The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-08-03
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commits
sioners Of Ward County, ND.

OF the Board Of County Commits
sioners Of Ward County, ND.
The Board of County Commissioners
Of Ward county met in adjourned ses-
sion on the 10th day of July A. D. 1904,
in the auditors Office with the following
members present, viz: Commissioners
Torbenson, Wallin, Richardson, Black
and Swanson. Commissioner Wallin in
the chair.
A petition was presented from resi-
dents of Stanley township asking that
the county construct bridge across the
Little Knife river between sections 33
and "a, township 1856, range 81, which
was on motion of Commissioner Black
duly seconded, accepted and granted as
asked for in the petition. Carried.
Commissioner Black moved that the
following section line be opened and de-
clared as public highway, according to
petition presented, viz: Beginning at
the northwest corner of section 3, town
ship 155, range 81, running south one
mile, thence east two miles thence
south eight miles, thence east one mile,
which motion was duly seconded by
Commissioner Swanson and carried.
A petition was presented from resi-
dents of township ISL, range 50, asking
for the organization Of said territory as
civil township, which was on motion of
Commissioner Richardson, duly second
ed by Commissioner Black accepted and
ordered organized as asked for IN the
petition, the name of said township to
be Norway Carried.
A petition was presented from resi-
dents of township 157, range SO, asking
for the opening Of a public highway in
said township which was on motion of
Commissioner Black duly seconded, &C
copied and the following viewers ap-
pointed by the chair, viz: Black, Swan
son and Torbenson. Carried.
The application of j. L. Green and j.
G. Spencer for the appointment Of ap
praiser in the matter of estray stock
taken up, was on motion of Commission
er Black, duly seconded, rejected for the
| reason that said advertisement is irregu
lar as it does not state the place where
said animals we're taken up. Carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met at 2 o'clock p. M. as
per adjournment with all the members
present. Commissioner Wallin in the
chair.
Commissioner Swanson moved that
the report Of road overseer, Bernt Lar
son, be excepted and approved, which
motion was duly seconded and carried.
The bids for the building of the sew
eral bridges in the county as advertised,
were opened and the following is the
bids as read, viz: The Northwestern
Bridge Company, Hennepin Bridge Co.,
Minneapolis Bridge & Iron Co., Neil
Mel ougall, The Twin City Bridge Co.,
The Fargo Bridge & Iron Co., and the
Canton Bridge Co.
The bids for remodeling the Court
House was opened, and as there was
only one bid, the commissioners CON
cluded to change plans and specitica-
tons, Commissioner Black moved that
the bid be rejected and that the archi-
tect, w. G. Albrant, be instructed to
make new plans and specifications, and
the auditor instructed to re-advertise for
new bids, and that the bids be received
until the 18th day of August, 1874, at
o'clock D. m. and that the cost of the
said new re-modeling will not exceed
S22OOO.OO, which motion was duly sec
onded by Commissioner Swanson and
carried.
After considering the several bids for
the construction of the county bridges,
the Board at o'clock adjourned until
8 a. IN.
SATURDAYS SESSION.
July 23d, 1904.
The Board met as per adjournment
with all the members present. Commits
sioner Wallin in the chair.
:. On motion of Commissioner Swanson
tduly seconded the petition Of Emil D.
I kardel and others for the discontinue.
ance of the county road across the So OF
nwA section II, township 153, range 81
running east and west, was granted.
The application Of Chauncey w. Todd
and Hans O. Fagerle for the abatement
of their 1903 taxes was on motion duly
seconded granted as asked for in theil
applications.
On motion of Commissioner Richard
son the bridge petition located between
section 36, township 161, range 80, and
section 4, township 100, range so, was
duly seconded and carried.
(. n motion the board adjourned until
2 o'clock p. m. Carried.
, Chas. Reynolds, a Flaxton pig.
ger was arrested by Deputy Glenn
, Of Bowbells Just as he was cross.
inc the Canadian line. The pris.
oner was allowed to 60 into q
barber shop for a shave and es
capped. The county probably was
saved $500 by this escape.
TREAsuRER'S REPORT