The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-07
[Continued from last week.
P PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commits
sioners of Ward County,
North Dakota.
JANUARY SESSION, 1907.

at $l,3OSOO, ne Oelng Cle lowest TeSpOn-
sible bidder, and that the states attor-
ney be instructed to draw up contract
for same.
On roll call the members voted as fol
lows: Black no, Abbott yes, Emerson
yes. Elliott no, Willis no. Motion was
declared lost.
Moved by Elliott and seconded by
Black that the bid of D A Dinnie for
the construction of the changes in the
old court house be accepted and that he
be awarded the contract for the same at
1866 90, he being the lowest bidder, and
that the states attorney be instructed
to draw up contract for same.
On roll call the members voted as fol-
lows: Black yes, Ammott no, Emerson
no, Elliott yes, Willis yes. Motion de-
clared carried.
Moved by Abbott and seconded by
Black that Com Emerson be appointed
overseer Of the work of altering the old
court room and have full control OF the
construction of the same.
The following bids were opened for
grades and bridges:
Northwestern Bridge Co, repairing
bridge on sections 4 and 5, township l58,
range IS, 100000.
Driving pileing and constructing guide
for the protection of the draw span on
the Les Laos lake bridge for the sum Of
S698.OO.
Neil McDougall- all material
and labor, except piling, as follows:
One span Is it added to the south end
of bridge on sections and 5, town
ship 15S, range IS, for the sum of $3.50.
Driving pileing and constructing guide
for steamboats, on Des Laos lake bridge
for the sum OF $3.50. County to furnish
pileing at Bowbells station by Feb 10th,
| 1907.
Moved by Elliott and seconded by
Emerson that Neil McDougall be award
cd the contract of one IS it span added
to the south end of a bridge on sections
4 andi5, township l5S, range s., at $50;
and also for driving and constructing
guide for steamboats, on Des Laos bridge
at $3.50, and that the states attorney be
instructed to draw up a contract for
same. Motion carried.
BIDS FOR pILE1NG
Geo Kemper-I hereby propose to fur
nish the county of Ward with all pilelng
needed for the year 1907 for the sum of
20 cts per ineal foot. Said pileing to be
of the following lengths and to be 8
inches at the small end and 20 fl, 25 it,
30 tt, SO it and 40 # long. County may
order as many feet of each length as may
be required, said pleing to be ordered in
car lots and shipped to any station In
the county, all of srid pileing is to be OF
good western cedar.
Moved by Black and seconded by Ell
lott that the bid of Geo W kemper for
furnishing pileing for the year 1907 be
accepted at 20 cts per lineal foot, and he
be awarded the contract for same; and
that the states attorney be instructed
to draw up contract for same. Motion
carried Abbott voting no.
Moved by Black and seconded by En-
erson that the offer Of Olaf 0 Olson 10
furnish six cords of dry wood to Ward
county court house and hospital be &C
copied at So per cord. Motion carried.
BIDS FOR GRADING
J w Wilson, offer to build the fol-
lowing grades according to surveyors
profile on file, as follows: One grade be-
tween secs and TO- twp 157, rye 81, and
one grade between secs 8 and 10, twp
l57, rye 81, for 80 cts per cubic yard.
Neil McDougall-I hereby offer to
build the following grades as follows: A
grade between secs 3 and 4, twp l57, rye
81 at Is cts per cubic yard: also grade
between secs 8 and 10, twp l57, rye 81,
for IS cts per cubic yard.
Moved by Abbott and seconded by
Emerson that the bid of Neill McDou
gall for the building and construction of
d grades be accepted and he be awarded
/ the contract for same, as per bid sub
mitted, and that the states attorney be
instructed to draw up contract for
same Motion carried
BIDS FOR COUNTY POOR FARM
Olaf O Olson hereby offer the Sc "A
of sec %, twp 1856, rye So, for $4,000: also
the sv4 of sec 33, twp 1876, rye SO, for
s., 100; also the nw14 of sec 6, twp 100,
4 rye 81, for $500, .
RI wilson, hereby offer the nw14
of the w1s Of the ned of sec 1, twp 100,
rye SO. and the VIZ of the se4 Of sec 81,
twp l66, rye 50. containing 800 acres for
5000
Moved by Abbott and seconded by
Emerson that the propositions for apoor
farm be placed on file to be considered
with other propositions which may be
submitted in the future. Motion carried.
Moved by Abbott and seconded by
Black that the affidavit of Albert A Han.
SON for abatement of bis 1908 taxes be
rejected. Motion carried.
q Moved by Abbott and seconded by
Black that the following bonds be ac-
cepted and approved. Motion carried.
/ Q S Sannerud. dep co auditor 5 5,0N
Second Nat Bank, for county
funds deposited 2o,Gs
Minot State Bank, for county
funds deposited 2o,oUt
Moved by Black and seconded by Alb
i bott that the report of the clerk OF the
Icounty court for the month OF Dec be
accepted Motion carried
Moved by Black and seconded by hl
!, lott that the road overseers report O
!, JF (lalkins be accepted Motion carried
!, ninotion the board adjourned cati
9 o'clock M. Jan Is, 1907
January Is, 1907 The board met at {
o'clock a m on the above date as per adj
iournment Com Willis IN the chat
/ with the following members present
Black, Elliott and Abbott
Moved b. Black and seconded by I'll
: lott that whereas vacancy exists
, caused by tbs failure OF Carl Iorben
son, com'r OF the first district, to qualif.