Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-13
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commits ioners
Of Sioux County, North Dakota,
Fort Yates, North Dakota


Sept. 4, 1917
The board OF county commissioners for Sioux
county, North Dakota, met at the court house
in Fort Yates, at 0 o'clock a. m, in pursuant
to adjournment taken on July 81, 1917.
Present Commissioners j. A. Stiles, j. G.
Leach and W. r. Cibart:
port of the State Board of Equalization. show
ing no changes made in the real estate valu-
alton OF the county as equalized by tue County
that an error had been made In fixing the valu-
alton of real estate in the Third Assessment
District by the County Board of Equalization.
value of 1887 per acre: while the figure set by
the County Board of Equalization should have
been 1857 per acre, us the average valuation
was instructed to notify the state auditor Of
the error, and secure permission to have same
corrected before the lax is spread:
the Cedar river in Township 1870, Range 90, the
county auditor was instructed to notify the
county auditor OF Grant county to have the
county board of that county proceed with the
letting OF contract, as per agreement and
understanding had at the site OF the bridge in
July between u joint committee OF the COM
missioners of Sioux and Grant county, provid
ing the cost of the bridge does not exceed
S24OOOO, the engineers estimate, and of which
amount Sioux county is to pay Sl2UO.OU ON the
completion and acceptance OF the bridge.
Time for hearing on petition for 9 county
at the NV corner OF the NE4 OF Sec. 81, Twp
1870, ring. 49, thence running one mile south to
the sW corner of .he SCI OF sec. 3d. Twp. 100,
NV corner of Sec. 3, Twp. 129 RING. ", thence
= miles due south to the state line, having
passed without any appearance against SAID
onded by Commissioner Leach, the petition
was granted, and the lines above declared q
public highway.
m mel Of personal property taxes levied for
1915, on the ground tnat the property had been
assessed and taxes paid in Morton county, was
on motion OF Commssioner Leach, seconded
Dy Commissioners Chart. granted.
The application Of Theo. A. Doughty for
abatement Of 1915 taxes on Lot 8, . ana ii, and
the 81 OF the SCI Of Sec. 81, and Lot 3, Sec.
sessment was made before final proof had
been offered, was on motion of Commissioners
Cibart,, seconded by Commissioner Leach,
John w. Farmer, county surveyor, was
granted y leave of absence from his duties un.
til D. cember l. 1917, during the time he is IN
camp Of the U. S. Army.
On motion of Commissioner Leach, Com.
missioner Cioart was authorized TO employ an
whsre needed IN the aa Ssaoss
District.
Moved by Commissioner Leach and second.
ed by commissioner Chart, that a reward OF
Sooo TO oe paid out Of the general fund Of
the arrest and conviction of persons guilty OF
setting prairie fires within Sioux county
The petition of u Meg. Beede and others fol
the appointment of John s. Blown Us county
| constable was rejected for the reason that NJ
vacancy necessary to be filled exists
The following claims were audited and al
lowed:
w. X. Chart, commissioners per diem
j. 9; Leach, commissioners per diem
On MOTION the board adjourned until Tues ,v
day. October Z, ut 9 O'Clock u. m.
&C. CHRISTENSEN,
County Auditor.