Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commissioner
OF Sioux County, North Dakota,
July, 1917, Session
July 5th, 1917.

July 5th, 1917 |
The board met ate O'Clock 10. M, with Com
missioners Stiles, Leach and Chart present;
The report Of NJ. A. Berg, justice Of the
peace, for the quarter ending June ~: 1917
The following road petition signed by Conner
Lewis and others, was presented to the board:
To the Board of County Commissioners
Sioux County, North Dakota
The undersigned legal voters, who own real
stead or presumption laws OF the United States
Or under contract IRON me scasG % ., IN @
out and established, hereby petition You to
lay out and establish a road as follows: Begin
a. ths runnny
south along section line common to ana o
thence east one and u half miles along section
line common to sections and ., and and To-
thence south along half section lne dividing
sections IL and IS for two miles to section line
common to sections ~ and 10, thence eaSt one
half mile along section line common to - and
%, thence south along section line to state line
On motion of Commissioner Chart, seconded 3.
by Commissioner Leach, the petition was
granted and the road described above declar-
ed q public highway.
The board then adjourned until July 5t tn in
order to re-OrganiZe as the County boaro OF
Equalization in the meantime.
The board convened at o o'clock u. H., with
Commissioners Leach and Clbart present On
motion of Commissioner Chart, j. y. Leach
was named acting chairman during the absence
The resignation Of W. L. Clark of solen, as
A petition signed by Edw. S. Johnson and
Others OF solen that Justice OF the peace 6 o
the resignation of w. l.. Clark was read and
ordered filed.
on motion Of Commissioner Chart, R. b. Nc
n1n of "
peace to I'LL the unexplred term OF w. L.
Clark, resigned.
The report of w. l.. clark, ]ustlee Oh the
peace, for the quarter ending June 3u was APP
The following resolution introduced by Com
missioner Cibart was adopted:
Resolved, by the board OF county commits
sioners that we heartily commend the WORK OF
assessing by q. w. Bradford III Menu civil
township, as being neat. accurate and care
fully done.
Commissioner Chart moved, and Commits
siOner Leach seconded the following resOill-
ton for the appropriation and tax levy for the
ensuing year. which resolution was adopted
by all the commissioners voting aye
Whereas, it appears that the expenses OF
Sioux county for the current hscal year Will oe
rs follows.
General fund. S25 10000
Bond interest. en- 4ou.U s
Bridge fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l0Wo'v
Emergency fund. Observation-Disclosures. lUoO.IO
Care OF insane. ....................... S+V.oo
s7ao.uO
and the Indebtedness of the county is us fol
Bonded debt .$1a COY. 00
Floating debt. lo'oo9.o'
Therefore, be It resolved that u county tax
In the aggregate sum OF $3S, 720.O0 be and Is
hereby levied upon all taxable property with
in Sioux county for the current hScal year.
aud the SAID amounts are hereby appropria zee
running expenses OF the county for the en-
suing hscal year.
The bonrd then proceeded to audit the books
and accounts OF the various county officers.
Fees in the clerk OF courts office were
checked and found to be rs follows: April
none; May, $3.50; June, W so; all of which have
been duly accounted fOf.
Fees in the county auditors Office were
checked and found to be us follows: April
>a.75; May ~ w; yNne $3.50; a4 OF Wli0h have
been duly accounted for.
Fees in the register of deeds office were
checked and found us follows: April S7445
May, s73.25; June, $6.'.S5; all Ut which have
been duly accounted for.
treasurers Office were checked. The cast
balance in the possession OF the treasurer q
mounting to s6 s. was verified BY his banl
bnlanceS and found to be true and correct.
inspecting roads.
July IL, 19l;
The board convened at 5 o'clock p. m, will
Commissioners Stiles and Leach present.
Inc mHttcr Oh lhyuS Out IOoo iiOM : VI
Yates to Selfridge was laid over until the hes
and most feasible route can be determined.
The report OF +. p. Shields justice OF thu
peace, for the quarter ending June ~, 1917
was approved.
On motion the following audited claim
against the county We're allowed and the aud
tor Instructed to draw warrants ON the re
Spective funds for same: -
v. K.CtbArt:;' Mohey" AtiyanGed t9 pay,
RitageHheimer Mere. Co panEs aud nails ys
Aug: Llld, work with team on keldran
Ed LIna, work With team on Keidroiai ~
jess Ghe;y',' Work with team on Kedironi
Msps aM work with teams on Ksi
dron road. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. . $50
John Thomas, work with team on KEEL -