The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-11
Official Commissioners Proceedings.

Pembina, N. D., May 31st, 1897.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment of May 18th, 1897. Present, F. c.
Myrick, chairman, and Commissioners
H. P. Often and Geo. Taylor.
Adjourned until June End, 1897.
June End, 1897. Board met pursuant
to adjournment, present F. c. Myrick,
chairman and H. P. Often, Thomas
Halldorson, ]. D. Gordon and George
Taylor commissioners.
A petition signed by the township
board of supervisors of Pembina town
| ship asking the board of county commits
sioners to assume the responsibility of
the outstanding bonds for bridge across
Pembina river at Pembina City was pre-
scented and on motion laid over for in
vestigation.
The committee on viewing bridges
made averbal report and recommended
the building of the following bridges:
One in Gardar township on north
branch of Park river on section line be-
tween sections II and 10 to be fifty feet
long andstwelve feet high from bottom of
river, steel truss.
One in Gardar township on north
branch of Park river between sections IA
and 10 to be forty feet long and eight
feet high from bottom ofriver, steeltruss.
One in Beaulieu township on Tongue
river between sections % and "a. to be
thirty feet long and fourteen feet high
from bottom of river, steel truss.
One in Akra township on Tongue river
between sections and 8, to be forty
eight feet long and twelve feet high from
bottom of river, steel truss.
One in Cavalier township on Tongue
river between sections % and 81, town
ship 1852, range 81, to be fifty feet long
and thirteen feet high from bottom OF
river, steel truss.
One in Pembina township on Trail
coulee between Pembina and Emerson,
to be forty feet long and fifteen feet high
from bottom of coulee, steel truss.
One in Pembina township on Purdy
coulee on road between Pembina and
Emerson, to be thirty feet long and
twelve feet high from bottom of coulee,
steel truss.
Adjourned until 2 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
present, full board.
Bridges continued.
One in toilette township on coulee on
section line between sections % and 26,
township 1872, range 81, to be sixteen
feet long with twelve feet piling, steel,
beam.
One in toilette township on coulee on
section line between sections IA and %,
township 1872, range 81, 10 be sixteen
feet long with twelve feet piling, eigh.
teen feet roadway, steel, beam.
Two in Bathgate township on section
line between sections and 8, to be
twenty feet long, steel, beam.
One in Neche twownship on Rosebud
cOulee between sections 70 and ~. town
ship 1853, range So, to be thirty feet long
sixteen feet piling, steel truss.
Resolved that the auditor be directed
to advertise in the official papers for, ten.
ders for building the above bridges, ten.
ders to be received up to noon, July 1th,
1897. All lenders to be accompanied
with certified check oft5oG each.
Resolved that on account of such heavy
losses on bridges throughout the county,
no action be taken op the petition toI
bridge on the Pembina river between
sections . and 8. township les. ,ranee 50.
Resolved that an appropriation Of fioq
be made to, build a road OH section { line
between sections l and IL. Liberty twp.