The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-02-24

AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho Board met as per adjournment
with all the members presena. Com
missioner Wallin in the chair.
Commissioner Swanson moved that
the following section line be opened as
public highway, viz: Beginning at
the NV corner of section twp. 1855 range
81 running south 6 miles to the sw cor
ner of section IS, same twp. and range,
which motion was duly seconded and
carried.
Commissioner Black moved that the
bids for the Sheritf's residence and Jail
be opened, which was duly seconded
and carried, and the following were the
bids presented:
Euge Teutsch Building 5 1O,7S7 COL
D. A. Dinnie & Co., 1887 COL
Lund Rudi & Co.. 1851 90
Berge & Hobson 1880 90
Hoglund Brothers lO,955 90
Pauly Jail Building Co., Steel
work $3.50 90
without lock device,
Diebold Safe 4 Lock CO., Steel
work s,252 %
with lock device.)
EFT. Barnum. 9,945 90
Adams Steel & Wire Works 1O,237 co
Champion Iron Works S,475 COL
Mayer Brothers 1000 90
Holt Dahlby & Riley. Heating 1896 90
Holt Dahlby 4 Riley Plumbing 1853 90
F. T.. Dixon Heating 1920 90
$ Plumbing 1,O48 90
Spriggs Brothers & Company
Heating 1924 90
Spriggs Brothers & Company
Plumbing S64 90
Commissioner Black moved that the
bid Of d. A. Dinnie 4 Co., for the build
ing of Sheriffs residence and Jail, being
the lowest bid, be accepted and a con-
tract entered into with the said D. A.
Dinnie 4 Co.. which motion was duly
seconded by Commissioner Richardson
and carried, all the members voting in
the affirmative.
The Board examined the different
plans and material for steel work, which
took up all afternoon and at 6 o'clock
adjourned until a. III.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
February 18th, 1904.
The Board of County Commissioners
met at 8 o'clock a. M, with all the mem
bers present. Commissioner Wallln in
the chair.
Commissioner Swanson moved that
the Surety Bond of the Minot National
Bank of Minot, as depository Of County
funds, be accepted and approved, and
that the old bondsmen be released.
which motion was duly seconded by
Commissioner Torbenson and carried all
the members voting in the affirmative.
4 petition was presented from resi-
dents Of School No. 81. asking to set
apart from said school district twp. l61
range IS. with the exception of the fol-
lowing described lands viz: Sc 4 NV a
nel4 ne Il nel4 sw Il sw d sw 4 ne a
section 81 and the Sc a sw X. $ = Sc a
section SO twp. 16l range IS. which will
belong to school district 81, which was
on motion duly seconded. accepted and
ordered organized as asked for in pc
tition.
Commissioner Richardson moved that
the bid of the Pauly Jail Building Co,
the highest bid, for the Jail construc-
ton, be accepted, which was seconded
Commissioner Richardson and Black
Swanson and Torbenson voting in the
negative, and the chairman decided in
the negative and declared the motion
lost.
Commissioner Swanson moved that
the bid of the Diebold Safe and Lock
Co, for the steel work in the county
Jail. be accepted, which was seconded
by. Commissioner Torbenson. and on
roll call Commissioner Swanson and
Torbenson voting in the affirmative,
Commissioner Richardson and Black
voting in the negative. and the Chairman
decided in the affirmative and declared
the motion carried.
The several bids for the plumbing and
heating OF the Sheriff's residence and
Jail wore examined and at II o'clock ad-
journed until 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met rs per adjournment
with all the members present Com
missioner Wallin in the chair.
Commissioner Swanson moved that
all bids for the plumbing and heating
Of the Sheriffs residence and Jail be re-
jected, and that the Auditor be and is
hereby instructed to readvertise for
bids, said bids to be received by the
Auditor until o'clock p. M, on the 4th
day OF April A. D. 1904, which motion
was duly seconded by Commissioner
Black and carried, all the members vot-
ing in the affirmative.
On motion the application OF State
Bank OF Bowbells for abatement OF
taxes. was rejected for the reason that
the property in question was not under
. double assessment, which motion was
duly seconded and carried.
The following application for abate-