Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
[oFFICIALl
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board Of County Commissioners.
OF CAVALIER COUNTY, N. D.

bUdru I'll UUully UUllDllSSlUlGTS.
OF CAVALIER COUNTY, N. D.,
LANaDoN, N. D. MAY 2lst 1900.
A meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners OF Cavalier County, n. D.
was held at the auditors Office in the
City of Langdon on Monday May '21st
1900, at two O'clock p. M. Pursuant to
adjournment.
Present:-H. ]. Goff, chairman, and
Commissioners Geo. Weir, Harry Dun
ford, Joseph Heapy, and Peter Reid.
Minutes of last meeting we're read and
adopted
William Russell, assessor for the IN
organized portion of Cavalier county
presented his bond in the penal sum of
$500. with NJ. Kelly ard John Rylance
as sureties. and the same was approved.
Application for abatement of 1899 tax
on the East half, Northeast quarter,
Section 1, Township 161, Range 60, was
presented by John G. Currie.
On motion it was resolved that the
valuation on the above described eighty
acres be lowered from 1851 to $275 and
that thetax shall be correspondingly
abated, for the reason that said eighty
acres is assessed at about the same
amount as 160 acres IN the same locality.
Moved by Commissioner Weir, second
ed by Commissioner Dunfora that the
County Treasurer and Auditor be in
structed to place all future seed grain
collections to the credit OF the County
General Fund. Carried.
On motion the board adjourned until
Tuesday May 22nd 1900, at nine o'clock
q. "a.
TUESDAY May 22nd 1860.
The board reconvened pursuant to
adjournment.
Present:-H. j. Golf, chairman, and
Commissioners Geo. Weir, Harry Dun
ford, Joseph Heapy, and Peter Reid
Petition of the Town Board Of Dresden
was presented asking grant of $55. for
the purpose of constructing a bridge and
grade on the section line between Sec
tions 26 and IS, Township 1853. Range 81.
Commissioner Reid reported having
examined the above described location
and estimates the cost OF the improve
ments at $110.
Resolved, that the sum of sos. be
granted providing Dresden township
grant like amount, work to be done
under the supervision of Dresden town
board and Commissioner Reid. Warrant
to be issued in favor of Commissioners
Reid.
Petition of the Town Board OF Mt.
Carmel was presented asking grant Of
$3.50. for thepurpose of building bridge
and grading the approaches thereto, on
the section line between Sections ID and
"a, Township 1853, Range go. Commits
sioner Reid reported having examined
the above described location and esti-
mates the cost of the improvements at
$500.
Resolved that the sum OF $3.50 be
granted providing Mt. Carmel township
grant like amount, Warrant to be
issued in favor of Commissioner Reid.
work to be done under the supervision
of Commissioner Reid and Mt, Carmel
town board.
Petition of the Town Board of Mt.
Carmel was presented asking grant of
800 for the purpose of assisting to grade
sloughs on the section line between
Sections II and 20, II and 10 and 10,
Township 1853 Range so, and Section "a
Township 1853 Range 81. Commissioner
Reid reported having examined the
above described location and estimates
the cost of the Improvements at 5000.
Resolved, that the sum of 800 be
granted providing Mt. Carmel town.
ship grant like amount, warrant to be
issued in favor of Commissioners Reid,
work to be done under the supervision
OF Mt. Carmel town board aud Commits
sioner Reid
Petition of j. j. Gordon and others
was presented asking grant of 5000 for
the purpose of building bridge on the
section line at the Northwest corner of
the Southwest quarter of Section 81,
Township 1852, Range so. No action
was taken on the above petition by the
board.
Petition of the supervisors OF the
Township of Moscow was presented ask
ing grant of $125 for the purpose OF
building bridge and grading the ap.
proaches thereto on the public highway
On Section 1, Township ISL, Range 81.
Commissioner Heapy reported having
examined the above described location
and estimates the cost of the improve
ments at $3.50.
Resolved that the sum of 1926 be
granted providing Moscow township
grant like amount, warrant to be issued
be done under the Supervision OF Moscow
town board and Commissioner Heapy.
Petition of D, McGruer and seventy
one others was presented asking grant
of s400 for the purpose of assisting to
build bridge and grade on the section
line between Sections and S, Township
1853, Range 60.
Commissioner Reid reported having
examined the above described. location
and estimates the cost of the improve.
ments at $3.50.
Resolved that the sum of 1925. be
granted providing Linden township grant
like amount. warrant to be issued in
favor of Commissioner Reid work to be
done under the supervision of Commits
sioner Reid and the Town Board of
Linden.
Petition of the Town Board of Olga
was presented asking grant of 5000 for
the purpose of opening and constructing
a road to the cement mines. Commits
sloner Golf reported having examined
the above described location and esti-
mates the cost ct the improvements at
$500.
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