The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-13
COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WARD
COUNTY, North DAKOTA

County, NORTH DAKOTA.
The Board of County Commissioners
met in regular session, in the Auditors
office on the 4th day of January A. d.
1904, at o'clock p. m. Members pres
emit: Commissioners Torbenson, Kich-
ardson and Swanson. John Wallin and
VIM. Black, duly appointed as County
Commissioners for the I'd and 4th Com
missioners districts we're present and
took their oath of office, and their seat
with the Board.
The Board was called to order by the
Auditor for the purpose of electing
Chairman for theensuing year, and on
roll call the following voted in the affir-
NATIVE for John Wallin who was duly
nominated, Commissioners Wallin,
Black, Torbenson and Swanson, Com.
Richardson voting in the negative. Com
missioner Wallin was declared duly Sc
lected as Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners for the ensuing
year..
Z On motion the minutes of the meet
iugs Of October 9th and December 7th,
A. D. 1903 was read and approved.
On motion duly seconded the bids for
the furnishing of wood for the court
house and hospital, were opened and
tb> following were the bids viz:
~ Ehr soft wood delivered at the
IN ~ n Muse yards $3.50 per cord. Olaf
M II cords dry wood delivered
for 49, and ID or more cords of green
wood, all elm wood at S4.49 per cord.
Nels E. Saugstad, ID cords of green
wood at $3.50 per cord.
On motion of Commissioner Black
duly seconded by Commissioner Swan
son, the bid of Olaf A. Olson was accept
ed. changing same to have him furnish
% cords of green wood and Ii cords of
dry wood, which motion was carried. "a
On motion duly seconded. the applica-
ton of Mike Gobernatz, for abatement
of his 1903 taxes, was accepted and
granted as asked for in the affidavit.
Commissioner Richardson moved that
the Register of Deeds be authorized to
have the several town plats, on file in
the Registers office, placed on record
and to have the same done as cheaply
as possibly, which was duly seconded by
Commissioner Black and carried.
On motion the Board adjourned until
8 clock a. m.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
Minot, n. D., Jan. 9TH, 1904.
The Board met at 9 o'clock a. m. as
per adjournment with all the members
present Commissioner Wallin in the
chair
Commissioner Black moved that 500
be appropriated to help defray the ex-
penses in obtaining tho irrigation fund
from the Government due this state,
which motion was duly seconded by
Commissioner Richardson and carried
A petition was presented from resi-
dents of Township 1873 Range "a, asking
for the organization of said territory as
civil Township, to be named Rockford,
and on motion of Commissioner Black
duly seconded the petition was granted,
with the exception of the name, which
was changed to "Muskego,' for the reas-
on that there already is one organized
Township in the county by that name.
Motion was carried.
Petions we're presented from residents
Of Township 157 Range 81, asking for
the organization Of said territory as a
civil Township to be named "Grant,"
also from residents of Township 1872
Range 3d. asking for the organization of
said territory as civil Township to be
named "Fay,' which was on motion of
Commissioner Richardson, duly second
cd was accepted and granted as asked
for in the petitions. Carried.
Commissioner Richardson moved that
VIM. Murray be allowed to amend his
Justice report for the second quarter of
the year 1903, which was duly seconded
and carried.
On motion of Commissioner Richard-
son duly seconded Commissioner Wallin
was appointed as appraiser in the mat
ter of the estray stock taken up by Ed
ward Kittleson aud also A. II. Kimball,
which was carried.
Commissioner Richardson moved that
the report of VIM: Black, who was APP
pointed as appraiser in the matter of
estray stock taken up by G. 3. Sewell,
be accepted, which was duly seconded
and carried, the said animals being APP
praised at $1,000
A petition was presented from resi-.
dents of Township 1853 Range 50, asking
for the organization OF said territory as
a school corporation, to be known as
school district No 96, which was on
motion duly seconded accepted and
granted as asked for in the petition.
Carried.
Commissioner Black moved that the
report of the Register of Deeds, for the
month of December, tho receipts being
sI47030, be accepted approved and or
dered filed, which motion was duly
seconded and carried.
On motion duly seconded the applica-
ton for abatement of taxes from thomas
Bennett, and also S. Henry Wolfe, was
was accepted and granted as asked for
in their affidavits. Carried.
On motion of commissioner Black
duly seconded the assessment of A. G.
Shepard, was ordered reduced from
$1,000 to 81, 488, for the year A. D. 1902,
according to the affidavit filed.
On motion the Board adjourned until
2 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
The Board met as per adjournment
with all the members present. Com.
Wallin in the chair.