Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-04
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Proceedings Of the Board Q
County Commissioners Of
Ramsey County, N. D.,

county COMMISSIONERS OF Ramsey
County, North Dakota, Monday,
Nov 16, 1908
The board met pursuant to adj
journment at 8 o'clock a. m.
Present: Commissioners Day,
Anderson. Baker, Furstenau and
Mccormick.
Mr.. Wundt, representing the
Pauley Jail Building company of St.
Louis. Mo-. appeared before the
board and requested that he be grant
ed the PRIVILEGE 70 explain his plans
and specifications fol their. "up'to
date Jail, same was granted and
most Of the day was spent in looking
over has models, etc,
A recess was then taken until 9
o'clock, p. m
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met at 2 O'Clock p. m.
pursuant to above recess.
Present all the members.
The following bids for 1904 assess
ment work, tax lists and tax receipts,
as per advertisement, were next open
ed and found to read as follows:.
Grand Forks Ferald, as per adver-
tisement $175.0O 80 '-''
Walker Bros. g. Hardy $500 tax re-
ceipts) as per advertised, $94.75.
Knight Printing company. This
bid was in form of telegram and read
AS ordered. - $1s5. -
The board called in States Attorney
and reqnsstsd that lie furnish sh en-
with his Written opiiifiiiito'hh ii Is Whsth:
er the Telegraphic bid of Knight
Printing Company was legal bid ?
The following opinion was filed
by States Attorney. ''In compli-.
ance with your request as to whether
tie bid submitted to you for supplies
by the knight Printing company of
Fargo, N. l.. is legal hid. I have
the following opinion to offer. ss=4
From an examination of the mott &c
I find that the notice requires the bids
to be submitted to the board of county
commissioners on the 18th of N ov
1903. y Y L = : III
You will notice that the statute re
quires certified check to be fled at
the time Of the bid.
Tn, proposition made by the
Knight Printing company does not
comply with the law in this, that no
crt; fed check has been filed and
the telegram making the bid provides
for the bid ;'orde,ed for tine 10Th"
This i: learly toe inn efnte and does
in no way bind the Knight Printing
company to con ply with bid adver-
tised and therefore in my opinion
void. t7Ssfs@s
Respectfully submitted Z. Z
(slgned) ". NJ Anderson,
~ States Attorney.
Moved and seconded that all of
above bids be rejected AID auditor
instructed to notify bidders that
new bids will be received (un der
same c-nditions) by county auditor
up to 2 o'clock p. IN. saturd, y. Nov
;2sth, 1908. Bids to be opened by
Commissioner Baker an d auditor
and award made by them
Carried. 1922 ~'iZ
Auditor was instructed to return
all checks to the bidders.
The Jail matters were again taken
up no final ctioa taken.
The board then adjoured until
Tuesday Nov. II, 1993.a Q a. IN
Gust Furstenau,
Attest. Chairman.
Emil S. Eich,
County Auditor.
Adjourned meeting of the board Of
Z county commissioners of Ramsey
county, North Dakota.
TUESDAY, NOV. II, 1903.
The board met at clock a. m.
pursuant to adjournment. Present
Commissioners Day, Anderson, Baker,
FuIstenau ana Mccormick
On motion, duly second ed tn,
following bills were allowed ani
warrants ordered drawn in paymen
of same, subject to chapter 1862, session
laws 1901.
A. J. Mcdonnell, road labor $e5
Robertson I lumber Co.. culver
pipe s4c.s0
G. w. Lemrey, road labor, $137 81
NJ A.. Degns n, rent of house 70
Mrs. A E Scott, Oct 7 to Dec. 2 1903
D $14.00 one month, allowed a 81
II. {. Leipsner & Co. rubbe
stamps, $4.15
Robertson Lumber Go. lumbe
n $2.49
Adams Bros }, Jail supplies, $50
Miller q Baker, coal for cour
house, $28. so
Ed r Flynn. carbon paper, 81. 80
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