIocI
|, deed from Otto Zahl and Contract 70
s deed from J. E. Strandberg, for one acr
e each of their land, to be used as grave
pit by the County, and release or Mrs.
q The Board proceeded to examine tn
r County Treasurer's books, and the fol
f lowing is the report Of the conditio
Of the funds at the close OF bushes
d on January 8, 1919:
8 Cash on hand ............$ Sl.S
p Checks on hand ........... 3S1 Z
s Deposits in Banks 52465.O
k Certificates OF Deposit 414z4''
+ + $94359.1
JanuaryS, 1919.