The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-03-15
Of the Board Of, County Commits
sioners ofiWard County,
NORTH, Dakota. aEse

sioners ofiWard County, ;;i|
North. Dakota. asss
Tbs haAsi n County Commissioners
Of Wand county INST in adjourned ses.
sion on the eth day OF March A. d. 1906
at o'clock q. m. with all the members
present, Commissioner Black in the
chair.
After looking over several matters the
board at II adjourned until 2o'clock
P, m,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met as per adjournment
with all the members present. Commits
siouer Black in the chair.
Commissioner Richardson moved that
the application of u. a. Dow, j. j. De
phone line franchise in the county OF
ward na accepted and granted as asked
for in their application, which was duly
seconded and carried. ..:. .ss.. 49,
Olaf A. Olson presented an applica-
ton and affidavit asking for rebate OF
taxes ana assessment on lot No. s, block
No. 81, Minot, which was on motion
duly seconded, accepted and granted as
per petition presented. Carried.
On motion duly seconded the report
of register of deeds for the month OF
February was accepted and approved.
Carried
On motion dull, seconded the report Of
clerk Of court for the month of Febru-
airy was accepted and approved. Carried.
A petition for public highway, sign
ed by O. MortenSon and others. was pre-
sented. and on motion duly seconded,
the same was accepted ami the follow
ing committee appointed to view the
same, viz: Commissioners Carroll, Rich
ardson and Swanson. Carried.
A road petition was presented, signed
by Peter Anderson and others, which
was on motion duly seconded, accepted
and the. following commissioners APP
pointed 10 view the same, viz: Commits
sioners Carroll, Richardson and Swan
son. Carried.
A. petition was presented from resi-
dents Of township l53, range 50, asking
for the organization of said territory as
a civil township, which being IN due
form was accepted, granted and ordered
organized as asked for in their petition,
the same being named Wang. Motion
duly seconded and carried.
A petition was presented by residents
of township 161, range "a, asking for the
organization of said territory as civil
township, the same to be named "Har-
monious'', which was on motion duly
seconded, accepted, granted and ordered
organized as asked for in their petition.
Carried.
Commissioner Swanson moved for the
adoption of the following resolution. viz:
Whereas, 1t appears to this board that
the true sentiment and wishes of the
majority of the legal voters of township
l55. range 81, for the organization Of
said territory as civil township has not
been furnished this board, now, there
fore, move that the petition and remon-
STRANGE be rejected, and that this action
will be notice to the legal residents of
said territory affected, that new petit
ton will be required signifying their
true wishes regardless of how they sign
n previously, which was duly seconded
Nv Commissioner Richardson and car
ried.
A petition was presented asking for
the opening of a public highway as fol,
lows, viz: Beginning at the southwest
corner of section 4, township lD2; range
80 running north four miles on section
line, which vas on motion duly second.
ed, accepted and ordescd opened as
asked for m said petition, Carried.
commissioner Richardson moved that
the repert Of the. committee on the uam-
ages caused by the county road running
through the land Of Frank Beckman. al
lowing said Beckman the sum of $780,
which was duly seconded by Commits
sSioner Carroll and carried.
4 petition was presented by the trus
tees of the village of Berthold asking to
have certain taxes struck from the list
of said village for the reason that the
same was an error made by the assessor,
which was on motion duly seconded, ac-
cepted aud granted and the auditor in
structed to make said correction as
asked for in the petition. Carried.
A petition for wagon bridge across
the Des Laos river between sections %
and %, township 1913. range So, was pre-
sented and on motion duly seconded, ac-
copied and filed.
Commissioner Richardson moved thai
the applications of the following parties
for abatement of taxes, on the recon-
mendation of the board Of trustees of
the village of Donnybrook, be accepted
and granted as asked for in their differ
ent petitions, VIZ: X. W. Cox, William
II. Magee. j. G.. Holbrook, Aug. c.
Barke K. L. Sherman. which motion
was duly seconded by Commissioner
Carroll and carried
A petition was presented from resi-
dents of township 16l, range 81, asking
for the building of a wagon bridge be.
tween sections 4 and , ii said township
which was on motion duly seconded, &C
repted and the following COMMITTEES Ap
pointed to view same, viz: Commission
ers Carroll, Richardson and Black
Carried.
The board on motion adjourned unit
9a'clcck a. m.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
March 7th. 1865.
The board Of county commissioners
net as per adjournment with all tn
members present. Commissioner Blacl
in the chair.
On motion the following section lin