The Dickinson press., 1908-02-22
County Proceed
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y Medora, N. q. FEB. ri, 1908.
The board OF, county commissioners
met on the above date, present J. B.
tStoddard, T. F.. Roberts and FEE. Cor
ham.
The report of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The. takesof the following were on
proper showing abated: q Geerke Ger
big, F. d. Goopera and H.>A Hunter.
At the afternoon session the following
bills were allowed and ordered paid by
warrant: w. A. Shear, stationery and
county printing, $4,000; Pauly Jail Build
ing Co, jailbuckets,. 8 .75;.Geo.. L. Mel
son, stationery and county printing;
ssI.75; w. A., Young, same, $3.50;
Henry Will, 4 days labor, $40; A. L.
Martin, ink wells and lamp, S7.7s; DR..
H. B. Musens, services as board of
health and travel, $3.50; ]. w. Foley, ST.,
same, 50; John Keohane, same, S..
On. motion, the following amounts were
ordered refunded, being the: amounts
paid by candidates for county Offices to
get their namessen the ballot of sprimary
election held June 10, 1906, the law
under which this fee was exacted having
been declared Unconstitutional by the
supreme court, and the states attorney
having advised that, the county is liable
therefor: Geo. E. Burgess, $40; 7. F.
Brodie, $40; Geo. w. Myers, s.; !. A.
McGregor, $40; Thos.: Evans, $40; ]. S.
Snyder, $50; John Keohane, sI2; !. A.
Paxton, 50; c. F. Will, $40; ia. Kitchen,
So; J: E. Phelan, $40; Frank Konezak,
$50; Lydia w. Richards, So; Geo.. R.
Wannemacher. $40; A. L. Martin, $40;
L.. F. Martin, So; H. Gilbert; SIP; Nor
man Lebo. sI2; Chas. E., Kidder, s12;
VIM. Mckibbon, ST. ]. w. Follis, $50. T.
F. Roberts, 50; Benz. Webb, $40.
The county auditor was directed to
issue a warrant in favor of ]. A. Kitchen,
county superintendent of Schools, for the
sum of $50 to be used by him in institute
work.
The bill of F. E. Johnson for s16o, re-
imbursing him for expense during quar-
antine, was disallowed by the board of
health.
The item of soc. in the A. L.. Martin
bill for telephone message was dis
allowed tor the reason that it was agreed
between the county commissioners and
the several telephone companies that
the use of their lines should be free; to
county officers for county business.
The attention of the commissioners
having been called to the fact that the
family of Joe Campbell was in a desti-
tute condition, the auditor was directed
to pay to Mrs. Joe Campbell SIS per
month for the months of February,
March and April, 'o8.
The bill of DR.. Fisher was returned to
him as incomplete, and he was requested
to itemize the same, stating names of
patients attended and object of atten-
ton, and trips made to various parts of
the county, alsoto produce the requisite
vouchers for other various items charged
nhis bill.
The bond of the Campbell-L Laird Heat
ing Co. for S582, in connection with the
heating plant installed by them in the
court house, was on motion accepted.
A petition having been presented to
the board asking for the organization of
townships 1888 and 134-o8, also one ask
ing for the organization of townships 134
and 1860, and it also. appearing to the
board that the residents of township 136,
ranges 90 and 90, are DESTROYS of being
organized into new civil townships, and
it further appeared that in case said
petitions were granted that one congress
sional township, namely, township 1856
90, .would become isolated and deprived
of local government as we'll as school
privileges, the petition was, for the
above reason, laid on the table until the
next meeting, or until such time as the
inhabitants of said territory have an op'
portunity to discuss and arrange a
method whereby said territory can BIZ
organized into. civil townships. and the
same conform, as nea as possible, K
square blocks.
A petition to organize into civil town
ships townships I41, ranges Io4 and los
action deferred until the adjourned
A petition, with the requisite numbe
of signatures, asking for the building o
three wagon bridges in. the first commits
sioner district was received and granted
as far as the available money would per
init, and.F.E. Gorham was .deputized a
commissioner Ito examine locations TO
bridges and report to the board.
On motion the board directed all t
attend the meeting of county commits
%sioners to be held at Fargo March
1908.
The following bills were allowed:
A. Ferris, mdse. and stamps, 5000; 4,
B. Stoddard, services as commissions
and travel, 5000; T.F. Roberts, sam
$1,000; F. E. Gorham, same, 1920.
The board adjourned to meet Marc
3, 1908.
IA. McGregor, County Auditor.