The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-27
tracts for grading and bridges.

tracts Tor grazing ana ridges.
On motion board adjourned to view
roads and grades.
Washburn, N. D., Dec. 6, 1907.
Board of county commissioners met
at 9 o'clock a. m.
Present, Chairman Hultberg and
Commissioner Putt.
Application of the Northern Paci-
fc Railway Company for the cancel
lation Of the 1906 tax on the north
half of the northwest quarter of sec
ton IS, township lat, range IA, was
on motion granted, the reason for such
cancellation being that title to this
tract in 1906 rested in the govern
ment.
Petition of H. Fl. Ahrenstaeff and
others, asking that the people Of Nc
Lean county be given an opportunity
to vote on the question Of the organi-
zaticn Of the new county Of Steven
son out of the northwest part of
Mclean county, was on motion laid
over.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
VIM. Rost, board of Nels
Edlund S 1890
John A. Beck, jailer ....... 90
John O. Beck, boarding pris-
oners 1O2. 90
Lee Warddrip, grading roads 61.57
Henry ~Stradinger, bridge ma
terlal 1910
North Star Lumber Co., bal
NICE due for bridge mater
ial 4S.15
G. A. Huntley, livery ...... 400
r. B. Hosford, extra work.. $500
On motion board adjourned to meet
at 2 o'clock P. M.
Afternoon Session.
Board met at 2 o'clock p. m.
Present, Chairman Hultberg and
Commissioner Putt.
On motion the bill of The Salzer
Lumber Company for bridge material
was ordered returned for veriication.
Frank G. Malloy presented a bill for
$500, this being money paid under
protest, for fling nominating petition,
this on motion was referred to the
states attorney for a written opinion.
Wilhelm Spiess, road supervisor of
District No. 80. presented his report
and bill for S6S.00. On motion re-
port was accepted and bill of $6S.OO
allowed.
Bonds of c. P. Holman, for grading
and building bridges, We're on motion
approved.
On motion Henry Hellmann was al
lowed 500 on account of road work
done under contract.
Ludwig Yingl1ng of Garrison, N.
D., presented an application for the
reduction of MS 1906 assessment on
personal property.
On motion the personal property
assessment of Ludwig Yingling for
the year 1906 was reduced from s4O1
to s19G.
Road report of Albert Freitag,
road supervisor of road district No. 8.
was on motion accepted, and bill of
S7G.4S for services, freight, etc, al
lowed.
On motion board adjourned to meet
ct 8 o'clock a. H., December Z, 1907.
Washburn, n. D., Dec. 7. 1907.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
m2at.
Present, Chairman Hultberg and
Commissioner Putt.
On motion the road report of D. T.
Richards was ordered returned for
verification.
On motion made, seconded and
carried. Mr.. c. P. Holman was al
lowed $GS4.39, being balance due on
contracts for bridges and grading.
Moved and seconded that E. c.
Wydeman and Christian Roth be al
lowed 500 and $40, respectively, as
part purchase price of tract to be
used as a public road over the north
east quarter and southwest quarter of
section 10. township $50, range Is.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
The Searchlight Publishing
Co., commissioner proceed
ings, statement, etc. ...... 5 93.05
Hans Hultberg, commissioner
and mileage ............ 1910
Frank Putt, commissioner
and mileage ........... $40 90
On motion James c. Every was ap-
pointed to appraise an estray horse
in hands of Charles May.
On motion board adjourned to meet
January 9th. 1908.
o. B. WING,
C.