The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30
Aprii - 1907

The Board of County Commission
es of Ward county, North Dakota.
met ae nine o'clock, a. IA. on the
above date as per adjournment. Com.
missioner Willis in the chair with all
members present
Moved by Black and seconded by
Elliott that the following bonds be &C.
.ceptaa and apporEed. Motian carried.
First Internationa Bank of Saer.
wood, covering sinking funds in the
sum Of $25O0.00.
State Bank Of Bowbe1ls Covering
sinking funds In NE sum Of @2O0O.Oo.
First State Bank Of Bowbells, GOV.
ering sinking funds in the suri ut
:31OO0iOD.
Charles Weber, cove Ing ~cSie con-
tract IN the sum Of 1427.O0.
Walker Bros. & Hardy, covering
contract for blank books and legal
blanks IN the sum of 100000.
Citizens Bank Of Kenmare, covering
sinking funds in the sam Of 4a0OO.oo
l., s. Foot, covering contract Tor the
furnishing meets in the sum df $6oo.
John 4. Berg, assessor for 3ourth
commissioners district, 100000.
ACitizens State Bank of Stanley. COW
kring sinking funds in the sum 81 3D.
100000. o
On motion Board adjourned 'uutil 2
O'Clock p. m.
Afternoon Sna5tns.
TheBoard met at 2 o'clock p. m, "a, rs
uer adjournment. Commissioner VA
iis in the cl,Eir and all members pes
ent. a>a
eMoaed by Emmerson and seconoed
nv Abbott tlat the following 'rePh'
be accepted and placed on He. me-
ton CARED. 4-
40 the Honorable Board OF County
commissioners, Ward County, Nof-
tn Dakota. J..
In compliance with yoalr request 10
audit the bills Ct the Knight PTintlhe
Company of Fargo, North DakOta .ol
supplies furnished Ward Ooung' ior
the wear 1906, / hereby submit 'he
following neport: x.,,o
have carefully read the scneealle'
signed by the knight Printing com
,nany and find that prices quoted IN
the schedule are approximately Oh d
!. xair value. in so far as they relate 30
snecific items but the schedule Is
very incomplete and on the face Is
misleading. it is that st does not con-
vev q clear idea as to items not Speel-
fcslly quoted in the schedule, and III
.thfs way. gives the printing company
a chance to get around its scheduie ny
c,aseing legal work, and charging leg
al prfces therefore which should ne
classeA simply as job work and chars
ed for accordingly.
ON the other hand, work has Deen
sent to them as job work ana mas
been charged for at exhorbant prices.
It is evident also, that some OF tne
supply orders must have ben padaed
as there have ben some orders nileu
tn such an extent as would last the
county for one hundred years.
It is my opinion after thorough m
vestigation Of this schedule, that IL
has been SO drawn as to give tne
knight Printing Company every ad-
vantage, and undue advantage, at the
expense of the county of Ward
The ofllowing is partial list OF the
items on which, my opinion, there
has been an overcharge:
July Z. / Declaration record, County
Court, index c C $24.50; according to
schedule $21.50. -
x July 16 Tax lists $376.00. Sched-
ule quotes them at ATS each
July q 1000 Vital tatistic Directory
eanls $3.50. No discount on this bill
$N60 a fair price.
Sept. Enough Burial Permits to
bury Ward county $175.O0. $4,000 a
fair price for this job.
Sept. Z Two boks for orders and
duplicate orders for supplies, $2050. !
looked at the books and consider $500
a fair price for them.
Sept Z. 107 books duplicate tax lists.
35O8,25. This bill was discounted %
per cent. I would consider $500 Z
beck fair price.