The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-22

UullO dCCOfullk 10 Cne regular
plans and specifications adopted
by the board of county commits
SiOnerS.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN G. POLFUSS.
C. H. EBEL.
Committee.
Moved by Polfuss. seconded by
Carlson. that the reports be &C.
cepted and that the three men,
toned bridges be built at once as
provided for emergency cases.
Motion carried.
The following proposal was
submitted and read:
To the Honorable Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners. Wahpeton.
GENTLEMEN:
We hereby PROPOSE to furnish
all material. build and complete
in good substantial and workman
like manner the prosposed brid-
ges in the County of Richland.
State of N. d.. according to plans
and specifications on file. to-wit:
80 foot bridge by 10 feet on
steel piles. between sections %
and q o. e. l. township 1872. range 49,.
SO foot bridge by 10 feet on
tubes and 3 approaches on steel
piles. between sections 20 and 80.
township 13i. range 40. S2665. 90.
40 foot bridge by 10 feet with
steel wing piles. between sections
50 and "a. township 132. range 81,
100000.
If the three bridges are built at
once will give a discount of
S238.OO. Oct. 9th. 1914.
GREAT NORTHERN BRIDGE CO..
By C. CHASER. A"t.
Commissioner Polfuss submit
ted the following resolution and
moved it's adoption. which motion
was seconded by Commissioner
Carlsn:
Whereas. an emergency exist in
this. that the three steel bridges.
which this board has decided to
build are to replace old bridges
that are in a dangerous condition
and unsafe for traffic. and should
be built at once: and
Whereas the Great Northern
Bridge Co.. of Minneapolis. Mimi.
has submitted proposal to this
board to construct the said three
steel bridges at a lower price than
was bid on steel bridges at the
last bridge letting in this county:
now therefore
Be 1t Resolved. that the propos-
al of the Great Northern Bridge
Co.. be accepted and the contract
for the construction of the said
three steel bridges be awarded to
the said Great Northern Bridge
Co.. on its bid of S55O8.00: and
that Chairman SletmOe be authO-
rized to sign the contract with
said company. Motion to adopt the
resolution was carried as follows
Sletmoe. yes: Carlson. yes: Pol
fuss. yes: Ebel. yes: Robinson,
yes.
The resignation of J. w. Strege
as Drainage Commissioner was
submitted. read and on motion ac-
cepted.
On motion the board authorized
the acceptance of the original
amount of the delinquent taxes
assessed against Lots 5 and 6,
Block "A". Fargo addition to
Wahpeton. as per recommends
ton Of the City Council of Wah-
peton: and the auditor was au-
thorized to issue a tax deed of said
lots to j. M. Clifford upon the
payment of the original taxes due
and outstanding against same.
On motion board adjourned un-
til Wednesday. Oct. Z. 1914. 9
Wodnasdav Oct r 1914 O o.
clock A. M. S.
Members present: Carlson. Pol
fuss, Ebel and Robinson.
On motion Commissioner w. j.
Robinson was appointed Chair
man pro tenn.
On motion the following school
and road poll taxes for 1913 were
ordered abated:
School poll assessed against
Karl Mellem in Antelope township
on the ground of double assess
ment: school poll assessed again
st August Beling in Village of
Great Bend on the ground that
said person is dead: school poll
assessed against U. v. Robbins in
the person is not q resident:
oOuOOl dAu 1O0N OOAl VS1ACo@
sed against "A. A. Forman in Wah-
peton. on the ground that the said
person is not of age: road poll
assessed aRa'-st I. G. Toney in
Wahpeton. on the ground that the
said person is a member Of Com
pany I: Road and school poll as
sessed against d. McCarty in
Wahpeton. ON the ground that
the said person is not of
age: school poll assessed
against Philip Laux in Wahpeton.
ment: road and school polls as
sessed against Alfred Anderson IN
Wahpeton. on the. ground that the
said person is not q resident:
school poll assessed AGAINST j.
Rettis in Wahpeton. on the