Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-17
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Beard of Co. Commissioners,
OF CAVALIER COUNTY, N. D.
OF CAVALIER COUNTY, N. D.

The regular session Of the Board of
County Commissioners OF Cavalier
county, North Dakota, was held at the
Auditors Office in the City of Langdon,
on Monday, January 9TH, 1901, at the
hour OF two o'clock, p. no.
Present. Commissioners Jos. Heapy
and Peter Reid. Ole I. Gjevre, Alex
Rooney and John Reid having qualified
tool. their seat at the board as commits
sioners for their respective districts.
Moved by Com'r Heapy, seconded by
Com'r Roney, that Com'r Peter Reid be
appointed chairman of the board for the
year 1901, Carried.
| Minutes OF last meeting we're read and
approved.
Bond of G. H. McDermott county
constable, was presented in the sum OF
$500 with E. A. Farrell and NJ. L..
Sullivan as sureties, as was approved
Bond of VIM. Haverty, county con-
stable, was presented in the penal sum
of $500 with Fl. E. Dorval and E j.
Evans as sureties, and was approved.
Bond of John Hannah, county con-
stable, was presented in the penal sum
of $500 with Arthur Nelson and Thomas
Spiker as sureties, and was approved.
Bond of John Rylance, register OF
deeds, was presented in the penal sum
of $4,000 with the following sureties,
viz:-Chas.. Hunter, $1,000; w. A
Laidlaw, $1,000: John Mahon, $1,000;
N. E. McGruer. $1,000; Chas. Chisholm,
$1,000; ). Kelland, $1,000; E. A. Farrell,
$1,000; NJ. L. Sullivan, $1,000; M. Kelly;
$1,000; and E. 1. Donovan, $1,000; and
was approved.
Bond of Robert Work. county auditor,
was presented IN the penal sum o $1O,-
900. with the following suretie Wis
George Weir, $1,000; 81. ]. Golf, $1,000;
E. j. Fox, $1,000; G. Orion, $1,000:
Charles Hunter. $1,000; John L. Robert.
son, $1,000; j. j. Mahoney, $1,000; VIM
Stevenson, $1,000; E. I. Donovan, $1,000
and NJ L. Sullivan, $1,000; and was
approved.
|. Resolved that the amount of the bond
OF the sheriff be placed at $4,000; coroner
$1,000; and surveyor $500.
Bond IF Allan Pinkerton, sheriff, was
presented in the penal sum of $4,000
with the following sureties, viz
W. A. Laidlaw, $1,000; E. E. Elford
$1,000; D. H. Mcmillan, $1,000; Peter G
Olson, $1,000; NJ. L.. Sullivan, $1,000; D
G. Mcdonald, $1,000; Ell Evans, $1,000
and P. McHugb, $1,000; and was approx
ed
Bond of N. G. Mcdonald, superinten
dent of schools, was presented in the
penal sum of $500. with VIM Y. CORY
and Donald 'McGruer as sureties an6
was approved.
Annual report of Rober Work
county auditor, was presented and or
motion was accepted and ordered fled.
J. a. Williamson presented an affidavit
setting fourth that certain tax judg
ment now outstanding against hit
daughter Lutte Williamson was upor
personal property assessed against hin
for the same year, and it appearing thai
the tax thereon has been duly paid b,
the said j. H. Williamson and that tht
application for said cancellation OF
abatement seems just. Whereupon il
was resolved that the application b.
granted and that the Clerk of the Court
is hereby authorized and directed to dis
charge said judgment of record.
Sealed proposals for the deposit Of
county funds having been presented by
the following banks and filed with the
county auditor and by him opened in the
presence of the board, viz:-State Banl
of Hannah, First National Bank OF Lang
don, Citizens State Bank Langdon, w
j. Mooney State Bank Langdon, and
State Bank of Milton, and each of sale
banks having agreed in and by thei1
respective proposals to pay interest
monthly at the rate of three per cent or
average daily balances and to hold sale
funds subject to draft at all times or
demand.
Be it therefore resolved, that each anl
all of said proposals be accepted by thi
board subject to the fling Of salts
factory bond by each of said banks IN tn
penal sum $4,000.
Annual report of John E. Truax
clerk of the court. was presented and OF
motion was accepted and ordered filed.
On motion the board adjourned unit
. seven o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION,
The board reconvened pursuant t,
adjournment.
All members present.
Bond of the State Bank of Hannal
was presented in the penal sum of $12,
600. with the following sureties, viz
VIM. Y. Cory, $1,000: D. H. Mcmillan