Morris tribune., 1919-01-17
JAN. 2, 1919, REGULAR SESSION
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
STnNERS

sIoNERs
Regular Session of the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners of stevens County,
Minnesota, was held at the Auditors
by law.
Members present: Commissioners Q.
N. Dohlen, VIM. Gausman, S. Burt N
P. Mecklenburg and D. H. Iawler.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
On motion made, seconded and carried
VIM. Gausman was elected Chairman
for the ensuing year.
On motion made, seconded and carried
S. Burt was elected Vice-chairman:
The chairman appointed the following
committees for the ensuing year:
Finance Committee-Whole Board.
Road and Bridge Committee Whole
Board.
Printing and advertising-N. P. Neck
lenburg, S. Burt and o. N. Dohlen.
Court House and grounds-O. n.
Dohlen, D: H. Lawler and Steve Burt
bond of w. H. Cherry County Attorney,
of 100000 with the Globe Indemnity
Co. as surety, was accepted and ap-
proved.
bond of John S. Siverts, County Sur
veyor, of $4,000, with the Iowa Pond
ing & Casualty Company, as surety, was
accepted and approved.
On motion made, seconded and carried
DR.. G. E. Caine was appointed County
physician for the ensuing year at a
monthly; he to furnish all medicines
and medical appliances for properly
caring for the County poor in all parts
of Stevens County.
J. A. Ringness was appointed Coroner
Of Stevens County, he to furnish bond
for $4,000.
On motion made, seconded and carried
each Commissioner was appointed as a
committee of one to inspect town roads
| in his respective district.
On motion made, seconded and carried
| DR.. Amos Leuty was appointed county
health physician and D. H. Lawler as
associate member.
On motion made, seconded and carried
Stephen Sax was appointed Supt. or
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 1919,
| payable monthly.
On motion made, seconded and carried
| the salary of VIM. H. Cherry, County
Attorney, was fixed at $4,000 per year
payable monthly.
On motion made, seconded and carried
| the salary of Ray S. Roberts, Supt. OF
Schools, was fixed at $16OO.OG per year
| payable monthly he to pay all expenses
except postage, express and drayage
Bids for County printing were re-
ceived from the Morris Sun and Morris
Tribune and on being read were fCunC
| to be for like amounts; that is legal
| rates.
Commissioner Dohlen offered the fol
lowing resolution and moved its adop
weekly newspaper printed and published
in the city of Morris be and the same
hereby is designated by the Board OF
Stevens and State of Minnesota, as the
newspaper in which the notices anc
lists of real estate taxes remaining De
linquent on the first Monday in Janu
-, financial statement of said County; the
notices of expiration Of redemption from
tax sale; the proceedings of the Boart
of County Commissioners and al! othel
matters required by law to be published
and printed. The said resolution be1nt
seconded by Commissioner MecklenDurt
was put to a vote and UNANIMOUSLY car
ried and was so declared by the Chair
On motion made, seconded and carried
the salary of F. AZ Zahl, Sher1H, wa
fixed at $4,000 per year. payable
On motion made, seconded and carried
the salary of E. G. Gilbert' Clerk o
On motion made, seconded and carried
the salary of W. G. Smith, 5anitor, We
fixed at $1,000 per month, payabl
monthly.
On motion made, seconded and carried
the County Auditor was allowed $500
per month extra clerk hire for the yea
1919, as per section 834, General laws
! 1913.
The following resolution. was oifere
, by Commissioner Dohlen who moved II
: adoption: Whereas, the County Of Stew
four as, five (5l and six !6) of Bloc
= twenty-seven (27) Of the origina
. townsite of the Town, now City,
Morris, Minnesota, and