Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
Commissioners
Proceedings
Official Minutes Of Meeting Of the
County Commissioners at Me-
dora, May list, '09

Official proceedings of the board
of County Commissioners of Bill
lings County, North Dakota, Me-
dora, N. d., April 30, 1909.
The board of county commits
sioners of Billings county. North
Dakota, convened pursuant to ad-
journment of April Sth, 1909.
Present. ]. B. Stoddard, chair
man and F. f. Gorham, commits
sioner.
Minutes of last meeting read and
ION motion approved.
On motion the bond Of Thore G..
Plomason was approved.
The following bids were received
for the County Sinking Fund:
First National Bank of Marmarth,
S per cent; Interstate Bank of
Sentinel Butte, 3 per cent.
The only bid received for the
office of County Physician of Bill
lings County for the term of one
year was the bid of DR.. G.. L.
Smith of Beach. for the sum of
$4,000.
IL o'clock noon, Board on motion
adjourned to meet at 1:30 p. m.
1870 p. M, Board convened pur-
suant to adjournment. Present, ].
B. Stoddard, chairman and Com
missioner F. E. Gorham.
The bid of DR.. l.. G. Smith was
laid on the table until the 9th day
Of May, 1909.
On motion the Interstate Bank of
Billings County was designated as
the depository for the Sinking
Fund amounting to SO, 933. "A for
the term of six (6) months from
and after this date, it appearing
to the Board that under the law as
laid down by Chapter 80. laws of
1907, banks offering to become de-
positories for said fund, shall pay
same rate of interest thereon as is
paid on other county funds, and
further that said Interstate Bank
is the best bidder therefor.
On motion the Auditor was d.
rected to return the bill of Walker
Bros. & Hardy of March, 1909 and
request them to send separate bills
for County and Civil townships.
On motion the following bills
were ordered paid by warrant.
w. A. Shear, printing as per
bill on file, $3.50.
j. S. Snyder, desk, $4,000.
j. H. Craig, Is hours labor,
$3.50.
j. E. Arnold, postage, April 8 to
April 30, $7.96.
H. G. Kinmark, carriage and
water, April 5 to April 26, $3.50.
w. G. Croker, 2 sets reviews,
80 cents.
]. A. Paxton, stamps, February
10 to April II, $40.
Herald Printing Co., to office
supplies as per bills on file, $685..
c. F. Will, prisoners board and
jailors fees, $136.25.
Chas. Chatam, to labor and
material for county, $15.35.
L. F. Crawford, Surety Bond fol
county auditor, 27.5O.
6 o'clock p. M, Board on motion
adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock a
M, on May 1. 1909.
9o'clock a. m. May LIST, 1909
Board convened pursuant to adj
journment. Present J.. B. Stod.
dard, chairman and Commissioner
F. E. Gorham.
On motion the county treasurer
was authorized to employ clerk il
his office when assistance wa
necessary for the proper dispatch
of business and to present bill fol
same to be audited by the Boart
as other bills are audited.
IL o'clock noon, Board on motion
adjourned to meet at 1:3O p. m.
1870 p. M, Board convened pur
suant to adjournment. Present j
B. Stoddard, Chairman and Com
missioner F. E. Gorham.
j. M. Breer, 1850 yard of eartf
and stone work on county road OF
NE4 of section %, township 139
range 104, at 20 cents, $4,000
Arthur A. Sheets, fence on NV;
section 4, township 1879, rang
1O4. 100 yards at Is cents, $500
Grading road on section line be
tween sections 80 and 80, TOWNSHIP
lao, range 104, 633 yards at L
cents, $94.95. Total $319.95.