The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-26

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Minnea polls Bridge and Iron Com
pany, thee wood bridges for the sum
of $1,573OO.
Hewett Bridge Company, the three
bridges as per specifications for the
lsum of $1,597.00.
| J. w. Wilson, six grades as adver-
tised at an average price of % and
one sixth cents per cubic yard.
| G. H. Aulett, for the grading on
lsections Is and 16, twp. 161, rye. 81,
SO cents per cubic yard.
G, H. Audett, for the grading to be
done on sections 81 and 80, township
1852, range 80, 80 IL cents per cubic
yard.
John Boelter, for placing and haul
ing steel culvert $1,000, and for
grading the same 80 cents per cubic
yard
Moved by Defiance andd seconded
by Emerson that George w. Kemper
be awarded the contract, (Northwest-
ern Bridge Company, for building the
bridge at Park avenue, and at section
Is and 16, township 161, range 81, as
follows, towit:
Parke avenue bridge at $79S.00.
Section Is and 16, 1871, $347.OO
Grading same at "a cents per cubic
yard.
Neil McDougall, section 1 and 6,
township 157, 81 and 50, at $4,000,
grading same at IA cents per cubic
yard and also the following grades
between sections and s, 1872, 81, at
IA cents per cubic yard and also the
following grades between sections Z
and s, 1852, 81 at IA cents per cubic
yard, also sections 20 and 80, 1853, 81,
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placing two steel culverts and grading
the same $500 for placing culverts
and Is cents per cubic yard for grad
ing the same, also section 4, 153, 81,
placing culvert $1,000 and grading the
same 13 cents per cubic yard.
c. D. Smith, grade on sections 25,
j26 35 and SO, 1853, 81, at 10 cents
per cubic yard, also on sections 81 and
SO, 1872, 80, at II cents per yard
Moved by Defiance and seconded
by Emerson that the states attorney
be and is hereby instructed to draw
up contracts for the above grades and
bridges and that the chairman Of this
board be authorized to sign the
same Carried.
Moved by Defiance and seconded by
Emerson that Geo. w. Kemper be en-
ployed by this county to repair the 40
foot bridge at North Ward street in
the city of Minot put down new
planks, take up old ones and cut them
in two and lay end to end over the
new planks, all for the sum of $4,000.
Carried.
Moved by Emerson and seconded
by Defiance that the several bids for
bridges and grading Of John Boeltner,
J. w. Wilson, c. H. Audett, Hewett
Bridge Company Northwestern
Bridge Company, Minneapolis Bridge
and Iron Company, Security Bridge
Company, Twin City Bridge Company
be rejected, not being the lowest bids
Submitted.
| Moved by Defiance and seconded by
Emerson that the bid of Walker Bros
and Hardy : furnishing steel furni
ture be accepted, the same being the
lowest bid submitted Carried.
Moved by Defiance and seconded by
Emerson that the petition of O. j
Mortenson, James Hodges and others
be accepted and an amount not tC
exceed 100000 be appropriated to re
duce the grade on the North Hill
north of Sawyer, Ward county, NORTH
Dakota
Moved by Defiance and seconded
by Emerson that the following repor
OF the committee appointed TO cneci
up the Office Of the county treasure
be- accepted Carried.
"To the Hon. Board o. County Com
missloners, Ward County, Nortl
Dakota:
Gentlemen:
We, the committee appointed t
check up the county treasurer's books
beg to make the following report:
We find first that all the receipt
!. written in said Office from Januar
; first, 1907 to July LIST, all descril
tons of money received has been Ell
] tered on the collection register G
said office, and that they have bee