The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-06-14

met in the Office of the County Auditor
on the fifth day of June 1906, at 8 O'Clock
a. m.
Commissioner Black in the chair.
Commissioners present, Richardson
Carroll, Swanson and Torbenson.
Moved by Com. Carroll seconded by
Com. Richardson that refunding war
rant be issued payable to the County
Treasurer to the amount of 1888 fol
double entry Of tax receipt number lO1
and 1904, motion carried.
On motion the minutes of meeting Of
May 1905 was read and approved.
After looking over the several bills
the Commissioners adjourned until :
o'clock y. m.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met at 2 o'clock p. m. with
! all members Of the board present.
Com. Black in the chair.
Moved by Com. Swanson and second
ed by Com. Carroll that COMMITTEES
be appointed to inspect the bridge at
Burlington between sections and IL
Twp. 155, Rye. "a, motion carried.
On motion e. Schnider was appointed
road ov ,rseer in Twp. I57 Range SO.
It was moved by Com. Carroll secluded
by Com. Richardson that's road between
sections II and 10 and 10 and 20 Town
ship l56 Range "a be declared opened
foa distance of two miles the motion
was carriad with all of the members
voting in the affirmative.
The bids for building the certain
grades as advertised in the official pa
pers was received.
Moved by Com. Carroll seconded by
Com. Richardson that the bid Of G. N.
Mosgaard for building the grades be-
tween sections % and q and 26 and q
Twp. 16l Rye So at 20 cents per Cubic
yard be accepted and on roll call the
members voted as follows, Richardson,
yes, Carroll, yes, Torbenson, no, Swan
son, no, Black, yes. The motion was
carried.
Moved by Com. Carroll seconded by
Com. Richardson that the bid of Geo. w.
Kemper for building the grade between
sections 70 and 30 and 81 and 80 Town
ships l61 and 1872 Rye. 81 at "a cents
per cubic yard and the grade between
sec. and S Twp. 1852 Rye SO at "a cents
per cubic yard and the grade between
sections 81 and 80 Twp. 1853 Rye. 80 at
"a cents per cubic yard be accepted and
on roll call the members voted as fol-
lows. Richardson, yes, Carroll, yes,
Swanson, no, Torbenson, no, Black, yes.
The motion was carried.
Com. Carroll moved that the follow
ing resolution be adopted, WHEREAS,
on the 9Th day of March, 1905, a resolu-
ton was adopted by this board authoriz
ing the issue of 100000 of funding
bonds of Ward county, and, WHEREAS,
there are now outstanding warrants OF
said Ward county which, with accrued
interest thereon, amount to the sum of
$4,000 and, WHEREAS, the Board OF
County Commissioners of said Ward
county deem, and hereby declare it to
be to the best interest of said county
to fund said Indebtedness by the issuance
of the funding bonds of said county to
the amount Of $4,000 under the pro-
visionss Sections 2O35 to 2O42, both
RESOLVED that the bonds Of said Ward
county to the amount $4,000 be is
sued to bear date July LIST, A. D. 1905,
and to draw interest at the rate Of four
az per centum per annum, payable
semi annually, said bonds to be payable
twenty COY years after date, the pro-
ceeds of said bonds to be applied exclu-
siyely to the payment of the outstanding
warrants of said Ward county and,
FURTHER RESOLVED that all prior resolu-
tons and proceedings of this board re-
lative to the issuance of such, or any,
bonds OF said county: be and the same
! is hereby rescinded and annulled.
AND FURTHER RESOLVED, that John
E. Greene, Assistant States Attorney Of
said Ward county be, and is hereby
authorized and empowered to negotiate
for the sale of said funding bonds at
not to exceed per cent interest, pay
able semi-annually and that he report
the result of this negotiation to this
board at its meeting to be held July
1905.
On motion the board adjourned un-
till June 9Th 1905 at 9 o'clock p. m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1905.
The board met on the above date as
per adjournment at 9oclock p. m.
Com. Black in the chair.
Commissioners present, Richardson,
Carroll, Torbenson and Swanson.
Moved by Com. Richardson seconded
by Com. Carroll that the sum of
s6551.5O be transferred from the emer-
gency fund to the building fund.
On roll call the members voted as fol-
lows, Carroll, yes, Richardson, yes, Tor
DonSOu yes 0WdusoH, AO, OioChs yoS, WAC
motion was carried.
The bids for building the proposed
bridges as advertised in the official pa
pers in May 1905 was. received. Tho
following bids were opened viz
Neil McDoueall, Minot, N. Oak, 16
and Is foot span bridges, 1915 per run
ming foot, all 2O-foot bridges $500 per
running foot Grading Is cents per
yard.
The Northwestern Bridge Co., Moore