Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-05-28

Rhodes. road receipts.... II 81
Claus Jackson, services case
Insanity, Must ........ ;. II 80
N w Stamp Works. one seal
for supt. of schools. ....... $50
Walker Bros blanks and
pens. s................ IL IS
Walker Bros, blanks. 312
Andrew Sinclair, mileage,
Jan lst to March 3lst. .... III %
P a Nelgard, express pd. and
postage -. ........ 3 GO
On motion the payment by the audi
tor of the following bills were APP
proved:
Lyman Eliel Drug Co. for
w A Baker, return poll box 3 20
John K Olson filed his report rs APP
praiser OF estray pony taken up 10y Q.
Sletten and which report was app
proved.
| On motion refunding order was
ordered issued to Hans O. Lien for 81.
school poll, the same been assessed in
two districts.
! Upon the filing of an affidavit by
Herman frost, an abatement of taxes,
on a valuation of $45 was ordered is-
sued.
On motion The Minnesota Thresher
Mfg Co. was granted an abatement of
taxes on a valuation of $500.
On motion the following assessors
bonds were approved:
Bond of w. A Baker, assessor 1st
district, in the sum of $500.
Bond of w S VandeBogart, asses
sor I'd district, in the sum of $500.
The board of county commissioners
not having heretofore taken action to
rearrange and establish the boundar-
les of school districts as provided for
in Section iti6, Code of 1895, and the
county superintendent of school to-
gether with other representatives from
different parts of the county urging
the necessity of rearranging the
boundaries so us to give better man
agement OF schools as we'll as to con-
form to the intent OF law, that each
civil township should be school
district, the board ON motion adopted
unanimously the following resolu-
tion:
Be it Resolved, That conformably
to powers granted by Section 666 Of
the Code of 1895, and not heretofore
made use of, and deemirg it to be
to the best interest of the schools, do
hereby establish the following school
districts and their boundaries, to-wit:
!, School district No. l, comprising
congressional town 144, range So.
School district No. 2, comprising
civil town Greenfield: school district
No. 3. comprising civil town Helena;
school district No. 5, comprising civil
town Cleartield and congressional
township 146, range 81; school district
No. 6, comprising civil town Coopers-
town: school district No. I, compris-
ing civil town Washburn except that
part now being part of No.
8; school district No. Is, comprising
civil town Mabel; school district No.
} IL, comprising civil town Sverdrup
school district No. II, comprising civi
town Ball Hill; school district No. 1S
comprising village of Cooperstown
School districts Nos. 4, 8, 8, 10, IL
II, l3 and IA to remain as alread,
!. established.
On motion the following preambl,
and resolution was adopted:
Whereas, There being several peti
, tions for bridges to cross the Sheyenn
t river at various points on said rive
v north Of the Mardell bridge, an,
Whereas this board desires to oh
tain an impartial and unbiased viey
as to the best points for locatin,
same,
Therefore, BE it Resolved, That
y committee consisting of three citizens
freeholders of this county and havinI
no direct personal interest in tn
: locating of same, be appointed to vie,
the river and it's banks from what i
: known as the Qualey bridge north
ward as far as Romness; also to vie,
and locate the best place for a bridg
on the section line between sections l.
and 13, Twp. 148, range SO. extending
: their investigation to about one mil,
north as we'll as south of said line
and to report to this board at tn
earliest convenience on the mos
practicable as we'll as beneficial point.
to locate said bridges.
On motion w r McCulloch, Henry
, Detwiller and Ole Alison was appoint
ed a committee in accordance with tn,
, resolution adapted.
On motion it was ordered that tht
) time for destroying noxious weeds
D shall be between June Is and July Is