The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-18
County Commissioners
Official PROCEEDINGS


Washburn. N. D., Sept. 8, 1914.
Board OF County Commissioners
Of Mclean County met at 4 p. m,
pursuant to adjournment: members
present Commissioner Miller.
On account of legal holiday and.
tnere being no quorum present
meeting adjourned until 9 a. M,
September 9Th, 1914.
E. c. srocKER,
County Auditor.
Washburn, N: D., Sept. z, 1914.
Board of county commissioners met
at 3 g.. M, pursuant to adjournment;
members present, Chairman Wright,
Commissioners Berquist and Miller.
A petition for the formation of the
new County Of Hanna which was
filed with the County Auditor on
September Bird, 1914 was presented
to the Board for consideration,
Moved by Commissioner Miller and
seconded by Commissioner Berg
quist that the following resolution
and order be adopted:
Resolution
Whereas, on the third day of
September A. D. 1914, there was
flled In the office of the County
Auditor of Mclean county and, there
a been presented to the Board
of County Commissioners of Mclean
county on this 9Th day of Septem-
Der A. D. 1914. a petition for the
division of said Mclean county, pray.
ing that there be submitted to the.
voters of the said Mclean county
at the'.next general election to be
held therein the proposition of the
formation! of a new county, to be
named Hanna, the said proposed
County Of Hanna to cnosist CT all
that territory which is now a part
OF the said County of Mclean, in
the State of North Dakota and is
described as follows to-wit:
All of the Townships numbered
4 and $50, and lying and being
within Ranges numbered IS, 70, so,
81, 81, 83, "a, IS, Sc, and 81 west of
the Fifth Principal Meridian, and all
OF the Townships and parts of Town
shlps which now form a part of said
Mclean county and which are west
Of the line between Ranges numbered
" and 8S west of the Fifth Princi-
pal Meridian, the Townships and
Ranges above named being those
designated in the United States
Government survey thereof.
And it appearing satisfactorily to
this Board, upon due examination,
mat the petition SO presented to
this Board asking that the question
OF h formation of the said new
County of Hanna be submitted to a
vote of the people of said Mclean
county at the coming general cleo
ton to be held in November 1914,
is assigned by resident voters of
said Mclean county to thee number
OF 666 all of whom are bona fide
residents of the territory from which.
such proposed new county is to be
formed and therefrom this board hav-
ing found the number of such signers
is equal to a majority of all the
votes cast. in territory to be
included within said new county, for
Governor at the general election
held in said county in November
1912; that there are more than one
thouand QO0O) bona fide residents
within said territory, and that said
petition is in due form, it is
Resolved, that the petition above
described praying that the question
of the formation of the new County
of Hanna be submitted to a vote of
the people at the next general cleo
ton to be held in said county be
and the same is granted:
It Is Therefore Ordered, by the
Board of County Commissioners of
saids Mclean county in adjourned
regular session held ON this 9Th
day of September A. D: 1914, that
there be submitted to the voters, Of
this county at the next general ell
ectiOn to be held therein in the
month of November 1914 the ques-
ton of the formation of a new
count to be named Hanna such coun-
ty to comprise the territory de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
All of the Townships numbered
149 and $50 lying and being within
Ranges numbered 7S, 70, 80, 81, 81, SO.
81, IS, Sc, and 81 west of the 5th
Principal Meridian, and all of the
Townships and parts of Townships
which now form a part of said Nc
Lean county and which are west
of the line between Ranges number
ed 81 and SO West of the 9Th Prin-
cfpal Meridian, the Townships and
Ranges above named being those
designated by the United States Gov
eminent survey thereof.
And it is further ordered, that the
County Auditor of said Mclean Coun-
ty cause due notice of the submits
sion of such question to a vote at
such election to be given in the man.
ner provided by law.
The motion being put, on roll call
Chairman Wright voted AYE" Com
missioner Bergquist voted aye"
Commissioner Miller voted "aye."
- The chairman then declared the
resolutions and order adopted.
On motion Board adjourned until
2 p. m.
Sept. 9th, 1914.
Board met at 2 p. M, pursuant to
adjournment; all members present.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid.
VIM. Rost, board Nels Edlund
August 80. 10000. ....:. $21.25
G.. G. Forbes, salary Supt.
Board of Health .......... $500
Oscar Fahlgren, bridge work 14.5O
G. r. Retain, deputy regis
ter of deeds ...... ........ 1888
Mamie Thompson. clerk regis