Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-10-09
OFFICIALS PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board of Co. Commissioners
WILLIAMS COUNTY. N. D.
8 a. m, October 9th, 1902,

WILLIAMS COUNTY, N. D.
ga. m, October 9th, 1902,
County Commissioners met in regular
session. Chairman Westcott presiding
Members present:-Parshall, Rowell
and Westcott.
On motion. minutes Of July 1902 meet
ing were read and approved.
On motion, petition for opening the
following public highways were APP.
proved:
Commencing at the southeast corner
Of section eleven Ql), township l52 n,
range l04 W. Williams county, n. D..
thence to run north on section line until
itintersects with the county road. Sign.
ed by w. r. Mumby, sr:, and 5 others.
Commencing at the northwest coruer
OF the southwest quarter Of section 10,
township l52. range lO4, thence south
upon the section line between sections 8
and 10 of said township and range 10 the
southwest corner Of section 10, thence
east along the section line between Sec
tions 10 and Is, and IL and IA, and II
and 13 to the northeast corner cf section
II, thence south along the township line
between ranges 103 and 104 to ferry boat
landing at 4 place known as the Sioux
crossing, at or near the southeast corner
Of the northwest quarter of section 25 in
township l52, range lO4. Signed by
Steen Olson and others.
On motion, w. J. Doyle, road super
visor. was instructed to open up the
above roads as above petitioned.
Commencing at the public road IN
front of Otto Dahl's residence in Stony
Creek district to Bakers ferry. said road
to run in general southerly direction
and through public land, except through
the homestead Of Otto Dahl and Mr.. Ole
Bryn. Signed by Ole Bryn and twelve
others. 81.
The following bids for the erection of
a county pest house were opened at 10
O'Clock a. M:
A. A. Austill.. 1896 90
T. F. McGraw................ $500
On motion, A. A. Austill, being the
lowest bidder, the contract was awarded
to him. .u..
On motion, board adjourned. until
2p.m
Board convened as per adjournment.
bers present:-Parshall, RoweIl and
Westcott
On motion, board proceeded to view
the road as petitioned by Ole Bryn and
II Others.
On return the board was unable to re-
port on account of not q thorough in
vestigation.
On motion, board adjourned until
a. M. October 7th, 1872.
Williston, N. D., October eth, 1902
The board Of county commissioners Of
Williams county met as per adjournment,
at o'clock, a. M, October 7th, 1902, at
the county auditors Office in w WilIiston,
North Dakota.
Present:-E. o. Westcott, chairman,
and w. D. ParshalI and g., F. RoweIl, jr.,
commissioners, and E. NJ. Atterberry,
county auditor. -.
The following proceedings were had
Commissioner G F. Rowell, jr., intro
duced the following resolutions and
moved their adoption:
Whereas, the county Of Williams has
an outstanding Indebtedness amounting
10 twenty thousand dollars ($20, ,O0O), rep .
resented by the outstanding orders or
warrants Of said county, all Of which or
ders and warrants are undisputed legal
and valid obligations of said county of
Williams; and
Whereas, there is no cash in the coun-
ty treasury available towards the pay !
ment of said outstanding orders, or war
rants, which are drawing seven (7) per |
&c mt interest, apd haye all been present.
ed to the county treasurer or payment,
and not paid Tor want of funds; and
Whereas, in the judgment of this
board OF county commissioners it is
deemed to be to the best interest of this
county to issue funding bonds as herein
after provided. which shall raw a lower
rate of interest than the said outstanding
orders or warrants, for the purpose of
paying the above described orders or
cation Of this county.
Now therefore, be it resolved, BY the
board of county commissioners of the
county of Williams, in the state of North
Dakota, that pursuant to law, especially
with reference to the provisions of Arti
Gle II of Chapter 26, of the Revised
Codes Of the State of North Dakota of
1925 and 1899, being sections 2O35 to 2042,
both inclusive, and all acts smendatory
thereto, this board proceed to and do
issue the negotiable bonds Of the county
Of Williams in the aggregate amount OF
twenty thousand and no-1O dollars,
[$2O OOO.0O); the proceeds of said bonds
to Ue used for the sole purpose of retlr-
ing and paying the outstanding orders
or warrants hereinbefore described.
Such bonds to be in denominations of
one thousand dollars Isl ,O00-O each; to
bear date November f5h, A. D., 1902;
to become due November 10Th, A. d.,
1872; to bear interest at the rate OF five
and one.half (54) per cent per annum,
payable semiannually on the 18th day
Of May and November of each year, both
and interest to be made payable
at the Farmers and Mechanics Savings
Bank of Minneapolis, in the city of Min
nea polls, and State of Minnesota.
chaser or order, and to be numbered
from forty three {i3) to
si1ty.two (62). inclusive. and to be desig-