The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-07-08
With Our City Commissioners
Interesting Batch Of Business Done by the City
Order Of Bo.kkeepng Established Fund Reconstructed.

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Order Of Bookkeeping Establ
Adjourned meeting June %, 1909.
Present Mayor Clark, Aldermen An
derson, Davis, Emerson, Hendrick-
son, Hurd, Kelley Lesueur Mclaugh-
lin, Reed, Spath Vandenoever. Alb
sent Sconeld.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and Oh motion of Hen
erickson seconded by Emerson were
approved as read.
Moved BY Vandeaoever and Sec
unAsa ~ DAsts <hat phe petition from
Fred v. Dale and others asking per-
mission to build IN industrial track
across Welcome street, be referred to
the street committee. Carried.
Moved by Lesueur and seconded by
Reed that the petition from Fred v.
Dale and others for sower extension
be referred to the sewer committee.
Carried.
The resignation of the city engi-
neer was presented.
The resignation Of the city eng1-
Moved by Davis and seconded by
Emerson that the resignation OF the
city engineer be accepted to take et-
feet July 1, 1909. Roll call as fol-
lows: Aldermen voting yes, Davis,
Emerson, Hendrickson, LeSueur Nc
Laughlin, Reed Vandenoever. Absent
Anderson, Hurd, Kelley, Scofield and
Spath. Moved by Davis and second
ed by Spath that the matter of fixing
the grade on West Fifth street, In
Brooklyn addition be referred to the
city engineer. Carried.
The following resolution was In
troduced by Aid. LeSueur.
Moved by LeSueur and seconded
by Hendrickson that the resolution be
adopted as read. Roll call as tol-
lows: Voting yes, Anderson, Davis
Emerson, Hendrickson Hurd, Kelley
LIE sueur, Mclaughlin. Reed, spath
Vandenoever. Absent Scofeld.
Whereas 1t appears from the report
of Cooper, Temple & Company, certi-
fed public accountants, dated on the
fourteenth day of June, A. d. 1909
and embodied in the report of the
special auditing committee, consist
ing of P. B. Anderson, r. H. Elmer
son and Arthur LeSueur, that, from
the condition of the books and the
funds of the city of MfnOt, Ward
county, North Dakota, it is now I'M
possible to tell into what funds the
said moneys now on hand should be
diverted and to which they belong
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Whereas the form of the city gov
eminent has changed from the coun-
Gil system to the commission system
and the form of books heretofore kept
is not sufficient to give accurate infor'
nation of the state of the different
funds of the city, and,
Whereas warrants have been
drawn, not upon the funds to which
special funds, and when drawn on
special funds have been warrants
which do not rightfully belong to and
are not rightfully payable out OF
said funds, and,
Whereas the said city accounts
have become mixed so that 1t Is now
impossible to determine the exact
condition of any of said funds,
Now Therefore, Be 1t Resolved
that the funds of the said city Of Mi
not be divided as follows, and here
inaftex kept in conformity with this
resolution, viz.
First-Public Safety Fund-Out OF
which said fund shall be paid all OF
the salaries and expenses, including
equipments and miscellaneous expen-
ses of the police department and fire
department.
second-Public convenience fund.
Out of which said fund shall be paid
all of the expenses and salaries OF
the engineering department, and
maintenance of streets and allies, in
Guiding labor, crossings, sidewalks,
tools miscellaneous expenses and
street lights. d
$1,000 100