The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-06-14
= 9 o'clock a m, May 9, 1917.

o'clock m, May 8, 1917.
County board in session. Present:
Chairman Wirch and Commissioners
Nelson, Skoglund, Walton and Scott.
On motion checking of officials was
continued.
On motion petition of p. H. Bjorn-
stad for a refund Of probate fees in
the matter. of he Estate of Rudolph
Nunnemacker was referred to the
states attorney.
On motion petition for refund of
probate fees in the matter of the Es-
tate of L. r. Hatfield and the guar
dianship of the minor heirs by Frank
Koob, guardian, was referred to the
states attorney.
On motion bond of Mark johnson
as county treasurer for ,$75.000 ap-
proved as to form and sufficiency by
the states attorney was accepted. All
members voting yes.
| On motion petition of I the Great
Northern Railway Co. for a refund of
taxes paid pickey county for the years
1915 and 1916 on account of the Ele-
vator Terminal Tax amounting to
$91.6S be rejected as per instructions
from the states attorney.
| On motion, which carried, board ad-
journed to meet with the LaMoure
county board of commissioners at the
bridge which crosses the James river
located on the county line between
section 33-133-60 and section 4-132-60
/ To oM k1y
board in an investigation of said
bridge with the view of accepting or
rejecting the, same and paying the bal
ance due on the contract. It was also
agreed to visit, the Tuttle bridge
crossing the Maple river.
| 5 o'clock p. M, May 8, 1917.
Joint session of the boards of county
commissioners of LaMoure and Dickey
counties. Present: Chairman Wirch
and Commissioners Scott, Walton,
i Nelson and Skoglund of Dickey county
| and Chairman Feltis and Commission
ers Sand, Kramer, Steen and Paulson
of LaMoure county, Chairman Feltis
presiding.
| On motion, made by Commissioner
Scott of Dickey county and seconded
by Commissioner Paulson of LaMoure
county, the bridge located on the
county line between section 33-133-60
in LaMoure county and section 4-132-
60 in Dickey county be accepted.
Which motion carried, all members
voting aye. On motion which carried,
board adjourned.
May 10. 1917.
County board in session. Present:
Chairman Wirch and Commissioners
Skoglund, Nelson, Walton and Scott
Having returned from their inspection
! trip to the James river and the Tuttle
bridges, on motion of Commissioners
Nelson, seconded by Commissioner
Walton, the bridge known as the Tut
tie bridge across the Maple river be,
tween sections 2 and 3-13O-62 be ac-
cepted and the auditor instructed to
issue warrants to the Great Northern
Bridge Co. for the balance due them
on their contracts for the construction
of these bridges. The following war
rants were issued:
Great Northern Bridge, Co., bal
ance due on contract for build
ing bridge and furnishing ma
terial for bridge across the
James river between Dickey
and LaMoure counties .......$625.OO 90
Great Northern Bridge Co., bal
ance due on contract for build
ing bridge known as the Tut
tie bridge across the Maple
river and furnishing material 45O.OO
| A petition from a number of tax
payers and freeholders from Wright
and James River Valley townships for
the construction Of bridge across
Cottonwood creek on the county line
between section of Wright township
in Dickey county and section 80 of
Ryan township in LaMoure county was
presented and on notion favcrably
considered. Commissioner Nelson was
instructed as committee to confer
with the LaMoure county commission
ers as to the construction of said
bridge and the necessary action by the
commissioners of both counties in ad-
vertising for bids, etc.
| On motion the following bills were
allowed. :
State Treasurer, payment due
State tuberculosis Sanator-
ium for care and keep of Irene
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