Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-05-09
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commissioners of
Burlelgh County.

VI GHo Eoaru OF county commissioners of
Burleigh County.
[oFF1c1AL.]
MONDAY, May S, 1890.
Board met at 2 p. M: all present; min
utes read and approved.
Isaac Ross appeared before the board
and presented in writing the following
communications:
To the honorable, the board of county COM
missioners Of Burlelgh county, n. b.
.GENTLEMEN: 1 hereby demand of you
all OF the blanks and books pertaining to
the assessment of Burleigh county, N. D..
for The year 1890, that are required by law
to be delivered to the county assessor of
said county for the purpose of making such
assessment. A.. D. GRAY,
County Assessor,
Burleigh county, N. D.
BY Isaac Ross, Deputy.
May 5. 1890.
Moved by Commissioner Edgerly, Sec
onded by Commissioner Moorhouse, that
above communication be referred to the
district attorney. Carried.
The district attorney having examined
and reported favorably on the petition
of the residents of township 143, range
rs for organization as a school district.
the board adopted the report and pro-
ceeded to call an election to organize
said township, to be held on Satur-
day, May 81, 1890, at the house
of John Peterson and John Noon.
August Asplund and John Peterson
we're appointed judges and John F. Eng
strom was appointed to make, sign and
post notices of said election.
The district attorney reported on the
Justices reports of Joseph Hare and E.
Tibbills for the quarter ending March 81,
1880, to the effect that they we're correct
as to the matter of form and the taxing
of costs. Report was adopted.
Moved by Commissioner Moorhouse,
seconded by Commissioner johnson, that
the following resolution be adopted-car-
ried:
Resolved, BY the board Of county COM
missioners of Burleigh county, N. D., that
a committee Of three experts be appointed
to report on the condition of the county
1890, II that E. L. Whitford, James B.
Keenan, and Oliver Whitaker be appointed
such committee.
Moved and carried that Commissioner
Moorhouse notify the above committee
of their appointment.
Moved by Commissioner Moorhouse,
seconded by Commissioner johnson, that
the following resolution be adopted
carried.
WHEREAS. Laura Josephine Carter, 8
years Old, born in Conville, in the state of
Illinois, has become a charge to the county
of Burleigh; and
WHEREAS. Louis NJ. Colwell and his
wife Lizzie Colwell are DESTROYS of adopt
ing the said Laura j. Carter, be it
Resolved, that the district attorney BE-
and he is hereby instructed to prepare arti-
cles of indenture binding the said Laura
josephine Carter to the said Louis M. Col
we'll and his wife Lizzie COlweIl. and that
the chairman Of the board is hereby en-
powered and authorized to sign the ssid
articles OF indenture.
Moved by Commissioner Moorhouse
and carried that John Struthers be ap-
pointed supervisor road district No. II,
commissioner district No. 2.
Moved by Commissioner Moorhouse
and carried that Jas. F. Mcdonald be
appointed supervisor road district No. 3,
commissioner district No. 2.
Requisition from David johnson, J. p,
Glenview township, for book and blanks
was received.
On motion board adjourned to Monday,
May IL, 1890, at 2 p. m.
r. r. MARSH,
County Auditor.