The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-02-14
Official Newspaper of Steele County.
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Official Proceedings of the Board of
County Commissioners of
Steele County

Sherbrooke, N. D. February 4th, 1901.
Board of County Commissioners con-
venea at 10 o'clock a. N. pursuant to
adjournment. Present, Chairman Hor-
ner and Commissioners Gray, johnson
and Elliott.
The minutes of the meetings of Janu-
ary It, Sth and 9th, 1901 were read and
approved.
The Board took up the consideration
of bridge business.
Commissioner II. J. Rindy appeared.
On motion Board adjourned until 1:30
o'clock p IN. Of same day.
Board reconvened at 1:3O o'clock p. IN.
pursuant to adjournment. All member
present.
Reports of committees appointed to
inspect site, bridges pctitioned for were
submitted TO the Board as follows:
That the petition for bridge and assis-
tance in grading approaches to same be-
tween sections So Easton and 81 Sher
be granted and that the sum of $4,000
be appropriated toward grading approa.
ches TO same.
That the petitions for bridges between
sections . and q, and II and - Enger
township be granted; and that further
action on other bridge petitions from
Enger township be postponed.
On motion the above reports were
laid on the table.
o. motion the petitions for bridges
between sections 81 Finger and 3 Prim-
rose and on quarter line running north
| and south through section 10 Enger were
laid on the table.
A petition signed by Peter O Oakland
and others asking for the construction
Of two bridges over the creek on limo be
tween sections II and l3 Highland town
ship was presented TO the Board.
A petition signed by II N Barrett and
others asking for an appropriation of
$4,000 for assistance in grading road be-
tween sections % and 81 Hope township
was presented to the Board
On motion committee was appointed
/ consisting OF H N Horncr. G O johnson
and W. E Elliott to inspect sites OF
bridges petitioned fer in Hig ghland town,
ship.
| On motion Frank Gray. II J Rindy
and W Z Elliott were appointed a com
mittee to inspect proposed grade size
between sections % and q Hope town
ship.
The application Of John A Van Dusen
for a county quit claim deed to lois Is
and lG block 8, Hope, n. d. and agreeing
to pay for Same 1852 was. on motion
granted and county quit claim doea or.
dered executed to John A VanDusen.
The application of Andrew Morgan
asking for an abatement OF Sl512 taxes
for 1900 on e 4 Of Ne u and E } Of Sc
I section 20, twp 143, range 81 was pre-
santed to the Board.
II appearing from the affidavit OF said
Andrew Morgan and from the records OF
the Auditors Office that by reason OF
error in the assessment said tract was
assessed in double the value of other
similar tracts in said assessment district
on motion said application was grant i
and tax on said description ordered
abated in the sum of S15.12. ~
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid from the coun
ty general fund.
Mrs O Klatb, board of Koren
Berg poor person. sick with
typhoid fever and for material
used aad destroyed bill s36.C0
allowed at. t........... .......S 20 CC
| st Anthony g. Dakota Elevator
Co, wood furnished Hannah
Anderson, poor person. ...... 7 0(
0 Fl Stay, lumber and coal fur
nished Mrs Struxness, poor
person ............... " VI
O~W Williams, cash advanced
to Mrs Cyris. for February
1901 s23.00; Mrs Standard
$500, total. ..... 81 &C
Walker Bros. blanks and day
book for sheriff f.............. 2 &C
Herald Publishing Co, record
| books and blanks for county
judge an clerk Of court. bill
s;s2. ,, allowed at. .. so 81
O W Williams, cash advanced
for carbid for gas plant 80 I;
Finley Beacon, envelopes for
sheriff Sl75, publishing com
missioners proceedings and
local notice $500, total. ... II &C
Steele County Tribune. publica-
| tion of commissioner proceed
ings and othes notices. ,, l0 0;
Hope Pioneer, publication Of
commissioner proceedings and
| other notice e............... 16 q
Oscar Barrett, c'erk for Register
Of deeds II days--from special
| salary fund d,........,....,,,. % o.