Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-10
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commissioner.
Of Sioux County. North Dakota,
May l, 1917 Session
Fort Yates. North Dakota,
May list, 1917.

Forenoon Session
The board of county commissioners OF Sioux
county. met in adjourned session ut o CLOCK
a, M, with Commissioners j. A. Stiles, j. c.
Leach and w. r. Chart, present.
A petition to create new road district by
separate road district out of all the territory
comp Using Township $780, Range 81, signed by
Lincoln Winters and others. was ON motion OF
Commissioner Cibart granted.
On motion OF Commissioner Chart the new
81, was named Watauga Road District, and
Thos. .. Dando was appointed Road Super
visor therein.
The application Of Nick stregel Of Pretty
Rock, for abatement OF personal property tax
the taxes had been paid in Grant county, was
granted.
The application Of F. G. Turner for abate.
ment OF 1915 personal property taxes. was laid
over until the July meeting for additional ill.,
formation for the guidance OF the board.
The application Of Levine Peterson for
reason that the applicant is over 81 years old,
and exempt under the law.
Louis Endres qualified as county tre asurer
for the term beginning May ], 1917, by talking
the oath OF Office and filing the required bond.
The following bonds with the Dakota Trust
Company Of Fargo, US surety, We're approved
Louis Endres, county treasurer ........slo 600 90
w. l.. Clark, justice OF the pence ...... 5oU.0O
John Reiken, assessor 3rd oistrict...... 10000
a. COlville, assessor 2nd district........ 100000
The following bond, with Albert Stock and
Homer Lewis, as sureittes, was approved;
| q. A. Bowman, constable .............i,s 10000
| The following road petition signed by VIM
| g, Hotfner and others Of Solen was presented
| to the board;
To the Board Of County Commissioners,
sioux County, North Dakota:
The undersigned, legal vsters, who own real
| estate, or occupy real estate under the home
steap Or redemption laws Of the United States
or under contract from Inc sta.e OF North
Dakota, within enc mile of the road to be con.
! structed, hereby petition you to survey and
Law out road as follows, Beginning ct the
terminus Of Railroad avenue OF the Townste
of Solen thence north along the n. +. HAIL
| roads right-of.way to the railroad crossing
already constructed by the N. z. Railroad,
Company, thence west along the south side Of
the N. r. Railroads right'of.way to the north
RING, 81; thence west Tor one and one -halt
miles along section line to the northeast COR
ner Of Section 50, Twp l3a Rng. 81; thence
south one mile along the east line Of section 50
mentioned above to the southeast corner OF
said section S3i thence straight west along
township line, being the south line Of 10 wnshl
l3A, for = distance Of 81 miles to Indian churcn
located on the SCI OF See. 50, Twp. 1874, ring
On motion ofCommissioner Leach, the petit
ton was granted, and road the described above
declared q public highway, subject to the ap
where the lines Of said road are laid out ove
or adjoins trust patent ladlan lands,
An application was received from the Town
ship clerk Of Menu civil township for 10000
out Of the county road fund to 0e used for roat
ton was referred TO the States Attorney, who
rendered an opion that The County Board
could not apporton stated sum m for ,> roa'
ton was .heretor denied.
On motion the board adjourned to 'cloc
Pm
Afternoon Session
The board reoonvened at o'clock p. nj.
with all the members present.
The time for hearing on the petition 10 la
out and establish road from Fort Yates u
Selfridge, set for 10 O'Clock having passe'
, without any appearance for or against tn
proposed road the Auditor presented the fol
IL, 1917:
To the Honorable Board OF County 'Commis
sioners;
We, the undersigned citizens being presen
at q mass meeting neld in the school house a
). Selfridge, hereby petition you to establish al
lay out according to your best judgment,
! road from Fort Yates TO selfridge,, and fre rel
+ point to Seltridge.
Dated April Il, 1917.
Signed,
!. Roy G. Kinsey Anton Engel
'' Martin Swift H. H. Erbe
Johp W, Farmer Frank Il. Parsons
Geo. II. Byington Oswin swift
"a VIM. N. Adams Jesse Swift
" John ID. Flynu H. F. Smith
l., John A, johnson ChaS. Bailey
CIitfert johnson Arthur Payne
n Waiter Smith Merrill johnson
i. nj. Redman William Harrison
4 Chas. b. Gayton Joe Swift
Samuel Clayton James y. dayton
le Joe Paul Frank hee1e
I, The board decided to lay over the matter
IL establishing and laying out the proposed Fol
y, Yates to Selfridge, and Yellowstone Ira
II road until such y time as the commissions
can 20 over the proposed routes and dete
mine the best and most feasible route for stl
road 10 order that the interests OF all partlt
Il concerned may be given consideration.
j. Olaf q. SmelHnd Of Selfridge. presented Il
following bid for grading the road in Townsh
re 1880, In accordance with the county surVe
i, ors specifications, and In compltcance with u
* yertiSement for bidsl
r. Side work. per yard Observation-Disclosures =
Cut and ILL., per yard .......:.....tit...,.s.
|. Solid rock, per yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Loose rock, per yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~:
lii So teOt free haul, and cent per cubic yaro u
80 ZACH additional 10 feet,