The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-03-29
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commits
sioners OF Ward County,
North Dakota.


On motion duly seconded the follow
ing road districts were ordered organized
and the following road overseers ap-
pointed, viz:
Dist No l, twp l55, rye 81, Ed Nilsson
overseer.
Dist No 9, twp 1853, rye IS, west Of
lake, Fred Parks overseer.
Dist No 3, twp 164, rye 50, Albert
Juelke ovcrseer.
Dist No 4, twp 1e3-l64, rye 81, Geo NJ
Allen, oyerseer.
Dist No S, twp 157, rye 80 and 50,
Lewis Hjelmland, overseer.
Dist No 6, twp l57-15S, rye 92-93 and
15S, rye 81, George Sorkness, overseer.
Dist No Z, twp l54, rye 1894, NJ. F..
Gilmour, OverSeer.
Dist No 8, twp l53, rye 92-93, twp 154,
rye 81, J. w. Warren, overseer.
Dist No 8, twp l55, rye 1892, Fred
Alger, overseer.
Dist No 10, twp 153-l54, rye 81, e. II.
Skies, overseer.
Dist No II, twp l5s, rye 81, John
Bjorn, overseer.
Dist No II, twp l5l-l52, rye $3.50 81,
G G Tangedahl, overseer.
Dist No Ii, twp Isl, rye 81 81, J. Lar
kin, overseer.
Dist No IA, twp l52, rye sl-s2, E. B.
Williams, overseer.
On motion the board adjourned until
Monday, the 18th day of March, A. D.
1905. LOUIS A. LARSON,
County Auditor.
MONDAYS SESSION.
The board of county commissioners
met as per adjournment at o'clock a.
M, on the 18th day of March 1905, with
all the members present. Com. Black
in the chair.
Com. Richardson moved that the fol
lowing section line be declared opened
as public highway viz: Commencing
at the Sc corner of section 81, Twp.
l54 Rye 81, running north 6 miles to
the NV corner of Sec. 6 same Twp. and
Rye, which motion was duly seconded
and carried.
On motion duly seconded, the salary
of Mrs. Rustad was raised to $500 per
; month. Carried.
A petition was presented from resi-
dents of Bowbells asking that the coun-
ty commissioners appoint Com. to con
fer with them as to the building of a
bridge across the Des Laos, which was
on motion duly seconded, accepted and
the whole board appointed as such com
mittee. Carried.
A petition was presented signed by
John Booth. Fred Grossarth and others,
asking for the opening Of a certain
public highway, which was on motion
duly seconded, accepted and the follow
ing Com. appointed to view same viz:
CONS Carroll, Torbenson and Rich
ardson. Carried.
At12 o'clock the board adjourned I'M
til p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met as per adjournment
with all the members present. Com.
Black in the chair.
An application was received from one
John Isaacson asking for county aid on
| account of his recent accident which
was on motion accepted and granted,
and the auditor instructed to procure a
ticket for him to Virginia City, Mimi.
which motion was carried.
| Com. Richardson moved that the ap-
plication of S. A. Richie for rebate on
his. taxes on lot JIG block 3 Bowbells, be
accepted and that the amount Of $1,000
be deducted from his valuation, which
motion was duly seconded and carried.
! Com. Torbenson moved that the mo-
ton allowing Mr.. Doe 5000 damages
! for county road be recinded, and that
the road known as the Nedrud road be
ordered laid out as follows viz: Begin
ming at the Sc corner of Sec. 81, 155 49,
running west on section line to the. cor
ner of section 30, then north 30 rods.
| then west on forty line until it inter
sects county road in the valley, which
motion was duly seconded and carried.
Com. Richardson moved that Com.
Swanson be appointed an appraiser in
the matter of estray stock taken up by
VIM. McDermid, which was duly second
ed and carried.
A petition was presented signid by l.
II. Fulmer and Others asking that the
| board place a reasonable amount OF
bounty on the killing of gophers which
| was on motion duly seconded and >car-
| ried.
1 Com. Carroll moved for the adoption
of the following resolution which was
1 duly seconded by Com. Richardson and
carried, viz:
/ Be it resolved that a loCnty of one
cent be paid for he tail of each gopher
| killed in the County Of Ward between
the first day of April and the 10th day
of May 1907 inclusive. The county
auditor is hereby instructed to count
such tails and issue certificates fol-
4 them, and the treasurer shall accept
tsuch certificates as auditors warrants
/ 1t is further provided that the clerks OF
organized Twps. shall be authorized tc
issue certificates for gopher tails which
shall be accepted and paid in the same
manner as auditors warrants provided
however, that no such certificates shall
be accepted for payment later than the
10Th day Of May 1905, and that all go
pher tails for which certificates are is
sued by Twp. clerks shall be delivered
to the county auditor before the 2Ott
day of May. No compensation will bt
given by the county to town clerks, fol
counting said gopher tails.
/ A petition was presented from Bow
bells Twp. asking for the building of {
grade in slough between sections
and 5, 1929, which vas moved by Com
Richardson and seconded by Com. Car
roll, and on motion CONS. Richardson
and Carroll voted in the affirmative
CONS. Swanson and Torbenson in the
negative. Motion was declared carried
On motion the board adjourned until
8 o'clock q. m.
Com. Carroll moved that the Auditor
| and clerk OF court be instructed to check