The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
ADJOURNED MEETING OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ward County, North Dakota.

Dec. list, 1916.
The Board met at 2 o'clock p. M,
Dec. 21st, 1916, as per adjournment.
Members present, Vandenoever, Lok-
ensgard, Robe, Anderson. Commits
sioner Anderson in the chair.
Commissioner Hennessy absent.
Moved by Commissioner Robe, sec
onded by Commissioner Lokensgard,
that the following resolution be adopt
ed.
Motion carried.
Resolution
WHEREAS, On the 18th day of
Dec, 1916, a Judgment was entered in
the County Court of Ward County,
North Dakota, against Ward County
and in favor of one N. B. Davis in the
sum of Ninety-seven and no-1O0 dol
lars, in an action wherein one N. b.
Davis was plaintiff and one c. H.
Whitney was defendant and Ward
County garnishee,
Now Therefore Be It Resolved, That
the County Auditor Of Ward County
be instructed to issue warrant to the
said N. B. Davis in payment of the
said Judgment and that the said
amount be charged to c. H. Whitney
and be deducted from the bill of said
c. H. Whitney for Bridge work per-
formed by him for the said County of
Ward.
The Board proceeded to audit and
allow bills and at o'clock p. m. ad-
journed to meet again at 8 o'clock a.
m.
December %, 1916
The board met at 8 o'clock a. M,
as per adjournment. Commissioner
Anderson in the chair, with all men,
bers present.
The board took recess at 10 o'clock
a. m. to attend a Mothers Pension
Hearing in county court.
The board met again at II o'clock
a. m.
Moved by Commissioner Lokens-
gard, seconded by Commissioner Hen
Messy, that the report of John B. Cash
man, appraiser of estray stock taken
up by Peter Glein, be accepted and ap-
proved and placed on file.
Motion carried.
Afternoon Session
The board met at 2 o'clock p. M, as
per adjournment. Commissioner And
erson in the chair, with all members
present.
Moved by Commissioner Lokens-
gard, seconded by Commissioner Robe,
that the reports of the checking COM
mittees appointed to check up the fol-
lowing named offices for quarter end
ing Sept. 3Oth, 1916, be accepted and
approved and placed on file.
Motion carried.
Clerk of the County Court, Clerk of
the District Court, Register of Deeds,
Sheriff and Superintendent of Schools.
Moved by Commissioner Hennessy,
seconded by Commissioner Vandenoev-
er, that the following acquisitions for
supplies be accepted and the auditor
instructed to order same.
Motion carried.
Superintendent of Schools for 500
eighth grade diplomas; book for Of
flee, claw of Public School System u
Moved by Commissioner Robe, Sec
onded by Commissioner Vandenoever,
that the application of r. H. Emerson
for abatement of penalty and interest
on 1897 tax on Lot 2, Block ~, First
Addition to Minot, be accepted and Mr.
Emerson allowed to pay the original
amount of tax of $2.03 for the reason
that an error was made in the audit
or's office by not placing said tax on
the Colts indexes. Also the applica-
ton of Lillian C. Hecker for abate-
ment of penalty and interest on Lot J.
Block 2, Sunnyside Addition to Minot
1908 tax, for the same reason as stat
ed above and the auditor is hereby in.
structed to make the corrections on the
tax lists.
Motion carried.
The board adjourned at o'clock p
m. to meet again at 9 o'clock a. m.
December %, 1916
The board met at 9 o'clock a. m. a!
per adjournment. Commissioner And
erson in the chair with all members
present.
Moved by Commissioner Lokensgard
seconded by Commissioner Robe, tina
the bond of l.. Jensen as principal ant
Hogan Johnson and w. E. Byerly a.
sureties in the amount Of $4,000 Civ
en- for duplicate of Lost Warrant No
50656 issued on the 18th day of Aug
ust, 1916, to L. P. Jensen, in the sun
of 5000. be accepted and the audito,
instructed to issue duplicate of SAT-
warrant.
Motion carried
Moved by Commissioner Lokensgard
seconded by Commissioner Hennessy
that the offer of Fred V. Dale in tn
amount of $500 as a compromise
of seed lien against Sc IA Of Sec
1, Twp. 152, Rye. "a, be accepted ant
the auditor instructed to cancel sait
lien against said land.
Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Lokensgard
seconded by Commissioner Hennessy
that the minutes of the October ant
November meetings be read.