The Dickinson press., 1913-06-07
Billings County Board

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Board of county commissioners OF
Billings county, convened pursuant to
adjournment on April 18th; present
W. B. Hanson, E. D. Peck and Austin
Mead, commissioners.
Board opened and read bids that had
been received for remodelling court
house, as per advertisement as follows
E. E.. Solzman. So, $50; 1. A. Nelson.
So, 1853 Geo. Heaton Lumber Co., 49,.
357 and ]. T. Svaren. So, 200.
On motion duly made and carried the
bid of j. T. Svaren was accepted and
made contractor to furnish surety bond
in the sum equal to amount of contract
price.
The following bills were audited and
allowed and the auditor was instructed
to issue warrants in payment of same
Einar Sholl, repairing county bridge in
twp. 1856, rye. SO $34. AS. Einar Sholl,
construction of bridge No. & as pei
contract $655. 200, August Resell. award
of damage done land IN account of lay
ing out of public highway $40. Sc
On motion duly made and carried the
states attorney was authorized and in
structed to bring suit against the Bow
man Milling Company of Bowman. ac-
count of said company having pur-
chased grain of Mrs. l.. H. Mccoy on
which the county had a seed lien.
John Tester was formally appointed
county treasurer. His bond was fixed
at $40, 600.
On motion duly made and carried
the resolution authorizing the payment
of county wolf bounty was and is here
by recinded.
The following bills were audited and
allowed and the auditor was instructed
to issue warrants in payment of same
Bismarck Tribune Co. bill for ST, 149..
A for Office supplies furnished county
during the years of 1907, 1908. 1909,
1910 vas allowed at $44, 729.
The following bills were allowed and
the auditor was instructed to issue
warrants in payment of same:
J. H. Cramer, Office supplies and
printing S73.4e, Slope County News,
printing SOS. 10, M. L.. Ayers. printing
$5.32, G. W. Clemens, office supplies
and printing $50. 60. Marie Alderman,
supt. of schools $140. English g. Boyum,
posts for court house fence So, state
treasurer, expense on account of exam
inaticn of the different county Offices
500, H. C. France, labor on county
roads SAT. so, H. G. Kinmark, wood,
coal, water and carriage $50. IS, Amer
lean Surety Co., premium on bond of
treasurer $145, The Northern Trust Co.,
premium Of bond of treasurer $145, A.
A. Ruff, juror in district court SIS. 80,
c. E. Everett, expense on trip to Mar
marth on county business $50. 80, The
Globe Cassets Printing Co.. Office sup
plies $7.8 SO. Oscar Wood labor on county
roads $40. IS. county treasurer: stamps,
freight and express for all Offices
$117.6 81, Bismarck Tribune Co., bill of
$43 for Office supplies allowed at $33,
Hammond Stephans Co., office supplies
Sc. rs, H. P. Burt ~stenographer in Jus
tice Heath's court for $50 allowed at
SIS, Mrs. Henry Will, board of prison.
ers Sal. 10, Thor G. Plorsson, services
surveying $34. Beach Drug Co., drugs
furnished county poor $13. Is. Mrs.
Fannie Mason meals of county poof
ST. so allowed Beach Drug Co. which
should have been charged to her per-
sonally 81, Walker Bros. & Hardy bill
for $124. II for Office supplies furnish
ed county al $54.17 on account of sup
plies not having been properly ordered
and mol needed, Ed. Harkins juror in
district court 81. 80. N. d. Farming
Co., award of damages done land on
account of the laying out of a public
highway $191.14, E. D. AIler, award
of damages done land on account
the laying out of a public highway
$87. SO, Thos. V. Porter, sheriff ex-
pense and mileage of self and deputies
$114.8O j. o. Gray, mdse. furnished
county Sc. 80. C. Peterson bill for mdse.
furnished county for $3.50 S allowed at
S64. SIS, Overstad g. Hoverson road
machinery.
On motion duly made and carried
county aid to Mike %Tkanchanke was or.
dered discontinued.
On motion duly made and carried the
bill of Amelia Swanson for hospital
care for Pearl Smith in the sum of
SIS. rs was disallowed, and the board
did not consider MIR. Smith a county
charge:
In the matter of the bill of VIM.
Blake. state humane officer, the board
directed the county auditor to return
his bill and have him have the District
Judge o. X. same in accordance with
chapter 1T laws of 1911.
The auditor was instructed to ship
Thos. Flynn "A scrapers and n pillow
at Belfeld to be used in road district
No. Is.
On motion duly made and carried
John kulena vas appointed road over
seers for road district No. II m &C.