The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-04
THE OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS

AV
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION
ERs BoTTINEAU COUNTY,
NORTH DAKOTA
Bottineau County, North Dakota.
8 A. M. June l.
Board in session.
All members present.
Board spent day on seed and feed and
road matters and on motion adjourned
till June Is.
June 16.
Board in session.
All members present.
Day was spent on seed and feed mat
tiers and auditing bills and on motion
adjourned till 9 a 8 NJ N: NJ Sun June l1' y
Morning was spent in a discussion
Board in session.
All members present.
Afternoon was spent, on a further
in auditing bills and checking offices
and on motion made and carried Board
adjourned till 9 A: NJ. June 49,,
Board in session.
All members present.
MORNING. was spent in a discussion
of the gr%asshopper situation and con-
ferring with County Agent Aamodt. AS
the threatened damage by ~grasshoppers
looked serious and no county funds
ask each township to furnish their own
material for poison and have Mr.. Aamodt
put on a speaking campaign In the
parts of the county that were the most
seriously effected with grasshoppers.
On motion Board adjourned till 2 P.
Board in session.
All members present.
At ten o'clock with Mr.. Robinson and
Mr.. White present representing the
State Highway Department the Board
maintenance and ~surfacing. There were
four bids for all or parts of the needed
equipment.
Equipment advertised for was hand
or power hoist dump bodies for S heavy
aviation motor trucks.
Automatic wagon loader of capacity
Of not less than one cubic yard per
Road dragging equipment suitable
for use with the above mentioned motor
trucks.
essary equipment with the State High
way Engineers until noon when they
adjourned till 2 p. M.
Board in session.
All members present.
The Board again took up the question
of the needed road equipment. On &C
count of the threatened shortage in
crops the Board thought best to turn
dow all bids except The one OF the
Russell Grader Manufacturing Co. for
of Commissioner Nichol, seconded by
Commissioner Walker and carried they
bought for s599:S3 net.
The State Engineers assured the Board
that the Government trucks would pull
these drags on roads that were proper
ly built and maintained:
Commissioner Holl offered the follow
ing Resolution and moved it's adoption
for Federal and State aid:
Be it Resolved: by, the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners Of Bottineau County:
be hereby petitioned for federal n
State aid in such amounts as may be
available for the improvement of State
roads as described beio% or SO much
bridge at a point on section line between
section II and 12-159-75 crossed
by Willow Creek at about the quarter
line, said bridge being a part Of the
State Highway between Rugby and Bot
tineau.
The Board Of County Commissioners
agrees to secure title to the rightS-of
way as found necessary.
The above motion was seconded by
Commissioner Walker and carried all
commissioners being present and voting
Aye.
Commissioners Walker offered the fol-
lowing Resolution and moved it's adopt
ion as to the designation of State Roads:
Whereas, State and federal money
cannot be expended only on roads which
are a part Of the State Highway Sys-
TEN, and in order to comply with House
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the Board
of County Commissioners Of Bottineau
County:
That the State Highway Commission
be requested to designate the following
roads as State roads and part of the
State Highway System, to-wit
NV Cor. 21,1S1-s2 South 3 miles e thence
south 6 miles to NE Cor. Sec. 1898
thence East 1 mile to NE Cor. Sec. g.
1892, thence south 6 miles to County
line.
A Stub from the NE Cor. Sec. 1888
West az miles to Lansford. :.
It is agreed that where changes of
location may be found necessary such
changes are to be made by the State
Highway Commission:
1t is agreed that the County will, at
the request of the State Highway Com
mission, secure title to such Rights-of-
way as may be found necessary.
The above motion was seconded by
Commissioned Finstad and carried all
Commissioners Nichol Offered the fol
lowing Resolution as to the A~ppropria-
ton Of funds and moved its adoption:
Be it Resolved by the Board of Coun-
ay Commissioners of Bottineau County:
That the sum of twelve thousand dol
lars ($12,000. 00) be hereby appropriated
and set aside for the purpose of paying
upon the certificate of the State Engin-
eer, as Chief Engineer and Secretary of
the State Highway. Commission, the
County's share Of the cost of the i'm
provement of State Roads in Bottineau
County.
The above motion was seconded by
Commissioner Holl and carried, all Com
missioners voting Aye.
a committee from the Bottineau Com
mercial Club met with the Board Of
County Commissioners to discuss the
danger form grasshoppers and urge the
Board to do everything possible to raise
funds to put on a g~rasshopper campaign
1t was urged hat the Board take this
up with the authorities at Washington
and if possible get help from Federal
funds.
Mr.. Lockwood, State expert on grass
hoppers. discussed the situation with
the Board and the Board promised to
do everything possible.
The Board arranged to attend a grass
hopper meeting for the west end of the
county.
On motion Board adjourned till June
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9 A. M. June %.
Board in session.
All members present.
The County Agent reported that the
grasshopper situation was growing more
serious daily and that a number Of