Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-22
[OFFICIAL]
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board of Co. Commissioners.
OF CAVALIER COUNTY, N. D.
LANGroN, N. D. NOV. sth, 1900.

LANGroN, N. d. Noy. sth, 1900.
An adjourned meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners of Cavalier
county, North Dakota, was held at the
Auditors office in the City of Langdon,
on Thursday, Nov, Sth, 1900, at two
o'clock p. m., pursuant to adjournment
Present:-Commlssioners Geo. Weir;
Harry Dunford; Joseph Heapy and Peter
Reid:-Absent, Chairman FL j. Gof.
On motion Geo. Weir was appointed
chairman pro tenn. Minutes of last meet
ing we're read and approved.
In compliance with Chapter 81, Sec
tion 2535 Revised Codes of 1899. the
Board of County Commissioners, to-
gether with H. e. Dorval. county Judge
and Robert Work, county auditor, met
for the purpose of making settlement
between the townships of Langdon and
Jackson.
A statement of the assets and liabilities
of the original township of Langdon was
presented by j. X. Hamilton, clerk and
Herman Dohmann, treasurer, Of said
original township, which showed the
total outstanding Indebtedness to be
81, ,181. .13, exclusive of the amount due on
the grader.
On investigation it was agreed that
jackson shall receive the grader, to-
gether with the shed for the same. Ac-
cording to the statement the total
amount due on the grader is as follows:
One warrant due April lst. 1901, for
$273.60; one warrant due April lst, 1902,
for $290.40; one warrant due April 1st,
1908, for $307. 10; one variant due April
1st, 1904, for $324.0O.
On the condition that jackson town
ship pays to Langdon township the
following amounts:
On Al pril 1st, 1901, S136.8O; on April
LIST, 1902, $29O.4O; on April 1st, 1908,
$307. 20; on April 1st, 1904, $324.0o.
Wheel and slush scrapers to be equally
divided between the two townships.
jackson township shall receive the
push grader providing said township of
jackson issue warrant in favor of Lang
don township for the sum of $51.25,
jackson township shall receive fifty
nine per cent and Langdon township
shall receive forty one per cent of the
assets of the original township of Lang
don, providing jackson township Issues
warrant in favor of Langdon township
! for the sum of $697.58. Langdon town.
ship to assume all Liabilities of the
original township.
The following bids were received fol
furnishing and delivering two cars OF
Hooking Valley coal, screened, in the
basement of the court house.
Joseph Crawford 1910. per ton
Mahon & Robinson $6.45 per ton. f. H
Stoltz $6.45 per ton cash.
On motion the bid of Mahon & Robin
son was accepted and the Auditor is here
by instructed TO issue q warrant for thu
payment Of the same when the coal il
delivered.
Application for abatement of lS9!
personal property tax was presented b.
W. "A. Sims. The auditor was instructed
to reduce the valuation OF said persona
tax from $278.OO to $125OO, for th,
reason that said w. A. Sims was assessed
for part OF this property in Alma town
ship, affidavit to this effect having beel
fled with the County Auditor.
i On motion tho board adjourned untl
seven o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION
1, The board reconvened pursuant to ad
journment
4. Present: Commission ers George Wei
Joseph Heapy and Peter Reid. Absent
Commissioners Coz and Dunford.