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

On motion Board adjourned till 2 P.
Q p. M. March S. 1920.
Board in session. p
All members present.
Board spent most of afternoon on seed
and feed applications.
Moved BY Commissioner Nichol and
seconded by Commissioners Walker that
bertson for furnishing the county with
hay for the reason that the hay furnish
ed was not up to the standard agreed
On motion Board adjourned TIL Mar.
10.
9 A. M. Mar. 10, 1920
Board in session.
All members present.
Board spent the day on seed and feed
matters and on motion made and car
ried Board adjourned till 9 A. M. March
IL.
8 A. M. March II, 1920.
Board in session.
All members present.
Board spent most of morning on seed
and feed applications.
way Commission appeared before the
Board and took up the question of sup
plying the county with five Government
trucks to be used in graveling and main
tanning the designated State Highways
in the county under the supervision of
the State Highway Commission. Mr..
Robinson discussed in detail the ABOVE
ting Federal Aid to help in this work;
On motion made and carried the Board
adjourned till 2 p. M.
Board in session.
All members present.
After a further discussion with Mr..
Robinson of the ACCESSIBILITY of getting
the trucks and the probability of Gov
eminent Aid in surfacing and maintain
ing state highways. Commissioner Mich
oil offered the following resolution and
moved it's adoption:
RESOLVED: That the State Highway
Commission be hereby requested to as
sign five motor trucks, to be used by
Bottineau County under the supervision
Of the State Highway Commission FOR
maintaining and for 'surfacing with
gravel or with selected material, the
designated state highways in said coun-
tN, and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That
the State Highway Commission be here
by requested to apply. for and on behalf
of the Board of County Commissioners of
surfacing, with gravel or selected mater
ial by use of the above motor trucks
about 10 miles of designated state high
way in said county described as.
Sec. 26 to the Sc Cor. Sec. 25-162-75;
SW Cor. of Sec. 80 to Sc Cor. of Sec.
2s-162-74; sW Cor. Sec. IS to Sc Cor
Sec. 17-161-s3; sW Cor. IL to the SIC Cor:
Sec. 15-161-83; SW Cor. Sec. IA to Sc
Cor. Sec. 1s-l61-ss; sW Cor. Sec. IS to
BE 1T FuRTHER RESOLVED: That
the State Highway Commission be here.
by requested to make investigations, at
the. earliest practicable date, as to the
availability or suitability of. local. de,
posts or Selective material for Fedora
and State aid surfacing.
1t is understood that the Board OF
County Commissioners will pay to the
State Highway Commission. in lieu OF
.~-x -. ~, f~~ ~ e n N ri
each day each motor truck is used and
that the Board of County Commissioners
will pay all operating expenses of the
motor trucks which are now tentatively
estimated as,
Driver %(including 90 per cent repair
time) per day o.Ut
Gasoline, per day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 800
Oil per day loo
Tires, Gncluding minor repairs)
per day o.ut
making the total estimated cost of OPP
Grating the motor trucks $500 per day
although it is conceded that contingen.
cies might make the cost per day great
In the event that is possible to secure
Federal Aid for surfacing the Board OF
County Commissioners will equip 5 motor
trucks with automatic hoist dump bod
les. the type. size and make OF whicf
shall be designated or approved by the
State Highway Commission. the cost OF
which shall be entered as a credit, by
the State Highway Commission. which
credit shall operate to reduce the de
probation" fee for each motor truck Sc
equipped to $500 per day for the mum
Der of days which multiplied by , would
be the equivalent of the cost price'o
the body furnished.
The Board of County Commissioners
will furnish suitable gravel loading
equipment. -,
The first duty of the motor trucks will
be considered to be the maintalnence
of the designated state highways in the
county. which it is estimated, will re-
uuire from o~ne-fourth to one-third OF
the working time of the motor trucks
will supply suitable dragging and supple
mentarN maintainonce equipment as VIII
be necessary.
Thc direction of the work. maintain
ence and Surfacing will be under the
State Highway Commission.
Commissioner HOll seconded the above
motion and it was declared cafried,> all
commissioners being present and voting
AYE.
on motion Board adjourned till Q 4.
M. 3-12.
. A. NJ. March 10, 1920.
Board in session.
All members present.
\ petition was presented to the Board
from Scotia TWP. asking for three
bridges.
Commissioner Finstad and Commis-
sioner Nichol were appointed as a com
%n'ittec to view and report on this petit
ton.
Request received to change the polling
place for Precinct umb 45-The Sec
cnd ward in the City of BOttineau-
from the building known as the office
of Wil]iam Collins, situate on Lots thlr-
teen and fourteen. South BOttineau. tC
the building known as the office of A.
Eerthiaume. situate on the same lots in
the same block. On motion made and
carried request was granted.
The Rottincau County Agricultural
Society presented their report for the
fiscal year ending Dec. 81, 1919. which
is as follows:
Bottineau County Agricultural Society
Bottineau, North Dakota
Office OF Secretary
March ~. 1920.
To the Honorable.
Board of County Commissioners.
Rottineau, N. d.
Gentlemen:
The Bottineau County Agricultural
NnoiotI horou.ith nraCantS for Nnllr q n.