Board met pursuant to law, present: H Day, Chairman; C.F. Albright; J.F. Burroughs; J.M. Royer; W. Walker; and H.E. Hoagland and A.J. Edwards, Auditor and clerk of said Board, and the following proceedings were had to-wit:
Called to order by the Chairman minutes of the previous meeting read and approved.
On motion the official bond of D.W. Welman was approved to replace bond for the year of 1873, lost or misplaced.
On motion the report of Court house building com. was accepted and com. discharged.
W. Walker moved J.S Wagner be appointed Co, Surveyor to fill vacancy, yeas and nays, being called for the yeas: W. Walker and J.F. Burroughs; nays C.F. Albright, H.E. Hoagland, and J.M. Royer. Motion lost.
C.F. Albright moved that J.T. Stearns be appointed Co. Surveyor to fill vacancy. Motion prevailed.
The following bills were audited and allowed and warrants ordered drawn on the proper funds for the same,from Jan 1st 1874, to April 1st 1874, $709,85 allowed for $709,85
Bill of J.C. Doling for the three per cent for collecting twenty three thousand six hundred and sixty one and seventy eight one hundredths dollars tax being the amount of taxes collected from Jan 1st 1874 to April 1st 1874, $709,85 allowed for $709,85
Bill of J.A. Smith for 44 days service as County Superintendent from Feb 2d, 1874 to April 4th 1874 at $4 per day $176,00 allowed for $176,00
Bill of Willits & Inman for publishing Road Notice; Proceeding of the Board, Notice to contractors and Treasurers Report $45,50 allowed for $35,50
Bill of C.F. Albright for 15 days service as building com. on Court House at $1,50 per day $22,50 allowed for $22,50
Bill of J.W. Kelley for 3 days service as trustee in Grant Tp. $2,00 per day $6,00 allowed for $6,00
Bill of W.C. Green for lamp chimneys, ink, oil, legal cap, and matches for Court House 19,65 allowed for 19,65
Bill of Fred Wilson to bounty on 2 wolf scalps 2,00 allowed for 2,00
Bill of Stewart and Healey for 25 ties extra for court house and one window extra 49,00 allowed for 49,00 to balance due on Court house as per contract, 1000,00 allowed for 1000,00
Bill or Chas. Sterns per township trustee of Highland Township for house rent for Mrs. Seymore pauper, 3 months 37,20 allowed for 37,20
Bill of D.W. Welman for 5 days service as trustee of Sutter township 10,00
Bill of J.W. Walter trustee of Highland Township for amount goods furnished by W.C. Green to Mrs. Seymore pauper 7,12 and wood 5,00 total 12,12 do J.W. Walter for 10 days service as trustee of Highland Tp. 20,00 to flour and meal furnished Mrs. Seymore 8,50, hauling from Primghar for Mrs.Seymore 14,00 and allowed J.S. Brosh for Hauling wood for Mrs. Seymore 13,00 total 55,00 allowed for 55,00 do J.W. Walter trustee of Highland township to amount furnished by W.C. Green to Mrs. Seymore pauper per order of Tp. Trustees 53,38
Bill of A.J. Edwards for two months salary Feb and March 1874 166,67 allowed for 166,67
Bill of Barmore Brothers for two stools foroffices 5,50 allowed ofr 5,50
Bill of A.C.Burnside for 3 days service as trustee of Waterman Tp.6,00 allowed for 6,00
Bill of J.S. Wagner for service as Tp. clerk of Sutter Tp. [later renamed Baker Township, see below] 38,00 allowed for 38,00
[To be continued
Continued from last week]
Bill of Jno.[John] McCormack for bounty of 1 wolf scalp $1.00 allowed for $1,00
Bill of E.C. Foskett for 9 days service as Tp. Clerk of Center Tp. 18,00 allowed of 16,00
Bill of J.A.Stoeum for amounts paid on the following lands to-wit:
south west quarter of north east quarter section 1 Tp.97 Range 40,
south west quarter of north west quarter of Sec. 7 Tp.97 Range 40,
and north east quarter of south west quarter Sec 11 Tp.97 Range 41 amounting to 72.72 allowed for 72,72 when the lands are properly released
Bill of Jno. McCormack for 4 days work on Iron Bridge in keeping it from going out at 4,00 per day 16,00 allowed for 16,00 on Bridge fund.
