The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commission,
ers of Psmbina County,
Peml,inn. N. d. Julv M, lso

Pembina, N. d., July It'll, 1890.
Regular meeting of county commits.
sioncrs. Present. Chairman McGuin and
Commissioners Mansell, Vaughn, John.
son and Arnold.
A petition from the voters of school
districts No. 3G and 81 for the division of
st. Joseph township as follows, was read:
The township to be divided on Il line
running east and west, leaving four miles
OH the south of said line and three and a
half OH the north of said line. Also that
the township be divided OIL the middle
congressional line, running nortI, and
south. and that part of school district, No
Fl, lying between the congressional and
the western boundary of school district,
No. q, be taken in with district No. 3G.
Consideration indefinitely postponed,
MS petitions from only two districts we're
presented.
Adjourned until Tuesday, 8 IN.
Tuesday, July sth, 1890.
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
same members present.
Resolved that DR.. NIusgrovc of Dray-
ton be appointed superintendent and 1.
F.llouston vice president of the board of
health of Pembina county. The district
attorney, by virtue of his office, is presi-
dent the board,
A petition from the citizens of Dray-
ton, requiring assistance in the sum of
$500 for building pontoon bridge across
the Red river, at Drayton, was read.
Adjourned until 2p. IN.
Tuesday, July Sth, 9 y. IN.
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
same members present.
On motion, letters were sent to Hon. IL.
g. Iiansbrougl, representative, and
Hons. q. A. Pierce and l.. II. Casey,
senators. from North Dakota, urging con-
gress to make an appropriation sufficient
to supplement the irrigation investiga.
ton by experimental artcsian develop
nent by test wells, and to determine the
supply and extent Of the artesian basin
in North Dakota.
Bids were opened for buildinga bridge
across the Tongue, at Bathgate. There
were three tenders, one for 81 ,024. so, ono
$3.50 and one for 1854. The building of
The bridge was awarded to Mahon and
Robinson, of Bathgate, for So54.
A petition for the vacation of IL part of
highway running into more than one
ownsliip, was read and granted, to-wit:
Beginning at the ne corner of the nwi of
rec 8. twp l63, range 81 west. thence run.
ling in u south-westerly direction to
where it intersects the section line be-
ween sections o and s, twp lG3, range
i.
petition from citizens residing in 81.
Thomas township. requesting the build.
ng of Il bridge across the coclie, between
ections IL and IL, twp. $50, range So,
vas read and referred back to petition.
RS, as there was no evidence to show
hat the petition was signed by a MAORI.
of free-holders, as required by sec.
an act requiring county bridges; laws
+ 1880.
The following resolution WAS then pro.
osed:
Resolved, that the compliance with .
HAPPIER IS, laws of 1890, the sum Of /,
67o, be granted to the townships of Ne. :
he and st. Joe, in addition to the ap. .
ropriation made January Still, 1890, of .
GOO, and tile appropriation made Feb.
9Th, 1880. Of $500, baking total of q
,415, for the construction Of bridge on .
10 town line, between the townships of y
eche and st. Joe, where the town line :
ROSES the Pembina river. And further, =
e it resolved, that in compliance of a
HAPPIER 30, laws Of 1890, the sum of $3.50 !;
e granted to the township of Pembina, !
addition to the appropriation made q
An. Stll, 1880, making total of $3.50,
lie amount required to rebuild and re. :.
air the Geroux bridge, across the Penn. !
ina river, on the highway to Neche.
nd further, he it resolved, tina. the or. .
er on the road and bridge funds to Ne. ,
he and st. Joe townships for 500 and