Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-16
Commissioners
Proceedings
(OFFICIAL)

GOrham and j. w. FOllis.
Minutes of the last meeting read
and on motion approved.
j. A. McGregor having taken the
oath of Office as county auditor and
filed surety bond of $1,000 with North
ern Trust Co. of Fargo surety, which
said bond was approved by the states
attorney as to form. Moved by Mr..
Gorham and seconded by Mr.. Follis
and Mr.. Stoddard, said bond was ap.
proved as to suff1ciency and ordered
filed and was filed.
r. H. Coo appeared before the board
On behalf of J. NJ. Fiery who resides
on section 6-133-1O1. Said Coo stated
that J. NJ. Fiery was helpless and des-
titute and count physicians having
visited said Fiery and declared his
case helpless, the proposition offered
by r. H. Coo to care for Mr.. Fiery
at $35 per month, care to be board
lodging and nursing with county ply
sician's bill excepted. On motion the
proposition was accepted by the
board.
~ o'clock noon. Board on motion
adjourned to meet at 1870 p. m.
1880 p. m. Board met pursuant to
adjournment. Present, ]. B. Stoddard,
chairman; and Commissioners F. E
Gorham and ]. w. Follis.
ham and ]. w. Follis.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at $3.50 a. M, April 9Th, 1909
$3.50 a. m. Board met pursuant to
adjournment. Present, ]. B. Stod-
dard, chairman: and Commissioners
Gorham and Follis.
On motion the commissioners au-
thorized ]. q. Gardner t. rent an Of
fee room from :. S. Snyder at Senti-
mel Butte at SO per month.
The commissioners on motion pur-
chased desk from ]. S. Snyder for
$40.
IL O'Clock noon. Board on motion
adjourned to meet at 1880 p. m.
1880 p. m. Board met pursuant to
adjournment. Present, j. B. Stod-
dard, chairman; and Commissioners
Gorham and Follis.
Moved by Mr.. Gorham and second
ed by Mr.. Follis that all the sinking
fund be deposited in the Interstate
Bank, until such time as the county
commissioners shall designate de-
pository for said sinking fund upon
adjustments for bids.
On motion the county auditor is here
by authorized to advertise for bids for
sinking fund for six months, to be
advertised in two issues just prior to
meeting on April Goth, 1909.
On motion the treasurer was d.
rected to transfer all money in the
general county fund into the wolf
bounty fund.
Moved by Mr.. Follis and seconded
by Mr.. Gorham that the following
places in Billings county be designat-
ed as the places for sale of chattels
under foreclosure pursuant to section
1903, Revised Codes of 1905, towit:
Beach, front of postoffice.
Sentinel Butte, front of postoffice.
Marmarth, front of postoffice.
Yule, front of postoff1ce.
Sand Creek, front of postofice.
Rainy Butte, front of postoffice.
De Sart, front Of postofice.
Midway, front of postoffice.
Gorham, front of postoff1ce.
Alpha, front of postoffice.
Medora, front of court house.
Burkey, front of postoffice.
Mikkelson, front of postoffice.
On motion the applications for seed
grain were laid on the table for the
reason that the law authorizing the
distribution of the same provides that
1t shall be lawful for the commission.
ers when petitioned in writing so to
do by not less than 100 freeholders
resident in the county to issue bonds
of the county. pursuant to the provis-
ions of the act to purchase seed wheat
for the inhabitants thereof, etc. The
board not having received such petit
ton was without authority to act.
6 o'clock, p. m. Board on motion
adjourned to meet at o'clock a. M.
April 7th.
o'clock a. M. April 7th, 1909
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, ]. B. Stoddard, chairman;
and Commissioners F. E. Gorham and
]. w. Follis.
~ o'clock noon. Board on motion
adjourned to meet at 1880 p. m.
1870 p. m. Board met pursuant to
adjournment. Present, ]. B. Stod-
dard. chairman; and Commissioners
F. E. Gorham and ]. w. Follis.
The following bills were presented
and on motion allowed and warrants
ordered drawn.
Herald Printing Co.. No. 1, 3Os
legal blanks cabinet ......$ 25.co
Same, blanks for clerk of court 34.6O
J. A. MtGregor. freight and ex-
press as per bill on file .... 1912
]. w. Brinton, printing as per
bill on file .............. 1856
]. L. Hutchins. to printing as
per bill on file ........ 1880
Geo. L. Nelson, printing as per
Till on file ................ 1923 e5
Herald Printing Co., blanks for
states attorney, sheriff and
clerk Of court as per bill on
file ............ .......... &c 40
J. w. Foley, ST., one day SER
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