The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18
THE OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
Board Of County Commissioners, Boz
tineau County, N. OAK.

Bottineau. n: r. March 9Th, 1918
Board convened in an adjourned SEES.
sion.
Members present, Chairman Nichol
Commissioners Ffnstad, Nelson and ST.
dencr.
The forenoon a consumed by the
board discussing the feed and seed
On motion the Board adjourned until
300 p. M.
Board in session.
Commissioners Ffnstad, Nelson and ST.
dener.
On motion the bids submitted on call
for bridge piling and timber were open
Howe Lumber Company, 0. Torgeson of
Company.
On motion of Commissioner Nelson,
seconded by Commissioner sidener, and
carried, the bid of the Imperial Ele-
vator Company was accepted.
All material ordered by the county I'd
be delivered F. 0. B. at any station In
Balance of the day consumed by the
Board discussing the seed and feed
On motion the board adjourned until
''.' Wednesday: March 9Th. 1918.
Board in session.
NlcIIlUCIS pIcSCHl, SId1EIudn INxCllOl,
Commissioners Finstad, Nelson and
Sidener. r
Day consumed by the Board discussing
he seed and feed question, various ap-
plicatiOns approved, etc.
On motion the Board adjourned until
thursday. March 9TH. 1918.
Members present Chairman Nichol,
Commissioners Finstad, Nelson and
Sidener.
The day. consumed by the Board con-
sidering the applications for seed and
feed on file with the county auditor. !
On motion made and carried various
applications were allowed.
On motion the Board adjourned until
Tuesday. March 18th. is1s.
Members present, Chairman Nichol,
Commissioners Ffnstad. Nelson and
The day consumed by the Board con-
sidering the applications for seed and
feed on Ale with the county auditor:
approved and allowed.
On motion h Board adjourned until
nine W Sed1ss {; =" March 18th, 1918.
Board in session.
All members present.
The day consumed by the Board con
sidssring II The app applications tat TOR SEED ana
On motion. various. applications were
approved and allowed.
On motion the Board adjourned until
A'-e Thursday, March 14th. 1918.
Members present. Chairman Nichol,
Commissioners Finstad, Nelson and
The Board having received quotations
from a number of firms on oats, n It
having been decided that. only oats of
f the best q9 nsneste5 ah9 9ata Be su1 Pa5shaafe ot
both seed and feed.
seconded BY commissioner Nelson, that
be accepted, and that the county pur-
ard grade. Federal Inspected. State
Hetgh be,i and l Tsc1eSne Ser oats Sssb p1ice to be
Minneapolis, and that these oats be
shipped at once as follows: One 81
car to Mewburg; One 81 car to LSraine;
to Lansford; One G1 car to Eckman;
and One "a car to Glenburn, carried.
All members present voting Aye.
see On m, mGt5 ion v az i S1s a9fh 4Sa oe,1 for
auditor were approved and allowed.
On motion the Board adjourned until
nine G Thursda a. March 21st, 1918.
Board In session.
All members present. ..
Moved by Commissioner Sfdener, and
SECONDED W COMMISSIONER Nelson tnaL
the county ope an account with the
First International Bank of Landa, N.
OAK, said account to be known al the
Seed and Feed Fund of Bottfneau coun-
the General Fund Of the county as pro-
vided by law, in the sum of One Thous-
and G1,000:0 COY Dollars, said amount to
Pc deposited at once, n to be used for
oats purchased by the county for seed
and feed, carried, al members voting
Aye. ".
Moved by Commissioner HoI1, and Sec
onded by Commissioner Finstad, that
the county sell one old filing case now
in the office of the county judge, and
the sum Of thirty five ,Gss5.oo5 Dollars,
carried. This amount to be turned into
the general fund of the county.
Balance of the day consumed by the
feed applications on file with the county
auditor, the applications approved were
on motion allowed.
On motion the Board adjourned until
Friday, March 22nd, 1918.
Board in session.
Members present, Chairman Nichol,
Various applications for seed and feed
on file with the county auditor were ap-
proved: and on motion were allowed.
On motion made and carried various
applications were disallowed.
Monthly reports of the various Of
fees were on motion made and carried
approved.
Moved by Commissioner Sidener and
seconded by Commissioner Nelson, tina
county warrants for the sum Of Twen-
ty Thousand ($20,000.0 0) Dollars be
drawn on the county General fund, as
provided by law in payment Of seed
and feed, n that said sum be deposit
ed to the credit of the county seed and
feed fund at the First International
Bank, at Landa, carried.
The following bills having been aud
tied, were no motion made and carried,
allowed at this meeting:
r. F. Dahl, constable fees, J. Wal
seth's report for the quarter
ending December 81, 1917 ....--$ 1886
p. e. Nelson, Commissions SER
vices, committee work and trav-
cling expense ........---------- $500
Geo. Sidener, Commissioner SER
vices, committee work and trav-
cling expenses .--.-.-.----.-.....-...-.- 5000
0. r. Finstad, Commissioners SER
travelling xpens ;--;.---- 272o
s. M. Nichol, Commissioners SER
vices n travelling expense - 1900
A.. p. Henderson, money advanc-
es for the purchase of alfalfa
John Patterson, dragging roads,
First Commissioner district =. 1852
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