Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-05-01

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register of deeds Office,
JAM, Feb. and March, 1903 $50 co
Casper Bye, taking care of
body Of unknown, found
near Crazy. 8 90
F. Whitman, board and lodg-
ing jury. 1O2 so
Carried-all members voting
Eyes"
Moved by Mccormick and seconded
by Anderson that the bill of DR.. M.
A. Lee, of Edmore for services to
Gus Olson's family in sum of ISL. 90
be disallowed for the reason that same
comes under DR.. Ruger's contract with
this county as county physician.
Roll call-McCo rmick and Ander-
son voting Eyes, Day voting s'no."
Carried.
M wed and carried to adjourn until
Wednesday, April g. 1903, at 3 a. m.
(signed) Gus Furstenau,
Attest: Chairman
Emil S. Eich,
County Auditor.
Adjourned meeting of the board
Of county commissioners of Ramsey
county, N. D.,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1903.
The board met at 8 a.. m. pursuant
to adjournment.
49,
Present Commissioners Day, An.
derson, Furstenau and Mccormick.
Moved and seconded that the per.
sonal property tax assessed against
M. J. Allen in Minnewaukan town.
ship for year 1900, amounting to$11. 81
be ordered stricken from the list TO,
the reason that it appears said Allen
paid taxes on same property in Mis-
souri, for same year.
Carried.
Moved and. seconded that tax certi-
fcate No. 1853, sale Dec. 81, 9O2, to N.
w. Hawkinson, covering 1901 tax on
swA sec. 10, 1858 be called in and
paid with z per cent interest, and that
the 1902 tax on same land be stricken
from list for the reason that receivers
receipt shows said land proved up
Feb. 2, 1908, and therefore not taxable
before 1903.
Carried.
A petition signed by Mrs. n. c.
Huebner and 81 others praying for the
erection of 3 bridge on section line
between section 5 and g., 156. so, was
read.
Moved and seconded that the same
committee that will be appointed to
approve bridges now under contract
with Chris Gorder & Son be appointed
to view and examine into necessity
and location for above proposed
bridge.
Carried.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the following resolution be adopted
Whereas, a petition signed by F.
N. Maurer and as others, residents and
duly qualified voters residing within
the following described territory
situated in the county of Ramsey and
state of North Dakota, to-wit:
Commencing SO feet north of the
quarter corner between sections mum.
bered 2 and 8, in township No. 157,
range "a, west of the fifth principal
meridian, thence east and parallel
with quarter line 2, $40 feet, thence
north parallel with section line /, 1890
feet, thence west and parallel with
quarter line 2,64O feet, thence south
on section line 1920 feet to starting
point, containing eighty acres of land,
praying for the Incorporation of a
village in said described territory.
has been presented to the board of
county commissioners Of said county,
which petition sets forth the bound
aries of the land intended to be ON.
braced within said village, and where.
as, there is attached to said petition
a survey and map of said territory
made by a practical surveyor, which
survey sets forth the boundaries of
said territory, the quantity of land
contained therein, the accuracy of
which said survey is verified by the
affidavit of said surveyor written
thereon and attached thereto, and said
petitioners have caused an accurate
census to be taken of the resident
population of such territory on the
18th day of March, 1908, as provided
for in" section 2, 345 Revised Codes; of
North Dakota, 1898, and 1T appears
that said survey and census when
completed and duly verified were left
at the p~ostofice in Starkweather, N.
D., in said territory for examination
by persons interested for a period of
not less than thirty days prior to the
filing of said petition and it's presenta.
tion to said board, and it appears that
due notice of such application has
been given as required by law and
the said board having required proof
by affidavit of the facts hereinbefore
alleged, and the said board being