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.

proved.
The petition Of X. S. Knutson and
others of Primrose township, asking for
the county to construct a high water
bridge across south branch of the Goose
river. between sections u and IS Prim-
rose township, was presented to the
board.
On motion a committee consisting of
H J Rindy, w E Elliott and Frank Gray
was appointed to inspect site OF bridge
petitioned for.
Tho 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. J Alfred Elmer:
z D Washburn, justice fees....S 6 90
e j Pepper, sheriff fecs........ II 10
Lewis Smith, witness fees and
HlicuS0.. = ~
Case of State vs VIM H Morgan:
E d Waehburn, justice fees is 2 70
Mons e Jerdee, constable fees. 2 10
On motion bills were allowed and or
dered paid from county general fund as
follows:
II G Edwards, sterographerf fees
and mileage October 1901
term of court. ............ 81 so
E j Mcmahon. attorney fees by
order of the court, case of
state VS. Jerdee SOS, case of
state VS. j Alfred Elmer $40,
.total......... .............. 80 w
0 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 -. ....... - sc
Wamberg & jacobson, 4 boxes
legal cop paper ........... . Gl
Grand Forks Herald, blanks for
clerk OF court and county
ludge............... ........ 10 C(
Bismarck Tribune. Finding tirll
notes of survey of Steele
county ........ = W
Steele County Tribune, station
cry for supt OF schools, regis
ter of deeds and treasurer. 10 q
Steele County Tribune, publ
cation Of commissioner pro
~ceedings sG.25, notice of court
.S1.40, teachers examination
SLIGO. total. 8 6;
G o Wheeler, deputy sheriff
fees and expenses cases of
state VS. Morgan and Jcrdee.. 68 OF
LA jacobson, trustee OF incorporated
town of Hope, appeared before tn
board and made application on behalf o
said incorporated town of Hope for
county quit claim deed to lots | to 2.
inclusive, of block 3 first addition. to in
corporated town of Hope and offering t,
pay for same the sum of s20.55.
2 On motion said application was grant
ed and the chairman of the board o
county commissioners authorized to exc
cute a county quit claim deed to all o
block three, first addition to the incor
porated town of Hope upon payment in
to county treasury of tho sun of s2O.5j
L a jacobson, trustee OF incorporate;
town of Hope, presented application 10
an assignment to said incorporated tow
OF Hope of the tax judgment held b.
Steele county against lots l to Il III
elusive. block 3 first addition to incor
porated town Of Hope for taxes 1885
1889 and 1880. and Offering to pay fo
9 said assignment of tax judgment tn,
g sum of sl4.45.
Said application was. on motion
granted and the treasurer of Steel
county authorized TO assign to tho in
corporated town Of Hope all of block
, of first addition to Hope upon paymeu
p into the county treasury of tho sum .
$14.45. ~
On motion the board adjourned unit
1:30 o'clock r, w., Of same day.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board ~re.convened at 1:3O o'clock Z
m, pursuant to adjournment. All mem
bers present.
The application ella Roncy for
county quit claim deed to lots II, 10, /
and 30, block Al, original TOWNSHIP q
Hope, aud agreeing to pay for same til
sum OF s!i.3l was, upon motion. granted
and county quit claim deed ordered exc
cuted t. L A Eoney, he having deposit
ed 5l4.31 with the county treasurer.
Oscar Cummings appeared before tn
board and asked that his personal pro
' perty taxes 'or the year 1901, in town
ship of SLerbrooke be ab4ited in tn
sum of $1,000, for the reason that hi
, personal property assessment for sal,
: year was unjust in that it was assesse,
higher in proportion to value than othe
v similar property in said township.
a 1t appeared TO tho board that IL
!, personal property Of Oscar Cummings
: for the year 1907. had been O lcessiv,l
and unjustl.y assessed on motion it wa
ordered that the valuation Of eaid pei
sonal property be reduced in the SUI. Q
$500, and that tho personal propert
taxes, OF Oscar Cummings, for said yea
8 be abated in the sum Of e1S so.
Having been approved Ivy the boar
. of health the following bills were a.
d lowed and ordered paid from the count
n general fund:
G FLA Tilloison, services rendered
n by order Of Steele county