Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-19
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commissioners
Of Sioux County, North Dakota,
April 3, 1917 Session
Fort Yates, North Dakota,
April =, 1917.
Forenoon Session

The board met ut o clock .. m, with Com |
ridge. appeared before the board, aud pressnu
ed tue following petition for a. county road,
signed by Martin Swift and others;
To the Honorable Commissioners in and for
Sioux County, Moth Dakota. |
We, the undersigned residents of Sioux
county, respectfully ask that the folio wing
designated lines be onlcially recognized "
puDllc highways, and that funds available for
such purposes be set aside apportloned aud
expended for the necessary construction, i'm.
prOvement and maintainance .ot the roads for
which we herein petition.
In Township 120S2 through sections 8, 10, Is, |
q, ~ and ~, Oh half.sectlon mnes.
In Township 1881, on township line between
sections ana 81, one-half mt,c.
In Township l20 81 and Township 1862 on
TOW nshlp line six miles.
In Township 13O.Sa, from Fort Yates west,
between sections IL and IL, il and II, 10 ana 10,
Q and H. aud Ii, aud IL,
In township l3O.sl, between sections la and
49, IL and IA, ~ and ~, ~ and ~, 70 and 81 II
ana ~, ~ and 70, " aud ~.
IN Township 1851 aud Township 1882, be.
tween sections rs and 81, III ind 81.
In Township l30s2, between sections 2 and 3,
3 ana ", I and y, B and y, aud Z, 10 and IL, IA
and Is, :: ana as, rs and "a, 81 ana IS, 80 ana ii,
~ and ~, ~ anu IS. "a and IA, rs and %, rs and
1a Toynshps 1922 between we SECTIONS and
| IL, unu ~, ~ buu Oh ~ uuu OS 80 AuU Do, ~
and 81, 20 and So Is and 49,
The petition was received and ordered filed,
and the board set May lst, lVl7i ut 10 o clcck
y. m., Ut the court house " Fort yates, North
DukOta, the tine ana place fer final hearing ON
same.
On motion OF Commissioner Leach, the fol.
lowing petition signed by Henry zahn and
others OF Solen, for county road was granted:
To The Board Of County Commissioner,
| Sioux County, North Dakota:
VhS undersigned, legal voters, who own ccul
estate, vi occupy leal estate under the Home
stead VI Pre-emptlon laws OF the United
states, VI under conJlact flem the state OF
North Dakota, within one mule OF the road, DO
nereuy petltlOn you to CONSTRUCT the rOad us
follows: beginning VI the Northeast corner
Of Leuch's Addition to the Town Of SOlen
SIOUX county. thence east along the section
une-tne south line Of sectlons ~ and ~, Town.
snip ls4-sv, for distance OF QUE and one-hali
mllt.s thence south fer u distance of twO miles
the easL line OF Se.tlen 81, 1885, and secLlOn
), l3o-cU, aiony section line for q distance VI
i've miles, the SCUM me ~ sections !, y, =, J.,
1886, sectlon6 1879, thence north for y dis
tauce of on mile, Tue east line ol section u
1859, tnelice east along township line for q
distance Ut one mile, tue south lue vi section
81 1870, thence North for distance OF one
mile along Tue east line OF sid section 81
thence easL Tor u distance OF 1--WE miles along
Lhe SCUM line Ot secLlens 70 ana a. l3A-iv,
Lhenee aiong section line for one ana ene-half
miles, Tue east line Ut section 20 ana a. l3l.Iv,
" the Cannenbai TOWNSHIP: NOIE-A slight
deyialle., ~ Lue east Will be needed O.e.
fourth mile south vi the NerLneast corner VI
section ~. 1880, for distance vi about 10 leds
in order 70 lay out road ON the east SIDE OF q
butte, hecesstAtlnE the purchase OF 1lem one
70 two acres Of land,
The following PAGES in the county were
designated for holding chatteI mortgage lore.
closu. e sules
FROM door 0sLOuice, selftldye.
? Front uUUr Town Han, Solen,
Trout door tossoulce, Swastlka.
! Font aoor Ben Gnuana residence in Town.
ship l:9-W.
On motion of Commissioner Leach Otto w,
Muenen, whose posto1rice address Ii Thunder
hawk, south Dakota, was appointed state
Hall insurance Ao1uster.
On motion the board adjourned to Up. m.
, Afternoon Session
Present. Commissioner Jt a. Stiles, j. g.
Leach and w, H. Clpart,
I j. R. Harmon Of Selfridge, appeared before
Y the boata and presented tue following petition
, signed ny H. r. Smith anu others;
To The Honorable Board OF Commissioners
/ Sioux County. North Dakota
We, the undersigned. respectfully rep. esen,
+. that we have heretofore signed u petition to
- luy cut and establish -, road between Fort
by us ut this time more Specifically described
except that it was signed by Martin swift ani
otheis: and we furtnsr represent taat at thu
? Of the difficulties to be encountered in LAWN
. out y road on the route propose In said peti
\ ton, nor did We realize the expense OF layin.
best interests OF the county and ourselves o.
taxpayers ould be promoted by the rejection
. of the above mentioned petition; We do y
this time herewith withdraw our names from
above mentioned petition and ask that on
signatures be not considered in connection
with said petition: and we further do now pro
test against such road as proposed In said ne
titiun, although we dc favgr u road from For
Yates to Seltridye to be laid out along othe
and better lines, and We wish to inform YOU
homo. able body that as soon Us the " eathe
permits we are going to hold u communit
meeting and draw up petition for such
road and submit the same to Your honorable
body and III the meantime We ask that tn
first mentioned petition be rejected or tina
action be deferred until We have had suf1icien
opportunity to present another petition.
On motion the petition Was ordered filed,
A petition signed by Carl A. Westphsl an
others asking that the county road in Towr
ship 1889, be graded and placed In shape 70
! travel ut oil seasons Of the year. was consid
cred by the bourd, and ordered filed.
On motion Of Commissioner Chart. til
County Surveyor was instructed to prepur
an estimate of cost. and specifications fu
grading the county road running north fror
the state line to the Cedar river in TOWNSHIP
1880. and the couuty auditor was Instructed {
advertise for bids for this WORK to be opene
at o clock p. M, u May LIST, 1917.
A petition for the appointment of COZ
stable In the Swastika neighborhood signe
by Joe Hengel and Others. was granted. an
on motion Of Commissioner Cibart G. A. Bow
man was appointed constable.
On motion OF Commissioner Cibart, d. I
at .tsaA<N ~ A.