The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-31
County Commissioners Hold
Adjourned january Session
BOUGHT GAS ENGINE
Books and Records Of Various County
Officers Examined and
Found Correct

The board of county commits
sioners met in adjourned ses-
sion Monday, january 20.
Connmissioner-eleCt Geo. H..
Capes qualified as commission
er from the second district.
The board proceeded to ex-
anime the books and accounts
of the several county officers,
the chairman having appointed
the following committees for
that purpose.
Treasurer, auditor and coun-
ty judge-Glomseth, Capes and
Romsos.
Clerk of the district court,
register of deeds and sheriff -
Grant and Trimble.
County superintendent of
schools-Romsos.
The bid of $144.6O of the
Rugby Gas Engine company to
furnish a Waterloo Boy gaso-
line engine and pump jack to
be used at the court house we'll
was accepted. H. NJ. Trent bid
$23S. 30 for 4-horse power Nc
Wicker automatic gasoline en-
gine and pump jack and +. A.
H. Smith $195 for 4-horse Rein
deer engine and Monitor pump
jack.
The report of Geo. E. Robi-
son, justice at Overly, in case
of State VS.. Harvey Walker
was not accepted as fees had
not been itemized. In the
matter of glandered horses in
possession of NJ. f. Williams
and Ralph Schoonover the re-
port was examined and partly
accepted.
The report of Geo. J. Get
schell in the following cases
was accepted and fees allowed:
State VS.. John Doe or Butt
King; State VS.. George Batter
son. In the case of the state
VS.. Fred Kittleson no fees were
allowed as the warrant of ar
rest had not been endorsed by
the states attorney.
Commissioner Glomseth was
authorized to look after the
needs of Mrs. O. Rosberg, one
of the county. poor, and incur
expense for her support not to
exceed $40 per month.
Lars Larson reported that he
had appraised estrays in pos
session of A. O. Noraberg as
follows: One heifer at $25;
one heifer, 500; one calf, So.
E. NJ. Kromery reported that
he had assessed estray in pos
session of NJ. Kaeding at 500.
The bond of the Gardena
State bank as a county deposit
ary was accepted.
Joseph Shaw of Omenee
petitioned the board for re-
duction in the 1907 assessment
on buildings on lots 4 to 9,
block 3, Smiths second addi-
ton to Omemee, claiming that
the buildings on said lots had
been assessed in two places.
The assessment was lowered
$24O and taxes reduced SO. AZ.
Arthur Czarnetske's petition
asking the abatement of taxes
on a horse which had been as
sessed as a stallion was laid
over.
The fee provision of the 1905
primary election law having
been declared unconstitutional
the board, following the advice
Of the states attorney, allowed
bills. presented for refundment
of fees paid by the several CON
didates. ,.e.:..., a.. ... .....
The. committee appointed to
examine the auditors and trea-
surer's books: and accounts
found balance on hand in the
county treasury December 81,
1907, of $55, 227. H., and also
found the records we'll and
neatly kept and to the best of
their knowledge, understand
ing and belief perfectly ac-
curate and correct. e-.-
The committee examining
the. register of deeds Office
found that during the year
1907, 7,@7 instruments had
been recorded and the fees col
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