The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-09

son furnish a bond in the sum OF
5000. 90 for the faithful perform
ance OF the contract. Carried.
On motion Of Commissioners
Richardson duly seconded BY
Commissioner Swanson, the re-
port Of Road overseers John Lee
and Helmer Lee was accepted
and approved. Carried.
t<On motion Of Commissioner
Black, duly seconded, the petitioll
Of VIM. Henson and others for a
road, was accepted and the fol
lowing appointed q committee
to view same on the~19th day of
October 1908, viz: Commissioner
Black, Swanson and Wallin.
Carried.
On motion of Commissioner
Black duly seconded the appli-
cation of A. D. Ketcham for
abatement of 1908 taxes, was
rejected. Carried.
On motion of Commissioner
Black duly seconded the petition
of residents of Twp 151 -152 r..
81 asking for the Organization
Of said territory as a school
corporation was accepted and
ordered organized as asked for
in the petition, which motion was
declared carried.
On motion the Board ad journed
until 8 o'clock a. m. Carried.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
Septeln Der 1, 1903.
The Board OF County Com
missioners met at 9 O'Clock a.
m. per adjournment with all the
members present. Commissioner
Wallin in the chair.
An affidavit was presented
from Hendrickson and Gunder-
son OF Bowbells setting forth that
the said firm was assessed too
high and asked that the Board
reduce their assessment to $1,000
which was accepted and granted
as asked for in the application,
motion made by Commissioner
Richardson duly seconded and
carried.
Com. Richardson moved that
the resolution passed at the last
session, relative to the purchas-
ing ofall supplies from the Knight
Printing Co., be recinded, fol the
reason that the said company
has not complied with the agree
ment made, which motion was
duly seconded by Commissioner
Torbenson, and on roll call Com
missioner Richardson, Torben-
son ond Black voted in affirma-
tive, Commissioners Swanson and
Wallin in the negative. Motion
was declared carried.
Application for rebate Of as
sessment was received from n.
O. Engholm and W. +. Baker,
which was on motion Of Commits
sioner Black duly seconded ac-
cepted and granted as asked for
in their application. Carried.
A petition was received from
residents of Twp. 1856 r, IS ask
ing for the building Of a bridge
across TIE Lone Tree coulee,
which was accepted and Commits
sioner Wallin appointed as a
committee of one to view said
site and superintend the build
ing of said bridge ii found neces-
sary. Motion made by Commits
sioner Black, duly seconded and
carried.
A petition was received from
the residents Of the village Of
Kenmale asking for the organic
alton of said village rs a city,
which petition was on motion Of
Commissioner Richardson duly
seconded by Commissioner Black,
accepted and granted as. asked
form the petition. Carried.
On motion duly seconded the
report ofJoseph II. Heinen, Road
overseel was accepted and APP
proved. Carried.
A petition was presented from
oiTwp. 1876 r. 81 ask
ing for the organization OF said
territory as a civil Twp. to be
named "Grand Prairie which
was on motion Of Commissioner
Swanson duly seconded accepted,
granted and ordered organized
as asked for in the petition.
Carried.
Commissioner Swanson moved
that the report OF Harland P.
Smith Road OvnrSpn1. no :3craDf