The Dickinson press., 1908-04-18
County Proceed.
jn0s.
Medora. N. D., April 6. 'o8.

Medora. N. D., April 6. 'o8.
(, The Billings county commissioners
met on the above date, present ]. B.
Stoddard. T.F. Roberts and F. E. Cor
ham. The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved and the board
then opened bids for bridges. The bid
Of the Minneapolis Bridge & Iron Co. to.
build bridges according to the plans and
specifications for 5000 per lineal foot
was accepted.
The following bills we're allowed: w.
9. Croker, editing reviews for January,
February and March. $500; E. H. Hall,
livery; c. F.. Will, house rent, j%ailor's
fees and sustenance sl35; same, posting
notices in civil townships, $50, same
sheriff fees $3.50, ]. S. Snyder, expen.
SEES. STA; WI McKibbin, Justice re-
port allowed, total, $44; Walker Bros. &
Hardy, supplies, sIo8.53; Frank Lish,
door mats and scraper, $5.75; John Keo-
hane, expense in Marmarth and Sentinel
Butte cases, S57.o4; M. L. Ayers, prin-
ting. s. IS; Grand Forks Herald, town
ship supplies and county blanks, 5000;
w. J. Dixon, witness, trip 10 Marmarth
and team hire s23.Io; Craig and Ken.
mark, drayage, S2.75; Frank Lish, re-
pairing Jail bed, and carriage, S3.75;
Grand Forks Herald, supplies, for Car
ROLAND Moord twps, $500; superin-
tendent of schools, expense for quarter
ending March 81, $36.35; j. A. Ferris,
mdse. and stamps, $32.o5; Billings Coun-
ty Live Stock Protective ASS, inspec.
tors salary and attorney fees. $4oo: I.
H. Craig 4 Co., brick, $500; ]. A. Pax
ton, services insanity board and expense.
S5.75: w. A. Shear, printing and station
cry. $1,000; Rob't Johnston, witness fees,
S2.1o; Fred Johnston, same, $40; Det-
terman Bros, mdse., $6.o5; F. E.. John
son care o fguests unable to pay board dur
ing quarantine $50; the item of SO for
board of w. H. Atkinson, disallowed as
Atkinson was in employ of Johnson; N.
D. Nichols, expense as justice allowed.
krusee case, total, $1o2.6I; same, Mad
son case, total, s1e.52; same, Landice
case, total, S47.5o; Justice M. F. Woods,
expense tor quarter allowed, Young case,
justice and sherif's, s4o.o5; same, D. P.
Abbey case, justice, board and sheriff's
fees, $3.50; same in D. P. Abbey case
No. 2, justice, witness and sherif's fees,
total, S6I.o5; Geo. L. Nelson, printing
and stationary, $4,000; Justice ]. Z. Gard
ner's expense report allowed, Justice.
sheriff and witness fees, Sass;
The Bill of DR.. F. A. Bordwell re.
turned; not properly itemized; bill of
Mr.. W. H. Melvin was not allowed, be.
ing for services when he was the countv
physician.
A contract was let for a bridge across
Sully creek near the S. E. corner of sec,
3~4-I4o-Io2, two miles south of Medora.
also for one across Davis creek near S. E..
corner OF sec. %Io.13o.lo2, 4 miles south
of Medora.
A petition, signed by F. G. Gilbert and
others, asking to have a bridge built
across the dam along the east line of sec.
3~o-I4o-Io5, was laid on the table until
May q, 1908.
A petition, asking to have the cues.
ton of building a bridge across the Lit
tie Missouri, was laid on the table until
the adjourned meeting, Maya, 1908. The
petition, asking to have the number of
county commissioners increased to
FIVE. was also laid on the table until the
adjourned meeting.
The county auditor was directed to is.
sue a. warrant payable, to the county
treasurer, transferring $1,000 from The
general fund to the Live Stock Protec.
ton fund. l. !. :.
Dr.. Bordwell's smallpox bill vas re.
ferred to board Of health.
The voting precincts were; established
az follows: Townships I335and I34, range.
90, polling place designated and inspec.r
tor appointed BY board Of supervisors;
twps. 1876 andnl36, range %, Rainy Butte,
polling place and inspector named May
q; twp. 133, ranges 90 and 100, Mineral
Springs. polling place at Chenoweth
ranch, F. NJ. Chenoworth, inspector; twp.
1874 and Il35, range 90, Moord, polling
place and inspector named BY super.
visors; twps. 1874 and ;135, range 100,
PuIlins; twp. 1876, ranges 90 and 100.
Doune; twp. I33 and I34, ranch Io1. Ro.