The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1897-01-21
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Official Proceedings Of the Board Of
County Commissioners Of
Steele County.
Sherbrookc, n. D., Jan. II, 1897.

Sherbrookc. n. D., Jan. II, 1887.
| Board OF county commissioners mot at
| 10 o'clock Il. III. in special session, pursu.
ant 10 duo notice given by the county
auditor and duo proof Of such notice DO
| ing made and filed
Present Chairman Rinuy and Com.
| luissioners Williams, Cochrane. King and
| Brown.
ri. j. Ri ay was sworn in as commits.
sinner Of the 3rd commissioner distric,
and his Office oath taken.
On motion Il. B. CocIirane was elected
chairman Of the board for 1897.
On motion the official bond OF Charles
| G. Boise as county auditor, was approx
ed.
On motion the official bonds OF Peter
| II. Gilbertson as clerk of the distric,
court. Ashel r. Baker rs coroner aud w
II. Butler as county superintendent oi
| schools. were approved.
On motion tho board adjourned to / :3t
| p. m.
Board reconve"cd at 1:30 p. m. All
| members present. Minutes Of the meet
| ing Of Deccmbcr l, 1896, were read and
! approved,
On motion the official bonds OF Oscar
Barrett as register Of deeds, Samuel L
| Linn as sheriff George Murray as states
attorney and w I Warrey as county
| judge, were approved.
The board then proceeded to examine
and audit the books, accounts and
Souchcls. OF the county treasurer
The board report that they have OK.
| amined the books, accounts and vouch-
ere Of the county treasurer and find
them correct.
In accordance with section 2nSO, Il
the revised codes of 1855, the board af-
ter computation find. that he treasurer
is entitled to balance of $4,000 for
salary for the wear 1856.
On motion the bill OF S II Nelson for
halance or salary au ',r tho yca' ~ {;
W IS allowed and ordered paid at $4,000
On motion w II M Philip and II j
Rindy. were appointed members of T. c
board OF health.
On motion W II NJ Philip and George
Murray, were appointed members Of tho
board Of insanity.
On motion the bond of S Fl Nelson as
CO.. nty treasurer, was apnr vel.
On motion the Steele County Tribune
and the Hopo Pioncer. wcro designated
as the official newspapers for the year
1887.
On motion the application of til.
Steele County Bank of lIore. Y u tc
bo designated !. county depository for so
per cent o; tho county funds. was a,
proved. said bunk designated Il count.
depository for 80 per cent Of tho count,
funds and bond fixed at s3o,O0O0O.
On motion tho bond oG the Steele
County Bank as county depository in
he sum oi 100000. was approved
On motion tho Goose River Bank of
Mayvilc. n. D., was designated county
depository for 10 per cent of the count,
funds and bond fixed at $1,000.
On motion tho First National Eanls Of
Mayyi'e. N. d.. was designated county
depository for 10 per cent of tho county
funds and bond fixed at $4,000.
On motion the bond of the First Ma
tional Eank of Mayville. N. d.. as county
depository, in the sum OF e5,GOO was ap.
proved.
On motion the bond Of tho Goose River
Bank Of Mayville. N. D., county deposi.
ory, iii the sum OF $1,000. was approved.
On motion the reports Of fees OF Char
es q. Boise as clerk of court for the
tmrth quarter of 1856 and final report
in January 1897, we're approved.
A requisition from tho clerk OF the
district court asking for ~ names to
complete the jury list of tho county. was
received.
On motion said names were approtion
I'D to the several towns as follows:
Ncwburgh, Enger and incorporated
town OF Hope, two names each, Norway,
Westfield, Norman, Bergen, Highland,
Golden Lake, Primrose, Sherbrooke.
Easton. Grcenview. Riverside, Melrose.
Lincoln. Edendalc, Broatlluwn, Colgate.
Hope township and Willow Lake, one
name each.
In accordance with section 208O of the
revised codes OF 1895, the county treas
urer's salary for the year 1897, was es-
timated at 81 $50, and the county auditor
was on motion instructed. to issue a
warrant to SAID treasurer at the end of
each month up to January l, 1898. for
one. twelfth of said amount.
On motion the county auditor was al
lowed clerk hiro for the year 1887, in an
amount not to exceed $3.50.
On motion the board adjourned until
1870 p. m.
Board reconvencd at 7:3O p. H., present
all members.
On motion the register Of deeds was
allowed clerk hire for the year 1897, in a
| sum not to exceed S400.
On motion the following bills were al.
lowed and ordered paid from the county
general fund:
Bernhard Johnson and Edward
Evenson, bounty on ono wolf
killed. ...... ... .........., S 2 90
Charles G Boise, cash advanced
for postage, s502 telephone
SOC, total :........ 50
| On motion the bill of PIT Stank.
ard, $500 for a gasoline stove,
was disallowed
On motion the following bills
were allowed and ordered paid
from the county general fund.
George Murray. telephone in
state case, $500, typewriter
work it criminal cases $3.50,
one pair Of shoes for Ottie Ide
S1.OO, team in Idc case $3.50,
| Anders E Muri paid for sum-
moning witnesses in Ide case
$l.00, total. Observation-Disclosures. 90
McCollom g. Merriell, stove pipe
1925, map case SOC. total 49,. 2 IS
Hope Pioneer. printing commits.
sioner proceedings, stationery
and notices, total. ............ 12 IS
Hope Pioneer, printing comm;s-
sioner proceedings and sta-
Samuel L. Linn, sheritf's fees
case state vs. Huntley. 90
w l Warroy. hauling one ton Of