The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
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take the land, by condemnation proceed
ings. He said he had driven a good
many loads up that road and that eve
after the big hill was cut down there
were at least two other bad hills on the
road and that by laying out the new way
all the hills would be avoided.
Mr.. RAIDER was asked what his position
a He said that he would sell for
no price. When first asked about it he
had said that he would sell for $500.
This was what the land was worth to
him and after the corner was cut off the
rest wasn't worth much. He had been
accused of holding up the county by a
number of people and 70 had decided
that he would take no price for it. This
led Commissioner Jopp to reply that
the board would 60 ahead and seize the
land by condemnation process. Mr..
RAIDER was willing that they should do
so and said that was the only way that
they could ever get it. M. L. Mcbride.
as states attorney, stated that by the
laws of the state the board could seize
the land and lay out a road but MI.
RAIDER could secure an injunction and
this would tie them up from using the
road until a board of arbitration had
decided how much Mr.. RAIDER was en-
titled to. Thus the county would be
right where it is nov and would have a
lawsuit on its hands.
No representative of the Owens Land
Co. was present but it wal stated that
they were unwilling to sell a small piece
of the land and that most likely another
suit would be the result unless the whole
quarter section was bought. The opposi-
tion used this as an argument to further
their side in that it would cost more in
the end than to cut down the hill.
Commissioner Jopp said that he was
of the opinion that as long as the city
of Dickinson was not going to pay any
highway and bridge tax this year, as
the decision of the law was that the city
was not Obliged to pay this tax. that the
city, which would receive the greatest
benefit, should pay half of the expense.
This side of the question brought up q
lively crossire of arguments. MI. Fis-
her said that if that was the case he
didn't see why the city of Dickinson and
the Commercial Club had any say in the
matter. The others were of the opinion
that this didn't enter into the question
at all and that the city had paid it's tax
last year without a protest. The road
was in the county and there would be
as much reason for Dickinson to 90 down
to Gladstone and build roads there in
that town with city money. Commits
sioner D. w. Mckenzie said that he
thought the hill could be cut down for
about $500 and was in favor of doing
that. Commissioner Fred Koesel of
Richardton gave as his opinion that the
cutting down of the hill was the most
practical and would be the cheapest in
the end. If the county would have q
couple of law suits on its hands as ap-
peared quite probable. and it was impos-
sible to 60 around on the west side over
the Cuskelly property, the only thing
that remained was to cut down the hill.
Commissioner Mckenzie said that he
had een Mr.. Cuskelly and that it was
impossible to get any land there and as
he did not care to sell, the only way
there would be by condemnation pro-
ceedines. Commissioner Jopp of Glad
stone continued to hold out for the new
road and the final vote Of, the board.
which was by written ballot. gave two in
favor and one against cutting down the
hill. This mean that the hill will be
cut down and the road continued along
the section line.