The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
Commissioners
Proceedings,
Official Proceedings of the Board
OF County Commissioners
OF Steele County.

Sherbrooke, N. Oak. Nov. 16, '07
The Board of County Commission
ers met in special session at 10 O'Clock
a. m. pursuant to call of the county
auditor. All members present.
The following bills were on motion al
lowed;
G. q. Johnson, cash advanced for
District Court orders.... 100 SO
Welo q Teie, supplies furnish
ed Ole Kittleson.... IS 40
On motion adjournment was taken un-
til l:3O p. m. same day.
Afternoon Session.
The Board of County Commission
ers reconvened at 1870 D. m. all mem
bers- being present.
On motion the Chairman appointed
Frank Gray as an appraiser to ap-
praise estray horse taken up by Will
lis Fray residing on section 80 Car
penter township.
The Coroners report in the matter
of an inquisition upon a supposed
human Skeleton, was on motion ap-
proved and fees allowed al
$7.7O.
By motion made and carried, all
members voting aye, the Chairman
was authorized to appoint a committee
OF three to ascertain, and report at
the Jan. meeting, whether or not il
will be to the interests of the county to
incur the expense of perfecting the
title to any or all lots in the city oil
Hope forfeited to Steele county thru
tax sale proceeding. The Chairman
appointed Frank Gray, j. B. Oxton
and K. S. Sulland.
The bill of I. w. Standby for con.
veying James Lockhart and Fred
Hamlin to the %penitentiary at Bis.
marck was on motion approved.
E. H.. Stranahan, representing the
Fargo Bridge & Iron Co. was present
and bridge business was taken unde,
consideration.
The>bridge committee having viewed
the sites for various bridges petitione6
for, it was on motion decided that new
bridges should be built and old n
repaired as follows.
New A it. steel l beam bridge, along
Ry. line sec. IS Colgate twp.
New 20 it. wood pile bridge, on line
between sec. 10 Colgate and sec. l:
Carpenter.
New "a it. wood pile bridge, on line
between secs. 8 and 9 Glendale.
New 20 it. wood pile bridge, on line
between secs. 20 and 20 Enger.
New IA #. wood pile bridge, on lint
between secs. 10 and Is Sherbrooke.
New Is #. wood pile bridge, on lint
between secs. II and IA S~herbrooke.
New 40 #. wood pile bridge, on lint
between secs. 26 and 81 Sherbrooke.
New l6 #. wood pile bridge, on lint
between secs. 7 and 8 Sherbrooke.
Old bridges to be repaired on line
between secs. 3 and 10 Glendale, 2:
and % Primrose, and secs. 81 and q
Enger.
Petitions for bridges on lines be
tween secs l and IL Colgate, 20 ant
Il Newburgh and 10 aed IA Sherbrookt
was on motion tabled, and auditor in
structed to notify the Chairman of thu
town Board of Newburgh twp. tina
a new bridge would built on line be
tween secs. 20 and 81 Newburgh twp
when the road is properly laid out ant
necessary grading of the same i.
completed.
On motion the auditor was instruct
ed to advertise for bids for building
eight bridges and repairing three a.
per plans and specifications to be pre-
pared by the Fargo Bridge & Iron Co
bids to be opened at 2 O'Clock D.. m
Tuesday, Jan. 18th 1908; all of sale
bridges and repair work to be com
plete on or before July LIST 1908; bid
bers to be required to furnish certified
check to the amount of $500 payable
to the county Treasurer.