The Dickinson press., 1884-07-12


July s, 1884, at 10 O'Clock a. M.
board met pursuant to adjournment.
Commissioners all present.
On motion a subpoena was ordered
to be issued for a. Nordberg the
agent of the Richardton Land and
Improvement Co., to appear before
the commissioners ut Dickinson.
Stark county, Dakota. at the hour of
10 O'Clock A. NJ, on July 9th, 1884
with the books of account of said
Richardton Land & Improvement Co.,
and the clerk Was instructed to serve
said subpoena.
On motion board adjourned until
l:3O 2. NJ.
At 1:30 p. NJ. board met pursuant
to adjournment.
On motion the bill of B. F. Fowler
4 Co. was laid over to next meeting.
On motion the bill of J. B. Russell
for 81 for livery team in getting cor
oner to hold inquest on II. Bowles
was allowed less ST..
On motion the report of Justice
Aud was received and placed OF file.
On motion the bill of Stamp & Grit
fiths for desks was allowed less the
item for Probate Judge, $27.
Amount allowed $SS.
On motion the bill of Deputy AS
SCISSOR Stark for 1913 was allowed.
On motion the bill of judges and
clerk of election of Taylor school
township was ordered to be returned
endorsed mot a county charge"
On motion the bill of the Dickin-
son Press for $3.50 was allowed.
On motion the quarterly report Of
j. NJ. Tracey, justice of the peace,
was received and placed on file.
On motion the resignation of p.
Ellison. road supervisor of road dis
trict No. 4, was received, accepted
and placed on file, and that Benjamin
Webb be appointed road supervisor
of said district to fill said vacancy
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
John Morris, for tax tables, $500
N. G. Lawrence, express
charges and trip to Richard
ton, 6.75
On motion the communication of
A. Mckenzie, U. S. Commissioner
was laid on the table.
On motion the board adjourned I'M
til July 8, 1884, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
AT 10 A. NJ. July 8, commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion the bill of VIM. Cuskelly
sheriff, for office rent. 1913 was al
lowed. Also the bill of B. F. Fow.
Ter & Co.,. for office furniture etc.
$$25.lO.
On motion the assessment roll of
the Richardton Land & Improvement
Co., was ordered to be changed by
adding $4,000 for moneys and credits.
On motion the board adjourned un-
til 1870 P. M.
At 1:3O p. M. commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment.
At 2 O'Clock p. NJ. the board visited
the county Jail and found that the
Jail was in good order.
On motion the bill of the county
superintendent Of schools was Or
dered to be returned to have the
same properly itemiZed according to
law.
On motion the report of Justice
Nordberg was ordered to he returned
for amendment.
On motion the prayer of r. W. Kit
tell ct ais asking for a highway was
granted, and that the same was de.
clared open as a public highway as
follows:
To the Honorable Board of Com.
missioners of Stark county, d. T.
We, the undersigned petitioners
do petition and pray your honorable
body to grant us a public highway on
the following section lines herein
described. Commencing at the south
east corner of the north east quarter
of section IA, township l39 north
range 81 west, running thence north
one-half mile, thence east one mile tt
the south east corner of section IL
thence north one mile to the north
east corner of section IL, thence west
three and one.half miles to the nortl
west corner of the north east quartz.
of section 8, all in the above namet
township.
, E. w. K1TTELL,
N. GUsTIN,
! E. L. STAND1FIRD
DAN'L r. FORBES
On motion the renOrtS Of the sey