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Commissioner Proceedings.

July 1", 10 a. in.Roard of County Commissioners met

as per adjournment.Members present: MeLane, Farley

Siegmund, Langley.Following claims allowed:

Klein Tomsik labor onroad tools (5 10Matt Gillen clerk of election .‘1 00.1 S {Shepard'ijoad work 70 50J Fi Doyle salary May and June 30 00D L McLiine money paid out

for hauling lumber 8 55i (’has VV Wright freight bridge

material . .... 57 43

N A Withrow freight roa‘l took 4 (M).1 IT Stone serving notices 9 50

iCKKeII rent June and JulyL .freight , 54 97i Char. Wrigiit road work 99 00Silas Standing Bear, clerk of

election 3 00I) L ISlcLane supplies for court

Louse, 10 05I‘Peter,son road work 147 00Richard Jones services, milage

State vs Gardner and l)onakl 54 90Richard Jones care Nellie J rureu

insane 15 751ra Lucas, board Eastman, Gard

ner, Donald 28 ~>oF'red L Hamilton road work 1H oo

On motion Board adjourned until1 p. in. I). L. McLane, Chairman.F. J. Cummings, Auditor.

July 17, 1 p. m.Board met as per adjournment.Members present: Mct.ane, Farley

Siegmund, Langley.On motion following-claims allow-

ed:Frank Buck rbacl work j. . 21 00J TAhderson Lumber Co bridge

material • •> 206 45Harry C Jensen road-woyk 78 25Chas Bordeaux road work U* (HiGerald road work 6 mGeorge Beals, ’• ‘*3 00V Cummings salary for Mrfy ,

and June ' 120,.00Edwin Kosit/.ky road work , 4 00Hatry Stone toad work *l2 00F J CumraiAg's salary For May

and June 100 00C E‘Kell sli tvy for M»y abd

June 100 00G E Beals rbld 'Work 98 ooF J Cummings stafttfte 5 0bB W Witherspoon road’Hvork 258 00W C Farley supplies for Buxel

poor 52 83C S Hight insc as Justice Peace 3 20C () Davidson & Co supplies for

court house 31 20Mitchell Pub Co supplies 14 66PerkinsßrosCo assessor supplies 217 72Will A Beach Co supplies 262 70Joe P Guthrey road work 31 00B A Olson postage box rent 11 85Gottfried Picker express 9 55C F Manson salary for June 41 66C E Guthrey road work 8 00Henry Hix freight 1 20L S Han by road work 12 00Clias R Wood insc 41 45

On montion the following wolfbounty claims were allowed:

S L Langley 1 coyoteRichard Laden 8 coyotesJohn Buckler '•! coy6teHenry Zickvic4< u coyotesSheldon Tindiijy 3 coyotesThomas Kirby .XT coyotesEmil Rasmussen 4 coyotesErnest Samuelson . L. McLane,Chairman.F. J. Cummings, Auditor.

July 20, 1 p. m.Board met as per adjournmentMembers present: McLane, F’arley

Siegmund, Langley.Board commenced checking up

County Auditors apd Treasurersbooks.

On motion Board adjoin.ned until9 a. m. July 21.F\ J. Cummings, D. L. McLane

Auditor. Chairman.'

. July 21, 9a.m.Board met as per adjournment.Members present: Sieg-

mund, Farley, Langley.Continued checking Auditor’s and

Treasurers books.Adjourned until 1 p. m.

F. J. Cummings* D. L. McLane,Auditor. Chairman.

July 21, 1 p. ra.Board mt*t ap oer adjournment. , ‘

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Members present: McLane, "FarleyLangley, Siegmund.

On motion the following resolutionwas passed:

Whereas, A petition was present-ed to the Board of County Commis-sioners asking for opening of Sectionline, beginning .at S W coiner of Sec-tion 19, Township 41, Range 27 run-ning east to S W corner of Section 22Township 41, Range 27, and that thesame be worked and put into passa-ble condition, and

tfWHRRE>s, Said petition

t conta nedtliolegal nilit her of signatures, and

>Vr i'EßE.vs, ( *The Rpsird of CountyCommissioners viewed Said proposedhighway and av ,majority'of them wereIn favor of sable,

U hereby ordered, arid tyade apart of the record of the minutes o 1said. Board that said petition begranted.

