The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-05-11
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the. Board Of County Com
miSsIOners.

Sh%erbrOoke, N. D., May 1, 1915
The Board of County Commission
ers met in adjourned session at IL
o'clock A. NJ. Present, Chairman
Williams, Commissioners johnson,
Hovick, and Verwest.
Minutes of the meeting of April
Sth, 1916 read and approved.
The Bond furnished by e. M. Slit
eel & Son of New Rockford, N. d.,
in the amount of $4,000, covering
contract for road work, having been
approved as to form by the States At
torney was on motion approved as to
amount and sufliciency of surety.
Board adjourned till 1 O'Clock
p. NJ.
Afternoon Session
The Board reconvened at / o'clock
p. NJ, same members present.
Petition by Township Boards of
Colgate and E%dendale for $40O., as
part appropriation for grading coulee
on north side Section /, Colgate
Township, granted.
Petition for S it. metal culvert "a
feet long between Sections 13 and
"a. Broadlawn Township, granted.
At 1880 o'clock p. Nj. bids for
furnishing 22 tons nut hard coal
for Court House, we're opened.
There being only one bid SUBMIT
ed, being that of Pickert Grain 4
Lumber Co., and was as follows:
Coal to be t. 0. b. Pickert, N. d.,
$1O.25 per ton.
On motion said bid was accepted.
The sealed bid filed by James
Smith offering to haul said supply of
coal from Pickert, N. d., and deliv-
ering in basement under court house
for $3.50 per ton was on motion ac-
cepted.
At 2 O'Clock p. M. sealed bids for
furnishing County with one II foot
blade push grader, were now opened,
bids being submitted as follows:
The Austin Western Road Machin-
cry Co., $4,000.
Chamberlain Road Machine Co.,
$619.OO.
Russell Grader Mfg. Co., 10000.
j. ID. Adams & Co., $4,000
A representative of each company
was given time to explain his w
grader and to answer questions con-
corning same.
Motion made by Mr.. Hovick sec
onded by Mr.. Johnson that bid of
j. D. Adams & Co., be accepted, on
call of the roll all members voted
aye, motion carried.
The Board adjourned till 8 O'Clock
A. M. Tuesday May End, 1916.
G. j. MUSTAD,
County Auditor.
May end, 1916
The Board reconvened at 10
O'Clock A. NJ, same members pre-
sent.
A. e. Nelson, county agent appear
ed before the Board and explained his
work and methods in such capacity.
The bill of Globe-GaZette Printing
Co. for $151.55 for 1916 assessment
supplies was on motion allowed at
$4,000.
On motion the Board adjourned
to inspect grades in Easton and Car
penter.
G. j. MUSTAD,
County Auditor.
May Bird, 1916
The Board of County Commissions
ers met at 9 O'Clock A. NJ, present
Chairman Williams, Commissioners
Johnson, Hovick and Verwest.
The resignation of S. O. Droncn,
County Commissioner from the Sec
ond district, was on motion accepted.
In compliance with Section 697
G. l.. 1913, the members of the Board
in conjunction with the County Judge
and Auditor proceeded to select a
successor to Mr.. Dronen; the vote
was taken by ballot as follows:
First Ballot: Geo. d. Slingsby 9,
Paul Simonson 3.
Second Ballot: Geo. ID. Slingsbv 3,
Paul Simonson 3.
Vote being a tie the County Treas
urer was called to participate accord
ing to law.
Third Ballot: Geo. ID. Slingsby 3,
Paul SimOnson 3, Martin Klostcr l,
Fourth Ballot: Geo. d. Slingsby 2
Paul Simonson 9, Martin Kloster 3.
Fifth Ballot: Martin Kloster 6,
Paul Simonson i.
On motion Martin Kloster was
elected by unanimous vote.
On motion the Board went to in
spect places for bridges as asked for
In petitions, returning at 6 O'Clock
P. NJ.
Board adjourned till . O'Clock
Thursday May 9TH, 1916.
G. j. MUSTAD,
. County Auditor.
May 4th, 1916
The Board convened at 9 o'clock
A. NJ, present Chairman Williams,
commissioners Johnson, Hovick and
VerWest.
On motion it was ordered that
abutment on bridge between sec
t1ons - and "a Easton be repaired.
Petitions considered,
Pet1tion for cement abutments at
bridge between sections II and Is
Easton, referred to Commissioners