Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-10
[OFFICIAL]
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board Of County Commissioners.
OF CAVALIER COUNTY, N. D.
LANGDoN, JULY 31st, 1899.
OF CAVALIER COUNTY, N. D.

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county commissioners OF Cavalier county,
North Dakota, was held at the auditors
office in the City OF Langdon, at2 o'clock
p. M, pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Joseph Heapy, chairman and
Commissioners Geo. Weir, Harry Dun
ford, 81. j. Golf and Peter Reid.
Minutes OF last meeting were read and
adopted.
In compliance with Section 1, Chapter
60, Laws OF 1899. The board OF county
commissioners together with Fl. E.
Dorval, county Judge, and Robert Work,
county auditor, met as board of arbi-
tration for the purpose OF making a set
Element between the townships recently
divided.
In the matter OF the settlement between
Henderson and Gordon townships it was
agreed that Henderson Township receive
fifty one per cent (51) of the
assets OF the original, township, and
Gordon township shall receive forty nine
! (49) per Cent of the assets OF the original
TOW nship of Henderson, providing Cor
don township issue warrant in favor
OF Henderson for the sum OF $14.7O,
Henderson township to assume all libili-
ties OF the original township, Henderson
township was represented by Peter
Block and Gordon township, by u.
| Gordon.
| A statement of the assets and labli
| ties OF the original township OF Osna-
| brock was presented by Ole Gjevre chair
man OF the board OF supervisors OF Osna-
brock townships which showed out
standing Indebtedness to be $23.23 ex-
elusive OF the amount due on the New
Era grader. On investigation it was
agreed that the township OF Easily re-
ceived sixty five (65) per cent OF the as
sets Of the original township, and Osna-
brock township shall receive thirty five
(35) per cent OF the assets OF the original
township. Easily township to take the
New Era grader and pay over to Osna-
brock township warrants as follows:
One warrant for 5000, due January /.
1900; one warrant for 5000 due Janu-
airy 1, 1901; one warrant for 5000, due
January /, 1902, and one warrant for
$500. due January l. 1903. Together
with a warrant for $1,000, interest on
| above notes from June /, 1899, to July
81, 1899. Wheel and slush scrapers and
two No. 4 railroad plows to be equally
divided. Osnabrock township to assume
all liabilities OF the original township.
Easily township was represented by
Frank Wrightson and VIM. j. Ellis.
4 statement Of the assets and liabilities
OF the original township OF Hope was
presented by Peter McLaren and w. l.
Drury, OF Hope township, which showed
l the amount OF outstanding Indebtedness
:, to be $500. TWAS agreed that the tow
e ship OF Mt. Carmel receive thirty-eigh1
1881 per cent OF the assets OF the origina
township and that Hope township shall
receive sixty two (62) per cent OF the as
t sets OF the original township OF Hope
t providing that Nit. Carmel township is
n sue warrant in favor OF Hope TOWNSHIP
for the sum OF $1OO. 1t was iurthe
! agreed that the township OF Hope re
ceive the town hail. one grader. tw
= wheel scrapers and all slush scraper
g now in said township OF Mt. Carme
e Hope township to assume all liabiltie
p OF the original township OF Hope. MI
Carmel was represented by John He
y and John Fischer
On motion the board adjourned unit
= seven o'clock p. IN.
e EVENING SESSION.
S The board reconvened pursuant t
4 adjournment.
All members present.
! A petition was presented by Lou
Rose and Others askingan appropriate
d OF 500 for the purpose OF grading an
Q building eulverts on the section line b.
! tween Sections 26 and 81, Townshi
I 1872, Range 60, Langdon township
= Com'r Heapy reported having examine
= the above described location and e.
timated the cost OF the improvements a
s $4,000.
t Resolved that the sum OF $4,000
J, granted providing Langdon TOWNSHIP
. grant a like amount: warrant to b
issued IN favor OF Com'r Heapy, work t
:. be done under the supervision OF Com
Heapy and Langdon township board.
< A petition was presented by Lawrenc
l Carr and others asking grant OF $40
= for the purpose OF grading a slough O.
the section line between sections 2 and g
town 1852, range 60, Langdon township
Con'r Heapy reported having examine
!. the above location and estimated tn
cost OF said grade at 5000.
: On motion it was resolved that TIL
g sum OF 800 be granted providing Lang
don grant a like amount, warrant to
issued in favor of Com'r Heapy, work t
J be done under the supervisor of Lang
t don town board and Com'r Heapy.