The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-06

1919 $3.50
Estimate
Estimate of the mount to be
raised by taxation above the
ordinary receipts Iestimated)
of the Fair Association for
the ensuing year .......-- 5000. 90
F. A. Brainard,
President.
Alex. Cranston,
Vice President.
s. H. Wilson,
Secretary
Ola l.. Vinje.
r. w. Wilson,
Director
J. A. Cameron,
: The above report was approved and
ordered filed.
On motion Board adjourned till 9 P.
NJ.
2 T. NJ. March -, 1920
Board in session.
All members present.
Board spent part of afternoon on seed
and feed applications and on auditing
and allowing bills.
On motion made and carried the Board
instructed Chairman Sidener to go to
Bismarck on March 18th and be present
when the State Commissioner Of Agri-
culture and Labor offered for sale the
500, 10000 worth of Bottineau County's
seed and feed bOnd
On motion Board adjourned till Mar.
9 A. M. 3-23-192O
Board convened in an adjourned reg
Chairman Sidener and Commissioners
| Nichol. Finstad and Holl present.
Chairman Sidener reported that the
best bid on the county's 500. 10000
worth of bonds offered at Bismarck on
March 18th was 5 per cent off the face
value which with the bonds drawing
s per cent interest and an additional
$15OO.O0 for brokerage and attorneys
fees would have made the first year
cost us about 13 per cent.
He refused the bid but conferred with
the Commissioner of. Agriculture and
Board of University and School lands
as to the latter taking $50, 0OO.0 90 worth
of the 1920 bonds if the county would
pay off $50. 100000 worth of the 1919 seed
and feed bonds from money now avail
able through the sinking fund.
The Board of University ana School
Lands promised to take action on his
matter at a meeting in the near future.
The rest of the day was spent on seed
and feed matters.
On motion made and carried the Board
adjourned till 9 4. Al. March "a:
8 a. M. March "a. 1920.
Board in session.
All present.
Board spent the day on seed and feed
matters and consulting with States At
torney ]. J. Weeks.
M. March 25.
9 A.. M. March 25, 1920
Board in session.
Chairman Sidener and Commissioners
Nichol, Walker and Finstad present.
Commissioner Nichol and Walker APP
pointed as a committee to check offices.
Henry Heald consulted with the Board
in regard to repairs on the boiler used
for the Court House heating plant.
Moved by Commissioner Walker and
seconded by Commissioner Finstad that
Mr.. Head overhaul and make necessary
repairs on the heating plant during the
summer. Carried.
Moved by Commissioner Nichol and
seconded by Commissioners Walker that
we sell the molasses left over from the
1918 ~grasshopper campaign for 81 cts.
per gallon. Carried.
On motion Board adjourned till 2 P.
M.
2 P. NJ. March 25, 1920
Board in session.
Chairman Sidener and Commissioners
Nichol. Walker and Finstad present.
Board spent afternoon on seed and
feed matters. checking offices and cam
vassing election returns.
On motion Board adjourned till 3 A.
9 4. NJ. March 26. 1920.
Chairman Sidener and Commissioners
Nichol, Walker and Finstad present.
Board worked on seed and feed mat
terS, checking offices. canvaSSing cleo
ton returns and auditing bills.
On motion Board adjourned till 2 +.
NJ. =.
2P. M. March 26. 1920.
Board in session.
Commissioners Nichol, Walker and
Finstad present. 4 .
On motion of Commissioner Walker
seconded by Commissioner Finstad and
| carried Commissioner Nichol was elected
chairman Pro-Tem.
Applications for refund or reduction
in taxes received from the following per
sons. 4.
Oluf Haugen, refund of 1920 on
I.double assessment.
John Glomseth, refund of $21.19 on
over assessment.
Geo. Miller. reduction on hail tax.
G.. w. Barr reduction or hail tax.
G. Fl. Kalbfleisch reduction on hail
tax. +
John G.. Slower, reduction on hail tax.
Board took favorable action on above
applications and ordered same
ed to Tax Commissioners.
On motion Board adjourned till Mar.
9 A. M. March 81. 1920.
Board In session.
Chairman Sidener and Commissioners
Nichol, Walker and Holl present.
Board worked on checking offices and
seed and feed matters.
On motion Of Nichol seconded by
| Walker and carried, the Board ordered
the Treasurer to release h seed lier
against the SWA Sec. 30-161-77 and the
|aSFP Sec. 25-161-78 filed May 26. 1919
and the seed lien against the NWA 81
$780,.
Auditor reported having received bid
ct the Board Of University IN School