Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1922-01-26

Mandan was selected as the next
meeting place CT the County Com
missioners Association Of North Da-
kota at the closing business session
OF the fifteenth annual meeting held
here today. Fargo was the only
other name presented to the conven-
tion, the invitation of the Gate City
being with drawn by #. C. Hockridge,
Cass county commissioner after the
Morton county seat had presented
its claim for the honor.
C. P. O'Rourke of Morton county
was named president O fthe asocia-
ton, E. B. Lichty of Towner county,
vice-president land Frank Heimes
of Barnes county secretary-treasurer
The board Of directors are J. r.
Strauss. Wells; r. r. Brownlee,
Cass; G. D. Perry, Stark; l.. E. Nc
Dowell, Grant; and C. H. Cooper,
Sargent.
The members of the nominating
committee, whose report was unan-
imously adopted, were J. r. Pou-
pore, T. C. Hockridge and J. F.
Strauss.
Clash Over Federal Aid
The big fight of the convention
came when the resolutions commit
tee reported resolution endorsing
the new federal aid system Of road
building and urging the enacting of
Estate laws necessary to the proper
functioning of that law in order
that funds may be available when
the state shall become able to full
fill it's requirements" -...,.
The forces of those in favor of the
resolution were led by L. l.. Russell,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee; the opposition being under the
leadership of j. r. Poupore. The
state highway commission was drawn
into the argument, the resolution
finally being put to a vote when
Commissioner Russell pointed out
either an endorsement or a condem-
nation of the work of that depart
ment, and did not bind any Of the
county boards to accept federal aid
if they did not wish to do so.
Mr.. Poupore moved all amendment
to the resolution declaring that the
county commissioners did not en-
dorse the new federal aid system Of
road building, this amendment being
lost by 2S to "A vote. The origin
al resolution then passed by. a 3S to
33 vote. .1.
Endorse Orphanagc
The commissioners went on record
as endorsing a state orphanage this
expression of sentiment being in
the form of a motion presented by
~ I'd ~f1y
made an eloquent appeal to the COM
missiOners to use their influence to
take the fatherless and motherless
children of the state out of the var
ious county poor houses and to place
them in state institution where
they could be given proper treatment
and care. Mr.. Vandenover's motion
carried unanimously. D..
Would Cut COunty's Expenditures
Another resolution passed by the
convention was aimed at the various
state laws which regulate the amount
Of money which the county boards
are forced to pay for certain things.
Under this head came the "increas-
ing expense in connection with the
insane and feeble-minded institu-
tions, semi-annual tax payment, un-
reasonable expense in connection
with the hail tax law, especially the
three cent tax, increased salaries
paid certain county officials, rate on
public printing and others.
Text of Resolutions in Full
+: The complete text of the resolu-
tions, all Of which were passed un-
animously with the execution of the
one dealing. with the federal aid
highways, follow: