The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-01-05


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Commissioners met pursuant to ad.
Journment'on the 18th day Of December
1911 at the court house in the City of
Pembina at 8:3O o'clock a. N.
Commissioners John X. Olafson, Nor
man Matheson. Joseph NORM, Joseph
Morrison and A. B. Purdy present.
Board Immediately adjourned until 9
o'clock a. N. December 18th 1911 to meet
at the City Of Cavalier in Pembina
County. North Dakota
December 18th 1911.
Board met ia the City of Cavalier on
the 18th day Of December 1911 at 9
o'clock a. N.
Commissioners John X. 4Olafson,
Joseph Moria, Joseph Morrison and Nor
man Mxtheson present.
Board inmediately adjourned until
1:30 o'clock p. NJ.
After session.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
Commissioners Olafson, Matheson, Nor.
in and Morr,son present.
Claim Of Fargo Bridge 4 Iron Comp
any Tor s5O00 part payment on bridges
CONSTRUCTED during 1911 examined, audit
led and allowed and warrants Of o6OO
each ordered issued in payment for same.
Commissioners Morrison, Moria and
Aathesen all voting faye" commission
ers voting "no'' none.
The following report Of the Joint
Committee in bridge across Red River
1t Drayton City approved and accepted
ordered spread on the MINUTES, to-wit:
County Of Pembina, State Of North
Dakota.
At q joint session of the city council Of
the City Of Drayton and The county
commissioners of the County Of Pembina
and State Of North Dakota. duly called
and held in the City Of Drayton on the
24th day Of November 1911, tho following
members,of the city council Of the City
Of Drayton, being present, L. 7. Gilroy,
@. G. Olson, r. I. Olson, Ed Ranz, J. b.
Vestre and DR.. Waldren; and the follow.
ling members of the city council not pre-.
sent, none; and the folio ling members
of the board of county commissioners Of
Pembina County, North Dakota being
present, Olofson, MORN, Morrison.
Matheson and Purdy. And the follow
ing members Of the board being absent,
none. The following proceedings were
had to-wit: Isl.
Moved by Alderman Waldren and sec.
onded by Commissioner NORM thatMayo
Edwards act as chairman Of the special
bridge commission, notion carried. Nov
ed Commissioner Olafson and seconded
by Commissioner Morrison thst Auditor
Gilroy act as secretary of the special
bridge commission, motion carried.
B II. Slocum, the city's engineer, sub
mltted the following report on the steel
bridge:
To the joint commission of the PEN
blna County commissioners and the
Drayton city council
Gentlemen: / have examined and
checked the stresses, sizes, weights d
Lengths of the various members Of the
| Drayton bridge over Red River OF the
\ NorIh, erected by the Minneapolis Steel
~ Machinery Co, and found then. to be
up to the requirements of the contract,
plans and specifications. between the
company and the city of Dray ton.
Certain changes were deemed advis-
able, namely: piles under pier b" piles
under pier IF, !, E cedar piles instead Of
tamarack ia the east approach, counters
FlinStha third panels OF the $50 it. ,russes
and wider joints on the pile approach.
These changes were recommended and
1 the bridge as constructed fultills the re-
Iquirsme ents of the contract and Is here.
by alllroved.
r. sSLOCUM.
Moved by Aldermsn Waldred ana SEQ
londeda by A lder,Dan q. q Olson that
aathe rep port ~ r. H.s Sioeuns be accepted,
iaotions fried !. sss;s
missioner Morrison introdu
Ind loved the ad options q Tho following
Ifeeollt hon III;
q That Rhsreas ~ H slocllui Il. engineer
sor ths eis oi Dray 81, 6lsd with
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