Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-08
WILLIAMS COUNTY, N. y.

WILLIAMS COUNTY, N. y.
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REGULAR SESSION.
WlIiston, n. d., Oct. 4, 1907.
Board met pursuant to law.
Present: Com'r Burgess.
Absent: Commissioners Moore and
l4ampman.
Board adjourned till ] 80 p. m.
/: 80 o'clock p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present.: Commissioners Burgess and
Lamplnan.
J Absent: Com'r Moore.
On motion, Com'r Burgess was chosen
chairman pro tenn.
The report of II. +. Field c. NJ. Foss
and Douglas Bell, road viewers OF the
Freeman road, was taken up and con-
sidered, and ON motion was adopted
and the viewers discharged.
"'the report Of II. r. Lampman, and
5. Norman, road viewers Of the Nesson
road, was taken up and duly considered:
and on motion accepted.
The report of E. c. Palmer. county
surveyor, of the survey Of the county
road running from the town of WiIIlston
10 the east line of the county, was on
motion approved.
On motion, board adj ourned till $50
7. m, Oct. 3.
Oct. 5, 1897, $50 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Coln'rs Burgess and Lamp
man.
Absent: Com'r Moore.
The board took a'resess for the pur-
pose of visiting the Little Muddy river
and Stony Creek, where the county
. road crosses the same, for the purpose
of determining the height and length
required for bridges across said streams,
in which work they were assisted by
County Surveyor Palmer and Mr.. w. S.
Hewett.
On motion, the following resolution
was adopted;
Resolved That the Auditor is here
by instructed to call q special election OF
The qualified electors Of the county OF
williams, to vote upon the question Of
levying special tax for the purpose OF
constructing two steel bridges upon the
county road over the Little Muddy river
and Stony Creek respectively. That the
notice for said election shall state the
Sine when and the amount to be voted.
On motion, the auditor was Instructed
:. 10 purchase road record book.
On motion, the auditor was instructed
to correct an error in Phil Bonham's
real estate assessment from 1G0 acres to
15l acres.
On motion, the insurance on the
county court house in the German Amer
,can Insurance Company was p4iered
renewed for three years, and the audi
tor was instructed to draw a warrant for
$50 for payment Of the premium on the
same, the insurance 10 be 81 POO, cover
/ ing court house, 5000: and the safe $500.
On motion, H. V. Smith was appointed
10 act as one Of the arbitrators in the
matter of difference between b. L..
Hardaway and the COUNTY commits
sioners regarding damages for right-"-
way for public road through the said
Hardaway's land, the said Hardaway to
appoint second person to arLitrate in
said matter, and these two persons so
appointed to select a third person, and
che three to examine the ground and
make an award of damages.
On motion, the auditor was instructed
to advertise bids for 10 cords Of 4-!oot
cottonwood wood cut once in two, dellv-
cred and piled up at the court house.
On motion, the voting place for the
third election precinct WAS changed
from Nesson to the Hoffiund postofi;ce.
On motion. the following inspectors OF
election for the special election to be
held in the several voting precincts OF
the county of Williams, N. d., on Tues
day, November 9th, 1897, were APP
pointed.
For Precinct No. IL. NJ. Harvey,
For Precinct No. 81. f. Rowell.
For Precinct No. SO. D, Hof.
On motion. the auditor was instruct ed
TO call an election in Commissioner Dis
trict No. ?, for the election Of county
commissioner in said district to succeed
E. L. Moore, whose term Of office ex-
pires Jan. /, 1898.
On motion, the report Of JOS. Parrett
supervisor Of road district No. 3, was
laid over for further consideration.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed, and warrants ordered drawn
on the respective funds:
Barnard & Co., for desks, ETC., 5 IS 50
Hedderich Bros, freight, Is sc
Walker Bros, blank books and
stationery, 81 81
Field Bros, repairs on court
house, 90
F. r. Zahl, salary as treasurer and
postage, Or W