Bill of T.H. Duley for hauling wood and coal for Mrs. Seymore pauper 2 days at 7,00 per day 14,00
Bill of F.H. Reddout for building bridge over Dry Run on the north line of Sec. 7 Tp in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Supervisors Oct. 13th 1873, for 70,00 allowed for 70,00
Bill of Joseph Manley for moving Co. safes from Auditors office to the new Court House 40,00 allowed for 40,00
Bill of Ed. A. Nissen for fees in case of DeWitt C Hayes vs O'Brien County before R.C. Tifft July 7th 1873 serving A.C. Boyles and D.B. Harmon 3,30 allowed for 3,30
Bill Sheriffs fees in case of Board of Supervisors vs H.A. Sage 3,75 summoning Grand and Petit Jury for District Court April term 16, total 19,75 allowed for 19,75
Bill of H.J. Nissen for making key for Co. Safe in Auditors office and fitting same to safe lock 7,50 allowed for 7,50
Bill of Henry Magee for bounty on one wolf scalp 1,00 allowed for 1,00
Bill of Griggs, Watson & Day for balance of bill for books and stationary 177,75 allowed for 177,75
Bill Of J.R. Smith for cash paid Dr. S. Williams for medical attendance rendered Mrs. Ann Hass pauper by order of Tp. Trustee of Sutter Tp, 25,00 allowed for 25,00
Bill of T.H. Duley for two days service as Tp. trustee of Highland Tp 4,00 allowed for 4,00
Bill of Chas. Chandler for chopping 3 cords of wood for Court House at 2,00 per cord allowed for 6,00
Bill of Geo. H. Wright for posting and correcting book of original entries for the year of 1873, 138,80 and paid express on book 80 cents total 139.60 allowed for 139,80
Bill of Smart Parrott & Co, for books and stationary as per bill to date 334,56 allowed for 334,56
Bill of A.L. Foster for bounty on 2 wolf scalps 2.00 allowed for 2,00
Bill of A.M. Cleghorn for 1 day service as road com. on Stearns road 1,50 allowed for 1,50
Bill of Wm Renwick for taxes paid on lands erroneously sold him by O'Brien County Nov 1st 1869 and Dec. 1st 1869. List of lands now on file in this office 397,24 allowed 397,24
Bill of Mills & Co. for blanks, books and stationary for Co. officers 273,35 allowed for 273,35
The petition of J.R. Pumphrey to have the taxes paid by him to the Treasurer on the north half of Sec. 20 97 Range 42 by mistake refunded to him in kind was accepted and the Treasurer ordered to refund in kind
The petition of J.F. Hollibaugh asking to have his assessment for year 1873 cut down 600,00 on account of erroneous assessment, the petition was accepted and ordered to have the assessment cut down as prayed for
On motion the official bond of J.T. Stearns was approved as County Surveyor to fill vacancy
The petition of Mrs. Mary Donovan by her Agent A.J. Donovan was presented asking to have the taxes paid by her on one thousand dollars erroneously assessed to her refunded in kind was accepted and ordered the Treasurer to refund in kind
On motion the official bond of W.H. Rudell as clerk of Carroll Tp.was approved
W. Walker moved that as the Bond of W.H. Rudell was made out and presented to the Auditor and lost that the present bond approved and the Auditor be ordered to give the present incumbent notice to turn over all books and papers to W.H. Rudell
A petition having been received from the citizens of Sutter Tp. desiring the changing the name of Sutter Tp. to the name of Baker and it appearing to the Board that a majority of the actual resident voters of said Tp.are in favor of such change. Now therefore it is hereby ordered that the Auditor is hereby instructed to cause three notices to be posted up in accordance to law, and unless those interested in the change of such name shall appear at the next regular session of said Board and show cause why said name shall not be changed there will be an order made granting such change
The following resolution was adopted to-wit:
Resolved-that the personal property tax of the actual residents of O'Brien Co. who have been residents for the past year be declared unavailable and the the Auditor be ordered to strike the same from list
W. Walker moved that the Chair appoint a committee of one to procure stove pipes, table and benches for the Court House and that the Auditor be authorized to issue warrants to pay for the same. Motion prevailed.
Chair appointed Ed. A. Nissen a com. of one as above
The following bills were audited and allowed and warrants ordered drawn for same
Bill of Pumphrey and Green for half month rent of Court House to April 15th 1874, 25,00 allowed for 25,00
Bill of C.F. Albright for 2 days service as Supervisor 8,00 allowed for 8,00
Bill of W. Walker for 2 days service as Supervisor and mileage 11.12 allowed 11,12
Bill of E. Hoagland for 2 days service as Supervisor and mileage 11,00 allowed for 11,00
Bill of H. Day for 2 days service and mileage as Supervisor 10,40 allowed for 10,40
Bill of J.F. Burroughs service as Supervisor and mileage 10,64 allowed for 10,64
Bill of J. M.Royer for service and mileage as Supervisor 8,60 allowed for 8,60
Bill of Dorr for 12, blank bonds furnished in 1872, to the Co, 36,00 allowed for 36,00
The following petitions for exemption on account of compliance with Chap 789 Code of 1873.
G.W.Nelson on half a mile of Hedge planted and cultivated in 1872 and for which exemption was allowed on Tax list of 1872 500,00
L.C. Boughton on one acre of Forest Trees 500,00
Henry Sutter on 2 & 1/2 acres of Forest Trees 1200,00
S.M Viers on one acre of Forest Trees 500,00
John Weal on one acre of Forest Trees 500,00
Oliver Evans on one acre of Forest Trees 500,00
James Rodgers on one acre Forest Trees 500,00
O. Higbee on 4 acres of Forest Trees 2000,00
Eliza Bookman on half mile Hedge 500,00
On motion Board adjourned sine die
Attest
A.J. Edwards
Auditor O'Brien County
From
O'Brien Pioneer April 10, 1874 and
O'Brien Pioneer April 17, 1874
Note: I could find no information on Mrs. Seymore, pauper