The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-12-27
WILL GUST COMMISSIONERS
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red said right had no authority to
charge per diem and mileage, but
could only lawfully charge to the
your informant alleges the fact to be
said fees so charged for said services
were Illegal, excessive and eXhorbl-
tant, and that said Defendants we'll
knew that said fees so charged were
illegal, excessive and exhorbitant.
XVI. Your informant gives this
Court to understand and be informed
that heretofore, to-wit, at various
meetings of said Board of County
Commissioners, the said Defendants
acting as a majority Of said Board
have unlawfully and corruptly audit
ed and allowed the bills of each other
for services rendered by them to said
contained charges for illegal and ex-
cessive fees and which are more par
ticularly described as follows to-Wit:
jan IA, 1905. Ward County to
William Black, DR.. January meeting
10 days, $500. 10 miles travel,
$3.50. Total, s60.50.
Feb. 9th, 1905. Ward County to
day signing warrants. $500. Feb.
10th, six days Com. meeting. $4,000.
10 miles travel $3.50 Total $3.50.
March 9th. 1905. Ward County to
William Black. DR.. Feb. 18th, sign
ing warrants one day $500. Feb 16,
II and is. viewing road at Donny-
brook, $1,000. Mar. 9Th, Com. meet
mileage to Donnybrook, 240 miles.
$1,000. Mar. 9Th mileage, Com.
meeting, $3.50.
April 6th. 1905. Ward county to
William Black. Dr.. Apr. 9Th. to six
days Com. meeting, $4,000. Mileage
May 9TH 1905. Ward County to
William Black. DR.. May sth, Com.
meeting four days. $1,000. Mileage
no miles, $3.50. Total, s2450.
June Sth. 1905. Ward County to
William BLOCK. DR.. May 9th, view
ing ROADS ana bridge. xix days. $500.
c91 miles travel, s14.55. June 1st,
miles travel, $15.40. May goth one
day signing warrants $500. June
18th. six days Com. meeting. $4,000.
June 5th, ITO miles travel, $3.50.
Total s114.45.
July 18th, 1905. Ward County to
William Black. DR.. June 26th three
days viewing roads, $1,000. Mileage
Mileage $3.50. Total, s20.5O.
July 18th, 1905. Ward County to
meeting. Il days, $500. Mileage
$3.50. Total s93.4O.
August 10th, 1905. Ward County
to William Black DR.. July 22nd
three days and signing warrants, mile
meeting. $4,000. Mileage $3.50. To-
tai $500. Overcharge at last meet
ing two days, $500. Balance $4,000.
September 9Th. 1905. Ward Coun-
ty to William Black, DR.. Aug. 18TH
1905, three days signing warrants,
one day signing bonds. $500. supt.
$3.50. Total $500
September 23rd, 1905. Ward
County to William Black, DR.. Sept
18th, signing bonds three days, $12.
Mileage $3.50. Sept. Goth, Com. meet
ing three days, $1,000. Mileage
October 4th, 1905. Ward County to
William Black, Dr. Oct End, Com.
meeting, five days, $4,000 Mileage
$3.50. July 25th, boarding men on
dipping tank, men, ten days, $1,000.
Hauling men and tools to station, So.
Total, $46.5O.
Ward County to William Black, DR..
Apr 14th, one day signing warrants,
$500. Apr. 18th, II days viewing
roads, $4,000. $40 miles travel at 5
cents per mile, $3.50. May 1st,
Com. meeting, days, s2s.OO. May
LIST, 10 miles travel, $3.50. Total
s117.OO.
November 9th. 1905. Ward Coun-
ty to William Black, DR.. Oct 18th,
Com. meeting three days, $1,000. Oct.
18th, signing warrants days, $1,000.
Oct. 10th, mileage. $3.50. Nov. eth,
Com. meeting, days. $1,000. Mile
age. $3.50. Total, $4,000.
November goth, 1905, Ward County
to William Black, DIR. Nov. 14th, to
bera for Stanley for culvert, $500.
Nov. goth, Com. meeting three days
$1,000. Mileage $3.50. Total, $26.50.
November oath, 1905. Ward
County to William Black, DIR. Nov.
24th, Com. meeting, days. $1,000
Mileage, $3.50. Total, $24.5O.
Your informant alleges the fact to
be that these bills were not properly
!te;aized. That some OF the items
charged for were not pro,cer charges
against said County of Ward, and that
the bill dated July 18th, 1905, was
not sworn to as provided by law, and
further that said Defendant William
Black did not travel the number of
miles charged in his said bills, nor
did he serve the number of days
charged therein in his official capacity
as such County Commissioner.
January 14th, 1905. Ward County
] to S. s. Richardson, DIR. To 9 days
Com. meeting, $4,000. To 2 days
coming and going, $500 Miles trav-
eled, 1873 at 5 cents, $500.
February Sth, 1906. Ward County
to S. S. Richardson, DR.. Feb. 6
TO 8 inc. three days at $500. $500.
Two Gays coming and going. $500.
Miles Travelled 1873 at 5 cents, $500.