The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-12
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1883.

THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1885.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, ]. ]. Hurley. chairman. E. H.
Bergman, &c. Myrick, ]. D. Wallace.
II. q. Arnold and Co. Auditor.
Board proceeded to consider petitions
for incorporation of the town of s.
Thomas.
Board adjourned until $50 p. M.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Full board present.
On motion Mr.. Bevans was called upon
to give his opinion in regard to the in.
corporation of the town of st. Thomas.
Resolved, that the petition of A. j.
Ross and a others asking for the incor-
poration of the town of st. Thomas, &c
cording to q prepared plat of the propoe-
ed territory to be Incorporated, which
has been prepared and submitted, and
the other preliminaries, rs described in
Secs l. ., 8 and 4. in Chap.e4, in Revised
Code of Dakota, be granted, and feeling
satisfied that the requirements Of this act
have been fully complied with, we here
by order that such territory shall with
the assent of the vualified voters thereof
as provided by law be an incorporated
town, and that meeting of the qualified
voters resident in said proposed town
shall be held at Calls hall ON 10th day of
June, 1885, to determine whether such
territory shall be an Incorporated town.
Moved by F. z. Myrick and seconded
by H. {. Arnold as an amendment that
petition be rejected, on the grounds that
this board does not see its way clear to
coerce, the owners of 40 acres of farm
ing land adjoining the plated town of
st. Thomas into said incorporation and
contrary to the remonstrance signed by So
residents of said territory.
For the amendment ]. j. Hurley, H.C.
Arnold and F. c. Myrick.
For the motion j. d. Wallace and E.
H. Bergman.
Resolved. that the petition of N. E.
Nelson and others asking for the location
of q certain road, be referred to town.
ship beard.
Resolved, that toilette township be
and is hereby granted two hundred dol
lars for reads and bridges.
Resolved, that the county surveyor be
instructed to run the lines where lost,
on the Pembina and Grand Forks county
roads and put up posts at least every
half mile; also the North Pembina river
road between Garden Hill and Pembina.
Further resolved that above survey be
done at the earliest practicable time.
Resolved, that $500 be appropriated in
response to petition from John F. Mayer
and others, to be expended on the roads
south of Walhalla as per petition under
the supervision of ]. j. Hurley.
Board adjourned until $50 q. m. Fri.
day, June 9Th, 1885.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1885.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Full board present.
Report of s. o. McGuin, Justice for
Walhalla township, ON post mortem ex.
animation on body of Mrs. Vondell, read
and approved.
The following bills allowed:
DR.. P. c. Donovan, prof. services
for himself, and DR.. McLachlin
attending post mortem examine
ton of Mrs. Vondell.. 25 90
8. 0. McGuin, justice fees vondell
Observation-Disclosures. 10 70
Edward Guy Lee, constable fees
Nondell case. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 IS
Byron Lee, jurors fees vondell case 6 40
Wallace Rose, jurors fees yondell
Observation-Disclosures. 6 40
James Burley. jurors fees vondell
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6 10
Franklin Russell, interpreter Won
Oell Observation-Disclosures, 4 90
I. S. Burley, bringing in election
retums."................. LOO
u. D. Loring, goods to county poor. 81 90
J. j. Hurley, services as county
commissioner. June session........ l6 90
). J. Hurley, appropriation to Wal
halla township...........................22OO 90
J. ID. Wallace. services as county
commissioner, June session. ........ Is 90
&c. Myrick, services, county poor
overseer, for February and
March, Observation-Disclosures II 50
+. Armstrong, day ON board up.
pointing county commissioner
for I'd commissioner district...... 500
K. H. Young, printing assessors
notice, commissioners proceed
ings, notice for tenders, election
notices and stationery for regis
ter of deeds Office, .............. . 81 %
F. A. Wardwell, cash paid for flag
as per instructions of board......... l6 10
The report of John Wylie, J. P. for
Neche Twp. read and approved.
The following bills were allowed:
John Wylie, justice fees in cases
Nichols, LaBlanch, Nichols and
NICHOLS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 IS
VIM. Mcneil, constable fees in
cases of Nichols, Edgerton. La
Blanch, and Nichols. l6 10
Report of John Mcbride, J. P. for
Huinmel township read and accepted.
Bills allowed:
John Mcbride, Justice fees Angus
and Rushford case. ........... GO
VIM. I. Stewart, constable tees
Angus and Rushford case. COCOON. 10 10
John Rushford, witness fees Angus
and Rushford case. .................. 30
Mrs. John Rushford, Angus and
Rushford case. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. / 80
Mrs.John Gherbonneau, Angus and
Rushford case: 1 80
Archie Peterson. juror, Angus and
Rushford case. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. m
| John tTn(.,,r1, ;,,.o.