Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-07-13
Commissioners Proceeding.
Sioux County, N. D.
Fort Yates. N. d..

| June 10, 1922.
board OF County Commissioners met in
Chairman ;tI st 4 O'Clock P. N. Present Leach,
Ci6art and Colville. Chairman Leach ex.
planned that the meeting had been called for
the purpose Of inspecting the new jail and o..
nee building, and TO act on matter OF CON
struction and repairing bridges and that the
meeting had been called by the Auditor in the
manner provided by law.
b L. Smestad ana H H. Erbe appeared be.
lor the board ana presented . rOud petition
sa'd road to be LAID out south and east OF Sci.
fridge. Citizens living along road offered to
would appropriate like amount. It was
moved by A. Colviile and seconded by w, r.
Cloart that the road petition De approved, and
anal approval OF BDard reserved until The ne m
regular meeting. Carried.
the Board then repaired 10 the new jail and
once building, snd thorough inspection Of
du.:ed by A., ,Coivflle: ''''
:. WHEREAS, A, y. Ostrum now Offers for
our acceptance the jail with -basemcnt-an
vault bulding'' sometimes called sjaii with With
offices aud Court House'J which By CONTRACT
Of date June yth, 1921, he undertook 10 buid
and erect Tor the consideration Of osS7S.O 90 and
therefor. and whereas, upon insp pection OF snid
0uiidiny, ~. ttpd the same up to cOrtract. and
rhst me eol.tr Acs has been suhsIantlaliy CON.
sTses pffSs ina 10 Ssaay rses 6 p., tsaa ssn;
trum, aud 81, ,0B4 0J sl me balance to be paid
when said building should be completed, and
said building is now completed,
RESOLVED, Tnnt we accept said building
from said Ostrum, aud exl'. ess 10 Mr.. Ostrum
our thanks for erecting ana hnlshng SAID
Dul alng IN very satisfactory Inanner, and
we lns, ruct the Auditor ~ draw u warrant up
On the Building Fund for tue sum Of S2,OBsVO,
ana to pay the same TO said Osti um, and to
take ana hle receipt from said OsLrum for
the payms mt OF tne contract price. " .s7S 0J in
The above and foregoing resolution was
seconded for adoption BY Leach. On roll call
The !voLe was " follows: ColSille, AYE !.
Leach, Aye. C!oast, not voting, but express
ton was thereupOn declared adopLed,
1t was moved by COlville and seconded by
Leach that the bOard inspect the bridge over
rorcupine Creek, five m4es north OF Fort
Yates, which has been washed out. All Com.
AlsslOners Voted. Aye. After Inspecting
tne Porcupine bridge, the following resoluLion
was introduced Dy COiviile:
WHEREAS, An emergency exists in that the
Orldges over the Porcuplue Greek, five mics
aOrth Of Fort Yates, and IN Io wlship line be-
Sween Township 49, ana 1872. kAnge e3, are In
sucn condition. tnat crossuy is dangerous and
I liaDle " cease 1t any tnle ana
WHEREAS, Traffic over said bridges ia i'm.
pOrtant and essential aud BY delay due to i'd
vertisiny Tor bids and lncluent hurdshlps i'm.
posed upon cltlzens Of the county by said, de.
iHy, therefore
BElT RESOLVED, Tbat an emergency ex.
/ lsts, and tne Auditor be instructed " order q
| new ~ foot sLeel-cOncrete bridge for SAID Por-
| cuplne crossing, five miles north Of Fort Yates
anu the steel ind all other material available
I 20 be taken from the old bridge at said cross
| .nK and used In constructing new bridge oy.
81 said POrcupine on Township line. Us des
| crlDeu above.
Motion to adopt the above resolution was
made BY Cibart. all Commissioners voting
Aye.
The Board having completed business 10,
which special meeting was caned, It was NOV
ed and carried that 1t adjourn.
F. d. Fiske.
;s County Auditor