The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-03-13
Official Proceedings
o. The Beard Of County Commissioner
Of Bettineau CeuRty, North
Dakota

ASoehNA HIsSs W.
Members present, Chairman Larson. Com
missioncrs Glomseth, Sidcner and Nelson.
This being a legal holiday. on motion
board adjourned until . -. ri.
Tuesday. February "A. 1914.
Board in session. Members present
Chairman Larson, Commissioners Glon-
seth. Sidenrr and Nelson.
Minutes of thr previous meeting were
read and on motion were approved as
read.
Attorney 81. Bowen. Aldermen Edward
Chretien and Knox Ferguson of Bottineau
city and A. Bcrgeron, chairman of the
board of supervisors of Lordsburg town
ship appeared before the board and dis
c,lsscd the matter of relief for county
poor,
Balance OF day consumed by board in
vestigating various petitions for the abatc-
mcnt of taxes. etc.
On motion board adjourned until q am.
Wednesday February %. 1914.
Board i'm session. Members present
Chairman Larson. Commissioners Glon-
seth, Sidenrr and Nelson.
Petition received from J. :. Iundlcy.
asking for the abatement of taxes assess
ed against ] II. Hundlcy on a thrcshing
outfit and other personal property for the
year 1909 in Rcnviilc township, $3.50 total
tax collected by the sheriff from ]. 5,
Iiundlcy. said J. S. Hundiey having Dur-
chased tiic thrcshing machine only. On
motion S?G.G3 proportion of tax covering
the other personal property was ordered
refunded.
Lars SiScrtSon. appraiser appointed tor
one horse taken up by Peter Olson, sub
niittcd his report which Vas on motion
approved by the board.
Justice John M~cCaugIna'a report for he
quarter ending July st. 1911, witness fees
and mileage s, Lewis, should have read
Robert Lewis. warrant No. 1888 was issued
to S. Lewis and cashcd by Mrs. s. Lewis.
On motion made and carried the auditor
was instructed to issue "A warrant in favor
of Robert Lewis for 81 90.
Petition presented by the kiCii- DlrnStcad
Land in behalf of John Due. of
fering the sum of one hundred dollars for
a complete release of Judgment. State of
North Dakota versus w. 6. Davidson. G.
kOhler and John Due defendants. said
Judgment entered February %. 1911. in so
far al it's effects said John Due. On mo-
ton made and carried petition was ac-
cepted and granted.
The assessor for township 1884 range "a
first commissioner district being a resid-
ent of township 16s range "A recently or
ganized as Cordelia township. X. &. 1906,
section 1916. on motion made and carried
G. J. Lindberg. was appointed assessor for
township 1884 range a.
Chapter ~ laws of 1919. on motion made
and carried August Wenstad, was appoint
ed district road overseer for township 1854
range a.
On motion made and carried Warren O.
Kent. was appointed foreman of bridge
work west of the Mouse river. and Charles
F. Stretch wat appointed bridge foreman
in charge of all bridge work east of the
Mouse river.
.Sheriff's report of Civil cases for the
month of January. 1919. was received and
approved as blows: Fees collected S2o8.tO
This amount has been turned into the
treasury. receipt No. leo exhibited.
On motion board adjourned until . q. IN.
Thursday February a6, 1914.
Board In session. Members present:
Chairman Larson. Commissioners Glom.
Sidener and Nelson.
Report of audit committee IN auditor
and t~reasurers Offices for the quarter end.
Ing December 81. 1913. received and ap.
proved as follows:
Balance on hand October 1. 1918. s. III. $50 sc
Collections for the auarter............ l4o.os9 90
sls.4 N 81
Disbursements for the quarter. l28. 70o 81
Bank deposits subject to check. 100. l76 u
Time certificates. county sinking
fund. ..... 5000 o.
Time certificates. drainage funds 5000 o.
Warrants and cash on hand. go. 1881 50
Tolal...... sl2.Als 81
IL Glomseth
The assessment entered against J. W.
6cheer for machinery in the city of Botti
neau was ordered cancelled. account this
property having been assessed against
Mcintosh e. Cathro.
On motion made and carried the auditor
was instructed to advertise for bids for the
county sinking and drainage funds as
follows: $3.50 q for one year and S6.o0of fol
nine months or until December lst. 1914.
The following bills were audited and on
motion allowed:
H. IS. Layne. postage. express.
telephone. etc. January and
% 81
The Standard. Westhope. publish
ing commissioners proceedings
etc".""""....-.-...-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" % Oh
The Bottineau Courant. publish.
ing commissioners proceedings
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The Journal Printing Co. Lans-
ford. publishing commissioner
proceedings. etc.. .......~ - II
Rottineau County News. printing
November 10 to February IL. 1914. 172 q
]. G. Murdoch. work ON court
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". A. Nero. Transcript for states
u u
4. p. Sandstrom. boarding pria0u.
erp January Z TO February q.
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L. F. Sandstrom, stamps, tele-
phone and express. January "A
to February u 8
". b. Adams. expense January
n to February II. 19l4................ 8 G
Better Farming assn. balance
December. ten per cent advance
for January and February... $50 q
L. Hilpert. supplies for wards of