The heating- and plumbing contract was awarded to the Sterling Heating and Plumbing Company for $2,100. The Lincoln Land Company aided in getting the site of the court house located for Bridgeport, and to donate a choice of two blocks of land, one being a block 300 feet square abutting River and Nemaha streets, lying 420 feet north of block three of the original town of Bridgeport, and the other being a block of the same dimensions abutting on River and Cheyenne streets, 420 feet north

and both Fred R. Lindberg and Col. A. W. Atkins had been county commissioners. Those who have served as county officers for Morrill county since its separate organization :

County commissioners: The first board who started in 1909 and served together for practically five years were : Fred R. Lindburg, Herman E. Smith, Wm. T. McKelvey. Upon this trio of faithful servants fell the onerous burdens of the details of county government and of the numerous precincts of the county. The legislative and administrative functions pertaining to getting the various county offices established, supplied and equipped, and under their guidance. The work of building the new court house as

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of block two of the original town of Bridgeport. This offer being contingent upon the condition that the court house was not to cost less than $15,000 and was to be completed on or before April 1, 1910.

The first named site was the one selected and upon it Morrill county's magnificent court house was built.