The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-14
THE OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
Board Of County Commissioners, Bot
tineau County, N. Oak.
Bottrreau, N. Oak, May 3rd, 1917.
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missioners Nichol and Sidener.
The minutes Of the regular meeting
ton made and carried. were approved as
read.
Various raod and bridge petitions
were received and considered.
The matter of the construction Of a
State Highway was taken up. the bal.
ance of the day was consumed by the
Board considering the various petitions
and the proposition presented by the
State Highway Commission.
On motion made and carried it was
decided to postpone action Of the board
as to cooperation with the State High
way Commission. for the construction
of a primary road from Bottineau City
to Rugby until a full board is present.
On motion the Board adjourned until
Friday. May 4th, 1917.
Board in session.
Members present, Chairman Holl,
Commissioners Nichol, Nelson and Sid
ener.
On motion made and carried, various
bills on file with the County Auditor,
were audited, and on motion were al
Moved by Commissioner sidener and
seconded by COMMISSIONS Nelson. that
the Board refuse to accept the resigna-
ton of John H. Trimble as a member
of the Board of Drainage Commissioner
of the county, carried.
l.. j. GlOmseth submitted surety bond
and qualified as County Treasurer for
the term commencing May 7th. 1917,
surety bonds approved as to form by
the States Attorney, and as to the a.
mount and sufficiency Of surety by the
Board as follows:
Nighttime Bdttinea Tr9 Sount COMPANY to s2o. ooo 40
United States Fidelity &
Guaranty Company ......... 80, 900. 90
Surety Bond submitted by the Bank
Of Carbury as a County Depository for
the years 1917 and 1918 approved by
the States Attorney as to form, and by
the Board as to amount and sufficiency
Amount 81, 900. 90
Petitions having been received by the
Board on April 3rd, 1917, asking for he
division of School District known as
Scotia Special School District Number
-; that all territory north of Sections
1884, Range 70, be formed into a School
District to be known as Scotia School
District Number So; and notice of ac-
ton for the formation of the new School
hearing set for two o'clock p. m, this
date May 4th, 1917, before the Board of
County Commissioners and the Superin-
f meetinf of of S the o Boar at of the eou %adjo4 H9%1
missioners at the Court House in the
City Of Bottineau, this date, moved by
Superintendent of Schools Layne and
seconded by Commissioner Nelson, that
the petition asking for the division of
Scotia Special School District Number
% be granted, and that a new district
District Number 50, said Scotia School
District Number So to include all terri
tory north of Sections rs, 26, 81. %, 20
and 80. Township 1884, Range 70. car
ried, all members of the Board of. Coun-
ty Commissioners and Superintendent of
Schools voting AYE.
Ellis M. Nelson appeared before the
Board, the construction Of the grade ap-
ornoohac RI tho nov stool hri1D aornCS
the Mouse river between Eidsvold and
Sergius townships was discussed.
On motion of Commissioners sidener;
seconded by Commissioner NichOl, and
carried. william Dunbar of Lansford
City was appointed a County Justice of
the Peace to fill the vacancy caused by
Patrick Caravan of Westhope elected
Halvor Nicholson and A. P. Dunder-
land. supervisors of Roland township,
and J. A. Thorburn of Rolan township,
mittee. The question Of the construc-
ton of a bridge across the narrows at
Lake Metigoshe was discussed, and on
motion the following resolution was in
PRODUCED by Commissioner Nichol:
BE 1T RESOLVED: That a steel
bridge with concrete abutements. and
with approaches complete be built a.
cross the narrows at Lake Metigoshe,
the bridge to be constructed during the
years 1917 and 1918, carried, all men,
bers voting Aye.
for the deposit of the county bond sink
ing funds for a period of one year
were opened. all Of the bids were uni
form four and One-half per cent except
the bid of the State Bank of Souris,
which was four per cent. On motion
made and carried all bids of Az per
cent were accepted and amounts award
ed as follows:
First State Bank, Lansford 100000
Bottineau National Bank, Bot
tineau 100000
Lrar,oars Rank Newburg ... 1900. 90
First National Bank, Lansford.. 2.OO0.Oo
pank If WesthOpe WesthOpe -. 1000. 90
state Rank. Maxbass N........ 1000. 90
Citizens State Bank, Antler ..--- l,5OO.OO
First International Bank, Landa 1000. 90
low CITY $1,000 90
L Citv 1900. 90
Citizens Rank, Omemee -....... 1900. 90
E;rst state Rank. Russell .... 1900. 90
State Bank, NeWburg l,5OO.OO
0verlv state Bank. Overly .... 1900. 90
State Bank. Antler :--------- !'5o0.oo
First National Bank, BOttineau l.5OO.Oo
Total s25 500. 90
The above repositories to furnish a
surety bond for the amount awarded.
On motion made and carried the bid
of four per cent submitted by the State
Bank of Souris was rejected.
On motion made and carried road com.
of the Nous river. Comm1ssloners SID
ener and Nelson; East of the Mouse
river, Commissioners Nichol and Fin
stad. These Committees to meet and
cooperate with the Township. OFFICERS
in the construction of the highway a.
cross the county east and west. one mile
north of the township line between
townships 161 and 1852.
The following bills were audited and
on motion made and carried, were al
lowed, and warrants ordered drawn as
follows:
John Renick, refundment Of
1916 tax receipt No. 1862----$ 11.2s
Mrs. Emma Bon Mothers Pen
sion No. I, month Of April. ~ \,
Mrs. Lissetta Gasser, Mothers
Pension No. 2, month Of April,
1917 S5.O'
Mrs. Ida Sage. Mothers Pen
sion No. 8, month Of April.
1917 25.Ot
Mrs. Anna vinje, Mothers PEN
sion No. 4, month Of April,
Mrs. Alma Kinley Mothers Pen
sion No. S. month of April. o,
Mrs. Laura B. Calhoun. Moth
er's Pension No. Z, month of .,
April, 1917 $50
Mrs. Ostine Guttu. Mothers
Pension No. 8. month of APP
Ri. 1917 3o.O'
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