The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-20
QICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF Board of County Commits.
loners of Ward County,,
* North Dakota.

u board Of county commissioners
of krd county, N. d., met in the audi
to1pfflce on the 9Th day of July A. d.
19Qlt 10 o'clock a. M. Members pres
commissioners Torbenson, Wallin,
Rikrdson, Black and Swanson. Com
mi liner Wallin in the chair.
motion the reading of the minutes
wd ferred until afternoon.
missioner Black moved that the
pet In of residents of township l55,
ran1b6, to be set apart from Norman
sch \and organized as a separate
sch district, be accepted and granted
: as sd for in petition, which was duly
SEQ led by Commissioner Swanson and
cal l, and to be known as No. los.
ion was made by Commissioner
Ri rdson to accept the petition for a
br west of Portal which was duly
se( led by Commissioner Black and
lsetition was presented from resi-
deltof township 166, range 81, asking
forA OF Eanization of said territory as
a IDOL strict and to be set apart from
NnEn hool district, and to be known
as NJ fhich was on motion Of Com
miss ;hardson duy seconded, &C
cen',NAsI granted as asked for in the
acid an carried.
stra Missioner Torbenson moved that
t5ra dge petition to build a bridge
az the Mouse river on River street
inn city of Minot, be accepted, wdich
VASTLY seconded and carried.
Aetition was presented from resi-
denbf township l5S, range 80, asking
for organization of said territory as
a ci(township and to be named "Ber
gem Inch was, on motion of Commits
sio& Richardson, duly seconded, &C
eel and granted as asked for in the
pettn, and that the first meeting was
ordel to be held on the 9Oth day of
JULY. D. 1904. Carried.
C,missioner Torbenson moved that
the idge petition for a wagon bridge
norbf Minot be accepted, which was
dulSconded and carried.
AAtition was presented from resi-
dentf township 16l, range 90, asking
to he said territory set apart from
schoNo. 20, and organized as sepa-
ratethool district to be known as No.
1O7, hich was, on motion of Commits
sion4 Richardson, duly seconded. ac-
ceptdh nd granted as asked for in the
petit. Carried
A Elton for wagon bridge across
couA section l6, township 1853, range
80, one for bridge between sec
presosa0, township 159, range 86,
wasy motion of Commissioner Swan
son, lily seconded, accepted:
: Omotion the Board adjourned until
Up.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TT Board met as per adjournment
withll the members present. Commits
sion(W allin in the chair.
Aetition was presented from resi-
dent lat Burline ton asking that the
commissioners place dipping tank at
saidslace, which was on motion duly
seeded, accepted and granted.
Aetition was presented from resi-
dentht Donnybrook asking for repairs
on dnty bridge at, said place, which
was d motion accepted and ordered
fixed Carried.
A htition was presented from resi-
dentbf Kenmare township asking for
the ling out of wagon road, was on
mott of Commissioner Richardson,
dull conded by Commissioner Black,
SEN lex with instructions to refer to
tow lip supervisors. Carried.
q missioner Black moved that Com
miss her Wallin be appointed as ap-
pratt in the matter of estray stock
take@lp by Ben Mcdonald, which mo-
ton Jas duly seconded by Commissioner
RicHdson and carried.
A bmonstrance was presented from
w. Millar and others against the
opeRg of certain highway in 1856 81,
Wild was, on motion of Commissioner
BlasAdu!y seconded, accepted.
a '.ro was presented from resi-
dent 81 township 159, range "a, asking
for tt organization of said territory as
a cit township to be named "Lock-
wood was on motion of Commissioner
Blac{ duly seconded by Commissioner
accepted, granted and or
dere,brganized as asked for in the pc
titioE and that the date for the first
meet4g is to be on the 3Oth day Of July
A. Dl9O4. Carried.
Commissioner Torbenson moved that
the pinion of states attorney in the
matt{ of furnishing chambers for the
distrt Judge be accepted and ordered
filed, ihich was duly seconded and car
RED.
Onnotion the petition for bridge in
sectit 3, township 1853, range 1873, was
acceIed. Carried.
Commissioner Swanson moved that
the am of $1,000 be transferred from
the kneral into the institute fund,
whid was duly seconded by Commits
SION Black aud carried.
CD missioner Swanson moved that
the Eition for bridge in section /,
1915 be rejected, which was duly sec
ondd and carried.
CD missioner Black moved that the
repd of the register of deeds for the
nom of May, where the receipts shows
cole led sl059OO, be accepted and or
1erey filed, which was duly seconded
and Srried.
Commissioner Swanson moved that
Conn Missioner Black be appointed as
spprtser in the matter of estray stock
take1up by Edgar Graham, which was
lulX Aconded and carried.
MAJ sn was presented from resi-
Il hr bwnship 1852, range 81, asking
or hi ganization Of said territory as
J eli, , Snsdip, which was on motion of
Com lioner Richardson, duly sec
,ndei nd ordered organized as asked
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