The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-18
REGUIAR MEETING COUNTY COM.
MiSSlONERS, WARD COUNTY, N.


The Board of County Commissioners OF
ward County, North Dakota. met at the
Office of the County Auditor at o'clock
p. NJ. October list. 1917. Members pres
ell. Robe, Hennessy and Lokensgard.
Commissioner Robe in the chair.
The meeting was called to order and
the chairman appointed Commissioners
Lokensgard and Robe as checking com
mittee of the Auditors and rreasurer's
offices for the last quarter. The Board
adjourned to meet again at 3 o'clock r.
N. and the Checking Committee proceed
ed to count the cash.
At ; o'clock p NJ. the Board met as
per adjournment, all members present
Commissioner Robe in the chair.
Moved by Commissioner Hennessy, sec
onded by Commissioner Vandenoever that
the Board proceeded to audit and allow
At S o'clock P. NJ. the Board adjourn
cd to meet at O'Clock A. NJ, October
End.
October End, 1917.
The Board met as per adjournment
with all members present, Commissioner
Robe in the chair.
Moved by Commissioner Lokensgard.
seconded by Commissioner Hennessy that
the quarterly reports for the quarter end
ing September Goth Of c. b. Davis, JOS.
copied and approved and the Auditor in
Structed to issue warrants in payment Of
same. Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner VandenOever,
seconded by Commissioner Powell, that
the statement of collections in injunction
cases OF O. Il. Herigstad showing a total
for Augast ana and
placed on file, Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Powell sec
onded by Commissioner Vandenoever that
inquest held upon the dead body of leila
Thompson the Goth day of September,
and an inquest held upon the dead body
of Christopher Beatty on the 18th day
SpntemDpr
the dead body of Maria E. Brown on the
18th day of September, and an Inquest
on the 10Th day of September. be accept
ed and approved. Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Lokensgard,
seconded by Commissioner Hennessy that
the deed for right of way given by Ada
Nelson and Olaf Nelson for road in sec
tion 81, township l53 range "a. be accept
ed and the auditor instructed to have
said deed recorded Motion carried.
At ~ O'Clock M. the Board adJvui ned
to meet again at o'clock p. M.
Afternoon Session.
The Board met at o'clock p NJ as
per adjournment with all members pres
emit Commissioner Robe in the chair.
Moved by Commissioner Hennessy, sec
onded by Commissioner Powell that the
following resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, in March, 1914, this Board
established stock districts by declaring
each township in the County stock dis
WHEREAS, Petitions asking for stock
to run at large having been filed as fol-
lows:
Petition from Waterford township with
twenty-three sIgners; petition from Roll
ing Green township with twenty-four
signers; petition from ST. Mary's town
ship with twenty-five signers; petition
from Foxholm township with twenty five
signers; petition from Des Laos township
with thirty,six signe ep petition from
petition from Burlington township with
fifty signers; petition from Lund town
ship with eleven sgners; petition from
ers; petition from Nedrose township with
twenty-five signers and petition from
kirkelie township with thirty-one signers,
number Of signers from each township is
BE II, THEREFoRE, RESOLVED,
a rnat aa ae said an pstG ba be ss 0w9 ed
said townships between the he IS ist d day of Of
Noyember, 1917, and the list day of April,
1918. and the Auditor be instructed to
submit the question Of letting stock run
at large in the said townships at the next
general election.
Motion carried.
At o'clock P. NJ. the Board adjourn
ed to meet again at o'clock A. Nj, Oc-
October 3rd, 1917.
The Board met at o'clock A. NJ as
per adjournment with all members pres
ent. Commissioner Robe in the chair.
Moved by Commissioner VandenOever,
seconded by Commissioner Powell that
the compromise offer of $4,000 of Palda &,
Aaker in settlement of Cost Judgment of
S107.40, entered against one Inez Dolloff
May 7th, 1914 be accepted and upon pay
ment Of the said $4,000 the States Attor-
ney be instructed to satisfy said judg-
ment. Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Hennessy, sec
onded by Commissioner Powell, that the
Kenmare News. published at Kenmare,
Ward County, N. Oak, be designated as
the official paper in which to publish the
delinquent tax list for the year 1916 and
the County Auditor is hereby instructed
to prepare said delinquent tax list and