Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-11
[OFFICIALl
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board Of Co. Commissioners.
OF CAVALIER COUNTY, N. D.
LANenoN. ND. Oct. LIST. 1900.

LANaDoN, N. D., Oct. LIST, 1900.
The regular session CT the Board of
County Commissioners of Cavalier
county, N. OAK, was held at the Audi
tors office in the City OF Langdon, on
Monday, October 1et, 1900, at two o'clock
p. m.
Present: Fl. y. Golf, chairman; and
Commissioners Geo. Weir. Harry Dun
ford, Joseph Heapy and Peter Reid.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
adopted.
The following resolution respecting the
organizing of the new Civil Township of
jackson was adopted to wit: 9
The petition of majority Of the legal
voters residing in that part of Congress
sional Township 161, north OF Range go
west, forming part of the Civil Town.
ship of Langdon, in the County OF
Cavalier, State of North Dakota, asking
that said territory be set off from the
Civil Township of Langdon and organ
ICED as separate Civil Township, and
that the same be designated an election
precinct and named Jackson, was pre-
sented and the same having come on for
hearing upon due notice thereof as re.
quired by law, and no objections thereto
having been presented, and the Commits
sioners Report thereon having been duly
received and filed;
1t Was Resolved, That said petition be
granted, that all that part of said Con.
gresslonal Township ISL, north of Range
60 west, forming part OF the Civil Town
ship of Langdon be, and the same is
hereby set off from the Civil Township
of LanRdon and organized as separate
Civil Township, and that the same be
designated an election precinct and
named Jackson, and THAT the residence
of Nels Larson, on the south. east a OF
Section Is, Township ISL, Range 60
| (being the E. j. Fox farm west of Lang
don City, be and the same is hereby
designated as the place of holding the
| first town meeting in said township, anG
that said meeting be held on Saturday
goth day of Oct ober instant, and that dus
notice thereof be given as required b,
law.
| The auditor was instructed to issue
warrant in favor of John Trevor, o
Minneapolis, for the sum of S67 81 TO-
the redemption of tax sale certificate No
272, for the 1896, 1897, and 1898 taxes OF
the north "a northwest a and north !.
northeast a Section 8, Township 1852
Range 60, owing to an error IN the de
scription received from the State Audito
this farm was assessed in boil
Langdon and Grey townships for til,
above mentioned years. John Treyo
being the owner of the tag sale certifi
cate and the above sum being tn
original amount paid at the tax salt
together with interest at the rate o
seven per cent, per annum from date o
purchase as provided by Section 1910
Revised Codes of 1899. The count!
auditor is also instructed to CANCEL tn
1899 tax on the above described land.
On motion the board adjourned unit
Tuesday Oct. End, 1900, at nine o'cloc]
a. NJ.
TUESDAY, October End, 1900.
! The board reconvened pursuant t
adjournment.
Present: Fl. J. Golf; chairman. an,
Commissioners Geo. Weir; Harry Dun
ford, Joseph Heapy and Peter Reid.
| On motion the following bills wer
audited and allowed:
DR.. Cory, salary as county physi-
clan, one quarter.......:.......... 25 o.
4 Adams Bros, rope for pile driver. 5 o.
DR.. Mcqueen, salary one quarter
and examination of insane-
patient .................................... 81 q
4 Robt Falconer, cleaning we'll and
hoeing weeds on court house
grounds >. j. A 0l
E. 9. Dedrick, rope for pile driver Is /.
4 III. *. Omlie, care and board Of
Mrs. Skretteberg three months 20 0,
Elford Bros, county supplies. 10 81
~. B. Boyd, goods furniehed Jos.
4 Duval, four month county poor 81 %
Jos, Power, work in Auditors q
i Office month Of September, 1900 so o.
i john Rylance, filing military list 6 81
Mercer & LAWN, county supplies
removing stoves, etc /, $19.40
allowed al. /. I. ~ A
l Walker Bros, county supplies, ss
A76.O5 allowed at.... I. 56 o.
Jerry Kelland, money advanced Dl
Robillasd Tor consultation in suspecte'
small pox case and drugs furnished to
disinfecting roDms 1874 10. disallowed:
On motion the board adjourned INIT
two o'clock, p. m.
9AFrERNocN SESSION. y d s
The board reconvened pursuant TO I'd
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All members present, II
Tie stoves belonging 10 the count,
| we're cold o. public suction, total emoun
Ifoce}yeds e126,6O. 3.sl
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