The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-03
Commissioners
Proceedings

Special Meeting OF the bOdiu VI SouA
missioners OF Ward County, n. D.
A special meeting of the board OF
county commissioner OF Ward coun-
II, North Dakota, was called at
o'clock On the 2znd day Of August,
4. D., 1908, for the purpose Of con-
sidering bids for bridges and grades
ana allowing bills for road and bridge
work. Commissioners Emerson and
wills being the only members pres
eut and not making quorum they
adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The board met at 2 o'clock. Mem
bers present De Lance. Emerson and
Willis. Moved and seconded that
Com. De Lanvce be made chairman
pro TEN. Carried and Com De
Lance took the chair. Elliot and AD-
bott absent. This being the time
set for the opening Of the bids for
bridges and grades, the following
bids were opened and read.
Geo. ". Kemper hereby agrees 70
mt na 50 It. span steel bridge over
the Des Laos River in the city OF
Ksnmare for the sum Of $254S.oO and
$4,000 additional for concrete
door On same.
Also the building OF a wooden
bridge near section 1, township 1o7,
range IS. for the sum Of $174s.W.
Geo. w. Kemper's bid for the grad
ting of the approaches to the steel
bridge in Kenmare. 30 cents per Gu.
yard for the short haul and so cents
per Gu. yard for the long haul. Grad
ing at wooden bridge for the sum OF
Is cents per Gu. yard. Bid OF NC
Dougall & Son on the steel bridge
1T Kenmare for the sum OF $27OO.Oo
bid OF McDougan & Son on the
Of wooden bridge section l, township
1877, range IS, for the sum OF 317sS.Oo.
Bid Of Minneapolis Steel Machinery
Company on the steel bridge at Ken
mare for the sum Of 326o0.W for
proposition No. 1, $2S0o.o0 for propo-
sition No. 2, 32s5o.oo for proposition
No. 5.
Bid OF c. D. Smith for the grading
Of the approaches to the Steel bridge
at "a cents per Gu. yard short haul
and 40 cents per Gu. yard for long
haul
Moved by Com. Willis and sec
onded by Com. Emerson that the bid
Of Geo. w. Kemper for the building
Of the steel bridge at Kenmare for
the sum Of 327ss.o0 according to plan
B submitted by the Minneapolis
Steel Machinery Co. be accepted and
approved as It was the lowest sub
mfuted. Carried.
Moved by Com. Willis and second
ed ny Com. Emerson that the hid OF
G. u. Smith for the grading Of the
approaches to the steel bridge at
Kenmare be accepted at "a per Gu.
yard for the old approaches and 40
cents per Gu. yard for the new ap-
preach be accepted and the chairman
authorized to sign contract as 1t was
the lowest submitted. Carried.
Moved by Com. Willis and second
ed by Com. Emerson that the bid Of
Geo. w. Kemper for the building Of
the wooden bridge at section 1, town
ship 157, range IS, for the sum Of
@174S.00 and grading at Is cents per
Gu. yard be accepted and approved the
chairman authorized to sign con-
tract. Carried.
Moved by Com. willis and seconded
BY Com. Emerson that the following
bills be allowed and warrants order
ed drawn for same. Carried.
Geo. Kemper, road work.. $1343. SO
A. o. Ames, grading. $50. 81
Neil McDouga1l. repairing
bridges Observation-Disclosures. 100. 90
e. .. Smith, grading. 1900. 1891
Neil McDougall, grading ~. 13s. o2
g. D. Smith, putting in cul-
verts 1856. 70
g. q. Smith. putting in cul-
/! verts .................... 3ss. Is
John LeGore, road work. -. 24.00
'Chas. Fuller. road work. ~. 400. 90
L. =. Bestland, grading. ..... 100. 90
Fred A. Schmidt, road work 1870
I Moved by Com. Willis and second
ca By Com. Emerson that this board
adjourn sine die. Carried.
J.. w. Fabrjck,
County Auditor. Ward Co., N. D.