Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-18
Commissioners Proceedings.

Medora. July 1, 1907. Board of county
commissioners met in regular quarterly
session on above date, present F. f. Cor
ham. There not being quorum present,
board adjourned to meet Monday, July s,
1907. at 9:3o a. m.
July S, 1907, board met persuant to ad-
journment of July I. present +. f. Cor
ham. There not being quorum present,
board adjourned to meet at 1870 p. m.
1880 p. M. board met persuant to adjourn
ment: present +. E. Gorham and I. +.
Roberts. The board proceeded to check
up the assessors books.
IL o'clock noon board adjourned to meet
at 100 o clock, p. m.
100 O'Clock p. m. board met persuant to
adjournment, present F. E. Goram and Il.
F. Roberts. The application of the Thorp
Elevator Co. to have their valuation on
their elevator at Beach reduced to $4,000
was on motion approved.
The application of c. T.. Carroll to have
his 1906 valuation reduced to Se.1So.oo.
was on motion approved.
600 o'clock p. m., July 8. 'o7, board on
motion adjourned to meet at 900 a. m.
July 9, 'o7.
600 o'clock a. m., July 9, 'o7, board met
persuant to adjournment, present 7. F..
Roberts and F. E. Gorham. The request
of ]. ID. Hastead to have have his traction
engine taken from the assessment roll on
the ground that it was not in the state at
time assessment was made, was on motion
approved.
1900 o'clock noon, board on motion
adjourned to meet at 100 o'clock, a. m.
100 o'clock a. m. July 9, 'o7. board met
persuant to adjournment. present ]. b.
Stoddard. L. F. Roberts and +. E. Gorham
The following bids were received
]. H. Craig & Co. for moving all county
property from old court house to new,
$4,000.
j. W. Fox bid for building Jail room and
vault, 81 I,26o.75.
Chas Bake bid for building Jail room
and vault, S1.I1S.oo.
G. H. Wood bid tor building Jail room
and vault. $1.925.oo.
Souls and Butler bid for building Jail
room and vault. S1,oo3.6o.
600 O'Clock pm, on motion, board adj
journed to meet at 600 O'Clock a. m. July
10. 1907.
| 900 o'clock a. M. July 10. 1907. board
met persuant to adjournment: present ]. b.
Stoddard, I. +. Roberts and r. E. Gorham
i 1900 O'Clock noon board. on motion. ad-
journed to meet at 1870 p. m
I:3o p. m. board met persuant to adjourn
ment; present ]. b. Stoddard. L. r. koo-
erts and r. E. Gorham.
On motion Souls and Butler were a.
warded the contract to erect Jail room
and vault for the new court house, for the
sum 81 ,oo3. 90: they to furnish everything
excepting vault and Jail room DOORS Souls
and Butler to furnish bond in the sum
OF 81 100000.
Contract to remove court house fixtures.
consisting of cells and all other property
belonging to Billings County. from old to
new court house vas let to J. H. Craig Il
Co. for $4,000: they to leave the old court
house in as good condition as they found it
before removal of county property.
600 O'Clock p. m. on motion. board ad-
Il journed to meet at 900 o'clock a. nj. July
II, 1907.
900 o'clock a. m. July II. board met por-
suant to adjournment: present ]. b. Stodd-
ard. I. r. Roberts ana r. E. Gorham.
1900 o'clock noon. board on motion ad
journed to meet at 1880 p. m.
1890 p. m. board met persuant to adjourn
ment. present ]. b. Stoddard. L. r. Rob
erts and +. E. Gorham.
600 o'clock p. m. board, on motion, ad-
journed to meet at 900 O'Clock a. M July
I2. 1907.
| 900 o'clock a. m. July IL. 1907. board
met persuant to adjournment. present ]. 3.
Stoddard T. F. Roberta ana +. E. Goraam.
The board on motion raised the assessed
valuation OF the following taxpayers for OF:
John Schoop 321 year-old cattle. sc two.
year old cattle and 81 COWS. Total amour,
raised, 81, 1900: G. ]. Morris, 225 head
OF cattle. $2,25o.oo; Chas Nlallett. 1oo
head cattle. 100000: Robinson e. Craw
ford 200 head cattle $4,000. 90; VIM. Bahm
so head cattle. $500. 90: Cresswell & Elliott
so head cattle. $4,000: Peter Yanck. 1oc
mead cattle. $1.oooo.oo; H. C.. Short. 12l
head OF horses. $z,ooo.oo; Geo. H. Parker
10 head horses. $4,000 and 100 head OF
cattle. 81 10000; Philipp Heck. 200 heac
sheep. 100000: John Leakey. 100 head
cattle 81 10000; Fred Pabst 1000 heac
horses. SIS. 10000. and 5 stations. $4,000
Pelissier q Watson. 300 head horses, 81
10000; A. l.. Martin. merchandise, 81, 500
same, Improvements on Sec. I, 13o.1o4
100000: ]. j. BARLEY. merchandise, $500
, 600 O'Clock p. m. board adjourned t.
meet at goo o'clock a. m.. July r3. 'o7
600 o'clock a. m., July -. o7, boare
met persuant to adjournment. present !
: Stoddard, t. Roberts and r. Gorharn
On motion the emergency fund was trans
fered to the general county fund.-
A petition to incorporate the village o
Beach having been presented to the boare
accompanied by a varied plat of Beach
together with the names of one third of thu
qualified voters living within the territor,
to be incorporated, on motion village cor
poration is granted, and an election i:
called to be held on Tuesday the 9th da,
of August. 1907 to elect village officers
The following bills were presented ane
on motion allowed and warrarts ordered
drawn:
c. F. Will. travel posting election
notices go,
Posting 4 nntices 4.ot
day in court 40,
2 telegrams -
mouths rent zo.ot
w. A. Shear, May 8, Measles p,a- '1
cards for Co. Physician 1.o'
May 16, Com. Proceedings us TT
June II, Co. Court notice SO ~
/" IS. Com. Proceedings rs,
''. rs. Notice to contractors 3.st