The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-12-27

said board unlawfully established dip
ping tank near Sherwood 10 said county
Of Ward, and without any authority ol
law expended the sum S475 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 gradi0g cattle pass on the
nwA of section 10, township, l54, range
u, and without any authority Of law ex-
pended funds of the county to the
amount of Sl44.15 In grading said cattle
pass.
VIII. Your informant gives this
court to understand and be informed
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
q. H. Parker for rebate of his 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 said defendants without any
warrant OF law therefor unlawfully and
corruptly ordered that refunding war
rant for the sum of 5609.O2 be issued to
said G. Fl. 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 S56. .42, 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 allowed claim
| Of d. A. Dinnie IN the sum 81 10000 as
part payment on hospitaI contract,
whereas in fact and in truth the county
OF Ward had no contract with the said
u. 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 majority SAID board unlawfully and
corruptly allowed claim OF one u: 4 :.
Dinnie against the county Of Ward for
the sum of S44 81 as discount on county
warrants.
| Al. Your informant gives this court
to understand and be informed that
heretofore to wit, at the February, A.
u. 1905 meeting of said board of county
commissioners, said defendants acting
as a majority of said board unlawfuly
and corruptly allowed claim of ole D
H. 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, y. d.
1905 meeting of the board of county
commissioners, the said defendants act
ing as majority of said board unlaw
fully and curruptly authorized the said
l.. +. Carroll to draw $50 90 from the
poor fund of the county to be used for
the support of one Mrs. Mary Anderson
of St. Mary's township in said county.
That said Carroll drew said money from
the poor fund of said county, but has
never made any report with reference to
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 corruptly allowed claims OF
one Martin Anderson against said coun
ty in various sums, to-wit: 81 80, Sl4S.1 IL
and $1,000 without any markings upon
the bills presented to show no 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 towit, during the Janu
ary and February meetings of said boarc
of county commissioners, the said defen
dants acting as majority of said boarc
negligently approved the bond Of thu
county treasurer of said county of Ware
given by the Northern Trust company
in the sum s75, 10000. being an amoun
in excess Of ten per cent If it's paid VI
capital without any showing on the par
of said Northern Trust company that i
had compiled with section BIS of the
Revised Codes of North Dakota.
i XIV. Your informant gives this court
to understand and be informed tha'
heretofore to-wit, at the October, A. D
1905 meeting of said boari of count,
commissioners, the said defendants act
ing as majority of said board unlaw
fully awarded q 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. 1909 Neetipg of sale
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, bul
was presented upon a 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 at
required by law, and that thereafter
said defendants allowed said claim
against said county OF Ward in the sun
Of slOSi.32 without being properly veri
fed or itemized and without any est
mate of work done having been pre-
sented by the county surveyor as re
0uired by law