Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24

Jerry Kelland having qualified was
duly installed as county treasurer of
Cavalier county. Robert Work retiring.
Upon motion board adjourned to
Tuesd ~. Mays' 1917
Board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment.
All members present.
An application for abatement Of 1916
taxes; on part Of sWA of sec ncr l4116i a19
upon motion was allowed for $4.S7 for
the reason that said tax was included
in another description.
An application for abatement of 1916
taxes on personal property was pre-
scented by %. r.. Schutt and upon mo-
ton vas allowed for $9.47 for the rea5
son that said taxes Were already paid
in Iowa before said e. r. Schutt moved
to Cavalier county.
The Bank of MoMbray in the penal sum
OF $4,000 with L. /: Donovan, Robert
Work, J: ID. Milne, and Nj. l.. Sullivan
as sureties and upon, motion was APP
proved and ordered filed.
~ sdepository bond was presented by
The Bank of Mowbray in the penal sum
Work. j. D. Milne and NJ. /. Sullivan as
suretics, and upon motion was approx
ed and ordered filed.
Upon motion the board Adjourned to
Foard convened p~tlsuant to adjourn
| i1tlil.
Ali members preseut.
Pursuant to calls for bids for
f f.. ms 515i an m eiieyatj thss g :,71hn an and b G2s
were opened and read:
Hussell Grader 1ifS. Co, Russell
eleNatin@ grader.
"a. tenecAe, Austin, Western Ele-
Emerson-Grantingham Imp. Co,
Reeves A0-65 tractor.
minneapolis Steel and Machinery Co,
If'ENill fjtN In-fI IJ.gE ~ fNN-io i'jt,- o.
10 tractor.
one T. pjevrc, Rumley Oil Pull 1890,
seG GaTal h3"9 cd 5u2fsor i~.aplencnt CO.. In
ternatipnal 5000 Magul, International
900 ALogul, second ti.e4d. lM%tetnation-
al 25,t5 3iosuI. second hand.
Iiubcr Mfg. Co., Huber 5000 tractor.
-Adyance Rumley Thresher CO., OIL
pull 5000 tractor.
M%eI-auehlin 4 ]stGanger: 5dart-n oarG
tractor new, Hart-Palr 1885 tractor
new.
Huffman Taylor Mchy. Co, Aultman
Upon motion made and carried the
board decided to buy one Austin West
crn New Era Road Grader, and a con
tract was entered into with Il. Miene-
Ike, their local agent, to deliver said
grader at once.
Upon motion the board adjourned to
Wednesday morning.
Wednesday. May 8. 1917.
$500 A.. M.
Board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment.
All members present.
The board proceeded to discuss the
several bids for engines, and to hear
the merits of said engines as given by
their agents.
Upon motion the board adjourned to
900 p. IN.
goo =. NJ.
Roar convened pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Ali members present.
The board proceeded to discuss
Upon motion made and carried the
board decided to buy an Aultman Tay-
a l9r 2ed5o in engin @,it and s a eontr coa,n was
through their agent to furnish an en-
CINE at once.
The auditor was instructed to buy a
steel oil tank on truck as per bid Of
fered by Aultman Taylor Mchy. Co,
said tan to be loaded with the engine
Upon motion the board adjourned to
Thursday morning.
rhursda :S. May 10, 1917.
Board convened pursuant to adjourn
All members present.
The following resolutions were ap-
proved.
automobile license money passed by
the last legislature, provides that upon
, valuation for road purposes, the county
c1mmissionSrs shall credit such town
, coed $500 per mile, to be used in drag.
> ging the roads of said township, and
not more than $4,000 in all, and
ty has made application 7here.or,
\ Now, therefore, be it resolg,d that
: each township levying at least five
I %it1s' the for su roa Of $so rB9s out Of ne t6 sge a1to:
mobile fund to be used in dragging the
> roads in aid township, and the auditor
tow to 5fna f %ars s5o'oo to to each pe used gt S? 9a5
q dragging the main graded roads in sale
' township.
0 The following resolution was in
= troduced and passed by the unanimous
vote of the board:
Whereas. the last legislature passed
Ia law with an emergency clause de
claring all Barbary bushes and Barbar.
hedges except the species and variet!
! known as Japenese Barbary (Berberiei
u count of the fact that the said Barbar.
bushes aid in the development of rust
and providing, for the eradicatio,
' board of county commissioners of ever.
county to order and cause the eradica
s ton Of all such rust producing Bar
. Now. therefore, be it hereby ordere
' that an Barbary. bushes and hedges
& eACeplluS liz Sdlu variety hlOtu d
Q Japanese Barbary, within the county 0
g Cavalier. to be destroyed and entirel
y eradicated forthwith, and every owne
Il or person having said Barbary bushe
. or hedges growing on his land is here
by notified to Immediately destroy an
y eradicate the same.
II The following bills were audited al
- allowed:
~ Fremont Township, road works $3.50
Agricultural Extension De-
partment North Dakota
Agricultural college, salar
II les and expenses for April. 179.t
= a. O. Void, board of county
IN poor ...-.-.- G!.(
Il. A. Thompson. sheriff, SER
vices and mileage for April,
insanity case, state VS..
II A. H. Runge. state fire marshall, pr
tn scented his report of the oliver Chap
* fire case and the following fees WEI
" audited and allowed:
Alex. LaLiberty, witness fees
9e and mileage g.
81 John Roy, witness fees and