Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-19

Fort Yates, N. d., july :, I!i|
Chairman d. A. StiirS present, Meeting
called at o o clock II. m, pursuant To law. Tor
the purpose ot couvcning rs the County i'oara
Of Equalization. On account ot no quorum
present the meeting OF the County board nl
Equalization was adjourned until July 5lh 1917
July3 1917
The board of county conn issioncr> OF Sioux
county convened IN regular quarterly session
with Commissioners j. y. StlicS. j. c. Leach
and " II. cibnrl present.
a petition signed by a. ID. Martin and others
three. iour,hS of ne residents and legal voters
OF Mem civil township and ais" IL pclltinl1
signed bs n;loiiN "i lhG lcsal s1 ,', "I
that part u; Hanna school district embraced
within Mem evil township. be organized INTO
a new school district to be known Us Mem
school District No j of Sioux county. N L II
Dakota. was presented by Superintendent OF
School. L.. w. Colcbank, with II recommends.
linn that same be granted. On motlon OF
COMMISSIONER Leach. seconded by ConmS-
si"nrr Cibal, the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas. petitions in proper form has been
presented by me rrsiticn,S and legal votes %,
Hanna Srnu" District No. :! for tn: division
eff SUD school district. ana me W g;,niHtliun Of
~ new schnoi tii>lrc, ont nt townships ~ anu
80. range 30 ,Mcn1 tiNil Township and II ;lp-
pcnilhg THAT 'hr irt;l,"lN 10 nc embraced III
inc PROPOSED new school district has an nS-
sc>scd Na!Iln' Oh OF ln"rc Than - GOV" U ~ new
school district ishcrrhy ort,tniZcd To he known
rs Mem school pletlirt so. j 10 include all
OF lown,h rs ~, and $50, ,ahEc ~, WITHIN SIOUX
II. H. Mraub.ult. c. Swanson and W. j.
Mckiltrck oi Tnuhuclhawk appeared before
the board III the III sitter OI IL pclltlOn HE'D u
wear ago for Il bridge over the Cedar river he.
tween sections = aud ~ III townships l.o.
range 90, at IL pace known ~ liinlhaIl Cross
ing Commissioners Cihhrt and Leach were
,.;l .!rd :; committee tn meet at TIL: sue OF th:
p ni ">rd brni,c"njmly Ii'h with ~ con mit'cc
from lnr county n".,.u at Grant county. and
upon The recommendation OF tins committee
future action viii be taken.
Commissioner Slilc> recommended that Ger
tain materials he furnished parties at Srltrid1c
who have offered 10 donate work ON u county
ROAD from SrIrrIdsc L" the yellow tone N al.
and ON motion 81 Commissioner CHART, sec
ondrd by Commissioners Leach MIR. stiles was
authorized To Supervise cXprnditur, required.
\ communication irum j. &. SuIiln at Sw;ls-
llku regarding work on roads IN SWhSilka
Road ti>tIIct. was referred To Commissioner
tlbarl.
IN comnliamcr With request from the North
Dakota State Council ul Defense. the Sioux
ounty Council OF Defense wa> organized With
the ioiluwIil., Im mhcr>hlp:
c. Christensen. AUDITOR, Chairman: H. W.
t"Icb..ll supcintcnn, tat OF Srhn oI> >.crc-
tury: j. A. Stiles, j. G. Leach. w. X CHART.
Executive Conn ittcc uthcr members APP
pointed are: T.. T.. Und lhIl, Cannonball: ~
Il. Carter Porcuplnc: Martin >w IT Sclfid.o:
I. T.. tonhnn. ThuEdti iawk; Frank Jakc>
MortIst"wn: III. IL. tlarN, Mcintosh.
