The Dickinson press., 1896-10-10
Official Proceedings Of Board Of County
Commissioners Of Stark County,
North Dakota.

DICKINSON, N. D Oct. s, 1895.
The board of county commissioners
convened in regular session on above
date. Present commissioners w. H.
Walton. w. A. McClure, and Geo. w.
Lee; Commissioner Walton in chair.
Minutes Of last regular and adjourn
ed meetings read and approved.
On motion the auditor was instruct.
ed to notify Mr.. Miller relative to
the matter of cattle owned by him
and assessed in the name of Mr.. Jas.
H. Caldwell.
On motion the board adjourned to
p. m.
At 2 p. m. the board convened, all
members being present.
Moved by Commissioner Lee and
seconded by Commissioner Mcclure
that the auditor be and is hereby in.
structed to notify all blank book
firms doing business with the county
of Stark that bills for blanks required
in civil cases and for other supplies
not necessarily and directly required
in the proper dispatch of county bu.
siness will in future be disallowed.
Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Lee and
seconded 2by Commissioner Mcclure
that the bill of T. Mckinley for $l8
for services az member of the county
board Of health be reduced to the sum
of $8. Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Mcclure
and seconded by Commissioners Lee
that the bill Of Mrs. Mary Livingston
of 90 for board and washing for Pau.
per Ruggles be reduced 10 the sum of
$40. Motion carried.
Court certificate of George Reit2 of
$l.4Q for witness fees in the case of
the State of North Dakota. VS.. Peter
Frederioks was on motion disallowed
on the ground Of the same not being
"a proper charge against Stark. county.
On motion bill of c. F. Clark of
$55.64 for mileage and postage, Coun.
ty Superintendent of Schools was re.
duced to the sum of 1921 on the
ground of excessive mileage.
The following resolution was in.
trodpcad by Commissioner Mcclure
and its adoption moved and carried,
viz:
Resolved by the board Of county
commissioners of Stark County, N. D.,
that the county auditor be and here.
by if instructed and directed to place
upon the official ballot for the gener-
al election to be held on the third day
of November, 1896. at the time of
making up said ballot. the words,
For change and increase of county
boundaries" and the words l"Against
n1,nron n,,N S~oronon ne oo,rtxy f,0nr
daries."
The following resolution was also
introduced by Commissioner Lee.
Resolved by the board of county
commissioners of Stark county N. d.,
that the:county auditor be and is here.
by instructed and directed to place on
the official ballot for the general cleo
ton to be iheld on the third day of
November, 1896, at the time of max.
ing up said ballot the words, "For is.
SUE of bonds for the erection of
bridges and the words. against is.
sue of bonds for the erection of
bridges"
Moved by Commissioner Mcclure
and seconded by Commissioner Lee
that the bill of A. j. Burnett of $l0.35
for expenses incurred in making trip
to Bismarck and return in the matter
of school district No. II vs.. G. F.
Clark be disallowed on the ground
that same is not county business.
Motion carried.
On motion the board adjourned to
2 p. m, October 9th.
JOHN LEAsK, Co. Auditor.
Continued next week.