The Ward County independent., 1905-12-27

ping tank near Sherwood in said county
Of Ward, and without any authority OF
law expended the sum e475 90 in
building said dipping tank and unlaw-
fully authorized payment Of same from
the county bridge fund.
VII. Your informant gives this court
to understand and be informed that
heretofore to-wit, en- the 3rd day of
April, A. D. 1905, the said defendants
acting AZ majority OF said board of
county commissioners unlawfully in.
structed the county auditor to advertise
for bids for grading cattle pass on the
nwl Of section 10, tow nship, l54, range
81, and without any authority of law ex-
pended funds of the county to the
amount of SlA4.15 in grading said cattle
pass.
| VIII. Your informant gives this
court to understand and be1informed
that heretofore to Wit, at the April, A.
D. 1905 meeting of said board of county
commissioners, the said defendants act
ing as majority of said board of county
commissioners accepted an affidavit Of
G. H. Parker for a rebate of bis taxes,
in which said affidavit it was stated that
the assessment upon the Leland aotel
property in the city of Minot was assess
ed higher than other property in said
city, and eaid defendants without any
warrant OF law therefor unlawfulIy and
corruptly ordered that refunding war
rant for the sum OF S6O9.O2 be issued to
said @. H. Purker and said amount paid
to him as rebate upon the amount of
taxes paid by said G. H. Parker, and in
said refunding warrant there was in.
cluded the sum of 556. AZ, which was
claimed by said Parker to have been
paid by him as penalty and interest up
on said taxes.
TX. Your informant gives this court
to understand and be informed that
heretofore to-wit, during the September,
A. D. 1905 meeting of said board of
county commissioners, TIE said defen-
dants acting as majority of said board
unlawfully and corruptly allow ed claim
Of D. A. Dinnie IN the sum 81, 10000 as
a part payment on hospital contract,
whereas in fact and in truth the county
Of Ward had no contract with the said
d. A. Dinnie for the building of said
hospital.
X. Your informant gives this court
to understand and be informed that
heretofore to wit, at the November
meeting of said board of county com
missioners, the said defendants acting
as a majority SAID board unIawfulIy and
corruptiy allowed a claim of one u: A..
Dinnie against the county of Ward for
the sum of S4437 as discount on county
warrants.
XII. Your informant gives this court
to understand and be informed that
heretofore to,wit, at the February, A.
d. 1905 meeting of said board of county
commissioners, said defendants acting
as majority of said board unlawfully
and corruptly allowed a claim Of o.e D
FL. Lord against the county of Ward for
the sum of $4,000 as discount on coun-
ty warrants.
XII. Your informant gives this court
to understand and be Informed that
heretofore to wit, at the April, A. D.
1905 meeting of the board of county
commissioners, the said defendants act
ing as majority of said board unlaw-
fully and corruptly authorized the said
L. X. Carroll to draw s35 90 from the
poor fund of the county to be used for
OF st. Mary's township in said county.
the poor fund of said county, but has
uCNCt uldOC duy ICpOIC y WIFI Iolc1 CLIO W
the disposition Of the same.
XIII. Your informant gives this
court to understand and be informed
that heretofore to-wit, at the September
A. D. 1905 meeting of the said bard of
| county commissioners, the defendants
acting as majority of said board un-
lawfully and corruptiy allowed claims of
one Martin Anderson against said coun
! ty in various sums, to-wit: $3.50, $l4S. 10
and $1,000 without any markings upon
the bile presented to show who received
the various items of goods, wares and
merchandise charged in said bills or for
what purpose they were used.
XIV. Your informant gives this
court to understand and be informed
that heretofore to-wit, during the Janu-
ary and February meetings of said board
of county commissioners, the said defen
dants acting as majority of said board
negligently approved the bond of the
county treasurer Of said county OF Ward
given by the Northern Trust company
in the sum 100000. being an amount
in excess Of ten per cent IF it's paid up
capital without any showing on the part
of said Northern Trust company that it
had coupled with section BIS of the
Revised Codes Of North Dakota.
AV. Your informant gives this court
to understand and be informed that
heretofore to- wit, at the October, A. d.
1905 meeting of said board of county
commissioners, the said defendants act
ing as a majority of said board unlaw-
fully awarded contract for grading be-
tween sections 81 and 80. township 159,
range 81 at "a cents per yard to one j.
Wilson. That thereafter and at the
November, A. D. 1905 meeting OF said
board the said defendants unlawfully al
lowed claim of said Wilson for said
work at the sum of SlO84.32. That this
claim was not verified nor itemized, but
was presented upon slip of paper, and
that same would have been paid if the
auditor of said county had not refused
| to draw warrant for the same. That
said defendants did not require said
Wilson to give contract or bond as
required by law, and that thereafter
said defendants allowed said claim
against said county of Ward in the sum
Of Sl08432 without being properly veri-
fed or itcmized and without any esti-
mate Of work done having been pre-
sented by the county surveyor as re-
quired by law.
XVI. Your informant gives this
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