, 1888-02-14
County Commissioners Proceedings.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Cheyenne. Laramie Co, Wyo Ter, J
TnnSdnr Eeh Z 1858

l1uulun anu luOS. DWAD CDnUlSSlOnpTS
The journal was read and approved to
date.
A petition signed by the requisite num-
Der of h~ouseholders was presented, pray,
ing for a change in the Cheyenne and
Fort Laramie road, the change prayed for
being described in said petition as follows:
Commences at a point below j. j.
Hauphof ranch on the northwest quar-
ter section 6, township 25, range 63 and
running along the Platte river to the
eastern boundary line of Fort Laramie
reservation about two miles in length, to
change said portion of road, to, from said
point northwest quarter section 6, town
ship %, range 63, running nearly due
west through section l, township 25,
lange Ga, about one mile in length, enter
ing Fort Laramie reservation about one
and a halt miles south of the present
terminus of said road"
Satisfactory proof having been pre-
scented that notice has been given notify
ing all persons concerned that application
would be made to the county commits,
sioners at this meeting for altering said
road, and it appearing to said board that
said change will be OF public benefit:
On motion it is ordered that Silas
Doty, Chas. q. Sears and II. G. New
comb be appointed as viewers of said
change and the county surveyor to survey
the same; it is further ordered that said
viewers and the surveyor shall meet at
Fort Laramie on Feb. II, 1883, and pro-
coed and alter said road.
A petition signed by the requisite num-
Der of h~ouseholders wa presented pray
ing for the laying out of n road within the
county, said road being described in said
petition as follows:
Commencing at a point where n road
branches off from the Cheyenne and Fort
Laramie stage road, a few rods north of
the old Goodwin ranch, on Horse creek
thence bearing in a general westerly
direction on the north side, and nearly
parallel with Horse creek, until it reaches
a point opposite Horse creek station, on
the Cheyenne & Northern railroad, thence
crossing Horse creek and bearing in a
southwesterly direction until it reaches
Horse creek station on the Cheyenne 4
Northern railroad"
Satisfactory proof having been pre-
sented that notice has been given notify
ing all persons concerned that application
would be made to the county commission
ers at this meeting for laying out said
road. and it appearing TO the board that
said road will be of public benefit;
On motion, it is ordered that Il. w.
Whitcomb, l. N. Bard and G. d. jerks
be appointed as viewers of said road, and
the county surveyor to survey the same;
said viewers and surveyor to meet ut
Horse creek station on the Cheyenne Il
Northern railway on February 81, 1888.
On motion, it is ordered that the fol-
lowing warrant be cancelled, to-wit;
No. 205, dated January 4, 1883. for
$9l. 60, in favor of John Phillips; and
that a new warrant be drawn in lien
thereof on the road and bridge fund in
favor of John Porter for $9l.60 on ae-
count of damages by reason of the open
ing of the road from the JHD ranch to
Fort Laramie.
The bond of John Storrie as treasurer
of school district No. 10 was presented.
Said bond being to the satisfaction of
the board.
On motion it is ordered that the same
be approved.
Charles Williams, appointed by the
board as constable for Manville precinct,
presented his official bond and oath Of
Office.
On motion 1t is ordered that said bond
be approved, and that the bond and oath
be nlcl as rcQulrel bN Jaw
On motion the county surveyor was in
s~tructed TO re survey and establish 4 nor
tion Of the line Of the county road running
from the corner OF Ninth and Eddy
streets, in the city Of Cheyenne, to the
Culsradn line
A petition. signed by a large number of
householders and residents of the county,
was presented praying the county com
missioners to a * the necessary steps to
obtain from the wal department OF the
United States authority TO establish and
open 4 county road along the east line of
the Fort d. A. Russell military Ieserya-
uun: also to lay out a county road across
the south point Of the reservation, on
what would be the line Of Seventeenth
street extended as shown on accompany
ing plat
Also 10 keep open as 4 county road the
rad a. now established by the military
authorities across the northeastern part,
aud along the north end of the reserya-
n0n and forming a part Of the main north
roai 70 Laramie City, Black Hills, Fetter-
nan, Douglas, etc.
All roads asked for to be eighty feet
vide On motion the clerk was instruct
"a 70 prepare the necessary papers and
forward TO the war department through
the proper channels
The viewers appointed on September S,
lss-, to view the following described
road. having presented their report on
October 10. 1857, and the time for hear
ing the same set for November ], 1887,
which said hearing had been continued to
tins meeting OF the board.
Ga motion, II Is ordered that the hear
inr be now proceeded with.
The said road being described as fol-
lows
Commencing At q point at or near Eg-
bert station. on the line Of the Union Pa
cIhr r1lread IL section -, township IA,
north range G2 west, and running thence
D0r1hwesterly along the line of said rail
road 10 the northern boundary line of sec.
uOu "a thence westerly along the north
ern boundary line Of sections % and "a.
szid township and range. 80 near as the
same i practicable; thence south along
the section line between sections p and
- . and y, - and - in said township
and rznEe aud along the section line be
tween sections ! and : in township 10.
BJrIb range g west. or ~ near 10 said
above mentioned section lines as practical
tie thence west along, or n near to the
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