The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-03-01
OFFICIAL
0'@ DO b0lNGS
of Board of County Commission
ers of this county.
MACHINERY BOUGHT
For Grading purposes and it is ex-
pected that considerable work
will be done this year on
county roads.

will be done this year on
county roads.
The board of county commits
sioners met on February 26th,
members present: Knoke, Grant
Romsos and G1omseth. The
day was taken up in examining
cuts, models and descriptions
of graders and wheeled scrapers
and the consideration of bids
presented by the different COM
panies. In all, three companies
had their agents present to sub
NIT bids for complete outfits
and the bid of the Chamberlain
Manufacturing and Supply Co.
of Minneapolis for eight Royal
reversible machines was ac-
,cepted at a total cost of 81, 932,
and twelve high ball wheeled
scrapers at a cost of $3.50, sub
ject to a satisfactory trial of all
machines. Goods to be deliver
ed at Bottineau. In case goods
are not satisfactory they are to
be returned and all transporta-
tion charges paid by the COM
pany. If the said machinery
is accepted, it is to be used in
the unorganized townships of
the county and is to be paid
from the county special road
fund. This fund is raised by
taxes on the property in the
nnorganized townships only;
no civil townships, village or
city pay any taxes into this fund.
Board adjourned. & ss@;::r4' :.
On February@27th board met
pursuant to adjournment. All
members present. Bids for
lumber and bridge piling were
laid over, only two bids being
received. The county auditor
was instructed to readvertise
for bids for bridge lumber and
piling which will be considered
at the April meeting.
Bills for returning of ballot
boxes; state estray paper; and
fuel and medical attendance for
county poor were allowed to
the amount of $147. 80. Steve
Westacott' bill of $12. so for
constructing bridge on road
south of Omemee was turned
down.
Afternoon session: The land
which had escaped taxation and
the applications for reduction
of taxes were taken into con-
sideration, the latter were all
rejected as they had been before
the board of equalization and
review. The taxes for the Bot
tineau County Fair Association
were ordered cancelled and a
warrant will be issued for all
taxes previously collected.
The bonds of the following
banks as depositaries of county
funds were approved by the
states attorney as to form, etc:
Merchants National Bank,
Willow City, So, 900.
Citizens State Bank, One
NEE, &, 600. -:
Bottineau County Bank, Bot
tineau, $15, 600.
State Bank of Souris, $5, 600.
Mouse River Valley Bank of
Souris, 5000.
First National Bank of West
hope, So, 900.
First International Bank of
Westhope, $1,000.
First National Bank of Ant
Ter, $4,000.
First National Bank of Over
1y, $1,000.
Gardena State Bank, So, 600.
First State Bank of Kramer,
$5, 600.
First State Bank of Russell,
S., 600.
Maxbass Security Bank, $40,
900.
State Bank, Maxbass S., 600.
First State Bank of Eckman,
$5, 900.
First National Bank of Lans-
ford, $5, 600.
The bids of all the sixteen
banks above enumerated for
the deposit of Bottineau county
funds were accepted, subject to
the filing Of satisfactory bonds.