Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-02-21
OFFICIAL

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County Commissioners fol
Ramsey County, N. D,
Adjourned meeting of the Board Of
County Commissioners of Ramsey
county, North Dakota.
Monday. February 10th, 1902. b
The board met at 9 o'clock q. m. pur-
suant to adjournment.
Present commissioners Day, An
derson, Furstenau and Mccormick.
Mr.. Mccormick was elected to act az
chairman pro tenn.
ters pertaining to the bridges to be- let.
o'clock p. N.
Afternoon Session.
The board met at 2 o'clock p. M, pur-
suant to above recess,
Observation-Disclosures Day, Ander-
SOD, Baker, Furstenau and McCor-
mick.
The board then proceeded with open
ing of the bide for four steel bridges,
filed with the auditor as per call for
bids, as follows:
Fargo Bridge and Iron Company,
1905.
VIM. 8. Hewett & Go. 1882.
Geo. E. King & Co., $3485.
NJ. A. Adams, 1858.
Hewett Bridge Co., 1890.
Minnesota Bridge and Iron Company
$1,000.
Joliet Bridge and Iron Company,
S3l65.
1L.:.k C1,Io. ~ Cav HOHA7 Az
Moved by Mccormick and seconded
by Day. that all the above bids except
Fargo Bridge and Iron Company's bid,
be rejected and checks returned to the
bidders, also that the bid of Fargo
Bridge and Iron Company be taken
under consideration and final action
taken on same no later than 6 o'clock
today. Carried.
A petition signed by % legal voters
of Township 1856, range go, praying that
said township be organized as a civil
township, was read:
Moved and seconded. that in accord
ance with article l, chapter 81, Revised
Codes 1899, township 156, range 60, be
and the same is hereby organized as a
civil township, that the first meeting
be called for Monday, March 3, 1902. at
the school house on OF near the south
east corner of section 16 in said town
ship, and that the auditor be instruct
ed to take the necessary steps to have
notices postsd, etc. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the per-
sonal property tax for the year 1901 in
the City of Devils Lake against VIM.
Furlong, $3.50, be ordered stricken
from the list for the reason that he is
also assessed for the same property in
Lake township for the same year. Car
ried. .
The following report was then read:
To the Chairman of County Board:
The committee appointed on the
bridge on section 81, township 1874
range &c, met the Benson county com
mittee on Monday the Sd day Of Feb.
ruary and found the bridge completed
according to contract. Signed,
GusT F~URsTENAU,
Chairman.
Moved and seconded that the above
report be adopted as read. Carried.
A petition for q bridge on the section
line between sections % and &c, town
ship 157, range 81, across tho coulee
signed by Ole Anderson and 81 others
living In the vicinity, praying that thu
county erect q bridge, was then read
Moved and seconded that the same
committee that will be appointed to &C
cept the proposed bridge on section
line between sections q and %, sam,
township, be hereby appointed to view
above named location at the same tim,
and report. Carried.
A petition signed by SO taxpayerl
owning land and living in the vicinity
Of the proposed bridge, praying that
bridge be erected across the coulee at {
point whore it CROSSES tho section lin,
on section 13 in Cleveland and section
10 in Cato township was read.
Moved and seconded the same com
mlttee that will be appointed to accepr
the three steel bridges now contracted
to be built. be hereby appointed t
view and examine the location and re
port at the came time. Carried.
Moved by Mccormick and duly sec
onded that, acting on the request o
Mr.. Larson of Victoria township, tina
something be done in order to make
crossing across the coulee on town lin,
between Ckto and Victoria townships
the matter be referred to Commission
Ter Anderson for further action, will
! power to act. Carried.
Moved and seconded, that q refund.
ing order in the sum of Sl2.44 be drawn
in favor o; Ole Simonson OF De Groa
: township. same being 1901 tax agains
him in said township on q certain
threshing rig-erroneously assesse,
against him-as he did not own an,
, kind Of q threshing rig. Carried.
A petition signed by Ed Nord askinI
t that an appraiser be appointed to ap
f, praise the following described estray'
taken up by him:
: One bay mare with sucking colt.
One gray mare about S years ole.
> Three bay mares branded o on lei
r side wac read.
Moved and seconded that Jane
Church be appointed as such appraise
\ Carried.
). A petition signed by Ole J.. Almli
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