The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-07-18
COMMISSIONER
PROCEEDINGS.
Official Proceedings Of the Board
Of County Commissioners
OF Steele County.

ers met IN regular session at nine o.
clock A. M. All members present.
Minutes of the meeting OF April
lst. End. and May 7th 1907. read and
on motion approved as corrected.
On motion it vas decided to fur
nish Newburgh twp with 66 Is #
planks F. o. B. Hatton for replank-
ing bridge on line between sections 81
and % said twp; the twp board to pro-
vide for hauling the lumber and lay
ing the same.
The auditors statement of warrants
drawn in payment OF county officials
salaries and clerk hire for quarter
ending June 3Oth 1907, was on motion
approved as follows:
S MCPHERSON, auditor 5 $50 90
J M Johnson, states attorney 800 90
A G Miller sup't of schools. 285 90
Adam S Moote, county Judge $50 90
Adam s Moots, county judges ad-
ditional salary under the prohibition
law. $3.50. Is "a
90 Johnson, county treasurer 400 90
PO Satire, clerk of court. 225 90
HI Rindy register ybf deeds.... 400 90
2 A Cochrane, clerk for register of
deeds...... ............. loO OO
G J Mustad, clerk for treasurer month
of April and four days during month
of May .............. . Sc As
Ria E MCPHERSON, clerk for auditor
II days during months of Feby
March and April. .......... "a 90
Bills we're on motion allowed as
follows:
VIM Oxton, court bailif .......S 90
w H Potter, court bailif. -. /. 8 90
81 G Edwards, court stenogra-
pher. 80 20
G o Johnson, cash advanced for
jurors and witnesses $50. 376 60
G o Johnson, cash advanced for
wolf bounties, express & carriage
AG Miller, cash advanced for post
age, monthly review questions and
courses of study % 30
A G Miller, mileage visiting schools
and attending Supt meeting at
Bismarck. 80 80
On motion adjournment vas taken
until 1870 P. M. same day.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The board reconvened at 1:3O P. M.
All members present.
The following petitions for appro-
priations for grading and ditching
was presented.
5000 90 for cutting down hill on line
between sections % and 80 Westfeld.
$l75 90 for ditching slough on line
between secs Is & rs Sharon.
S75 90 for cutting down hill and
grading slough on line between Sec
tions 81 and "a Sharon.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried an appropriation of $3.50 90 was
granted for cutting down hill on
line between sections % and 80 West
field, and the petitions for appropria-
tions for ditching and grading on
lines between sections 25 and SO and
81 & "a Sharon twp was tabled.
On motion DR.. H BachArach was
appointed county physician for the
entire county, for the period of one
year dating July lst OF at a salary Of
s400 90 per year; the county physician
being required to furnish all me Iicine,
medical and surgical aid for the coun-
ty poor.
The hour of two P. M. having ar
rived, the board proceeded to open
bids for furnishing the county with
twenty tons hard nut coal delivered
in the basement of the court house.
The following bids were submitted:
w. w. Archer. 1880. $40 80 per ton
II. Observation-Disclosures. 10 40 per ton
The Major Implement Co IL As per ton
st Anthony & Oak Ele Co 10 80 per ton
On motion the contract was award
ed to 81 Peterson at 10 40 per ton.
R. D. Ross, county surveyor, was
present and made application to have
surveyors instruments purchased by
the county for the use of the county
surveyor. The board not deeming it
advisable to expend the necessary
money that would be required to pur-
chase the instruments, his application
was not granted, and Mr.. Ross len
dered his resignation which was on
motion accepted.
The committee appointed to inspect
the site for grading on line between
Sharon twp Steele county and Ora
twp Nelson county, filed their report
recommending that an appropriation
OF 100 90 be made providing that Nell
0 county or other parties interested
donate an equal amount and that the
work of grading should not be under
taken until the ground is in a fl con-
dition to make q good grade. The
report OF the committee was on motion
accepted, adopted as the action of the
board and committee discharoad