The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-02-15

ing and going from meetings, be-
cause the others did SO.
Questioned as to how he man
aged to get thirty days work in
one month. he said that he had
been paid Tor some night work.
The poor overworked fellow said
that often after viewing road and
bridge sites all day they wished
to hasten the work OF thecounty
to such an extent thar they
would travel all night with but
an hour or two $ sleep, when up
again the next morning and
away they would 60 doing mis-
sionary work for Imperial Ward.
That's how he got paid for 30
days work in a month. That's
how he came to charge for 81
days in January and 36 DAYS
IN JULY. He didn't notice the
Dinule and Lord bills when they
were passed. He furthermore
said that he did not slip the
mysterious contract into the
desk OF the auditor.
He didn't have any positive
lnowiedge of any certain bills
oein- passed in 1905. Hedid not
examine the J. W. Wilson bill for
over 81 200. Richardson at
tempted to show that it was the
custom for each commissioner 10
audit different bills pertaining to
their district.
Richardson thought that Jay
". Wilson's bill might have been
passed without being O. I'd.
A good point was brought out
by the state when Richardson
testified that he did not know
what the Optics court calendars
were worth. richardson had in
PRODUCED a resolution at one OF
the meetings asking the return
Of the warrant from the Optic, on
the ground that the bill had
been passed during the rush OF
business. Richardson was asked
to explain that if there was such
q rush, why he should have been
sent by Carroll to have that par.
ticular bill Q. KID. He saws Car.
roll told him that court ca!en.
ders were worth only $50 and
that is why he introduced that
resolution. Richardson said that
on his Minneapolis trip. he and
Carroll went on the G. N. and re.
turned on the 500. They had
paeses on their return "trip, yet
, they charged the county mileage.
; Richardson was asked toexplain
where he had Travelled in order
J to get in SO many miles. He ap-
, peared very much confused and
did not make satisfactory an
swers. He was asked to explain
how it happened that the mum
Der OF days he worked in that
. month Tailed exactly with the
number OF days charged for by
Carroll, He said that they had
Travelled together that month.
(Siamese twins.
He said that he AFFECTED to the
; appearance OF Swanson's resolu.
: ton upon the records because
IT WAS A PERSONAL REFLEt
TION.
It was shown by the state that
: Swanson scarcely was ever al
) lowed the privilege OF viewing
bridge and road cites. Once
. Kemper was along.
Here is one way Richardson
had of doing the county
Often the commissioners meet
! ings closed Saturday Moons. The
/; train left on the 500 for Bowbells
! at | o'clock and he could have
gone up that afternoon. He
!, often preferred to wait unit
! night, and then charge the
.. county for an extra day.
. Richardson also testified that
, business was SO pressing that he
sometimes worked for the county
, on Sundays and charged for it.
Richardson was asked to tell
whether or not he knew of a time
in 1906 when the commissioners
met at 8 o'clock a. nj. according
to law. He could not relate an