The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-21
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

the Board or County commissioner
OF Carter County. State OF Oklahoma
met on August lG. A. ID. 1919, said dat,
I 49, recess meeting date. all members
d hs Board being present. the follow
iny business was transacted to-wit:
REVOLUTION OF COUNTY CoMMIS
SIONERs PRIMARY TO LETTING
BRIDGE AND CULvERT
CONTRACTS
The following resolution was there
upon proposed by q. w. Young. com
missioner. and Its adoption moved by
him. The same was seconded by Geo
l.. Evans, commissioner and upon the
vote being taken, the same was adopt
ed BY the following vote:
J. 7, Taylor. commissioner. vote
Aye"
O. w. Young. commissioner, vote
Aye"
Geo. L. Evans. commissioner. vote
"Aye."
Said resolution was' as follows, to.
wit
Whereas It Is the opinion Of the coun'
~ commissioners Of Carter county Ok
lahoma, In meeting assembled. this 10th
day Of August, 1919. that It Is for the
best interest Of the County Of Carter,
and for the comfort and convenience OF
the citizens thereof, that permanent
bridges and tori culverts should be built
and constructed in Carter County. and
Whereas, plans and specifications for
said bridges and culverts hereinafter
named and described;
Now. therefore. be II resolved that
the board Of county commissioners Of
Carter County construct. according to
said plans and specifications. the fol
lowing bridges and culverts. more par
tcularly described as to location. ma.
ter!als. the approximate width of road
way. and the depth of fill, the approx
innate length Of span or arch; the ap'
proximate area of watershed TO be
Aerained BY said bridges or culverts, and
|the estimated costs of the same. re.
spectively, all is shown by the follow
ing schedule. towit;
No. 3. location, Tar Branch; material,
steel, concrete and lumber; width OF
roadway, 1e feet; depth of FILL SO
inches; length Of bridge. 80 feet; area
watershed, 25 50. mi; approximate
cost. s2,S55s2.
No. 4, location, Tar branch; material,
steel. concrete and lumber; width of
roadway, 16 feet, depth Of, fill, SO
inches; length Of Nridge. "a feet; area
watershed 20 50. mi; approximate cost,
s1.s3s.50.
No. g. location, Bayou Creek; ma.
terial, steel. concrete and lumber; width
of roadway, 1G feet; depth of fill, SO
inches; length of bridge,4O feet; area
water shed, 80 50. mi; approximate
cost. $3,553.0o.
No. Z, location, Tributary to Anadar-
ko Creek; material, steel, concrete and
lumber; width of roadway, 16 feet;
depth of fill, sc inches; length of
bridge. 80 feet; area watershed, 25 50.
mi; approximate cost, S1,971.96.
And be it further resolved that the
County Clerk of Carter County be in
structed to advertise for bidders for
the construction Of said bridges and
culverts, as required by law, and be it
further resolved that the 5th day of
September, 1919, be named in said call
for bidders. as the date on which sealed
bids accompanied by certified check or
bond will be opened and considered by
&his board as provided by law.
JOE T. TAYLOR,
Chairman of Board of
County Commissioners.
G. w. YOUNG,
County Commissioner.
G. L. EVANS.
County Commissioner.
Attest:
CLARENCE HARRIS,
(SEAL County Clerk.
The following contract was entered
into by and between the county commits.
sioners of Carter County, Oklahoma,
and Gilbert Presnell of Ardmore, Okla.
homa:
CONTRACT.
That the party Of the first part do
hereby employ the party of the second
part to assist the proper officers Of said
county in the discovery of property not |
listed or assessed for taxes and omit |
ted from the regular assessment for
the years 1919, and 1920. or any back |
years, and to cause the same to be duly
assessed and the taxes thereon collect
ed as provided for in Sec. 7449 r. L.
1910.
1t is hereby agreed that the said
County Of Carter shall be held harmless
from all costs and expenses whatso-
ever incident to said work except the
y
that the party of the second part shall
receive fifteen per cent Q5%) of the
taxes actually collected on said omit.
ted property under or by virtue of this
contract as his full and complete com
pensation for his labors. The said fif-
teen per cent to be paid to the party
of the second part by the county treas
llrer Of said county, upon proper war
liant or order from the board of county
commissioners, on the first of each
month succeeding the collection and
appointment thereof.
Signed in duplicate the day and year
first above written.
JOE T. TAYLOR, Chairman,
G. w. YOUNG,
C. L. EVANS,
Board Of County Com
missioners, Party Of the
First Part.
GILBERT PRESNELL,
Party of the Second
Part.
(sEAL)
Attest:
CLARENCE HARRIS,
County Clerk
On the motion of Geo. L. Evans sec. |.
onded by G. W. Young, the following re-
solutions were passed:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, certain claims have beenl
fled with the Board of County Commits
sioners of Carter County, Oklahoma,
for refund Of taxes alleged to have been
paid to the County Treasurer of said