The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-27

Representative from the following
named townships appeared before the
Board in regard to crawling roads ::
| Surrey, Maryland, Nedrose, Burling-
ton, Burt, Rolling Green, Mckinley,
Denmark, Eureka, Kenmare.
Moved by Com. Lokensgard, second
ed by Com. Robe that the county sur
veyor be instructed to prepare spec
ifications for crawling highways and
to report to this board at the May
meeting and the chairman Of the board
appoint three members of the board to
act with himself as a committee to
view grades that will have to be re-
paired and recommend to this board
where crawling should be done. Mo-
ton carried. ..@ 1871.
The chairman appoints Hennessy,
Lokensgard and Robe.
The Board spent the afternoon dis
cussing road matters and at 5 o'clock
p. m. adjourned to meet again at 8
o'clock a. m.
April Fl, 1916. ~
The Board met at o'clock a. m. as
per agreement. Com. Anderson in
the chair with all members present.
Moved by Com. Lokensgard, second
ed by Com. Hennessy that the deed
given by the Minneapolis Threshing
Machine Company for the right Of
way across NV IA Sec. "a, Twp. 154,
R. "a, be accepted and approved and
placed on file. Motion carried.
Moved by Com. Lokensgard, second
ed by Com. Vandenoever that the fol-
lowing bonds be accepted and approx
ed and placed on file. Motion carried:
No. 10471, 1st National Bank, Car
pic, 100000, Dakota Trust Co., for
renewal of Sinking.
End National Bank, Minot, 100000,
U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co., renew
No. 3o541, State Bank, Aurelia, $5,-
100000, Northern Trust Co., Sinking.
1O414, 1st Int. Bank, Minot, $4,000,
Dakota Trust Co., Sinking.
No. 3O5O9, Donnybrook State Bank,
$4,000, Northern Trust Co., Sinking.
No. 1850. Donnybrook State Bank,
s500O.00, Dakota Trust Co., Checking
account.
Moved by Com. Robe, seconded by
Com. Hennessy, that the following pc
titions be accepted and viewers ap-
pointed. Motion carried.
Petition for bridge in Des Laos val
ley near section "a, Twp. 1856, R. 81,
signed by Jake Clementich and others.
Petition for bridge between sections
"a and IS, Twp. 154, r. 80, signed by
Thorwald Mostad and others.
Petition for grade between sections
20, 80, 81 and 80, Twp. ISL, R. 81,
signed by J. A. johnson and others.
Petition for repairing bridge be-
tween sections and 16, Twp. 1877, R.
86, signed by A. J. Erickson and 9TH
ers.
Moved by Com. Vandenoever, Sec
onded by Com. Robe that the Justice
report of John Lynch for quarter end
ing March 31st, 1916, be accepted and
approved and the auditor authorized
to issue warrants in payment of same.
Motion carried. Moved by Com. Lok-
ensgard, seconded by Com. Robe that
the following resolution be adopted:
Whereas, there have been several
washouts of bridges and grades in the
unorganized townships of Ward Coun-
ty, and
Whereas, some of the bridges are
impossible, -g'".s' -
| Be it therefore resolved that the
county surveyor be instructed to pre-
pare specifications for the necessary
repairing on said bridge and report
to this Board at the May meeting.
The Board adjourned at IL o'clock
m. to meet again at 2 o'clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The Board met at 2 o'clock p. m.
as. per adjournment. Com. Anderson
in the chair with all members present.
1r, al 81
onded by Com. Robe that the reports
of the committee appointed to check
up the following Offices for the quar-
ter ending March 31st, 1916, be ac-
copied and approved and placed on
| file. Motion carried.
Clerk of the County Court, Clerk of
the District Court, Register of Deeds,
Supt. of Schools, Sheriff.
Whereas, the city auditor of the
city of Minot certified to the county
board of equalization the personal
property tax budget for the year 1910
in which there appeared personal
property tax against David Cohn, pro-
prietor of the Grow Clothing Com
pany, which assessment appears in the
assessment book of 1910 at page %
and in the tax list book of the city of
Minot for the same year at page 23O,
and,
| Whereas, the Board of county COM
missioners of Ward county erroneous
ly and without jurisdiction changed
the certified tax budget of said city so
that said personal property tax ap-
pears as a tax against C. A. Grow and
as lien upon the real property of C.
A. Grow and the Grow Clothing Com
pany, corporation, organized in 1912,
and,
Whereas, on the 18th day of May,
1915, the District Court of Ward coun-
ty in certain proceeding against its