The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-29
Adjourned Meeting of
County Commissioners
Ward County, n. ID.


The Board of County Comm ssioners
Of Ward County, North Dakota met at 2
| o'clock +. M, August 9th, as per adj
iournment, with Commissioners Powell,
Robe, lennessy, and Lokensgard pre-
! sent, Commissioner Nandenoever absent.
Commissioner Robe in the chair.
Moved by Commissioner LOkenSgard,
seconded by Commissioner Hennessy,
that the Road OVerseers Report Of f.
Fl. Muzzy, Road Overseer of township
I lo4. range 81, be accepted and approved
rant in the amount of $l54.00 in favor
Of r. II. Muzzy. Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner, Powell, sec
onded by Commissioner Hennessy that
the report Of John j. Nedreloe on civil
actions for the month Of july showing
a collection Of ,s193,47, be accepted and
approved and placed on file. Motion
carried.
Moved by Commissioner Powell, sec
onded by Commissioner Hennessy that
the report Of John j. Nedreloe, Sheriff
of Ward County, in criminal actions for
tho month OF July, 1918, be accepted and
issue warrant in the amount of $lS2.13
in payment of same. Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Lokensgard,
seconded by Commissioner Hennessy
that the report of II. n Henderson.
Clerk of the District Court for the
month Of July, 1918, showing the
amount of $30S.75 and the report of II.
f. Hopkins, Clerk of the county Court,
for the month Of July, 1918. showing the
amount of $215.l5, be accepted and APP
proved and placed on file. Motion car
| ried.
At o'clock =. NJ. the Board adjourn
ed to meet against at o'clock a. M,
August 9Th.
August the, 1918
The Board met at o'clock a. NJ, as
per adjournment with Commissioners
Nandenoever Powell Lokensgard and
Hennessy present, Commissioner Robe
absent.
Moved by Commissioner Hennessy
seconded by Commissioners VandenoeVer,
that Commissioner LokcnSgard be -
pointed chairman pro tenn Motion car
! ried.
Moved by Commissioner Hennessy,
seconded by Commissioner NandcnoeVer,
that the report of ]. y. Geist, superin-
tendent Of the County Poor Farm, for
the month Of July, f"lS, showing TWEEN
ty inmates, be accepted and approved
and placed on file. Motion carried.
T. Moved by Commissioner Powell, sec
onded by Commissioner HenneSsy that
the following road petitions be placed on
file for further consideration ana the
chairman authorized to appoint viewers.
Petition for grading Of highway east
and west of the township line between
Rushville and lota Fiat Townships, also
between Gasman and Newman Town
ship
The chairman appointed Commissions
ers LOkensgard, Robe and NandenoeVer
as viewers.
lions - and II, township 155, range So
Petition for road beginning at the
southeast corner of section II and the
northeast corner of section Is, township
1874, range IS, same being ON the town
ship line between Rolling Green ana
Burt Townships, thence west on sec
ton line to the northwest corner OF sec
tion 1G. township 1874, range So.
Petition for road commencing at the
southwest corner Of the Northwest Quar-
ter, section %, township 3d. range 49,
running north on section line between
sections 26 and 81.
Petition for road between sections 10
ana -, township l55, range So
Petition for grading road between sec
tons SO and "a, township 154, range
The chairman appointed Commission
ers Hennessy, Lokensgard and Powell as
| viewers.
located between sections % and 70,
township 1871, range So:
The chairman appointed Commission
viewers. Motion carried.
The Board proceeded to audit and al
low bills and at 70 o'clock adjourned to
meet agai" . a. : oSloe Session 81 M
The Board met at o'clock T. NJ. as
per adjournment. Commissioner Robe
in the chair with all members present
Moved by Commissioner Lokensgard'
seconded by Commissioner Hennesss ),
that the Auditor be instructed to notify
the Board of County Commissioners CT
Mountrail County that this Board WI!
meet them on August 18th at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. at Tagus. North Dakota to go
over the proposed road on county line
south of Tagus, as per COMMUNICATION
received from the Board of County Com
missioner of Mountrail County
Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Powell, sec.
onded by Commissioner LokenSgard tha'
the re0uisition of r. n. Henderson
Clerk of the District Court for fifty
names Of jurors to complete the jury
list be accepted and that the SAID III. ntts
Jurors be distributed among the dl1teT-
ent cities, villages and townships as fol-
lows:
Nedrose Township --------------
Berthold City
Orlien Township NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Freedom Township ------------
Evergreen Township ------------