The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-12

Win Cne county commissioners OF
Ward county petition as required by
law asking that stock be permitted to
run at large in said district between
the LIST day Of November and the list
day of April, and
WHEREAS, The county commits
sioners did on the 18th day of Janu-
airy, 1916, pass resolution accepting
the petition and deciding that the said
question be submitted to the voters of
the said district at the next general
election.
NOW THEREFORE, Be 1t Resolved
that the county auditor of Ward coun-
ty be and he is hereby instructed to
prepare and deliver to the said dis
trict the proper ballots for voting on
the said question.
Moved and seconded that the appli-
cation Of Preston S. Mailman and Til
da Tofsley, asking for abatement of
taxes be rejected for the reason that
not a sufficient showing is made for
abatement. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the appli-
cation of Mary C. Seibert for refund
of $3.05, 1918 personal property taxes
in Greenbush township, be accepted
and the auditor authorized to issue re-
funding order, for the reason that she
owned no property in Greenbush town.
ship in 1918. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the appli-
cation of E. R. Moore for refund of
money paid for tax sale certificate No.
3, Sale Of 1912, be accepted and the
auditor be authorized to issue refund
ing order, for the reason that the land
on which the tax sale certificate was
issued was not proven up at the time
of sale. Carried.
Moved and seconded application of
Standard Oil company for abatement
of 1915 taxes on industrial site at Mi
not be accepted and auditor instructed
to make necessary corrections on tax
list, for reason said lease was cancel
led Dec. 8, 1914, and property not &C.
cupied by said company. Carried.
Moved and seconded report from fol-
lowing named justices for quarter
ending Sept. 80, 1916, be accepted and
approved and auditor authorized to is
sue warrants on the proper funds in
payment of same. Carried
John Lynch, A. B. Dill, J. E. Burke
and w. E. Jones.
Moved and seconded the proceedings
of board of commissioners for month
Of July, 1916, be approved as read.
Carried.
Board adjourned to meet at 9 a. m.
Oct. 5, 1916
Board met at 9 a. m. Commissioner
Anderson in the chair; all members
present.
Moved and seconded minutes of the
equalization board and minutes of the
board for months Of Aug. and Sept.
be approved as read. Carried.
Moved and seconded reports of the
checking committee appointed to check
following named Offices for quarter
ending June 80 be accepted and ap-
proved and placed on file. Carried.
Sheriff, register of deeds, superin-
tendent of schools, clerk district court,
clerk county court, auditor, treasurer,
for quarter ending March 81 and quar-
ter ending June 80.
Chairman Of board appointed fol-
lowing committees to check up the va
rious offices for quarter ending Sept.
80, 1916:
Auditors and Treasurer's Office
Robe and Lokensgard.
All other offices in court house
Vandenoever, Hennessy and Anderson.
Moved and seconded following bills
be allowed and warrants issued on the
proper funds in payment. Carried.
Gus Larson, grading, $391.36.
August Paulson, grading, $597.94.
3. J. Anderson, com. services and ex-
rense, $79.40.
VIM. Wendt, supt. schools, postage
and telephone, SPLIT.
M. J. Engseth, recording bonds and
deeds. $3.50.
M. J. Engseth, postage, $3.50.
Champlin Imp. Co., moving machine
$500.
Peter M. Peterson, services grading
roads, $3.50. -
J ohm c. Lowe, transcript, $3.50.
Thomas Zock, service on road over
seer, $4,000.
VIM. Wendt, supt. schools, mileage,
$213.40.
B. J. Anderson, cash paid out for
county, $11.5O.
M. L. Hines Lbr. Co., bridge ma
terial, $42.50.
Minot Plumbing & Heating Com
pany, plumbing at court house, $685..
Renville County, crawling road on
county line, $806.50.
J. A. Wilson, road work, $77.5O.
O. G. Wilson, road work, $1,000.
M. Green, grading road, $3.50.
John Porter, road work, $62.36.
Pure Oil Co., mdse. to court house,
SITS.
Standard Oil Co., mdse to court
house, $16.70.
Optic-Reporter, printing, $60.7O.
Sam Elliott, road work, $27S50.
Kenmare Journal, printing, $80.32.
J. E. Reed, witness insanity case,
$2.1O.
Berthold Village, relief of poor,
$1O4.70.
J. M. Robe, com. service and ex-
pense, $500.
P. Vandenoever, com. service and
expense, SLABS.
John Hennessy, commissioner ser
vice and expense, $4,000.
Dan Dougherty, constable fees, $8.40
w. A. Peck, Office expenses, $27.5O.
Knute T. Hagen, Office expense,
SLIPS.
G. E. Edwards, Office expense, bet
co.