The Dickinson press., 1896-10-10
Proceedings Of Billings County Com.
mlssi0ners.

MEDoRA, n. D., Oct. 5, '98.
Board of county commissioners
met in regular session at 5 o'clocd p.
m. Present, Commissioner McDon.
aid. No quorum and adjourned to
meet Tuesday at II o'clnck.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Present, Commissioners Ian.
and Mcdonald.
Meeting called to order Ivy Melon.
aid. Minutes Of last meeting read
and on motion of MI. Lang, seconded
by MI. Mcdonald the following reso.
luton was adopted:
Whereas from the minutes of the
meeting of the board of county CON-.
missioners held on Sept. It'll, 1896, and
recorded on page lao of the record of
the proceedings of the board, it ap.
pears that a tax of $6733 was levied
for ordinary county revenue, includ.
ing the support Of the poor, and
whereas said minutes are incorrect
in this:
The board at said meeting levied a
tax of $4497 for ordinary county rev.
enue including the support of the
poor and a bridge tax of $l49o.
Therefore, resolved that the county
auditor be and hereby is authorized
and instructed to correct in the par.
tic4lars hsreipbefore stated and as
thus corrected the recorded minutes
of said meeting of. September Eth,
1895, are hereby approved.
The following resolution was in.
troduoeQ by Mr.. Lang, its adoption
was moved and carried: namely,
Resolved by the board of county
commissioners of Billings county that
the county auditor be and hereby is
instructed and directed to place upon
the official ballot for the general cleo.
ton to be held OH the ard day of No.
vember, 1896, at the time of making
up said ballot. the words For change
and increase of county boundaries,'
and the words against change and
increase of county boundaries"
On motion of Mr.. Lang, a refund.
ing order was authorized to be issued
to w. T. Hendson for taxes wrong.
fully paid Billings county.
On motion auditor was instructed
to notify Mr.. Ray and John Martin to
put in application for reduction OF
assessment and abatement of
taxes, as the board of county commits.
sioners could not now change the rec.
ord.
On mutiuh the auditor was Instruct,
ed to notify MIR. Zimmerman that
amount of taxes due would be sent
him in due time. On motion report
of the coroner in cases of MOen and
Dalton, deceased, was read and ap.
proved.
On motion report of the clerk of
the court for fees received and ap.
proved.
On motion auditor was authorized
to order a hunting permit record
book, and four new ballot boxes,
On motion the following bills were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn:
pr. v; H. Stickncy, services in Moen case S 20 OF
F. A. Eaton, serv. and mil'go in IL *
Geo. A. Joy, bailitf ut Bismarck term .... so O
Harry Wilton, bailitf at Bismarck term. 20 TX
Walker Bros, supplics.................. so
NJ. L.. Ayers, blanks 500. 3 N
J.: F: Martin, supt. of schools ............ ~ *
W.I, Reid, county NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is Ok
j. w. Foley, clork dist. court .......... 100 M
N. r. Ref. Car Co, rcnt....... .......,. 60 u
S. NJ Ferris, county com. Sept. '7th.....,, 3 u
Geo. w. Myers, county treasurer. ..... IS 81
Edgar S. Foley, county auditor. ......... 2O3 81
Grsgor Lang, county commissioner. .." ~ U
Orders for wolf bounty were drawn for. $40 OK
There being no further business
on motion board adjourned without
day. E. S. FOLEY, Auditor.