The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

Fargo Drug Co, and j M. S. Wiser
IL being determined that the bid OF
Fout q Porteriield was the lowest and
best bid submitted. 1t was moved and
seconded that Fout & Porterfield be
awarded the contract for furnishing
drugs and prescriptions to Cass county
Tor the ensuing year, and their bond
placed at $4,000. Which motion pre-
vailed on call Of the roll all members
voting aye
Bids were received for furnishing
blank books and legal blanks, printing
etc, from Walker Bros. & Hardy and
| the knight Printing Co Bid Of the
knight Printing Co. being the lowest
! and best bid submitted, It was moved
and seconded that they be awarded the
contract for furnishing blank books
legal blanks, printing, etc, for CasE
county for the ensuing year, and their
bond placed at 100000. Which mo-
ton prevailed on call OF the roll, all
members voting aye.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Thursday, April s. at o'clock A.
M all members voting aye on call OF
the roll.
Thursday, April 6, 1911.
Board convened at O'Clock A. NJ,
pursuant to adjournment, with all
members present.
/ IL was moved and seconded that bill
OF Mrs. Schmidt Russell of $1,000 for
rent Of house to county poor be allow
cd, and the auditor to draw warrant
for same, all members voting aye on
call Of the roll
/ Bridge petition was received from
Empire township, asking for the COM
struction of bridge between Sections
29 and 80. Empire township, and of
bridge between Section 30, Empire
i q oh
| petition was on motion referred to the
bridge committee. all members voting
aye on call of the roll.
| II was moved and seconded that the
| wit:
Whereas, On the I'd day OF Noven1-
Der, 1910, the drainage board In and
| for Cass county, North Dakota, filed its
| report, recommendation and other nee
essary orders. and reported to this
board that in the matter OF Smith
Drain No. 10 under consideration by
said drainage board, and for which
/ bonds were to be recommended, the
amount Of the cost and expense OF said
drain for which bonds were to be rec
commended and issued was the sum OF
$19,22474; and
Whereas, All matters Of expense had
not been taken into consideration in
/ said report, and on the I'D day OF Mo-
vember 1910. an additional and sup
! Elemental report, recommendation and
estimate was filed with this board by
said drainage board showing the
amount of the cost and expense of said
Smith drain No 10 to be $22 ,012.10 in
stead of S1s.224.74 In other words,
adding to the original report an addi-
| tional sum of S2,7S7S6; and
Whereas, This board acted upon said
| recommendation of said drainage board
| and declared 1T necessary that bonds
be issued for the cost and construc-
ton of said drain in whatever sum the
cost and expense thereof should be;
and
Whereas, All due and legal steps
were taken by this board sufficient to
authorize the issuance of bonds for the
entire cost and construction Of said
Smith drain No. 10; and
Whereas, Said drainage board pro-
ceeded upon said last and supple
mental report and levied and assessed
the cost and expense of said drain in
the last named sum, to-wit, $22,012.10;
and
Whereas, The resolution and act of
this board was with respect to the
whole amount Of said cost and ex-
pense; and
Whereas, All due and necessary legal
steps have been had for the issuance
VI DOlAuS Up ~ the SUM vi 1GGtVA zsANi
but 1t appearing that bonds have only
been issued in the sum of $19,224.74,
instead of the amount legally author
| lied, to-wit, $22,012.10; and that there
remains to be paid issued warrants for
the cost and expense of said drain in
the sum OF $2.7S7.36 which is included
within the resolution and act of this
board and in the cost and expense Of
said drain, and in the report and rec
ommendation of said drainage board;
now, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, BY the BOARD OF county
commissioners of CasS county, North
Dakota, that bonds be issued and sold
as provided by law for said additional
sum of $2,78736. for which bonds have
not been issued and the chairman of
this board and the county auditor OF
said county Of Cass are hereby directed
to execute. sign and countersign said
bonds and negotiate the same as pro-
vided by law, and to the end that same
may be Included in and become Of part
of the bonds authorized under said
former resolution and proceeding, and
being in fact a part of the said cost
and expense Of said drain for which
bonds were to be offered in accord
ance with the former resolution of this
board; and the said county auditor is
hereby directed to extend from year
to year, and there is hereby levied
against the tracts assessed for said
drain, an amount necessary and suffi-
cient to pay said bonds, Now, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the place Of payment
of said bonds be made at the office Of
the county treasurer of Cass county,
North Dakota, or at the Security Ma
tional bank of Minneapolis, Mimi. at
the option of the holder. Be ii further
Resolved, That the additional bonds
of Smith drain No. 10 be divided In
amounts and maturities as follows:
Two for 100000 due January first,
1921.
one for s7s7ss due January first,
which resolution was declared
adopted on call OF the roll, Kelley,
Landblom, Rusch. Heath and Martin
voting aye.
The following petition was present
ed to the board from the drainage
TO the Honorable the Board Of County
Commissioners:
We, the undersigned. the board OF
drain commissioners, would respect
fully recommend to your favorable con-
sideration the opening up OF set Of
books in the treasurer's office. which
win show the financial condition of
each drain in detail. The present sys-
TEN shows the financial condition of
the drains only in lump sums; it being
desirable to have the several items
comprising the total balance segre-
gated SO that the sinking fund, inter
est and penalty, and other items may
be readily determined
We would respectfully suggest that
the money in the several drainage
funds be placed In some bank at a rate
OF interest commensurate with the
amount in said funds. and said inter-