The application ." Emma Larson for ;halc
nlcnl OF t.tXc> Tor the year I! on the NV, of
Scciiol H. Township ~. Range ST. M the
amount OF S;'d'S WAS granted tor The reason
proof on the land. aud IL refund OF the amount
paid by her was oiucfcd
The app'calo' of ANN Marie Nehl for
ab;Ltciucn; OF lakes tor the wear lIl5 and 1916
ON the SWt OF Sec,ion:'. Township l:., Range
", was gra.nru 40. we rc">"n ,tlau final pr,of
made .n s;t,mc lad uccn rejected aud WIS
not ac :cplcd ull,Il Nov. :. l9li
The Application Oi +. e. Turner for aba1e-
ment ol personal property taxes Tor 1916 was
granted TO- the rc..>on That thc,aN had been
paid III .tlnoiI> county. and the property had
not been iLoNcd into this county Until alter
April l. l"i6
mem, OF lnXc> IN ats :i":ic>,cad in section Is,
Township 100, han:.c 80, un the ground that he
had not received lp;t,rnl to same, although
final p,o"l nad uccu accepted. wis rcJcctcd.
TIE application of j. " Harris tor ab.lle-
ment ui personal Property lhAc, Tor 1916. WAS
lad over lO. nv,>. TIA Ion.
The pctliIOu vi .julu ILckclt and others for
county and Tor wo.k ON road IN Mem CNil
Township. Wis iclerr,d to IL committee con
hlst,il. vi Commissioners tibaIl and Leach ior
invc>,isatiou.
The application of Wilhelm storm for bount v
for ttcr plantlns: w:> lad owe. 10. lnvc>lIg;i-
ton. 1T appearing from the lace OF ,l, pctllio
that hu uid not have sufficient nlIllt,er OF
trees H.. he cntitl, Il 10 the bounty ulucr see
tIun ISIS. t.,nlplicu ltw:,of lbs.
The l"ii,,mlli:, communication Regarding The
proposed bridge over the Cannunl.,il 1--WE.
near i'orcupnc substitution. pctItlon Tor which
Was flied last year VAS read:
DEPARTMENT OF ! llE INTERIOR
tmucu States inuItn Service
Stanul,Is Ha'ck iudlIn school
Fort laic> n. D., June 49, lJl;
County COMMISSIONERS.
SIouN County, N D.,
Dcnl ,ir>:
am nj receipt of request from PERSONS lis.
ing at Shields N. H.. inu III SIOUX county Tor
tue cict t.ou If II U,ld;se ACROSS the CanIUIbul
river near the 'o.,upue substitution. Nh.
Kahn. representing G..ln county. advises me
that TIC bridge Muuiu cost approXlmlltcly
seven or cishl thousand dollars. and mat
Grant county i>rcadN To bear ntll The expense
would he Pleased To have lt> matter taken
up by you and b.ins advised To what sililr.
Oi tins expense -lpuX county Is willing to bear.
II MUS be taken into consideration thai the
Indians under ah az, eci,i, III oi superintendent
Convey have Undertaken miles vi
graded road IN NuuI county coming Mcl.aughliI
county many thousands of doil;ils in its road
building. bcuvC. tnLrciOrC. that IL Slst an
Wal iG'l ni Inc nllN per cent nul piON lucu nv
Grant county >ll ,urd nc home Dr-ynl.
rs soon as l hear tom You definitely this
matter will he taken up with me Commissioner
OF Indian .\tliir> and recommends tons will be
made by the ACCESSIBILITY of TINS
b,ldSc.
Yours very truly
J;nlc> Is. kitch,
superintendent
On suggestion of Chairman Stiles a COM
nlttcc bi the board waited Mr. kitcH and
he appear cd IN person later ncio.c the board
Alttt some discussion. ~ decided that il
MI Allch occurred an appr,l:t; ton OF f..,Op %.
liom The Indian tilicc and SlutN county in
pLylh. It's matt OF the cost of TINS BRIDGE the
county would Appropriate the Ieiu;lInill4 bal
hnce OF halt the tula! cost.
Tn motion the session was adjourned To
July j, l9i1.
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