The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-11-07
COMMISSIONERS, PROCEEDINGS
Official Proceedings Of the Board Of
County Commissioners Of
Steele County

The minutes of the meeting OF Oct.
It'll. 1901, we're read, and on motion ap-
The petition of K. S. Knutson and
others of Primrose township, asking for
the county to construct a high water
across south branch of the Gooee
between sections u and IS Prim-
township. was presented to the
board.
On motion a committee consisting of
. J Rindy, w E Elliott and Frank Gray
was appointed to inspect site OF bridge
%petitioned for.
The justice report of E D Washburn
for Ord quarter of 1901 was, on motion.
approved and fees ordered paid from
liquor prosecution fund as follows:
Case of State vs. ] Alfred Elmer:
E D Washburn, justice fees....s 6 90
e J Pepper, sheriff fecs........ II 10.
Lewis Smith, witness fees and
"tIcd6o'.. = ~
Case of State vs VIM H Morgan:
E d Waehburn, justice fees ....s 2 TO
Mons d Jerdee, constable fees. Q 10
On motion bills were allowed and or
dered paid from county general fund as
follows:
Il G Edwards, stenographer fees
and mileage October 1901
term of court. ........... 81 so
Ell McMahon. attorney fees by
order of the court, case of
sta.e VS. Jerdee s25, case of
state VS. j Alfred Elmer SlO,
.toGai......... .............. 30 ~
w Williams, cash advanced
expenses October 1901 term
of district court, juror fees
$500. witness fees $1,000,
blilif $500, total............ % 10
Grand Forks Herald, supplies
for county officers - 90
Wamberg & jacobson, 4 boxes
legal cap paper ........... 5 90
Grand Forks Herald, blanks for
clerk of court and county
Judge.............. ........ 1O.O Q
Bismarck Tribune. ending fold
notes of survey of Steele
COuutS 49,. 80. ............ UU
Steele County Tribune, stations
cry for supt OF schools, regis
ter of deeds and treasurer. IS Is
Steele County Tribune, publ
cation Of commissioner pro
ceedings sG.25, notice of court
Sl.40, teachers examination
sl.G0. IS
G Wheeler, deputy sheriff
fees and expenses cases of
state VS. Morgan and Jerdee.. 68 90
IA jacobson, trustee OF Incorporated
town of Hope, appeared before the
board and made application on behalf of
said incorporated town of Hope for a
county quit claim deed to lots | to "a
inclusive, of block 3 first addition. to in
corporated town of Hope and offering to
pay for same the sum of s2O.55.
On motion said application was grant
ed and the chairman of the board of
county commissioners authorized to IKE
cute a county quit claim deed to all of
block three, first addition to the incor-
porated town of Hope upon payment in
to county treasury of tho sun of s20.55.
L. jacobson, trustee OF Incorporated
town OF Hope, presented application for
an assignment to aidincorporated town
OF Hope of the tax judgment held BY
Steele county against lots l to q in
elusive. block 3 first addition to incor,
porated town Of Hope for taxes 1885,
1889 and 1890, and Offering to pay for
said assignment of tax judgment the
sum of Sl4.45.
Said application was. on motion,
granted and the treasurer of Steele
county authorized 10 assign to tho in
corporated town of Hope all of block 8,
OF iirst addition to Hope upon payment
into the county treasury of the sum of
$l4.45.
On motion the board adjourned until
l:3O o'clock p, w., of same day.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board re.convened at 100 o'clock D
NJ, pursuant to adjournment. All mem
bers present.
The application Of L ~ Roncy for a
county quit claim deed to lots II, 10, IS
and 20, block At, original TOWNSHIP Of
Hope, and agreeing to pay for same the
sum OF s!4.3l was, upon motion. granted.
and county quit claim deed ordered exc
cuted t, L A Roney, he having deposit.
ed SAB with the county treasurer,
Oscar Cummings appeared before the
board and asked that his personal pro.
perty taxes For the year 1901, in town
ship of SEerbrooke be ab4ited in the
sum of $4,000, for the reason that bis
personal property assessment for said
year was unjust in that it was assessed
higher in proportion to value than other
similar property in said township.
tH.H- t
1t appeared 10 tho board that ii
personal property Of Oscar Cummings.
for the year 1907. had been excessively
and unjustl.y assessed on motion it was
ordered that the valuation Of said per-
sonal property be reduced in the SUI Of
$500, and that the personal property
taxes, OF Oscar Cummings, for said ear,
be abated in the sun of elS so.
Having been approved by the board
of health The following bills were al
lowed and ordered paid from the county
general fund:
ia Tilluison, services rendered
BY order Of Steele county
board of health faSE y, RI