The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-07-12
PROCEEDINGS
OF the July Meeting Of the
County Commissioners.
A large Amount Of Important
Business Transacted.

n aHEBo VI A4AfpOfIdIlI
Business Transacted.
Ro1F1SEAu, July 2, 1883.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Messrs. Cudhie, Niche, Bru-
,4efle, Dana and Turner.
Minutes Of the previous meeting were read
end approved except that party relating to
the roads p%etitioned for by Msssrs. Horni-
man and Hart.
A communication from the Northwest
Land company, was read and ordered fled.
Also one fiom John Brander placed on file.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Brunette,
that the report Of the committee on road Pc
titioned' for by J. B. Sinclair, be adopted.
Carried.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Brunette,
that the petition of J. B. Sinclair and others
asking that q road be laid out from section
"a, twp. 1852, range rs, be opened as far as
southwest corner Of section 2, same town
and range, as the report Of the viewer
showed that il is impracticable beyond that
point on account Of q lake. Carried.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Brunette,
that the petition Of r.. Dihwoodie and TWEEN
ty-fve others, asking for the laying out Of q
highway commencing at southeast corner Of
section a.. township 1852, range rs, and ter
ninating On section 6 OF said and
range be received, commissioner Turner ap-
painted q viewer to pass over said road on
The 10th inst. and report at next regular
meeting Of the board. Carried.
On motion the board adjourned till Up. m.
Board resumed according to adjournment.
Present, Messrs. Dana, Turner, Brunette,
Niche and Cudhie.
noved by Niche, seconded by Turner,
HAT the petition for incorporation Of the
town Of Bottineau, also . petition for the
establishment Of . ferry on the Mouse river,
be laid over till 2 p. m. tomorrow, when al!
parties interested are hereby notified to ap-
PEAR. Carried.
noved by Michie, seconded by Brunette,
that the petition Of John Crogan and thirty
others, asking that . road be opened COM
nenoing at northeast quarter of section "a,
township 1853, range Is, terminating north
west corner section rs, same township and
range, and that Messrs. Turner and Dana be
. committee to view said road on the 18th
inst, and report at the next regular meeting
Of the. board, Carried.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Brunette,
Ii the matter Of the petition of Ole Horni
man and others, . plat having been filed by
Me county surveyor and commissioner Dana
Viewer, having reported that the said road
way Is available, and that NO remonstrance
HIS been offered, he recommended that the
1osd be opened from . point II chains south
sf the corner southwest section rs, south of
GARNER stake. Of sections % and 26, town 1853.
range Is, and thence in northwest direction
~ shown on . plat on file, to . point 1856
chains north to the international boundry
Hhss. resolved that road in said plat as di.
Iscted,, hspdeclaFed open. Carried.
Moved by Turner, seconded by Niche,
that the account of Alexander Maclay, coun-
q coroner. be allowed, including all ex-
penses in, the Fitzgerald case, vouchers be-
ing,fqInished for $48. Carried.
Moved Ly Niche, seconded by Cudhie,
that the report Of the county surveyor on
NE road from 10 chains south o. the quar-
ter section corner between section II and
section 8, township 1852, range Is, to the
northwest corner of section l, township 1873,
range Is, be adopted and said road declared
spen. Carried.
The report Of county commissioner Bru-
nellie . committee to view . road called for
b : petition Of Oscar Wilkinson and twen-
ty-Ave others, was by motion Of Niche apd
Cudhie adopted and the road declared open.
Moved by Cudhie, seconded by Niche,
that the report of the county treasurer be
referred to Q committee composed Of Messrs.
Turner, Niche and Cudhie. Carried.
Moved by Turner, seconded by Cudhie,
that the rcmonstrance of D. ]. Macarthur
and thirty eight others against the opening
Of the road through the property of Mr..
Stewart, be received and fled. Carried. H.
Moved by Niche, seconded by Cudhie,
that the question Of the final settlement Of
the road through VIM. Stewart and sons
properties be taken up and disposed of at
the meeting Of this board on Thursday next.
Carried. IL,
On motion, the board adjourned to. meet
tomorrow at 8 O'Clock .. m.
l.. D. DANA, Chairman.
Attest: &
GEO. J.. CouLrHARD. Clerk
July s, 1888.
Board met. pursuant to adjournment.
Present Messrs. Dana, Cudhie, Niche,
Turner and Brunette.
The committee proceeded TO- audit. the
treasurer',s report, and examination OF
vouchers.
On motion, the board adjourned tin Up. m.
Board met pursuant to Adjournment. al
the members present.
The audit was continued till 8 o'clock p.
n, when the board, resumed, taking up iifth-
oder Of business.
4. petition having been presented; TO- the
suard claiming to b. signed byaM. O.. Ttbbits
and tWenty-nine others, asking. that: the vii
lare Of Bottineau be Incorporated In accord
ance with the laws Of tbs territory the said
petition being accompanied by q plat, also
aaadayits from II. o. Tibbits an! j. W. Ben
nett. setting forth that all p~reliminaries re
onired BY law, have been fully complied with
nreyious to presentation to this board; moved
81 Niche, seconded by Brunette, that the
mayer. Of this petition be granted IN full:and
thatsaa election be called at the office OF the
aid n, q. Ttbbits,. on Wednesday, the 18th
day, az July, 1855 the psi.s to be open be-
tween the hours OF 9 O'clock q. M, ana 4 p
n, on that day, and that q notice ot said
election bs published In the Pioneer ma.
lance, DeWspapers, In their first, issue after
tMs date, and the sheriff II hereby direcsed:
81 procure legal notices Of said election and
nost them III three 81: the most public places,
vfithin the limits 81 the said proposed corpor-,
ation. ten days ~pseviousto date OF said cleo.
tinn and make returns to county clerk. Car