The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-30
Official Proceedings
% The eestd OF County Co mIsslonevs
OF Botiineau County, North
Dakota

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Pursuant to law. board met in regular
session. NJ, nlers present. Chairman Mel
SON.. Co missioncrs Glomseth. Sidener
and Lars or
+. w. Cathro. X. II. Ninkcl of Bottincau,
P.J. Nermoe and f. II. Noen of Tacoma
township. appeared ! fore the board a. Il
by residents of StCne creek and Tacoma
tow nships. and villages of Kramer and
Russell. ash ing for a wagon bridge across
the Mouse river on the section line be-
tween sections eighteen and nineteen
Stone Creek township.
Petition received and board as a whole
appointed as a committee to view site and
report.
Minutes of the adjourned meeting of
Move mber 10th, 1919. also special session of
DeCt mler 8. 1913, were read and on motion
were approved as read.
On motion board adjourned until 8 a. m.
Tuesday January 8. 1914.
Board in session. Members present.
Chairman Nelson. Con n,issioners Glom-
seth, Sidencr and Larson.
Bridge committee from Tacoma town
ship appeared before the board AMI dis
cusstd rIcrosed construction of new
Mouse rive r bridge.
T. {. Michael. appeared before the board
and presented a receipt signed by Deputy
Sheriff for $l3.G for personal property taxes
for the year 1tO6. this amount being shown
on tax list and sherif1's records as unpaid.
Notion made and carried that the treasur-
or be instructed to credit this amount on
tax list and sheriffs records for 1906.
Affidavit and petition presented by
George Perrin asking for abatement of
taxes on lots II and ~ block 9. Coles first
addition village of Omemee. said lots
enormously assessed at a valuation of
$780, for the year 1907. NJ improvements
on these lots: assessed valuation year 1907.
&224.OO; year 9Os. s2lO.W.
On motion made and carried. petition &C.
cepted and granted. and the county trea-
surer instruct. d to accept 1852 with inter
est and penalty in settlement of the 1907
taxes.
Affidavit and petition presented by Mrs.
o. }. Hasby. asking for a refund of exces-
sive taxes collected on lot II in block Is.
city Of Antler. for The year 1912, lot was as.
sessed with improvements. valued at
$3.50. buildings on this lot were totally
destroyed ty fire during the month of
July 1911. and no Improvements located on
this lot since that date.
On motion made and carried, petition
accepted and granted and county auditor
Instructed to issue warrant refundinR
amount Of excessive tax collected. Ac-
count enormously assessed.
Report of MCHenry and Bottineau Coun.
ty Drain commissioners and Joint board of
drain commissioners on Mouse River
Drain No. 8. for the year 1913 was received
and ordered placed on file.
Petition asking that the board appropri-
ate $4,000 for road improvements. town.
ship 1853, range "a. the committee appointed
to investigate this matter, recommends
tSsat 5000 be allowed on section tine be-
tween sections % and 20. Report accepted.
Report of work of the Better Farming
association in this county for the year
1919. received and ordered placed on file.
Road petition asking that a new road be
established off section lines through Sec
tons Is and II, township 163. range "a. was
rejected by the board.
On motion board adjourned until 0 a. m.
Wednesday January T.. 1914.
Board in session. Members present:
Chairman Nelson. Commissioners Glom.
seth, Sidener and Larson.
On motion the following bills were au.
dited and allowed:
Ellis NJ. Nelson. estimate number
2(final) account completion rip
rap work. east and west division
grade. Westhope Mouse River
bridge. approved by Ed. White.
engineer. ....... ..... $aOs4 %
Ellis NJ. Nelson. final settlement
account excavation east division
Westhope Mouse River bridge.
per ~ 81
Knute Evenson. hauling bridge
material. ...--.-....- l5 u
Henry Savelkaul. hauling gravel
on roads fifth commissioner
0istric ............. W IL
Richard Bennett. medicine n
supplies, count poor January
NlZ to May l9l3............ .... Is 81
II. ID. COnvis. treasurer. stamps,
post cards. stationery. exchange,
telephone and box rent. October
to January Z. 1913 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1872 e
Onemee Herald. publishing COM
missioner proceedings, October
y to December 2, 1913....... -. "a II
The Bottineau Courant. publish
ing commissioner proceedings
and supplies, October "a to Dec
ember 2, 1917. is II
". A. Nero, transcript of testi-
nony. State Vs. ordO for states
Observation-Disclosures. Is 70
f. F. Sandstrom, boarding prison
ers December 10, 1919, to Janaury
. I. .... ....... 80 60
LP. Sandstrom. stamps and box
rent, December IL, 1919. to Janu-
airy Z. 2 60
". H. Adams, one days attend
ance. meeting board of health. 3 90
Register of deeds. postage for
November and December. 1919.
and filing foreclosure notices.. ~ 10
H. e. Layne. postage. express and
dray, telephone. box rent and
miscellaneous. November 10 to
January 5. lS14...... .............. 43 AZ
H. E. Layne. mileage quarter end
ing January /, 1914 1876 so
II. E. Layne. one days attendance
board of health meeting 3 90
Northern Telephone Company,
telephone rent and tolls. month
of December. 1918. 80. Is 80
r. N. Woodward. electric lights
month of December. 1913...... ... q 50
Souris Messenger. printing for