The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-05
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commis.
sioners at their Meeting
Last Monday.
A Grist Of Petitions for Opening
Of r ads, Organization of
School Townships, Etc.
BoTrINEAU, April I'd, 1885


Members present: Aessrs. Dana, Cudhie,
Niche and Brunclle.
The minutes Of previous meeting were
read and approved
Communications from the Department of
the Interior and Hon. o. S Clifford, relating
te surveys, were read; also firm the clerk of
the district court, and others.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Cudhic.
that the general order Of business be sus-
pended and that petitions be received.
Carried
Moved by Niche, seconded by Brunelle,
that the petition Of Sahsue Kinley and
others, asking for the laying out of n certain
road from railroad track up town OF Bot
tineau, be rejected on the ground that said
petition does not give the names of owners
of land over which such road IS desired to
pass Carried.
Moved by Niche, seconded bv Brunette,
that petition Of Robert Brander aud sixty
others, asking for the laying out of road
commencing on section l3, twp. l6l, range
IS, terminating on section rs, twp. lG2,
range rs, be received, filed and considere
Carried
Moved by Niche, seconded by Cndhie,
that the prayer of the petition of Robert
Brander and others lie granted, and road as
descrihed and asked for be deemed open SO
far as lands over which said road is de
signed to pass, are released as shown 10y
SAID petition, and the whole hoard be ap-
pointed committee to examine the land Of
the Messrs. Stewart OH which aforesaid road
is to run. Carried
Moved by Cudhie, seconded by Brunelle,
that the request of VIM. Clark and others,
asking for material for the purpose of build
ing bridge, - feet long, across Oak creek
in twp. l6l, range Is, be granted, and that
the commissioner of the district be hereby
authorized to procure what is needed, super
intend building of said bridge, and report
to the board. Carried.
Moved by Cudhie, seconded by Brunelie
that the petition Of VIM. Dinwoodie and
thirty others, asking for tie laying out OF !,
certain road, be received, fled and consil-
cred. Carried.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Brunette,
that the prayer Of the petition OF VIM. bin
woodie and others, il the matter OF laying
out OF a road commencing at secs. 35 and
36 twp. l6l, range IS, and terminating at a
point near the corner of twp. l6l, ranges
IS and 10, lie granted, and that road asked
for be declared open as far as ands over
which it is designed to pass is released, as
shown by aaid petition. Carried.
ihe petition of duncan Beaton was read
and ordered to be fled
Moved by Niche, seconded by Cudhie.
that the petition of VI N. : colt and 25 others,
asking for the opening up of a certain road,
De received, filed and considered. Carried.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Brunelle,
that the petition referred to in the foregoing
resolution, asking for the laying out of Il
road from sec. +. twp. l6i, lnnge IS, to a
.ont ut secs. l., ,. and l., township and
range aforesaid, be granted and said de-
scribed road be dev.lred ojen unless re
nstrance is made within thirty days
against this action. Carried.
On motion, the board adjou ned, to meet
at Z:3J p. N.
Board resumed according to adjournment
'resen,: Messrs. Dana, Cudhie, Niche, Bru-
nellie and turner. Carried.
Moved by Cudhie, seconded by Turner,
that the petition OF f. a. Hotner and others
in the matter of formation of twp. l62, range
II, into a school township, be not received,
and that an election for the school township
consisting Of townships lGl and l62, range
II; as formed by resolution Of 23d February
last, be called tor on Tuesday, April oath, TO
he held at the residence of Mr.. N. A.
Stewart, between the hours Of 2 and p. M,
rs the meeting previously ordered was not
held, owing to inc'ement weather; that N.
\ Stewart be appointed to post the notices
required by law, and that due returns be
made to the clerk OF the county. Carried.
Yens Cudhie, Turne., Brunelle ami Dana
Nays: Niche.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Cudhie,
that the petition of 0. HorEeman and rs
others. asking for the opening of road
commencing at southeast corner of section
"a, twp l63, range 76 west, and running -
a certain point on the international boun-
dary line, be received, filed and considered.
Carried.
Moved by Michic. seconded by Brunel.c,
that Mr.. l.. ID. Dana be appointed a commit
tee to view the road asked for in foregoing
resolution Carried
- Mr.. Cudhie in the chair.
Moved by Dana, seconded by Niche, that
the petition OF A. Il Loranger. NJ. D., and
IS others, asking for a road to be laid out,
commencing at southeast corner section rs,
twp. lG2, range IS. thence west to the west
line Of said township, be received, filed and
considered Carried.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Dana, that
the prayer Of the petition Of A. r.. Loranger
and others be granted, and that the follow
ing be committee to traverse the road
a ked for viz Dana and Brunelle, and that
they report at next meeting Of the board.
Carried.
Novel by Niche, seconded by Brunelle,
that the petition Of L. p Lemay and 30
others, asking for the location Of certain
road commencing At the southeast corner Of
section l3, twp. l6l, range "a, thence west
and terminating at the southwest corner
Of section ls, twp. l6l. range IS. Carried.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Dana that
The prayer Of the petition referred to in fore.
going resolution be granted, and that the
following be committee to view the road
asked for viz: l.. D. Dana and L. Brunelle,
and that they report at next meeting. Car.
ried.
Moved by Niche, seconded by.Brunelle,
that the petition Of A J. Hart and 20 others
be received, fled and considered Carried.
Moved by Brunelle, seconded by Niche,
that the prayer OF the petition Of =. }. Hart
aud others, praying for the opening mp of q
road from northwest corner Of section 10,
twp. liz, range IS. thence 10 Fish lake. be
granted. and that J. d. Dana be appointed
a committee TO accompany the county sur
veyor over said road Carried.
Mr.. Dana resumed the chair A..