The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-03-07
Official Proceedings
OF The Beard o. Couaiy Commissioner
q Bsttlasau County, Ne1th
DakOta

Present commissioner JlOn1Sctn. AH AL
journment was taken until . O'Clock this
afternoon.
2P. NJ. February -, l9la.
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Commissioners Glomseth. Capcs.
Larson and Sidener. In the absence of
Chairman Nelson, Commissioners Larson
was elected chairman pro ten
On motion the minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved IA read.
G. NJ. Porter appeared before the board i'm
regard to the Steel and Concrete bridge
constructed by the Beach Manufacturing
Company in Haram township bctween
sections 10 and II. On recommendation Of
the county surveyor, the board ordered the
sum of $4,000 paid on said contract and the
balance to be paid as soon as the bridge ia
completed according to contract and APP
proved by the board and county surveyor.
On motion the following bill was audited
and allowed:
Beach Manufacturing Company.
re part payment on steel and
concrete bridge across Boundary
creek in Haram township, same
being 90 per cent of contract prices TO %
The board adjourned until Q a. ~. Feb
ruary g, 1913:
"a. NJ. February -. l9l3.
The board met to adjournment.
All members present.
On motion of Commissioner Capes. sec
onded by Sidener. the 1911 contract with
Walker Bros. & Hardy for furnishing blank
books, etc. was continued for the year 1919,
upon the filing with the county auditor a
new bond in the sum of $50 o..
The remainder of the forenoon was em-
plOyed with the county drain commissions
ers in regard to bridges to be built or re-
constructed across the Mouse river.
On motion the board adjourned until 2
O'Clock his afternoon.
2P. NJ. February 8. 1913
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
On motion the board considered bids
submitted for county bridge lumber and
piling. Bids were submitted by the I'M
perial Elevator company. Piper-Howe
Lumber Company and BOvey-Shute Lum-
Der Company.
On motion the Imperial Elevator Com
pany's bid was accepted. h terms Of
this bid are as follows:
2x4 and 2x6 by IS feet 500 per NJ.
2x4 and Exc by 16 feet $500 per NJ.
3xl2 and 2x12 by IS feet. 5000 per M.
3x12 and 2xl2 by Is feet. $3l. OOper NJ.
SKIS and sx1O by Is feet, 5000 per NJ.
10 inch piling IL and 20 feet long. "A
cents per lineal foot.
o. motion a safe cabinet for the Office Of
the county superintendent of schools was
ordered purchased from alike Bros. 4
Hardy according to plans and cost sub
mitted to the board.
On motion the county auditor was author
lied to transfer the sum of S2A.3l from the
Mouse River Drain Fund to the County
General fund for the reason said levy was
made against the county i'm the year 1911
for benefits assessed against the county
after which time all assessments against
Bottineau county as assessed by the Drain
board as benefits to said drain was paid in
to said Mouse River Drain fund prior to the
sale of Mouse River Drain bonds.
Attorney Morton of Lansford appeared
before the board and asked that a sum of
money be set aside and paid out as a
gopher bounty in Bottineau county After
due consideration the following resolution
in regard to elimination of gOphers was
unanimously passed.:
Whereas. the State Legislature hav-
ing passed a law empowering town.
ships to provide means of exter-
minating gOphers within the state.
and,
Whereas. the gophers in Bottineau
county are a menace to h farming
interests and are causing
damage every year to the ops.
Now Therefore. All township offic-
ers are recommended to use their
efforts toward providing means un-
der the new law for the extermina-
ton of gophers, and the BetterFarm-
ing Experts of the county are re-
Quested to cooperate in the work by
calling it to the attention of the re.
sidents of the county at every op-
portunity.
Further, All the newspapers of the
county are requested to print these
resolutions and use their Olumns
in promoting sentiment in favor of
gopher determination.
On motion the county auditor was
authorized to draw a salary warrant for a
field deputy appointed by the county
superintendent of schools pursuant to law.
Road petition presented to the board for
opening q highway on section line be.
tween sections Is and 16, township 163
range "A, was referred to Commissions
Glomseth to report on said proposed high.
way.
The report of the county Judge showing
that the witness and sheriff fees in the
matter of the insanity of Fredericka Brand
was paid by Johan Brand. ST.. was accept
ed by the board and ordered placed on file.
The report of Sheriff Sandstrom OF mile
age and livery for the month of January,
1913 was approved.
On motion the county auditor wat order
ed to cancel the 1912 taxes on a building
located on Lots Except the east 100 feet
block Is, Taylor's subdivision of Coles
First addition to Omemee. for the reason
said building was moved to lot z, block IL
Coles Third addition to Omemee and was
assessed on said lot.
On motion the board adjourned until {
a. m. February 26, 1913.
"a. NJ. February "a, 1919.
The board met pursuant to adjournment
All members present.
The following bills were audited and al
lowed:
Myrtle J. Lindhere, to services as
district court stenographer...$ q o.
Register of deeds. recording
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