PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD'
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AT A SPECIAL ,MEETING OF
THE BOARD AT THE COURT
]BOUSE AT SUNDANCE, CROOK
COUNTY, WYOMING
Office of the County
Commissioners
September 8, 1953.
I o'clock p.m.
The Board o! Crook County
Commissioners met this day in
Special Session for the purpose of
considering the claims for dam-
ages as allowed by the Appraisers
of the Sundance-Beulah Road, F1
25 (3).
Whereas, it was found that the
said Board of Appraisers had ap-
praised said road in conformity to
law on the 12th day of August,
and that the law in regards
to appraising of roads for right-
oLway purposes had been complied
with in every way; the following!
claims for damages were entered
~n the minutes of the meeting of
~his board, together with the ac-
tions and allowance of damage by
• he appraisers as follows:
Claim 1. Arthur J. Schelldorf
'and Olive Sehelldorf -- That all
",;fencing be replaced in kind; That
three approaches be made; one
"to the trailer court in the NW%d
"NE%, Sec. 23, T. 51 N. R. 63 W. I
~$th P. M., one to the north in the
:SE%NW~4 of said Sec. 23, and
,one to the north in the SW¼
~JNW¼ of said Sec. 23; that the
~bridge across the creek in the
~SWtANW~ of said Sac. 23 be
lnade available as a cattle pass
of at least 7 foot height; and that
we be paid for the 9.5 acres of
land being taken, in the sum of
$3,500.00; and that the approach
to the trailer court above mention-
ed be gravelled and of sufficient
~vidth for said trailer court pur-
]poses.
ALLOWED: Three approaches
ms asked for. One Stock Pass as
tusked for fenced for stock; $950.00
for land taken in right-of-way;
Fences replaced in kind.
CLAIM 3. Vera L. McCormick
and Harold Schelldorf--That all
fencing and the present approach
Ibe replaced in kind; and that we
be paid for the 1-10 acre to be
taken, in the amount of $500.00.
ALLOWED--That fencing and
approaches be replaced in kind;
$250.00 for land taken in right-of-
way.
cLAIM 4. ANDY POLICKY--
That from the point wh~re the
]highway enters the SW~'NEXA
~Sec. 23, T. 51 N. R. 63 W. 6th
]P,M~, from the west, a paved valley
gutter be constructed in the south
l~orrow pit for a distan£~ of 350
feet east, and also 50 feet west
onto the city property in the SE %
NWXA of said Section 23, the same
to be in width from the traveled
surface of the highway to the
sottth right of way line.
That the use of the south 20
feet of the right of way on the
south side of the road be made
mvailable for use with the ap-
proaches hereinafter mentioned for
feet east from the west line
ef said SW ~A NE ~t of said See.
23, and50 feet west from the said
line;
That one west and one east aP-
proach to the present pump island
and to the Crook County Refinery
station bulldog and Appliance and
,"Service Garage buildings be in-
ztalled, along the length of the
paved valley gutter above claimed;
for good accessibility to the sta-
tion and garage and appliance
1buildings; that an" additional ap-
ln'oach on the south side of the
z'oed be made where the new road
intersects the line between the
~'W~NE~ and NW~4NE¼ of
See. 23, leading off to the
southwest toward the appliance
and garage buildings, said ap-
proach being approximately 250
feet east of the appliance and
garage buildings; and that an ap-
proach to the lands north of the
mind in the SWINE% of said
~ec. 23 he installed.
That the house on the north
of the road in the NW ~4 SE ¼
ISee. 23, be moved into Sundance at
1, location to be designated by the
mnderaigned, for which the under-
algned offers and agrees to pay
tme-fourth of the costs of such
zwving; and that the water hy.
on the north side of the road
/m the NW K SE~4 be replaced next
lhl the north right of way line:
That woven and barbed wire
fencing be replaced in kind and
that land to be taken be compen-
sated for at $750.00 per acre;
That the one-story wood frame
house, 39' x 24' 6", on the SE%
NW%, owned by the undersigned
and situated on city property leas-
ed from the Town .of SUndance, be
moved into Sundance to a location
to be designated by the under-
signed, and the undersigned of-
fers and agrees to pay one-fourth
of the costs of such moving; and
that the undersigned be paid
$550.00 for the footings and par-
tial basement for said building,
$250.00 for plumbing and drain-
age connections; $30.00 for loss of
rent during moving of the same;
and $100.50 for loss of lawn, gar-
den, trees and shrubbery.
ALLOWED:
For 350 feet east from west line
of SW¼NE¼ Sec. 23, T. 51 N. R.
63 W., Right-of-way be reduced
from 90 feet to 80 feet from cen-
ter line on south side of right of
way. Approaches as asked for.
