The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-16
ried. Register of Deeds, Supt. of
Schools, County Treasurer, Tailor,
Clerk of the County Court.

| Com. Sanders, that justice quarterly
report from A. c. Torgerson for quar-
ter ending June 30th be accepted and
approved and the auditor authorized
to issue warrants in payment of same.
Motion carried.
Moved by Com. Anderson, seconded
| by Com. Sanders that the minutes of
| the September meeting be read. Mo-
/ ton carried.
The minutes were read. Moved by
Com. Huber, seconded by Com. Ander-
son, that the resolution passed by this
board on Sept. 18th, 1918, in regard to
laying out public highway across
! sections 36 and 25, Township 154, r..
! So, and Section 30, Twp. 154, r. 81,
be corrected by adding the words ''The
said highway to be four rods WIDE"
Moved by Com. Sanders, seconded
| by Com. Anderson that the minutes Of
the September meeting be approved as
corrected Motion carried.
The Board proceeded to check up
bills and at II o'clock A. M. adjourn
ed to meet again at o'clock P. M.
Afternoon Session.
! The Board met at o'clock P. M. as
per adjournment. Com. Lokensgard
in the chair with all members present.
| Moved by Com. Anderson, seconded
! by Com. Vandenoever, that the appli-
cation for abatement of real estate
taxes for the year 1912 of James
Hayes on the NE IA Sc IA Of Sec.
10, Twp. 1913, R. 81, be accepted for
the reason that the said real estate
was assessed in the village of Sawyer,
and the Auditor is hereby directed to
make the necessary corrections ON the
! tax list. Motion carried
Moved by Com. Vandenoever, sec
onded by Com. Sanders that the APP
plication for abatement of taxes Of
! E. B. Willard for the year 1911 on
! Lot 2, Block 1, Harmon's Addition to
| the City of Minot, be accepted for the
reason that he was assessed for a
structure on said lot when structure
; was on lot 3, block 1, the auditor is
hereby directed to make the proper
corrections on the tax list. Motion
carried. Moved by Com. Anderson,
seconded by Com. Vandenoever, that
the APPLICATIONS for abatement Of taxes
for the year 1911 of ]. w. George on
one threshing rig in Nedrose Twp. be
accepted for the reason that he owned
no such rig in that township. Audi
tor is hereby instructed to make nee
essary corrections on the tax list. Mo-
ton carried.
Moved by Com. Sanders, seconded
by Com. Anderson, that the applica-
ton for abatement of taxes of j. M.
Fox for the year 1907 on the SW Ia
NE Ia of Sec. 3, Twp. 100, R. SO, be
accepted for the reason that the land
above mentioned was not proved up
on until March, 1908, and the Auditor
is hereby directed to make the neces-
Gsary corrections on the tax list. Mo-
ton carried.
| Moved by Com. Anderson, seconded
by Com. Sanders, that the following
resolution be adopted. Motion car
ried.
| Resolution.
Whereas, seed was furnished by
Ward County, North Dakota, in the
year 1911, to the owner of the North
half of the. southeast quarter and the
north half of the southwest quarter
of Section rs, Twp. 152, R. "a, and,
Whereas, lien for the said seed SC
furnished by Ward county was per.
fected and filed against said tract OF
land, and
Whereas, there was at that time on
record against the said tract Of land
a mortgage which had been filed for
record in the Office Of the Register of
Deeds on the Goth day of January,
1908, and recorded in Book SO of
Mortgages on Page 8 Of the records OF
| Ward County, and e
| Whereas, the said mortgage was
subsequently foreclosed and sheriff.
deed issued to the Douglas State Bank
on the 10Th day of April, 1913, upon
the said foreclosure, and
Whereas, the said Douglas State
Bank is now the owner of the said
tract of land, but was not the owner
thereof at the time the said seed was
furnished by the county and the seed
lien perfected.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved,
that the said seed lien be, and it is
hereby declared to be no encumbrance
J upon the said above described tract of
! land, and that the county auditor of
Ward County, North Dakota, is here
; by authorized and instructed to make
such notation upon the records of
Ward County, as to release the claim
of Ward County against the said tract
of land by virtue of the said seed lien.
Moved by Com. Vandenoever, sec
onded by Com. Anderson, that the fol-
flowing resolution be adopted. Motion
carried.
\ Resolution.
I Whereas, the personal property OF
DR.. Guy Stone was in the year l91 |
assessed within Ward County and
taxed in the sum of $4,000 and
Whereas, at that time the said Guy
Stone was the owner of Lot 5 and the
south 10 feet of Lot 6, Of Brides Sub
division of Lot Z in Block l of North
Minot, North Dakota, and
Whereas, on May IL, 1911, the said
Guy Stone executed mortgage on
the said tract of land, which said
mortgage was subsequently foreclosed
and a sheriff's deed issued on the said
foreclosure, and
I Whereas, Grant S. Youmans is now
the owner and holder of the said
Sheriff's deed and has offered the same
for record, and
Whereas, the county auditor has de-
manded a payment Of the said person
| al ,,ropartI tax If CIV Stone before