Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-07-13

journed regular meeting to be held on
July 31st, 1899, and the county auditor
was instructed to communicate with the
auditor OF Pembina county regarding
the laying out of said proposed road.
On motion the board adjourned until
one O'Clock p. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board reconvened pursuant to ad
iournment.
All members present.
Bond OF John Campbell as county JUS
tice OF the peace was presented with B.
Prom and S. A. Woorlie as surieties in
the sum of $500 and was accepted.
Com'r Golf moved and Com'r Dun
ford seconded that $500 per annum be
appropriated for clerk hire in the Clerk OF
Courts office for the balance OF the pre-.
sent term.
Moved in amendment by Com'r Weir
seconded by Com'r Reid that 500 per
annum for the balance OF the present
term be appropriated. The chairman
voting in favor Of the amendment the
amendment was declared carried.
Duncan McEwan of Langdon township
and Robert Fleming of South Dresden
township appeared before the board re-
questing the board to appropriate the
the sum OF $40 for the purpose Of assist
ing to build bridge on Mowbary creek,
Immediately east OF Dresden.
OF $40 be granted, warrant to be issued
in favor Of Conf Reid, work to be done
under the supervision OF South Dresden
township board and Com'r Reid.
Petition OF K. n. Syverud, and others,
was presented asking an appropriation
OF s1c0. for the purpose Of grading a
slough on the section line between Sec
tons 10 and 20 and % and 20, Town
ship 16O, Range IS, Alma township.
On motion it was resolved, That
the sum OF 500 be granted, provid-
ing Alma township grant a like amount,
warrant to be issued in favor OF Com r
Weir, work to be done under the SUPER
vision OF Alma township board and
Com'r Weir.
The auditor was instructed to cancel the
school poll OF John Creighton in the In
organized, the same having been paid in
Pembina county.
| The auditor was instructed to cancel
the 1895 personal tax Of A. Chaput, in
Perry, said tax having been paid in Olga.
Matt Mcknight was appointed ap-
praiser OF estray stock in possession of
James Blake OF Linden township.
| Personal tax OF Frank II. Olson. in the
unorganized was ordered cancelled, the
same property being assessed to G. Olson
OF Alma in 1898.
On motion it was resolved that the fol-
lowing election precincts be established
in the unorganized portion of Cavalier
county, viz: First, all OF the Congress.
sional Township 159, north Of Range6 2
west, shall be attached to the election
precinct Of Weber, with polling place as
already established. Second, all OF Con
gressional Township 159, OF Range 81
west, shall be attached to the election
precinct OF Trier with polling place as
already established. Third, all O.
Congressional Township 161, north O
Ranges 63 and 81 west, shall constitute
one election precinct, and the same is
hereby established as such and named
Schroeder" precinct, and that the resi-
dence OF John Schroeder on thenortheas,
quarter OF Section 20, Township 161
north Of range GO west, be and the same
is hereby established as the polling place
OF said election precinct. And we hereby
appoint Emanuel Fried, a duly qualified
elector OF said election precinct as inspec
tor of elections in and for said election
precinct, at the annual election to beheIt
on November 7th, 1899.
On motion the board adjourned unit
seven o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The board reconvened pursuant to ad
Journment.
All members present.
On motion it was resolved that the
levy for the year 1899 be as follows:
County revenue and support of
the county poor. 900 on
County Interest. $3.50 O(
Road and Bridge. ................. $500 O(
Sinking fund. .......................... 2,75O OF
Moved by Com'r Weir seconded by
Com'r Reid that the sum of 5000. pc,
annum be appropriated for clerk nire IN
the county judges office for the balance
of the present term. Carried.
On motion the following bills were
audited and allowed:
John McGauvran, express, post
age and exchange. ..................S 50 sc
John McGauvran, court vouch-
Ole TholsoD, care, board and
clothes for Theo. Simonson....... 10 0(