Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24
October 8, 1918

The board of county commission
ers met at 8 o'clock pursuant to
adjournment with Commissioners
j. G. Leach and w. R. Chart,
present. In the absence Of Chair.
man j. A. Stiles, Commissioners
Leach presided at the session as act
ing chairman.
A communication from the Of.
ficers and citizens of Menu Civil
Township, asking for county aid
for money expended on county road
in said township, was considered by
the board, and the amount Of
$4,000 allowed. On motion of
Commissioner Chart, the county
auditor was authorized to draw q
warrant on the county road fund in
favor Of the treasurer of Menu civil
township in the amount above.
A number of claims for road work
aud miscellaneous services rendered
the county was audited and allowed.
The road petition of Giles T.
Brown and others, for road in
township 100, range 80, was reject
ed.
The road petition of Louis Endres
and others, for road in township
1919. range 81, was rejected
The road petition Of Frank kar-
linski and others, for a road in
township 1870, range SO, was laid
over for further investigation, as to
advisability of laying out this road.
The road petition Of F. NJ. Clark
and others. for road in township
100, range 50, was laid over for in
vrstigation for the reason that the
road asked for by the petitioners
would have to be laid out on half
section line. The granting of this
petition would deviate from the rule
laid down not to grant the laying
out of new roads, except on section
lines, only in cases where no other
feasible route can be selected.
The petition OF James Oscarson
and others, for a road beginning at
the section corner common to Sec
tions 4, 5, 8 and 8 in township 1913,
range SO, and running south along
the section line commonto sections 8
and 9 to the section corner common to
sections II, Is, 20 and 81, then run.
ming east along the section line COM
mon to sections 16 and 81, to the
northeast corner of section %,
where the said section line meets a
regular laid out and established
county road, was granted, and the
lines above are hereby declared a
public highway.
The petition of Ansgar Johansen
and others, for road beginning at
the corner Of sections "a, %. 80
and "a, running north between Sec
tons q, %, II and -, then
through the east half of section II 4,
and along the east side of section Is
township 1873, range 81, to connect
with the road to the bridge across
the Cedar river was granted, and
the lines above was declared pub
lie highway, upon completion of a
deed to the county for a right-of-
way through sections 81 and %,
where the road deviates from the
half. section line, and the following
resolution introduced by commits.
sioner Chart in this connection was
adopted,
Be it resolved. that the states at.
torney be instructed to obtain deed
for right-of-May for road through
sections 21 and %, township 1873,
range 81, at the nominal cost of 81,
in accordance with the petition
granted above.
The petition of Ennis Alderman
and others, for a road beginning al
the section corner of sections rs, n,
So and 81, township 1870, range SO,
and running north along section
line common to sections rs and p
to the south bank Of the Cedar river
then commencing at the east bank
of the Cedar riv, where the section