The Dickinson press., 1907-07-20
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Medora, N. D., July 8, 1907.
Board OF county commissioners met
IN regular quarterly session, present
F. E. Gorham and T.F. Roberts.
The board proceeded to check up
assessors books.
The application of the Thorp Eleva-
to1 Co. to have their valuation reduced
to $4,000 was on motion approved.
The application of c. E. Carroll to
have his valuation reduced to s2l8o was
on motion approved.
Tuesday the request OF u. Halsted
to have his traction engine taken from
the assessment, on the ground that
engine was not in state at time of
assessment. was on motion approved.
In the afternoon session J. B. Stod-
dard, T. F. Roberts and F. E. Gorham
were present.
The following bids were received:
]. H. Craig & Co., for moving all county
property from old to new court house
$3.50. Contract later awarded to the
above company.
Bids for building Jail room and vault
were received as follows: ]. w. Fox,
SI26o IS; Charles Bake, sll18; Soules
& Butler, $loo36 Contract was later
awarded to Soules & Butler, who are to
furnish everything except vault and Jail,
room doors, the firm being required to
furnish bond in the sum of $1,000.
The board on motion raised the
assessed valuation of the following tax
payers for 1907: John School, raised on
cattle, SII86; &. Morris, same, $225o;
Chas. Mallett. same, $1,000; Robinson &
Crawford, same, $4,000; William Balm,
same, $500; Cresswell & Elliott, same.
$500; Peter Yauch, same, $1,000; H. C..
Short, horses, $4,000; Geo. H. Parker.
horses and cattle, Sl61o; Philip Heck.
sheep, 5000; John Leakey, cattle. s14oo;
Fred Paost, horses, s2575o; Pelissier &
Watson, same, $500; A. L. Martin,
mdse. and improvements, $4,000; ]. J..
BARLEY, mdse., $500
On molten the emergency fund was
transferred to the general county fund.
A petition to incorporate the village
OF Beach was received and on motion
village corporation was granted and the
date of election was fixed for Tuesday,
August 6. VI
The following bills were presented
and ordered paid by warrant: c: F.
Will, mileage. posting election notices,
rent, etc, s36.75; w. A. Shear, printing
s12.5o ]. H. Craig & Co., telephone
poles and drayage s3.75; M. L. Ayers,
printing notice to contractors. $3.50;
Chas. Euens, witness fees, assigned to
]. A. Ferris 4 Son. 50; J.. A. Ferris &
Son, mdse., stamps and installing tele.
phone in court house, s4o.15; Golden
Valley Chronicle, printing S2375; J:.Z.
Gardner, justice fees, s12.85; c. F. Will,
sheriff fees $1,000; Nick Pavlicek, Mrs.
N. Pavlicek, John Hilebizuk and VIM.
Nadiuk, Justice court So each; Walker
Bros. & Hardy, book, blanks, ETC., $50 go:
J. A. McGregor, express June, s6o5;
L. F. Martin, assessor first district 5000;
Grand Forks Herald, session laws S12oo;
w. A. Young. justice fees s16.75: l. S.
Bispham, sheriff fees 5000; w. l..
Nc Ribbon, justice fees 5000; l. S.
Bispham, sheriff fees s23.85; Geo: @.
Reid, justice fees s5.75; c. F. Will.
sheriff fees s28.75; Geo. E. Burgess,
stamps from Jan. TO date $40 40; D. F.
Olmsted, assessor 3rd district S21o; N.
P. Refrigerator Co., rent from July to
October $50; Chas. Will. freight sI.75;
Geo. L. Nelson, printing, ETC., s22.so;
M. E. Wood, Con Ellingson, Harve
Fleet, Ben Green, Frank O'Rourke.
Anton Williamson, N. H. Melvin. w. N.
Larson, A. B. Kellogg, Anton Konash.
Anton Ganus and A.. L. Peterson.
witnesses justice court SI.lo each;
Martha Gullickson, stenographer $40;
]. P. Breses. witness district court So;
Grand Forks Herald, case. for legal
blanks $3.50, same, legal blanks, $36.o5;
F. w. Young, assessor Ist district S22o;
T.F. Roberts. service az commissioner
and mileage $40. SOL. B. Stoddard, same
$24.5o F. E. Gorham, same $42.4o.
N. D. Nichols was appointed Justice
Of the Peace to fill unexpired term Of
Geo. o. Reid and Nichols bond in the
sum of $500, with Geo. E. Burgess and
Geo. w. Myers as sureties, was on
motion approved.
The board:directed c. F. Will to take
Lora Washburn,a county charge. to the
home of ]. A. Swingle to be cared for
at the expense of the county. III
The small barn belonging to- the
county was sold to ]. S. Snyder for 500.
The report of the superintendent of
schools, with an expense account for
stamps, mileage, freight, express and
supplies amounting to $500, was ap.
proved.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Friday, July 76, 1907.
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