Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commissioners
of Sioux County, North Dakota

Fort Yates, N. ID. Jau. 5, 1915.
The board met pursuant 10 law.
Present, j. A. Stiles, j. G. Leach and
w. w. Butolph, Commissioners.
On motion OF sutoIph, seconded
by Leach. j. A. Stiles was elected CHAIR.
man of the beard.
The minutes of the last meeting were
approved as read.
Pursuant to advertisement for bids
for surety bonds for the officials
OF Sioux county Tor the ensuing two
years the board proceeded to open such
bids which were found to be as follows:
The Dakota Trust Company submit.
I'D the following bids for furnishing
bonds for the following county officers
for the terms stated below, in the fol
lowing amounts at the premium stat
ed:
Treasucers bond in the amount of
so0O0.0O for term OF two years from
the first Monday in May 1915, to the
first Monday in May 1917, premium
$3.50 90.
Auditors bond in the amount Of
$4,000 90 for a term of two years from
the first Monday in April 1915. to the
first Monday in April 1917. premium
$500.
Sheriifs bond in the an CUNT OF
So0OO.0O from tho first Monday in
January 1915. to the first Monday in
January 1917. premium, $1,000.
The following bonds for IL term OF
two years from the first Monday in
January 1918, to the first Monday in
January 1911:
Clerk OF court, amount s5OOO.UO,
premium $50.
Register of Deeds amount 100000,
premium S27.5O.
States Attorney amount 100000
premium $1,000.
County Judge amount 100000,
premium $1,000.
Sup't of Schools amount 10000,
premium $500.
Three Commissioners amount each
100000. premium slO8. 90.
This being the only bid submitted,
the total amount to premiums amount.
ing to S306.50, same was Oh motion duly
accepted.
On motion duly carried the following
bonds with the Dakota Trust Company.
as surety, we're approved.
J. A. Stiles County Commissioner
s5O00.Oe.
}. q. Leach County Commissioner
5000 90. ~
W. W. Butolph County Commissioners
100000.
j. G. Shields Register of Deeds
5000 90.
JAS. A. Wells Clerk Of Court 100000.
Chas. b. Clayton Sheriff 100000.
l1dS. S. johnson States Attorney
1000 90.
The following resolution was intro.
duced by Butolph and seconded by
Leach: Resolved, that the Sioux County
Pioneer, a weekly newspaper published
at Fort Yates be and is hereby deeig.
mated the official paper Of the county.
On roll call all voted aye aud motion
carried.
The following bills were audited and
allowed:
| Walker Bros. & Hardy, books s76l os
l.
| Louis Endree. stamps $50
" travelling expense ) 50
| Sioux Lumber Co, coal 81 30
months 600
| Sioux County Pioneer, legal
publications 81, SO
Sioux County Pioneer station.
! cry 50 90
The Globe Gazette Printing Co.,
furniture and safe 277. 48
The Globe. -Gaz cite Printing Co.,
one set North Dakota Laws 1890
l.. W. Colebank mileage 1882
Edward S. johnson, travelling
expenses sos
Jas a. Wells, travelling expense sos
On, motion Of Leach seconded by
Bulolph the bill Of DR.. W. l. Longs,reth
for professional services rendered needy
poor was laid over until the next meet.
ing for investigation.
The board then adjourned to 2 P. M:
AFTERNOON SESSION..
Meeting called to order by chairman
at 2 o'clock, all members were present
| A petition in due form having been
filed in the office of the county auditor
signed by sufficient nunber OF bona
tide resident Of the plated TOWNSHIP
of Yates, North Dakota asking that
the name OF said townsite be changed
| to Fort Yates, and it appearing to the
board that two-thirds, OF the qualified
electors of the town of Yates, North
Dakota, in good faith signed said