Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-27
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, JAN
lIAoN OK 1016

1UINSNo. VI uTt6 oO@EV0 W
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, JAN
UARY rs, 1916 -
The board met in regular session.
Present: Commissioners, : Battey,
Bertsch, Hinckley, Patterson, Presi-
dent Lucas.
Minutes of preceding meetings
read and approved.
The report of Commissioner Battey
on the receipts and disbursements on
account Of the Auditorium was read.
adopted and filed. '<',' '" "~ r";"f
A petition for reduction in charges
for, public weighing was read and re-
ferred to the city attorney.
Special assessments for sewers
aid street grading and curbing were
referred to Commissioners ,Bertscii
and Hinckley, respectively. III
Eids for construction of a .culveri
across Broadway from Washington
avenue to West Park street were
opened, as follows: r..
Grambs & Peet company, 24.inch
sewer pipe in place, $3.50 per lineal
foot. ~
NJ. p: Moore, 24.iach sewer pipe ii,
place, $2.15 per lienal foot.
It was moved by Commissioner
Patterson. and seconded by Commits
sioner Hinckley that action be. defer.
red on the bids and no further i'm
provements undertaken until the
Taxpayers Committee" make their
report on investigations undertaken,
except in case Of emergency The
motion was adopted, all voting aye
on roll call. G" =, E
The bids we're referred to Commits.
sioner Bertsch and the auditor direct.
ed to return to Mr.. Moore his certi.
fled check for $500, with the privilege
Of substituting therefor m for s per
cent Of the amount of bid. The check
and bond Of Grambs & Peet company
were directed to be returned.
The matter of insurance of TIE
Auditorium was discussed at length
and went over for one week, pending
further Investigations as to rates. +
The proposed gas franchise to F.
E.. Ployhar was discussed and the
CITY engineer and commits sionnrs who
visited the Valley City plant directed
to report at the next meeting. sPresi.
uCuC l|uCdS was dPpO1ulCu q OllAAA
tee of c1e to Interview Mr.. Ployhar
concerning the material to be used in
the installation of the plant and style
of same.
Il. Captain 7. P. Eaker, through Com
missioner Battey, asked to he heard
on the gas franchise matter.
The auditor was directed to pre-,
sent a claim to the Hughes Electric
company for the sum of $221.S6, tina
being the amount expended by the
city for extra work around the steam
pipes of the company where the same
interfered with the laying Of the
storm water sewer along Main street
and other streets, and was further
directed to deduct that amount from
the next payment made to the com
pany.
The following claims were allowed
and labor bills directed t. be paid:
Second estimate for work on storr"
water sewer to M. P. Moore. $1.769.
~: Mrs. Jager, s1S IS: Carl Jens,
$28: G. Krucky. $6.25: Mike Wildes
s1S.25: J.. X. Alsburv. $24: Hugh Fo~
tune. SO: l., f. Smith. $11.25: Wacil
lCl LII. IL. oo..' "lU. IN VSUICi
Snpply Co.. $1.7749S; M P. Moore,
sS4.64; T. z. Atkinson. $40: L. f.
Smith 81. sips; North Oak. Ind. Tel.
Co.. $12.15: N. j.. Shields, s13:a 80
Sips: Hoskins Stationery Co., $500:
~. Dawson g. Son, $0.75; Mrs. Gather.
inc Boyle. $500; R. n. Treacv. s25:
Mrs: Avery. IS: G. A. Burton. 1872: r.
r. Smyth. $3.50: Walper & Woodruff,
sa05: ,Ris~narck Hospital. s19.93'
Mrs. c.. Robidou. s27: st. Marv's
School, s13; State tuberculosis SAM.
tarium, S65, $3.50. ~ ,It, ~ ,
Permission was granted to Charles
KuDitz to excavate under the side
walk on Broadway. subject ITO the
city ordinances and under the, direc.
ton of the city engineer.
Attest:
R. H. TEIlsTLETHWA1TN.
S.- City Auditor,