Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-15


ent at the regular session of the board
Of county commissioners. adjournment
was taken until Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock.
No meeting held Tuesday. there being
no quorum preent.
Wednesday, April S. 19l1-The regular
meeting Of the board Of county commits
man. On roll call Messrs Davies. Korn.
Paterson, Thompson and Vespcrman re-
sponded. The reading Of the minutes
was dispensed with until after the con-
sideration of seed grain applications. At
ter allowing number Of applications
for seed grain. the following bids were
opened, for culverts as advertised:
North Star Lumber CO........ s., 4S8. 81
Mortified Iron Company ...... 3,164.47
Klauer Manufacturing Co...... 1852 90
MINI. ........ ...... ........ 3,164.47
Butler Manufacturing Co ...... 3162.25
Duluth Corrugating and Roofing
Minneapoi i Steel and machinery h;ei
northwestern Sheet Iron works s,1ss. II
Beach Manufacturing Co. .... 3,164 AT
North Dakota Mettle Culvert Co 1854 AZ
Berger Man9faGturins Coz. $ $'aS4 * q
Bismarck Hardware Co. ...... ans 90
recess was taken until two o'clock.
Wednesday April S, 1911-Afternoon
Session.
All members present. A greater part
Of the afternoon was taken up listening
to the different representatives who bid
on the culverts. The commissioners de-
cided to further investigate before they
let the contract
Bids for safe for seriff's Office were
next opened.
Barnes safe and Lock Co....... $40.
Bismarck Hardware Co. ........ 1OS 90
l. WI H safs & Lock co - -. so
bid Of the Diebold Safe and Lock Co. be
accepted. There being no objections, the
motion was carried.
The bids for grading for the bridge
near Sterling were as follows:
J. T. Chain, per yard ............ .1S
Charles Gaskii ............. .16
Moved and seconded that contract for
grading be let to lowest bidder. Ward
Heaton.
Those voting aye: Davies. Korn. Pat
terson. Thompson and Vesperman.
The motion was declared carried.
Meeting adjourned until 10 o'clock
Thursday. April s.
Bismarck. ". D., April s. 1911.
A regular meeting Of the Board of
County Commissioners or the county Of
Burleigh, State OF North Dakota, was
held this day at Bismarck. N. D.. at the
hour Of 10 O'Clock a. m.
Present. Commissioners Davies, Korn.
Patterson. Thompson and Vesperman.
Constituting all the members Of the
board
The. meeting was called to order by
the chairman.
Commissioner Davies presented the
f .dnn:,aI resolutions and moved their
Resolutions Providing for the Issuance Of
Negotiable Coupon Bonds Of the County
Of Burleigh. North Dakota. in the
Aomunt Of Forty Thousand Dollars:
Grain for the Needy Farmers Resident
Whereas. petitions were signed by
more than one hundred freehOlders, res
idents Of the county Of Burleigh. have
tor. asking this board to purchase seed
grain for the needy farmers resident in
said county, and to issue bonds Of the
county for the purpose, as provided by
Chapter 21o Of the Laws of North Dakota
for 1909; and
Whereas. at a meeting Of the board Of
county commissioners duly called and
held for the purpose of considering said
petitions, 1t was duly found and determ-
ined by the board that the petitions were
more than one hundred free holders res
ident in said county, and it was further
found and determined that all the con-
ditions specified in said chapter 21O Of
the laws of 1909 upon which the relief
prayed for should be granted existed
with respect to the county Of Burleigh.
and that by reason of drouth and other
causes there had been a total or partial
failure Of crops in said county for the
preceding year. and that by reason there.
be unable to procure seed grain for the
coming year unless said petition was
granted, and said board accordingly de-
termined by majority entered of record
that the prayer of said petition shall be
structed to advertise for bids for the
amount Of Forty Thousand Dollars. and
Whereas said bonds have been duly ad-
vertised for sale by publication in the
manner provided by Jaw. and have been
duly sold at q price in excess of the
par value now thereof;
Be 1t Resolved: By the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of the County of Bur-
leigh. State Of North Dakota, that for
the purpose of purchasing seed grain
county. there are hereby authorized and
directed to be issued the negotiable cou-
pom bonds of the county of Burleigh.
North Dakota. in the aggregate amount
Of forty thousand dollars $4,000.
alton Of $4,000 each: shall be numbered
! to 80 inclusive; shall be dated March
14th. 1911; and shall mature and be-
come payable March IA. 1918. Said bonds
shall bear ..erest at the rate of seven
(O per cent per annum, payable semi
annually on the 14th day Of March and
the 14th day of September, and shall
have coupons attached representing said
interest payemnts. Both principal and
interest OF said bonds shall be made pay
able in lawful money Of the United
states Of America at the Banking House
Of Farson. Son & Company, in the City
and State OF New York. or at the option
OF the holder, at their banking house in
the city Of Chicago, Illinois.
Be 1t Further Resolved: That said
bonds and coupons shall be in substanti-