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Dickinson, N. D., August 81, q .
The commissioners met on the above
date, on the call of the chairman, for the
purpose of acting on coal bids andsstrans.ii
acting any other business that might
properly come before them. ss
Andrew Jopp was the only member
present at the morning session and the
meeting was adjourned to Up. M.
2 p. M, Augusts3I q
The board convened pursuant 70 ad.i
journment; present Andrew Jopp and D.
w. Mckenzie.
The following bids for furnishing the:
county for the ensuing year with 100 tons
more or less of Ignite coal were received.
viz: The Consolidated Coal CO., sa.2ss
per ton; C.. H. Wiley, s. 10 per ton.
The board considered that the bid 81
the Consolidated Coal company was the.
best bid and, on motion, the contract was
awarded to said company, all voting ave.
In the matter Of double assessment Of
taxes on improvements on the EH Sec.
I7-I38-o2 for the year 1906, the auditor
was aunorized to refund to Otto Albert.
the owner, the amount of taxes paid by
said Alpert on a valuation of $I88 for
said year.
The following resolution was offered
by Commissioner Jopp, who moved its
adoption, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, by the board Of
county commissioners, within and for the!
county of Stark and state Of North.
Dakota, that the Cannon Ball Telephone
company. a corporation, its successors
and assigns, are hereby authorized to.
erect and maintain in the public high
ways of said county of Stark for the
period of 20 years from and after the
passage of this resolution, a system Of
wires, poles and appliances necessary to
be used and maintained in conducting a
telephone system within, across and upon
the said county for the purpose of sup
plying to the citizens of said Stark county
and to the public generally, telephone
service and connections within said,
county. Said poles and wires shall be
placed and maintained so as not to inter-
fere with travel in said public highways
or any public grounds adjacent thereto,
and all such poles shall be of good.
standard quality and size and at least I6
feet clear above the ground, and set at
least three feet in the ground and not
more than $50 feet apart, and all poles at
road crossings shall be not less than 20
feet clear above the ground and set not
less han four feet in the ground, and the
said Cannon Ball Telephone company,
its successors and assigns, shall hold
Stark county harmless from any and all
damages arising from said occupancy of
said public highway. as we'll as from all
damages arising from any abuse of said
occupancy and when in the judgment of
any road supervisor, road overseer, or the
board of county commissioners it is
necessary or expedient to relocate any
of said poles, wires, appliances or any
portion of said telephone system, said
alteration, relocation or change shall be
made Immediately by said Cannon Ball
Telephone company, its successors and
assigns, and at its or their expense without
any expense or cost to said Stark county
whatsoever, and that all poles, wires and
appliances are to be maintained by said
Cannon Ball Telephone company, its
successors and assigns. at a distance of
not less than 80 feet from the center of
said public highway.
That all work, construction and main