The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-06-18
County Commissioners
Official PROCEEDINGS
Washburn, N. D.. Nav II. 1915,

Washburn, N. D., May II, 1915.
Board Of County Commissioners
met at 4 p. NJ. pursuant to adjourn
ment; members pr sent, Chairman
BergQuist, Commissioners Martin and
| Wing.
On motion Auditor was instructed
to advertise for bids for grading as
follows: Between Sections II & 90
and 10 & 10 Township 144-81; be-
tween Section 10 Township 1A-81
and Section "a Township 1882;
across Section 80 Township 144S1;
between Sections Is & 36 Township
1861; between Sections 2 Township
144-84 and Section 80 Township 145-
80 and between Sections 81 & 80
Township 1853; between. Sections
8 & 10 Township 1884 between
Section rs Township 149-84 and Sec
ton 30 Township 1888; between
Sections rs & Sc Township 1882;
between Section 2 Township 1854
and Section 81 Township 1889; be-
tween Sections 20 & 80 Township
| 1860.
On m2tion Auditor was instructed
to advertise for bids fer bridges as
follows: One concrete bridge across
Turtle Creek between Sectors II E.
20 Township 144-S1; one concrete
bridge across couaee on cid stage,
rosd in Section 80 Township 1881;
one concrete bridge across coulee in
Section p Township 1881; one
concrete bridge across coulee on Sec
ton line between Sections 9 & 10
Township 1881; one concrete or
steel bridge cross creek between
Section 5 Township 1853 and Sec
tiontion 80 Township 1868; one con
crete bridge across Turtle Creek be-
tween Sections 20 & 80 Township
1850. -
On molten Auditor was instructed
to advertise for bids for re-shingaing
roof of jail building.
On motion bill of ]. A. Perley for
$50 services as County Surveyor was
allowed and ordered paid.
J On motion Board adjourned urts:a
8 a. M, May 1Sth.
May 18th, 1915.
Board met at 8 a. M, pursuant to
= a1journmer t, all members present.
On motion the following resolution
Was adopted. as ~
Where's 1t has been proved to the
Beard CT County Commissioners of
Mclean County; North Dakota, upon
affidavit of P. A. Hill, M. E. Ncs-
burg and w. H. Young, and upon. APP
reication on and petition of Frank
w. MaGray and fifty three others of
the vicinity Of and in Garrison North
Dakota that Hammack and Telenga
who Ire now operating a ferry arc
rcss the Missouri river at that pcr.
ton of the river known, as, the
big Bend" have failed to keep the
same in operation for a. period of
more than thirty days:
Now, Therefore, upon. said proof
the Board of County Commissioners
do hereby declare that the said
HIammack and Telenga have fore
feited their franshise to operate a
ferry acrcss the Missouri river at
the big Bend" which said fran
chise was granted to the said Ham
mack and Telenga by the Board of
County Commissioners of Mclean
county, North Dakota on, the 18th
day of July, 1913. ~
On motion M. E. Fosbourg was
granted a.. franchise. to operate a
ferry acrcss the Missouri river at
the big Bend" for a term of five
years.
Petition of A. E. johnson and 9TH
ers fcr improvement to be made in
road cr township line south Of Sec.
ton 80 Township :4o-82 was received
and ordered filed
On motion the following resolution
was adopted: z:
Whereas, numerous complaints
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County Commissioners, that the pub
lie highways Of this County have In
= good many instances been fenced
ard ployedSup5and otherwise made
fulpaSAbae; ag
Therefore, be It resolved, that the
etates Attorney Of this county, be
hereby instructed to prosecute any
peeenn u peEsons who have thereto
fore q shall hereafter fence. plow
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