The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-06-11
OFFICIAL
Proceedings OF the Board of County
Commissioners.

commissioners.
SHERBROoKE, D. T., June 8, 1885,
Special meeting Of the Board Of County Com
missioners of Steele county on Saturday, Junt
9th, 1856, at II o'clock a. M, pursuant to cal
OF County Clerk. Presents. H. Nelson, chair
man, L. G. Goplerud, ). L. Wilcox, John Oxtor
and K. H. Brunsdale
Requisition of clerk Of District Court Barne!
county for fifteen names for grand jury wa,
received and the list furnished.
On motion, tho Board adjourned till Lee
O'clock p. IN.
Board reconvened Mt 1:SO o'clock p. IN. All
members present S. H. Nelson, chairman.
On motion, rebate Of $S.98 was allowed on
Tie pesonal tax Of Thomas Newell for the year
On motion, Martin Hanson, E. A. johnson
and j. w. Stewart were appointed viewers. to
meet at Golden Lake P. o., on Tuesday. June
10th, 1856, at 10 o'clock a. u,., to assess the
damages, If any, to be sustained by the OPEN
ing OF a road across the lands of Fanny Golden,
township 147, range 55.
On motion, ]. W. Stewart was reappointed
road supervisor Of road district No. z.
On motion, j. L. Wilcox, K. H. Brunslale
and L. c. Goplerud were appointed a commit
tee to purchase lumber and other needed SUD-
plies for county bridges aud to attend to tho
delivery of same.
Moved and ordered, that sections 81 to 36
both inclusive, in township lat, range So, be
and arc hereby detached from Slerbrooke
school township and attached to and become
part Of Norway school township.
Moved and ordered, that the road poll tax
against j. P. Pease, L. M. Drake and James
Sweetand for the year 1856, be cancelled, said
parties being over 50 years Of age when as
sessed.
Moved and ordered, that all of congressional
township l45, range 81, excepting section 81,
De and Is hereby detached from Sherbrooke
school township and designated rs school town.
ship No. II, as petitioned for by e. D. Wallace
and others.
Moved and ordered that the first election for
the organization Of school township No. II be
held OIL Thursday, July 18th, 1886, at school
house No. in said township.
Moved and ordered, that e. D. Wallace, John
A. Van Dusen and Hiram Zigler shall act as
judges of election in school township election
in school township No. II on Thursday, July
18th, 1885.
Moved and ordered, that all of congressional
township l44, range 81, be and is hereby desig-
mated as school township No. Is, rs petitioned
for by H. A. Northrup and others.
Moved and ordered, that the first election for
the organization Of school township No. IL
shall be held OIL Thursday, July 18th, 1856, in
school house on section 20 in said township.
Moved and ordered, that Homer A. Northrup.
I. J. Baldwin and G. S. Christian shall act as
judges OF election in school township No. IS at
the school election July 18th, 1856.
Petition Of Jacob Lang and R. u. Stewart to
attach section 81, township 145, range IS to
Hope civil township was, on motion, disal-
lowed.
On motion the bill of Red River Valley Eleva-
tor Company for 100 chimney bricks, dated June
8, 1856, $1.S5, was allowed and ordered paid
from general fund.
On motion, the bill Of Samuel L. Linn, one
days work on road in road district No. 10 in
1850, $1.5O, was allowed and ordered paid
from the road fund.
Moved and ordered that the County Clerk
publish notice ordering all persons occupy
ing lands in unorganized townships in this
county to pull and destroy all noxious weeds
OF the kinds known as cookie burr, wild mus
tard and Canada thistle, and keep their lands
free from said weeds between the 2lst day of
June and the 1st day Of August 1885.
oR II
for quarter ending April 5, 1856, was presented
aid aid Or 0I, melton accepted.
Petition presented by W. Arnold. execu-
tor OF the estate Of Robert W. Russell, deceased.
asking the Board to repay tax paid on railroad
land, was, on motion, referred to the district
attorney.
On motion, the report of liver ]. Sein, Ole C.
Bjugstad and John Arneson, road viewers, To-
eating road in township 147, range 81, and
road in township 146, range 81, was accepted
and approved, and the roads described In said
reports declared to be public highways.
On motion, S. H. Nelson was appointed a
committee to purchase lumber for culverts in
road districts numbers and z.
On motion, the bill Of L. G.. Goplerud for sor
vices and mileage as county commissioner
April 9th to May oath, 1856, $3l.OO, was al.
lowed and ordered paid from the general fund.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
S. H. NELSON, Chairman.
Attest: