The searchlight., 1911-12-22
COMMISSIONERS
MEETING
Board Let Several Contracts
Create A New Township and
Allow the Usual Orist Of
County Bills
(From the Valley County News)

VI TUG fCtAhh Vi tht Scenhf f,Ss ~ose~s
from Ida ]. Adams to Mrs. G. II. Adams.
The bill OF the Standard Publishing Co..
of Culbertson. for county printing was
taken up and allowed at $500 as.
The quarterly reports of the following
justices Of the peace we're examined and
approved: c. b. Conant, of Saco Town.
ship: C. w. Kampfer. Glasgow: w. Ma
thews, Culbertson: G. II. Coulter. Cul-
bertson: Sid Bennett. Scobey: II. b. Hill,
Spriugdale: Geo A. Tidland. Springdale:
b. w. Brockway. Malta. Isaac A. RAIDER.
Malta.
On motion. resignation of c. b. Con-
ant, as justice OF the peace. Saco township.
was accepted and b. NJ. Sullivan was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy
L. L. Minnick was appointed constable
Of Saco township in place Of Elmer +.
Leetch. who has removed from The town
ship.
Reports Of c. Z. Peterson. as coroner;
C. w. Powell. as under sheriff. for board
Of prisoners; Julius Listoe as probation
officer. were approved.
Wednesday afternoon. December 9th.
bids for culverts were opened and filed as
follows
Berger Mfg Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
Hennepin Bridge Co.. Minneapolis.
MINI.
Montana Cnlvert Co., Missoula.
Continental Bridge Co., Pertone. Ill.
Iblings Bridge Co.. Minneapolis, Minn.
Illinois Steel and Bridge Co.. ST. Paul
MINI.
North Dakota Metal Co. Fargo. n. ID.
A. Y. Bayne * Co. Minneapolis, MINI.
Bids on culverts were varied and speci-
ficaiions were not for same material and
sum total of bids cannot be given. but on
motion, the contract was awarded to the
Hennepin Bridge Co, of Minneapolis, as
their bid seemed to be the best in the in
terest OF the county, regarding material
and price.
The bids for medical attendance of
county poor were next taken up. opened
and filed as follows.
E. q. Steele. Plentywood. east district.
sI.ooo.oo.
I. Johnston, Culbertson. east district.
$4,000.
7. w. Collinson. Culbertson. east dis
trict, 5000 90.
WEST DISTRICT
NJ. d. Hoyt. Glasgow, including pool
farm and county Jail. $4,000.
I !. C. Simpkins. Glasgow. including pool
farm and county Jail, sr,ooo.oo.
Guy. Stone, Glasgow. including pool
farm and county Jail. SI.ooo.oo.
/ l.. Anderson. Medicine Lake. as pei
terms Of contract. sIoo.o per month per
year $I2oo.o 90.
ENTIRE COUNTY
! The following bids were including in
above for entire county. or both east anc
west district.
| NJ. ID. Hoyt. Glasgow. with understand
ing that county refund transportation ex
penses. SIsoo.oo.
C. Simpkins. Glasgow. $3.50 90.
On motion contract for east distric; wa,
awarded to c. Johnston. of Culbertson
and the contract for west district wa,
awarded to NJ. ID. Hoyt. Of Glasgow.
On motion tax assessed against Insurance.
companies was ordered cancelled.
Resignation OF Isaac A RAIDER. justice o
the peace. Malta township. Was accePteC
and w. Q. X ce was appointed to fill ,h'
vacancy.
b. w. Brockway. justice Of the peace
Malta township. was granted permission
to be absent from the state for 90 days
and DIR. Cockrell. Of Hinsdale. count,
health officer. was granted permission Il
be absent from the state for so days.
The following quarterly reports wer,
approved:
John Daily. justice Of the peace. Medi
cine Lake township.
Road supervisors-Edward Pierson.
Malta; LOUIS Franks, Baeth: ]. w. Bell,
Saco: Robert Abel. Saco; S. ]. Kent. Hins.
dale. Ino. King, Glasgow. L. Lytle.
Glasgow: !. Forsythe. of Culbertson: C. A.
Hedges. Medicine Lake: Hans p. Madsen.
Redstone: P. A. West. Glasgow: A. N.
Tande. Scobey: A. Rasmussen. Hinsdale
c. E. Martin. Hinsdale: w. Reimers,
Medicine Lake: ]. w. Miller. Malta OF
Baeth: E. c. Schultz. Hinsdale: Marion
Chandler. district No. IS; F. S. Harvey.
No. as. C. w. Baylor. No. ae; Z. L. Cain,
No. 80: Ed. Wunderlick. No. g..
Bonds for deposit Of county funds were
filed as follows:
First State Bank, Medicine Lake. S.. ooo
First State Bank. Froid. S.. 600. 90.
Milk River Valley Bank. Glasgow.
81. 10000.
First Nsiianal Bank. Saco. s.. ooo. 90.
Security State Bank. Medicine Lake.
Ss.ooo.oo.
Bond Of Farmers State Bank of Balm
Il VILE Was returnsd nm a~~onus of Sam. M,