Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-01-16
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

MEDoRA. N. D.. Jan. 8. 19o7-Board OF
county commissioners convened in regular
session on the above date. present ]. b.
Stoddard, T. +. Roberts and f. l.. Cor
ham.
| Moved by MIR. Gorham and seconded by
Mr.. Roberts that Mr. Stoddard be elected
chairman of the board for the year 1905.
Motion carried.
Minutes of last meeting read and on
motion approved.
A. c. Stone appeared before the board
and requested that his personal property
assessment be reduced IS g and. it appear
ing from the evidence that the said A. c.
Stone was assessed for more cattle than he
owned. the request was on motion. granted.
| The board proceeded to check up the
Treasures and Auditors books.
12 o'clock noon. board on motion. ad-
journed to meet at 1870 pm.
1890 p. m. board met persuant to adjourn
ment: present. ]. B. Stoddard T. +. Rob-
erts and F. F.. Gorhan,.
o'clock p. m. board on motion. ad-
jodrned to meet at 9 o'clock a. M, January
9TH. 1905.
9o'clock a. m. Jan. 9TH. 1905. board met
persuant to adjournment: present ]. B.
Stoddard. T. F. Roberts and F. f. Gorham.
A petition was received by the board
asking that NJ. F. Woods be appointed a
Justice of the Peace in and for the county
of Billings and state of North Dakota.
Moved by Mr.. Gorhan and seconded by
Mr.. Roberts that M. f. Woods of Mar
marth be appointed Justice of the Peace
tor Billings county: motion prevailed. all
voting aye.
After auditing the books of the Treasurer
and Auditor the board found them correct.
The bill of DR.. Fisher was. on motion.
referred to the board of health to be aud
tied by them.
On motion. petition signed by voters
residing in townships 1888 and 1874. ranges
90 and 1o1. asking that the territoy en-
braced within townships 50 and 81. ranges
oS to 1o7 inclusive. be transferred to Bow
man county and that an election be ordered
for that purpose. was disallowed for the
reason that said petition was not in proper
form and not being verified according to
law. 90
In the matter of the application Of Craw-
ford q Burnett. attorneys for Fred Pabst.
asking to have the taxes on H. +. horses
abateu. was on motion. disallowed for the
reason that all stock should be assessed in
the county in which the home ranch of the
owners is located. See sec. 1907. code 1905.
Moved by Mr.. Gorham and seconded by
Mr.. Roberts that the Medora Herald be
made the official newspaper for Billings
county for the year zoos. Motion prevailed
all voting aye.
Moved by Mr.. Roberts and seconded by
MIR. Gorham that board of health be
appointed consisting of the following gent
lemen: Dr. H. b. Museus. supt.; John
keohane. pres. and J. w. Foley Sr.. vice
pres. Motion prevailed all voting aye.
Moved by MIR. Gorham and seconded by
Mr.. Roberts that the county treasurer be
directed to set aside on the 31st day of
Jan. 1905 and on the 2oth day of Feb 1905
$1,000. 90 respectively into separate fund
to be known as the Protective Live Stock
fund. Motion carried all voting:.aye.
On motion auditor was directed to ad-
vertise for bids for county printing for the
year zoos.
The following bills were presented. aud
tied and ordered paid by warrant.
tray paper ..,.......,.... 500
Billings county Live Stock associ-
ton, mos. salary for J, Brener 10000
c. F. Will prisoners board. rent
| livery hire as per bill rendered 600
Chas. f. kidder. clerk Of election
| Beach civil township 49,, ..,...,..... 200
NJ. Laughnan. inspector of election
Beach Civil township ...."... 200
p. F. Iivermore. Inspector of cleo
ton Beach civil township ... 400
Geo Heaton Lumber Co., lumber
AS per bill rendered. 31.43
Quarterly report of J. A. Kitchen for
quarter ending Dec. .s1st. 'o7 was on mo-
ton approved.
IJ A. Kitchen. expense for quarter
ending Dec. 31st. 'o7 ......~........ I34.9j
r2o'clock noon board ON motion adjourned
to me ct at r::,o p. IN.
I:3o p. m. board met persuant to adjourn.
ment: present J. B. Stoddard. r. f. Rob
erts and +. F.. Gorham.
A. L.. Arnold. clerk of election
Beach civil township ~-...,.. 2.oc
]. w. Richardson. judge Of cleo
ton Beach civiltowashlp 49,. 200
Walker Bros. & Hardy. 500 audit
ors warrants .........,.........-. .,...- 1875
2 boxes carbon paper .-.-.,.. h.5e
c. T. Will. sheriff fees ...., ,.... o.7t
T.. ID. Rouse. ..-...-..-.. 600
same t'illand case 33.7e
Theo. Hansford. witness cor. jury 2.1e
w. r. Shotwell. witness Cor. jury 2.1e
Carl Nelson. " 2.1c
f.. S. Devine. . e .1t
". II. Melvin. Juror day and
so miles " . ..- .,....,..,.... 6.ot
G.. D. Lowell, same as above . oot
W. I. Dixon. . . - . 6.ot