The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16
air with all members present.

chair with all members present.
Moved by Abbott and seconded by
Elliott that the following resolutiod be
adopted. Motion carried.
Whereas. 1t appears that different Of
ficials Of Ward county have during tho
past and up to the present time, for rea.
sons unknown to this board been in the
habit of ordering Office supplies greatly
in excess Ut the amount required,
Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, that
each and every official be required to
make requisition to this board for all
Office supplies for their approval. and
that anything ordered otherwise will be
ordered at their uwn risk
Be it further resolved: thatsthe coun-
ty auditor be and is hereby instructed
to notify the parties holding contracts
for office supplies for Ward county, that
no goods furnished this county will be
paid for By this board unless the order
for such goods has been signed by the
chairman OF this board. Motion carried.
Moved by Emerson and seconded by
Abbott that the following resolution be
adopted:
Be it Resolved, by the board Of coun-
ty commissioners of Ward county,
North Dakota, by it's members thereof,
G. G c. Willis, r. H. Emerson, Ralph
Abbott. William Black and S. H. Ell
lott, duly and legally as embed this
April 9TH, 1907. in session at Minot,,
North Dakota, during this regul 2
April 1907, session of said board Of
county commissioners of Ward county.
North Dakota, as follows, to-wit.
That whereas, There has been filed
with the county auditor Of Ward coun-
ty, North Dakota, heretofore and in
March and April, 1907, and also filed
with and presented to this board of
county commissioners on April LIST,
1907, petition for the division Of Ward
county, North Dakota, and the forma-
ton Of new county of the proposed
name of Lake county, North Dakota. to
be all that portion of Ward county,
North Dakota lying and situated north
of the Township line between town.
ships 1853 and 159 north of the 9TH p. m.
and which line would be an extension
Of the boundary line between the coun.
ty of Bottiueau, being the south boun-
Diary line of the county of Bottineau,
North Dakota, extending west across
the entire county of ward, North Dako-
ia, on township lines between town
ships 1853 and l59; and that said pro-
posed new county of Lake would con.
tain as petitioned for, il SAID petition
be granted, more than "a congressional
to-wit: the same would
contain about 81 and So congressional
and that said proposed new
county Of Lake, North Dakota would |
bs compact in form and would be and
= fraction township in width and II
townships in length as petitioned for,
and which petition proposes to name
such new county as Lake county, North
Dakota. and which petition has been
prior to the presentation and tho fling
thereof as Aforesaid. signed by moro
than 1850 legal voters residing in such
out of which said proposed
Lake county is petitioned to be formed,
and which 1850 legal voters in said ter
ritory are more than . majority OF oil
the legal voters in said territory to be
from the county OF ward, North
Dakota, and formed into the proposed
new county Of the proposed name Of
Lake, North Dakota, and that the pres
cut county of ward, North Dakota, is
the only county to be affected by such
and the formation of such pro-
posed new county of Lake, North Dako-
ia.