The Dickinson press., 1908-10-17
Billings County

Billings County
Medora, N. D.
October 5th. 1908.
The board of county commissioner
met in regular quarterly session on above
date. Present. ]. B. Stoddard and F. E.
Gorham. Minutes of last meeting read
and on motion approved.
A petition to build two bridges in
twp. 139. range 100. was disallowed
for the reason that twp. 13e-100 is part
of an organized civil township and
should build its own bridges where the
cost does not exceed 500.
The bill of Dr.. Baker wat laid on the
table until October 81. in order to confer
with the county coroner.
The following bills were referred to
board of health: Dr.. H. B. Museus,
fumigating. $40. 90; d.. H. B. Museus,
d~isinfecting, $20.0 90; F. ". Brock, board
Of people under quarantine. $12. 90, Dr..
Colwell. fumigatine and quarantining
$47. 90; Dr.. F. c. Rodda. quarantinine
and d%isinfecting. SIT. 90.
NOTICE
The county commissioners hereby
notify all persons and especially physi-
clans that all destitute sick people, resi-
dents of Billings county. shall look to
d.. H. B. Museus for care and treat
ment. In case Of emergency requiring
immediate attention the attending physi-
clan shall Immediately notify one of
the county commissioners of the case
and he in turn will notify the county
physician of the facts. In such cases
the attending physician shall look to the
county physician for adjustment Of his
claim.
On motion, petition of G. T. England
and Mrs. G. T.. England, asking to be
sent to an institution for the care of
the morphia habit, was granted. subject
to the approval of the county physician,
and the county auditor was instructed to
find a suitable institution and arrange
for their treatment.
Thesfollowing bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn: Fred Knapp,
expense in smallpox case, S.. 90 James
Foley, medical treatment, SIC. 50; Will
lard Holman, deputy sheriff, to guard,
$50. 90, lock for Jail, medicine and ice,
81. Is, meals and bedding for prisoners,
81. 90, total $38. IS; Dr.. F. A. Bordwell,
medical treatment, $50. 90; E. E. Noble,
provisions for county poor, SIS. 80; j. l.
Hutchins, county printing, $23. 80; G. D.
Lowell, expense trip to Marmarth, $50. 90
James Foley, provisions for poor,
S.. 70; Rudolph Retter, groceries. SIS. so
Fred Knapp. groceries, So. OF; N. D.
Nichols, expense trip to Marmarth,
$40. 90; j. A. Kitchen, expense for third
quarter, $19S. 90; J.tE. Strahorn, return
ing ballot boxes. S.. 10; Fred Kessel,
10 days deputy assessor 1st dist. $50 ;
Rudolph Retter. expensesmall pox case,
$40. 90; Geo. %Schnepper, court steno-
rgapher, $35. 90; M. F. Woods, sheriff
fees, S.. 90.
The bond of L. S. Milne. justice Of
the peace at Marmarth. was approved.
On motion the section line highway
between section rs. twp. 1873 n, range
t06 w, and sec 80, twp. 1873 n, range
los W., Billings county, is hereby order
ed opened for public traffic and the
county auditor is requested t notify the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Co.
to open up said highway, where their
main line and side tracks intersect said
section line highway and put in at said
point sufficient and adequate crossings
as provided by Sec. 432o-4321, Civil
Code, 1905.
On, motion the auditor vas instructed
to. ask for information from the Mime
apolis Bridge & Iron Co. concerning
delay in construction of bridges con-
ftracted for by Billings county.
s o'clock p m. Board on motion adj
jouned to meet at O'Clock, October s,
1908.
PETITION
The board received a petition from
residents Of Marmarth praying for the
organization Of a village to be known as
the village of Marmarth and to embrace
the following territory, namely, all Of
sec. 80 and 81 in twp. 1873, range los
and all Of sec. Is and the eh of the
neN Of sec. IS, all in twp. 1873, range
l1O6. Billings county, North Dakota.
The said petition was on motion dis
allowed for the reason same does not
appear to be signed BY one-third Of the
qualified voters resident in said territory
and is moi. properly verified as required
by Sec. 2s46. Political. Code Of 1905.
The following bills were on motion
allowed and ordered paid by warrant
Gus Rozell. juror district court, $40;
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