V.o£e on above, Ayes: McLane,Farley, Langley.

Nays: Siegmund.On mpfion tlie following resolution

was passed:Whereas. A petition was present-

ed for the closing of a public road be-ginning at the S W corner of the, NW j of Section 30, Township 41, Range

27, running east on half section lineto S W corner of N W } of Section 27Township 41, Range 27, and

Whereas, Said petition containedthe legal number of signatures, and

Whereas, Said Board of Countyviewed said highway

and a vote Upon said question beingtaken

It was rn'pv&l ahd carried that saidpetition be denied.

All members voting aye on above,it was moved and carried that the

County Register of Deeds be alloweda deputy for the ensuing three mon-ths as provided in Section 895, page221, Political Code.

Vote oitSthove proposition: AyesMcLane, Farley, Siegmund.

Nays—Langley.A petition was presented asking for

the setting apart of Township 42,Range'37, into a asperate school dist-rict arid as there is no provision inthe Code for .such an act of the Courhty CiVmmLsioners, at this. time, it ishereby ordered that' r .aid'petition bedenied.

A petition was presented askingfor the opening of a public road be-ginning at N E corner of S F] ] of Sec25, Township 40, Range 28 West onhalf section line to N F] corner of SW i of Section 25, Township 40,Range 28 South on half section lineto N F] corner of N W ] of Section 3t»Township 40, Range 28, and on mo-tion same was granted.

Allmembers voting aye.Board finished checking up Audi-

tors and Treasurer's books and foundsame correct.

Board adjourned until 9 a. m. July22nd. .F. J.Cummings, D. L.McLane,

Auditor. Chairman.

JuJy 22, 9 a. m.Board met as per adjournment.Members present: McLane, Farley

Langley, Siegmund.it was moved and'carried that the

County Auditor advertise for 20 tonsof stove or furnace coal for use ofcounty buildings.

On motion following claims wereallowed:CF' Manson rental 3 lponths 30 00L W Cline road work 2 00Tlios II Green salary April, May

June 156 87Thos H Green postage 1 00E L Rridgeman services State

vs Short 6 M)Moses Good Voice, Interpeter

State vs Donald aiidGardner 2 00C L Manson court stenographer 10 40Joe Garneaux State vs Donald

and Gardner 7 (HIHarry Moran State vs Donald

.and Gardner 7 80Titus Scout State vs Donald

and Gardner 6 60Jesse Moran State vs Donald

and Gardner 7 80Red Eagle State vs Donald apcl

'Gardner* 5 20

On motion Board adjourned until1 p. m. 1), L. McLane, Chairman.F. J. Cummings, Auditor.

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July 22, 1 p. m.Board met as per adjournment.Members present: McLane, Farley

Siegmund, Langley.Following claims allowed:

James L Core, State vs FlastmanDonald and Gardner 6 05

Richard Jones care State vsBlack Horse and Eastman 60 00

Marion Georgeff labor on roadmachinery 2 75

L O Hodges juror fees 9.05Henry Keller judge prifnaiy elec 3 00J»CJ*lummer Judge primary elec 3 00'Bon Brier labor and material at

imurt 1louse 42 00I H King clerk of primary elec 300Jesse Brown freight 15 45W E Hollepback postage box rentlO 15P H Putman judge of elect ion 300Gustav Bloom road wqrk 2 00Ben Rice clerk of election 3 00Henry Big Crow judge election 300W 11 Smith judge of election 3 00F J Cuipmings postage 12 00W C Farley freight on road drag 9 (XIC P Anders auto hire for Com 6 (X)George Beals road work 46 65Williapi Penoe road work 26 40Henry C Jensen road work 9 00Geoyge 'Butler judge of election 3 OOEducator Supply Co supplies 17 50

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