The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-24
Connr,nissi oners'
Proceedings
o.nc,AL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY coMMls'
a,oNERs OF WARD COUNT -
NORTH DAKOTA.
Month o. september.
September Z, 1908.

The board OF county co1nlliiSsion
,rs Of Ward county, North Dakota
met in regular session in the omc !.
OF the county auditor at cioo'
y m. Members present Abbott, ~
I.nce Willis and Emerson. ELMO
.hs.ent. Moved and seconded INA
f.nm De Lance be made Chairman
nro tenn. Carried. Moved by Com
willis and seconded by Com. Emer
non that the auditor be and IS mere
Nv instructed to publish the AUDITOR
and treasurer's annual report In tue
ofacial newspapers of the county
Carried. After allowing large nun
her of bills and looking over vhe
other business before them tne
hnard adjourned until 9 o'clock a. M
September 8, 1908.
The hoard met at 9 o'clock a. M.
as Der adjournment. Members pres.
ont Abbott, Emerson, Willis and Ne
lance Elliot absent. Moved ana
seconded that Com. De Lance DC
made chairman pro TEN. Carried
Moved by Com. Emerson and sec
onded by Com. Abbott that Com
De Lance be appointed appraiser on
estray stock taken up by Harry
slaughter. Carried. Moved by Com
,..a++ ara seconded by Com. Will
liz that the application OF J. A.
w-;ght as agent of Ross Wright TOT
abatement of taxes be seconded anu
...,octions made as asked for, TOT
the reason that clerical error was
made in figuring the assessment
hooks. The board spent the remand
.,,o,the morning looking over and al
Hosting bills and adjourned until
o'clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
rho hoard met at o'clock as per
adjournment. Com. De Lance IN .en
,h.ir Members present Willis
r-nerson and Abbott. Elliot absent.
MOVED by Com. Emerson and sec
.naad nv Com. Willis that the ap-
r,;cations of the following nameu
persons for abatement of taxes DC
rejected upon the advice OF 'ne
xtate attorney. Carried. Aiper'
r.terson N. W. Mattechek, Geo. w.
Swords. E. B. johnson, L. $. Cnam-
nsne. This being the time set lot
the opening of btdS for the new
,srrse,s home, the following bids
we're opened and read: w. w. HOT
MN nroposes to build the new home
a. ner plans and specifications on
ale for the sum Of 35673.0o.
n A. Dinnie proposes to build the
n.v home as per plans and speci'
sections for the sum OF $53OO.oo.
Emmett & Bartleson for the sum OF
sass1 90, Minot Plumbing & Heat
Ing CO. proposes to do all the
zaumbing as per plans and specin-
cations for the sum Of 100000, s. y.
svenson for the sum OF $ll2o.oo'
The bids were laid on the table LOT
.nnsideration. Bids for county
nr,ntinr were submitted by the MI
no. Daily Optic and Mohall Tr1o-
me Moved by Com. Emerson ana
seconded by Com. Willis that the
hid OF the Minot Optic be accept
~ and contract awarded as it was
the lowest submitted. Carried.
Moved y Com. Willis and secondeu
Nv Com. Emerson that Harvey Ham
mond be appointed inspector OF
.,ection in township 1853, range 80
n Mace Of Matt ORielly. Motion
carried.
Moved and seconded that the bill
q, Olaf A. Olson for rent of pest
house be rejected. Carried. Moved
nv Com. Emerson and seconded by
rom. Willis that the application OF
VIM. j.. Carroll for abatement OF
taxes ne dCCepIcU 0iA
made as asked for, for the reason
that he was assessed for property
he did not own April l, 1904, and
for unjust assessments. Carried
After allowing some bills and look
ing over the other business before
them, the board adjourned until
O'Clock a. m.
September 9, 1908.
The board met at 9 o'clock as PEI
adjournment. Com. De Lance in the
chairman pro tenn. Willis ane
Emerson present. Elliott and DC
Wu.is and seconded by Com. Elmer
son that the warrants OF admission
ana expenses bill Of patients take1
to jamestown to the asylum ant