Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-08-06


structed to report to the Board of
meeting the necessity of such drain
age.
The petition of Henry selk and
others for a ditch in the town OF
section "a and terminating on the
quarter section line of section ~, all
of the above township, was read the
ficient bond of $500 and upon motion
made and seconded Engineer Cole
was appointed and instructed to make
preliminary survey and report TO the
The report of ]. E. Cole for the APP
prevail of repairs of County bitches
No. .16, No. IL, No. IA and No. II, was
onded, was duly approved.
The following resolution was OF
fered by Commissioner Mecklenberg
and upon being put to vote was de-
clared carried unanimously.
BE 1T RESOLVED, that the County
this 18th day of July, 1920, does here
by make application for an ALLOTMENT
of $51,OO7.26, from the. Federal aid
funds of the state to aid in the son con-
Road No. l from West County Line
to q point in Sec; 20, T: 125, r r; Il;
BE IT FURTHER RESobv w Pa that at
the above amout by the commissioner
of Highways, subject to approval of
the Secretary of Agriculture, the
complete said project as gravel
surfaced road, according to. the re-
quirements of the Commissioner OF
Highways and the Secretary of AgriS,
improvements being $137,311.64. The
County Board hereby agrees to pro
vide funds e9tbe in b% manS
special tax levies or by issuing bonds
when available County Road and
Bridge funds are 1nsufnelent'
Chairman County Board
6. r. woLLTHAN
On motion meeting adjourned to July
Board reconvened pursuant to ad-
journment.
! All members present.
. The commissioners proceeded to make
out supplementary list of Petit Jurors
for the coming court session. which was
duly placed on file.
Upon motion made and seconded Mrs
Hafsahl and child be admitted to the
County poor farm.
The Board proceeded to examine the
County Treasurer's books and checked
the same with the County AUDITOR
books and the following is the report of
the condition of funds on hand at the
close of business on July 12th, 192O.
Checks 7SO.27
Deposits in banks:
Stevens County State Bank------12, go. ~
Citizens Bank 9,9SlO1
Morris National Bank 10, 482.25
Hancock National Bank ----..-----..- S,49O. 46
Chokio State Bank 45.7
Donnelly State Bank :.:---------------- S,086. 9S
First National Bank, Hancock. 9,950.6S
Farmers State Bank, Chokio-----. S,525.19
Farmers & Merchants State
Bank, Donnelly -----.-.--.-----.--------- 6,0S891
Alberta State Bank ------------------- $50. g.
Certificates of Deposit...-.. 146 ,28497
Total SPAS, CLOS
The following resolution was offered
by Commissioner Lawler and seconded
by Commissioner Dohlen; and upon be-
ouSly carried:
Resolved, That Pursuant to Chapter
288, Session Laws of Minnesota for the
year 1919, that there is hereby appro-
priated from the General Revenue Fund
of said County to the War Records
Committee of said Stevens County fol
the purpose of aiding in the work to be
carried on by the Minnesota War Rec
ords Commission, the sum of seven hun.
dred dollars, or so much thereof as may
! be necessary.
The following applications for reduc-
, ton of taxes have been recommended tC
the Minnesota Tax Commission:
J. B. Erdmans, J. H. McNally, Ole
Olson, Bertha Asmus, Paul Scheller and
E. w. Townsend.
Motion made and seconded that the
work done by the Morris Construction
Company under contract with Stevens
County for the construction of Standard
Concrete Culverts on State Road No. 2
Federal Aid Project No. &c. be hereby
accepted and the County Auditor be in
structed to issue his warrant for $715.2t
for final payment as per certificate OF
State Engineer.
The following bills were audited b!
the finance committee and were audited
paid:
J. P. Steinfort, carrying prim-
airy elections returns --.--------. $500
r. H. Mohr, carrying primary
election returns ----.-.------ 3.6t
T. Hagen, carrying primary
election returns -------------------------- 6.8(
J. D. Campbell, carrying primary
election returns ..----.--..--.-----.---.. FL
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FoRECLo