Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-03-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
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cided that a committee Of the board
should visit the proposed bridge site at
Dry lake and report at the next meeting.
On motion Of Mr.. Creel, the sheriff was
ordered to transfer the child in Mrs.
Lavergne's charge to Mrs. Louis Mas
seure, who had offered to keep it for $l2
per month.
The specifications of the Belgrade
bridge were read and adopted as follows:
Bridge to be 2s2 feet long and 16 feet
wide, with double planking, lower
planking to be 16 feet long, 2x1O or 2x12
inches; upper %planking to be 2x1O or
2xl2 inches, 16 feet long, to be laid
lengthwise of bridge, IL feet wide; three
piles to the bent of sound white oak %
feet long and not less than 8 inches in
diameter at the small end; not moro than
l6 foot span; caps l2xl2; stringers 4xl2; 7
stringors to each bent; side rails Aka;
posts to be AKA; 2x12 hub pland; q wing
piles at each end of bridge; also to be end
planl1od on outside of planking; the
bridge to be completed within go days
from date of contract. The usual certi-
fled check, reservation of rights, ETC.,
conditions arc attached to the specifica-
tons.
On motion Of Mr.. Barton Charles T.
Zunich was appointed coroner. AID
journed.
SATURDAY EVENINGS SESSION.
The full board came together Saturday
evening to receive bids for the building
of the Belgrade bridge. Bids were put
in by G.. & l.. Budde and Thos. White.
The bills Of Reed & Ensign tor rent OF
court house, 1925; w. II. Otis, rent OF
building occupied by Mrs. Hollins two
months, SIG; Mrs. Lavorgne, keeping
county charge n month, SIS; Eve,
Wagness, sheriff, boarding prisoners
Sl7.4O John A. Percival, expenses tc
Bismarck and freight and express, $780, 81
%jailor's salary for February and shirt 70,
prisoner, S25.75; Erick Peterson, keep.
ing child, SIS. Allowed and clerk in.
structed to draw warrants.
The bond Of Chas. Zunich as coroner
with J. w. Oswald and S M. Dodd as
sureties, presented and accepted.
The petition for the organization O.
1864 under the name of Webster was
presented and granted.
The committee who visited the Dry
lake region to determine as to the loca.
ton Of bridge, reported that it was i'm
possible to make a measurement of the
coulee owing to the deep snow.
Sheriff Wagness asked permission t.
remove his desk to McGee e. Morgan's
Office, as his business was down town.
Clerk Percival stated that the law re-
CURED county officers to remain at the
court house, and said in case of fire the
sheriff ought to be near to open the jail
doors and release tho prisoners. The
matter was deferred.
The board then proceeded to open the
bridge bids. c. & L. Budde's bid was
for S2256, and Thos. Whites bid was fol
$2l93.
Mr.. Rumney moved that Mr.. Whites
bid, being the lowest, be accepted. Sec.
onded by Mr.. Creel, and Mr.. Barton vot.
ing yes.
Mr.. Budde says he will bid lower mex,
time, and came within an ace of bidding
$2l56. Mr.. White said he would be on the
ground with his force by March 6. Ad'
iourned to 8 o'clock the I'd.
The board met Monday morning anc
received the bond of Mr.. White anc
signed the contract with him.