Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-06-07

Petition of Matthias Skrogstad an,
others was presented asking the boart
to open and lay out a road on the boun
Diary line between Pembina and Cava
lier counties, east of the north cas-
quarter of Section thirteen, Town 100
Range 81. No action taken,
On motion the board adjourned untl
one o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board r~econvened pursuant tc
adjournment.
All members present.
Bids were received from the following
parties for furnishing record book an6
general election supplies for the ensuing
year:
Walker Bros. X Hardy, Fargo. \. d.
Knight Printing Co. Fargo, n. d.
Times Publishing Co., Grand Forks
\. D.
Herald Publishing Co., Grand Forks
y. d.
Resolved, that the bid of the Knight
Printing Co., be accepted. a satisfactory
bond in the sum of $500 having beer
filed for the proper ful6llment of the
contract.
In compliance with Section 2535
Chapter 81, of the Revised Codes of 1899
the Board Of County Commissioners to
gether with H. f. Dorval, county Judge
and Robert Work, county auditor. met
for the purpose of making a settlement,
between the Townships of Billings anC
Nekoma. a statement of the assets anc
liabilities of the original Township o.
Billings was presented by r. T. Rees
treasurer of said original township which
showed the cash on hand in the town
ship treasury to be 1926
According to the assessed valuation
for 1905 it was determined that thu
Township of Billings shall receive forty
SIX 40 per cent and Nekoma township
shall receive tifty-four 90 per cent O
the assets Of the original township, pro
viding Billings township issue a warran'
in favor of Nekomo township in the sun
of 5000, being their share of the cash
on hand.
1t was agreed that Nekoma township
receive the National grader, providing
Nekoma township issue warrants in fav.
or of Billings township as follows: One
warrant to be issued due on Jan'y LIST
1907, for s39O,40: one warrant to be is
sued due on Jan. LIST, 1908, for s4l2.23
also one warrant to be issued due or
Jan LIST. 1909, in the sum of S434 &c. The
above warrants draw no interest unit
after the dates above mentioned. +
was further agreed that Billings town
ship receive the push grader providing
said township pay all warrants or note:
due on the same. All wheel and slusl
scrapers to be equally divided between
the two townships, Nekoma township t.
pay - per cent Of all outstanding &C
counts if any, Billings township assume.
all liabilities of the original TOWNSHIP,
except as above stated. Nekoma town
ship was represented by John Dobie ane
Chas II. Fisher, and Billings TOWNSHIP
by W. B. Files and r. L. Rees.
The board also made a settlement be
tween the townships Of Cypress and BY
ron. A statement Of the assets and liza
bilities of the original township was pre-
sented by Chas. f. Sawyer, of Cypress.
township, which showed the amount O
outstanding warrants to be 1923. Which
includes the amount due on the grader
cash on hand in the township and count,
treasury s544.35.
According to the assessed valuation
for the year 1905 1t was determined
that Byron township shall receive fifty
seven loO per cent and Cypress forty
three ABB per cent of the assets OF tn
original township, providing Cypress
township issues a warrant in favor O
Byron township in the sum of $l2G17
1t was agreed that Byron township re
ceive the grader providing Byron town
ship issues a warrant in favor of Cypress
township in the sun of SOL. 1t wa
further agreed that all wheel and slusl
scrapers be equally divided between tn
two townships; it was also agreed tina
Byron township pay 81 per cent of al
outstanding accounts Of the origina
township. Cypress township ssumes al
liabilities OF the original township expec
as above stated. Cypress township wa
represented by Geo. W.. Baker and ByroI
township by James Moffatt.
On motion the board adjourned unit
nine o'clock a. IN, Thursday, May 3lsl
1906.
THURSDAY May 3lst, 1906
The board r]econvened pursuant to ad
journment,
Present: A. A. Secley, chairman an,
Commissioners Joseph Heapy, job
Reid, Ole !. Gjevre and l.. Dawson.
Petition OF the town board Of Langdo
was presented asking appropriations 70
road and bridge PURPOSES a. follows. AZ