The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-02-28

PROCEEDINGS,
Official Proceedings Of the Board.
of County Commissioners
OF Steele County.

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of County Commissioners
OF Steele County.
Sherbrooke, N. Oak, Feb. 10, 1907.
The Board of County Commissioners
reconvened at 9 O'Clock A. M. pursu-
ant to adjournment, all members being
present except K. A. Johnson. In the
absence of the. Chairman, Frank Gray
was chosen Chairman pro tenn. Min
utes of the meeting of Jan. IL, 1907,
read and on motion approved. j. o.
Anderson was present and made appli-
cation for the abatement of one half
of the 1000. taxes on the ne t and the
Sc I sec 36-146-55, claiming that said
lands had been assessed at double the
valuation of other lands of equal
value. 1t appearingto the satisfaction
of the Board that an over assessment
had been made, it was on motion or
dered that the valuation Of the ne I
sec 36-146-35 be reduced to 1927 and
the valuation of Sc / sec 36-146-35 be
reduced to $500 and taxes abated &C
%cordingly. Geo. Murray, represent
ing q. D. Washburn, appeared before
the Board and requested the payment
in full of Mr.. Washburn's bill of $40
for coffin furnished and embalming
the body of Sadie Trinborn, said bill
having formerly been allowed at $50.
After discussing the matter fully q
motion was made, seconded and car
ried, that the former bill of Mr.. Wash
burn be reconsidered and allowed at
$40. By motion of the Boardof Coun-
ty Commissioners the States Attorney
was instructed to enter satisfaction OF
a judgement in favor of Steele County
and against Charles II. Williams for
seed grain, dated October "a, 1895, on
payment of 500, the judgement being
outlawed. On motion adjournment
was taken until 1:3O p. M. the same
day.
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The Board of County Commissioners
~reconvened at 1:30 p. M. Present:
o. N. Grefsheim, X. S. Sulland, j. B.
Oxton and Frank Gray, Chairman pro
tenn.
L A. jacobson, Manager of the Un.
ion Telephone Co. was present and
the advisability of installing phones
in the various county Offices at a year.
ly rental instead Of paying the regular
toll charges, was taken under consid.
Grafton. On motion duly seconded
and carried, it was agreed that the
Union Telephone Company should be
allowed a rental at the rate of $4S OF
per year for three telephones for Of
fees of the County Treasurer, Register
of Deeds and County Auditor, togeth.
er with extension bells for the offices
of the Supt. OF Schools, County Judge
and Clerk of Court; all Of the county
officials to have the use of said com.
pany's lines within the county, for the
transaction Of county business, with.
out any additional charges.
!! The houreof PIP. M. having arrived
the Board proceeded to open bids fol
/ building and repairing county bridges
Bids were submitted as follows:
I Fargo Bridge and Iron Co.;
Bridge No. l, location, on line be
. tween section 81 Carpenter and section
! 6 Barnes county, 1896; No. 2, location
on line between sections Is & 16 Car
penter, $500; No. B., location, on lin
between sections Is & 10 Glendale
} $293; No. 4, location, on line between
section ! Glendale g. section u Hugo
: S551.25; No. S, location, on line be
tween sections 10 & Is Carpenter, S24l
} No. 6, location, on line between sec
} tions II & II Carpenter, 1851; No. I
location, or line between "a & IS Eas
ton, 1924; No. 8, location, on line be
tween sections 5 & 8 Greenwich, 1891 SO
No. g., location ,on line between sec
ton 80 Franklin & Griggs Co., 1852 50
j wv 1O3 1OSoulO1, oA A1I1C UcUWS6u SCI
! tions l & II Beaver Creek, 1925; No
II, location, on line between section
: 10 & II Beaver Creek, 1924; No. u
> location, on line between sections L
) & 81 Enger, sS43.25; No. ID, location
} on line between sections 36 Colder
Lake & l Sherbrooke, $721.. Repai
/ No. l, location, on line between sec
tions 3 Glendale & "a Primrose, $233
: Lumber, F. o. B. Hatton, to replanl
> bridge on line between sections 81
} 32 Beaver Creek, 1872. so per M.
! A. Y. Bayne & Co.
SASS per lineal foot; nj bid on re
/ pair work.
The Hennepin Bridge Co.
> No. 1, s276; No. 2, s273; No. 3, 1927
No. 4, 1882; No. 5, s243; No. 6, s24s
J No. 4, S549; No. 8, s942; No. 8, 1855
No. 10, $3.50: No. IL, 1929; No. u
$751;; No. ID, $736. Repair No. 1 $3.50
Z Lumber. r. q. p. HattOn S3d nor M