Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1893-10-06
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commits
siONers of En.3nOns County.

WILLlAMsPoRT, N. D., Oct 2, 1893.
Board met in regular session. All mem.
bers present.
Minutes of last meeting read and on
motion approved.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted by unanimous vote:
Whereas, The taxes assessed and lev
led upon the lands of the Northern Pa.
ci6c Railroad Company, in Emmons
county, for the years 1887 and 1883, were
illegal and invalid, on account of the
payment by said company OF its taxes
under the gross earnings law. Therefore,
be it
Resolved, That said taxes be and are
hereby Cancelled, aud the treasurer and
auditor are directed and ordered TO can.
eel the same upon their books, In accord
ance with this resolution.
Henry BergeEmade application to the
Board to take, board and 6are for Henry
Livingston lat present county charge)
for thirteen dollars per month.
The board decided to make no change
at present but to investigate the aues-
tion of getting said Livingston in the
Soldiers Home.
G. NJ. MandIgo made application to the
board for the appointment of appraisers
to appraise three cstray horses taken up
and advertised by him. On motion John
Perry and William Margach were ap-
pointed such appraisers.
A petition signed by number Of resi-.
dents and taxpayers of the county, ask.
ing the board to build bridge across the
south fork of Beaver creek, near the resi-.
dence Of Martin Bosch, was presented.
On motion Henry Van Beck was appoint
ed to investigate the matter and report to
the board at its next meeting.
The following bills were presented and
on motion allowed
Frank D Smith
days with team on road. .$12 90
s days as road oversecr.... 1000
days ps-aye warden. >. 500 $50 90
L s Chapmar,t15 days as fire war
den and road ovcrseer. 80. 30 90
Thomas Bottomley, months rent
of county building. ng............... % so
P L Corbin, ore wolf bounty...... 2 90
D E Rodelick, three wolf bountlcs. 90
Michael Mahaney, one wolf bounty. 100
Archie Mcintyre, wolf bounties.. 90
WA Patterson, labor performed on
BRIDGES etc. lO 6o
Walker Bros, 4 dozen abstract
blanks. and postage. ............. 8 12
E F Siva!ia, hauling lumbcr from
Bismarck. .................... w
Henry Van Beck, four steel road.
scrapers ............... ~ w
John w Henderson
81 days building bridge. 81 90
| u days with team. .......... so II so
| Grand Forks Herald
Book, tax-sale certificates. :. 8 90
Book, sheriff's record tax
CITATIONS. .................l2 IL OO- III w
S A Hawks, three months board of
Henry Livingston. ... 45 90
Peter Kraft
1S days road oversecr and
nre warden. ............$3O w
Hauling luIker. etc: :. 425 40 25
Ed Walker, worhDs , roads and fire.
guards and hauling lumber. ..... 49 SO
Nels P Olson
Labor with team on bridges. $43 so
Labor with team on fire.
guards. ................. IA O0-- 81 %
A l. Ouwerslcot, 19 days road over.
| seer ard fire warden. 36 90
The Wiuona Times, publishing
proceedings and quarterly state.
f~1hent .................... ~ oU
D'R Streeter, publishing proceed
| ings and notices and quarterly
statement. ................. ~ u
VIM NJ Derr, three loads of wood
| for jail. l................... ..... l6 6U
st Croix Lumber Co., lumber fur.
nished county, order road SUPER
Geo w Tracy
days road overseer. ......$10 90
Labor Of man and team on
r0nd. 1900
Lumber furnished. ......... 81 62-- 40 81
Andrew Sleasing, days work on
Drldge ..................... w
Bradley Seymour, 2 days work on
road. 3 on
Frank MISUNDERSTANDING lum-
Der from Eurekf f............... 6 rs
W B Andrus--
quarters salary county
superintendent 5000 90
| Mileage c............... 20 40
Postage and expressage.. S 755-2s5 Is
Mrs M Mahaney, cleaning, paper
ing und calciminlng Jail. ........ 10 90
| H H Thurtle, grand jury fees and
mileage, May us93 tcrm...... 6 60
| Wal1acn r. pntrin Ia Q oiunpd tn GuII