The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-02-25
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convened at.Il o'clock. 4 A; s. NJ pursuant,
to adjornim!ent. 2! ); Present F Gray, Sulland
and. Oxtons Minutes Of the meeting
iof Janys 9th o.. read. and on motion
approved Bridge bdsihesss j was taken
under soqnlsi & deration, On motion ad-
jonrnment was taken until l.3o P. NJ.
same day: 80 -'s'sss'-a,'s
- Afternoon; i;,;3,3 I; s Session n:
The Board OF County Commission
ers reconvened at l.3O P. NJ. Present
Gray, Sulland and. oxton..: - Il
A petition signed by L. verwest for
abatement of 1908 taxes on part of
the N. w. ! Sec. 28-146-56, consisting
of LIP acres, was presented, and IL
appearing to the satisfaction of the
members of the board that an error in
assessment had been made, it was on
motion ordered that the valuation OF
said lands be reduced from $3.50. to SIS.
and: d:taxes abated accordingly. 4:
A check for .Sl0.25. having been re-
received from:the Auditor of Griggs
County. It was on motion ordered
that the same be accepted in full settle
ment for the differences in costs of
bridges built on county line between
Griggs and Steele counties.
The hour of 2p. m. having arrived,
bids for building bridges were opened;
bids being submitted for both steel and
wood bridges as follows; (the board
having decided not to build bridges
Nos. 3 and 8 on line between Steele,
Traill and Grand Forks counties, ac-
count the Commissioners of Traill and
Grand Forks counties would not agree
that their counties should pay half the
expense of constructing said, bridges).
The Hewitt Bridges Co. No 1, on
line between sec. "a and 25 Easton,
Steel s1263. Wood 1892. No. 2. on line
between sec. IA and Is Easton, Steel
s741. wood $512. No. 4, on line between
sec. land 2 Beaver Greek, Steel 1868.
Wood s457. Nos, on line between sec.
II and l8 Newburgh, Steel 1886, wood
s43e. NO. on line between sec. Is
and p Golden Lake; Steel 1886. Wood
1882. No: I, on line between sec. 25 and
26 Enger, Steel sl235. Wood $sl9.
Total Steel 'S477s. Wood s3278.
Jardine 3 Anderson: No, 1, Steel
e123O. Wood $3.50. No. 2. Steel $3.50.
Wood s515. No. 4, Steel 1851. Wood
$3.50. No. S. Steel $500. Wood s4O8.
No. g, Steei e34O. Wood $3.50. No. Z,
Steel SPAS. Wood sSl2. Total Steel
$4736. Wood s32l5
Fargo Bridge & Iron Co. No. 1,
Steel s1173. Wood $3.50. No 2. Steel
-s72o. Wood $4s7. No. 4, Steel se41.
Wood s438. No..5, Steel $517. Wood
1896. No. s, Steel 1905 Wood $245.
No. I, Steel s1197. Wood s779. Total
Steel ss4553. Wood .s3O94.
The Minneapolis Bridges& & Iron Co.
filed bid, but withdrew the same,
said company not having fled certified
check as required by advertisement
for bids.
The bid of the Fargo Bridge & Iron
Co. being the lowest, on motion duly
seconded and carried, the contract for
building all the bridges for the season
Of 1909 was awarded to the Fargo
Bridge & Iron Co. all of said bridges
to be"of steel lsconstruc ctionsas per plans
and specifications on file; said com.
pany having ageed to build any ad.
ditional bridges of same design thai
may be required during the season O.
1909 for $40. per lineal foot.
The Sheriff's report of uncollectec
personal property taxes was taker
under consideration, and on motion
duly seconded and carried, the per
sonal property taxes for the year 100.
Of the following named .individuals
was ordered cancelled as uncollecta BILE
the parties having no property on
which to make levy: H. K. Kjerhuse
Is 1S; Jens II. Jensen s .66; Andrew
Bergo $40 66; Jacob Hanson s6 76;
William Beebe 81 1e; David Long 50 As
Ole J. Bakken 81 %; J. Thompson 81 S.
e. o. Berg % SO; Nels Welin IS 81
M. J. Farnand. s 80; Thos WASTED
% 10; Anderson & johnson So 66
81. G. Ruth $3 81; Sophia A. Bers
SO 81; Oscar Simle IS 60; Melvir
Simle : 10; Andrew Harstad 81 SO
Ida Lindstrom s9t97; Mike Stack 81 IL
II. M. Chilcot 81 l8; Gilbert Ledge
~ 40; W. s. Dean sls 81; Lee Eckel
"a 40; Jacob Hovestad 81 18; Dedricl
|Hovestad 1924; Nels Nelson 50 7s
r. McClellen 81 40; Edward Herman
son a 80; Henry Barr s12 o.; Harr.
Parr 81 II; Il. Erickson 81 50; w
Loomis % 20; L. Ladbury 81 OIL; T. W
Wells 81 80; VIM. Hayes 81 20; j. P
Burling : "a; F.. Keith 50 Is erro
in assessment; Harry Richards 81 rs
J. P. Burling s3 80; Casey Foster 81 9
and q II; Henry CRUDE 81 Is; g. W
lMcDennell $50 92; Chester Mofitt 81 0
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