The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-22

January fees collected 1890. AIS. so.
February fees collected ....... 60 10
Total of ..................$l,5l6 so
This amount was paid into the
county treasurer, and the register OF
deeds holds receipt for the same.
T~reasurer's Office.
The treasurer's Office being checked,
the amount Of cash charged the county
treasurer by the amount shown on the
auditors books should be $265,117.l9.
In addition to this the treasurer should
have $102, 640.S5,-this mount repre-
senting unissued receipts; showing a.
total cash on hand in the treasurer's
Office of 1857, 1884. The cash was
items on hand, of $17,794.72; verified
bank statements of deposits in county
repositories, Of $349, 963.11, making a
total Of S367,757.S3. Add to this 81
cents due from state, makes a total of
$367,75S.04. The cash and accounts in
this Office, to the best of our knowledge
and belief, are correct.
III. J. Rusch,
Henry Heath,
John Martin,
Aug. Landblom.
The commissioners having spent
April 10, IL Inc IL inspecting sites for
proposed bridges, submitted the follow
ing report, which on motion duly Sec
onded, was adopted, all members pres
ent voting y On call of the roll.
April 10, 1912.
Report of Bridge Committee
To the Honoreb BILE Board of County
Commissioners, Cass County, n. d.
Gentlemen
The undersigned, bridge committee,
hereby reports that it has examined
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considered bridge petitions for the fol-
lowing new bridges and repair work
and culverts. We hereby recommend
as follows:-
Barnes and Reed Townships-Be-
tween Sec. 6 Barnes and 81, Reed
We would recommend new 10 IT. slab
concrete bridge, with abutments 6 It.
high and 20 IT. long. Each town
ship to pay $500.
Clifton Observation-Disclosures Secs. %
and q, over Maple River:-We rec
ommend a new ga IT. wooden bridge
with 8 #. wings at each corner; two
sets of piles 26 TT. long, and two sets
of piles 20 IT. hong. Use old piles for
wings. No township charge.
Maple River Township-Between
Secs. Z and S:-We recommend new
"a #. wooden bridge, with one span;
Is It. piles. Charge township $4,000.
AhSSA AOW 1ASAAAH y y 2NN1s 80
and 2S:-We recommend new "a IT
concrete bridge, with 6 #. clearance; 9
TT. abutments to be 3 feet in the
ground; steel %stringers; concrete drive
way; 6 #. concrete wings. Charge
township $4,000.
Stanley Township-over Red River,
between Secs. "a and %, Stanley town
ship, Cass county, and Sec. 10, Kurtz
township, in Minnesota:-We recon-
mend 140 #. wooden bridge with s
spans,-one 40 IT. span; two 30 IT.
spans; and two 20 IT. spans. Also
ten 40 #. piles; ten 80 II. piles and
eight 20 fl. piles. Wooden railing to
be put on hinges so that it can be
taken down during floods. No town
ship charge.
Empire Township-Between Secs. 3
and 1--WE recommend new 20 fl.
wooden bridge. Use eight 20 #. piles
and four 10 #. piles. Bridge to be
one foot higher than old bridge. Charge
township $4,000.
Also between Secs. II and 13:-we
recommend new "a foot wooden bridge.
Use eight % #. piles for bridge proper
and four 20 TT. and four Is #. piles
for the wings. Bridge to be one foot
higher than old bridge. Charge town
ship $4,000.
Hunter Township-Between Secs. 16
and Give recommend a new con-
crete bridge, 16 feet long, with 6 It.
wings; steel stringers; concrete drive
way; 8 IT. abutments, 20 TT. long. Four
6 TT. wings. Abutments to be parallel
with the stream. No township charge.
Also between Secs. 20 and Give
recommend new bridge, Is feet long,
with steel stringers; concrete drive
way, s IT.; long wings, 10 IT.; high
abutments, 10 IT. long. No township
charge;
Also in Sec. 35:-We recommend a
steel c~ulvert, "A IL. long, 4 #. diameter.
Ship to G.. S. Collins, Hunter. No town
ship charge.
Noble Township-Between Secs. IA
and 23:-We recommend q new cover
for bridge, 172 #. long, with new braces
at each end. Paint and repair rail-
ing. No township charge.
Gunkel Township-Between Secs, 2
and 3. over Elm River:-We recon-
mend that 8 piles be put in at corners,
Two at each corner, for wings. Use
old stringers from the Hunter bridges
to plank up ends, and for wings. No
township charge.
Howes and Gill Observation-Disclosures
Secs. 13. Howes and is Gill:-We rec
ommend 40 TT. steel culyert with wings.
Culvert 4 TT. diameter. To be shipped
to Henry Fraase, Embden,
Watson Township-On Sec. 4, across
Maple River:-We recommend new
cover. Township agrees to do the
work. County to pay for planks. No
township charge.
Gill Township-Between Secs. Z and
1S:-We recommend new cover, 40 #.
long; drive piles down as far can, and
put extra cap on il too low. Repair
railing and brace ends where cap is
off the piles. Charge $4,000 to town
ship.
Barnes Township-Between Secs. Z
and 1S:-We recommend 4 new piles
and new cap on the end of bridge.
Clamp three split piles. New planks
for driveway. The new piles to be 20
TT. long. Charge township $4,000.
Harwood Township-Between Secs.
81 and 80, over HARDWOOD Drain No. e.
We recommend four new piles, Is TT.
long. One new cap. New floor. New
railing TOR bridge, Al #. long. Charge
township $4,000.
Highland Township-Between Secs.
20 and 32:-We recommend four piles
on the west end; piles "a TT. long
Township agrees to haul planks from
bride between Secs. Is and 16, to re-
pair bridge. No township charge.
Also between Secs. I5 and 16:-We
recommend new steel ~culvert, so #.
long, 8 #. in diameter, with wings. Gull
vert to be 10 guage. Ship to Martin
Boyle, Alice, N. d. No township
charge.
Whereas an emergency exists and ii
is necessary to have these repairs oil
old bridges made at once, we would
recommend that all Of the above re-
pair work be let to Jardine & Ander-
son of Fargo on a basis OF the county
paying ID per cent above their cost Of
labor and material; and that the au-
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