The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-01-18
On motion the board adjourned until

On motion the board adjourned until
2o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met as per adjournment
with all the members present. Com.
Black in the chair.
The afternoon was taken up with ar
rangements Ut the different road district
aud also with examination Of the differ
emit accounts and bills against the county
and at o'clock the board adjourned
until 8 a. m.
SATURDAY SESSION.
II. Jan. IA, 1905.
The board Of county commissioners
met as per adjournment with all the
members present. com. Black in the
chair.
e. com. carroll moved that Mat Rollefson
be appointed as county justice Of the
peace in place Of Justice. elect Wienkes
whom did not qualify, which motion was
duly elected and carried.
com. carroll moved that the deputy
States Attorney John E. Greene be al
lowed the SUM Of $500 per year which
motion was duly seconded by com.
Richardson, com. Swanson moved an
amendment to make said salary $500,
but receiving no second it was lost and
on the original motion CONS. carroll and
Richardson voted in the Affirmative, com.
Swanson voted in the negative, and the
motion was declared carried.
Com. Swanson moved for the adoption
OF the following resolution towit:
Whereas the State of North Dakota
pays an examiner whose duty it is to OK
anime all the books of every ofticsr OF
the state, and the various counties, who
is under bonds to do correct work, and
whereas, his work is done without di-
rect paNor compensation from any coun
ty and it is his duty to examine all the
books OF the county officers at any time
the board of comfy commissioners call
on him to do 81; and whereas, the laws
of North Dakota provides that such ex-
aminer shall SO audit and examine all
the books Of the county officers, without
charge, as recited in Sec. 139, and 14O of
the Revised Codes of North Dakota; and
whereas it will cost the county Of Ward
many hundreds or thousands Of dollars
for private examiners, to whom the law
gives no right or privilegess ana whereas
il the said special examiner we're to re-
port, their statement and report would
not be official and be merely action
without weight and an expense without
results or significance Of any kind, and,
whereas, the Board Of Commissioners Of
Ward County has passed resolution
January 18th, 1905, to employ one A. ].
Drummer with two accountants, said
Drummer to receive q salary Of 800 per
month and no limit placed on the sal
airy to bs paid the assistants. and no
limitations placed on the time to b.
spent in such examination, and whereas
such action is not warranted by law and
reckless expenditure Of the funds of
Ward county. when the law provides .
free examiner who is under bonds to do
do correct and careful work. I there
move, that said resolution appointing A
J. Drummer and tive assistants to exam
inc the books and offices Of said Ward
county, be rescinded and that the free
public examiner be at once called to
check up and fully examine oil accounts
of all the county officers Of Ward coun-
ty and report to the county commission
ers at their next meeting, which motion
was duly seconded by Commissioner
Torbenson and on roll call com. Swan
son and Torbenson voted in the affirma-
tive, commissioners carroll and Richard
son voted in the negative and the chair
man voted in the negative and the mo-
ton was declared lost.
On motion the bond of II. III. Misfeldt
as county constable was accepted aud
approved.
The board at II adjourned until
o'clock p. IN,
ArTEKNOO SESSION.
The board met IS per adjournment
with all the members present. com.
Black in the chair.
On motion of com Swanson the office
rent of the Public Administrators was
allowed at $500 per month, which mo-
ton was duly seconded by com. Cacroll
and carried.