Fencing to be replaced in kind;
For land taken in right-of-way,
$120.00; For House on NW¼NE
¼: Sec. 23, the sum of $100.00 to-
ward moving same; For house sit-
uated on SE%NW¼, Sec. 23,
claimed as owner and situated on
city property leased from the
Town of Sundance; $250.50 toward
moving same to be paid to the
"City of Sundance" as r~cord own-
er of the real estate.
CLAIM NO. 11--CLAUDE E.
SEELEY--That the right-of-way
be fenced with suitable posts and
four wire fence with stays. Fence
posts to be one rod apart.
That necessary approaches be
installed and gates for the working
of stock where necessary to he
worked out with project engineer.
That bridge or cement box on
Sundance Creek be fenced as a
stock pass. That the draw in
NE%NE~A: See. 8, T. 51 N. R.
62 W. 6th P.M., Wyo. be fenced as
a stock pass if suitable box large
enough for same is installed there.
If plans do not call for suitable
box at present time for such pass;
I hereby request that a suitable
box for a pass be installed so I
can have access to water for that
pasture.
Thatwhere said right-of-way en-
ters my landj in the E¼NE¼:
Sec. 13, T. 51 N. R. 63 W., 6th
P. M, and crosses my present ir-
rigation system; said water ditch-
es be restored along or on said
right-of-way in such manner that
;they will be in as good a shape for
i irrigation and spreading of water
as they are at this time.
That culverts be placed in the
irrigation ditches in Sec. 4, T. 51
N. R. 82 W. 6th P. M. Wyo. so irri-
gation water can be led across the
right of way. This will take two
culverts.
That the old right of way where
it crosses my land be abandoned
md the old oil be removed and
the roadbed be scarified and plow-
ed up.
That I receive compensation in
the amount of $100.00 per acre for
each acre of ground taken in the
right of way.
ALLOWED: Fencing allowed as
asked for" Stock Passes allowed
as asked for; Approaches and
~ates allowed as asked for; Irriga-
tion system to be restored as ask-
ed for; That old right-of-way, when
abandoned, be restored as asked
for; $2920 for land taken in th~
right.of-way.
CLAIM 13--Ben E. Sager and
Ruby M. Sager---S100.00 an acre
[or 6.60 acres. Stock underpass to
give access to land cut off by
highway; Sheep tight fence along
right of way. Flat approach level
with highway.
ALLOWED---Fences to be re-
placed in kind; $330.00 for land
taken by right-of-way.
CLAIM NO. 14---W. E. Mathews
--I hereby request that a suitable
approach be built to my branding
and loading corrals where said
road enters this subdivision; such
corrals be situate on the southeast
side of right of way. That said
road be fenced with a legal fence
on the south side of right of way.
That the Custer Battlefield Marker
be fenced in with this right-of-way
md suitable approaches be built
to same. That the fence on north
side be of legal construction and
so conatructed th~ the Marker as
requested be fenced in the right of
way. That right of way of pres-
ent road be abandoned and oil be
plowed up and removed and road-
bed scarified. That I be paid the
sum of $50.00 per acre for each
and every acre of land included
in the right-of-way crossing my
land.
ALLOWED---Approach to brand-
ing 'chute as asked for; Fences as
asked for; That old right-of-way
when abandoned, be restored as
asked for. For lands taken in
right-of-way, $320.00.
CLAIM NO. LS---Mabel Waddell
Vines---DAMAGES: Ten Thousand
($10,000.00) Dollars. CONDI-
TIONS: Fenced on both sides with
heavy three barb wire, 32 inches
high, using only pitch posts; This
includes both the Sundance-Beulah
road and the Moskee road.
Construction and maintenance of
four (4) graveled approaches nec-
essary for claimant to enter and
cross prospective road said ap-
proaches to be later designated by
the claimant hereinto correspond
to both houses of claimant.
Construction and maintenance of
four (4) underpasses, said under-
passes to be designated by claim-
ant herein so that they will con-
nect all pastures of claimant.
All acreage of the present road
shall be returned and reconveyed
to the claimant herein. In addi-,
tion, said road shall be plowed up
and all underpasses thereon shall
either be removed or the right to
remove said underpasses be given
to claimant herein.
The claimant shall be relieved
of any costs whatsoever in the
fulfillment of the above conditions.
ALLOWED: Fencing as asked
!for; Approaches as asked for;
Stock passes as asked for; when
old road abandoned, it be returned
as asked for. $2630.00 for lands
;taken by right-of-way.
CLAIM NO. 16--Marry E. Osgard
and Leota F. Osgard--That all
approaches to the present highway
be replaced by appropriate ap-
proaches to the new highway--that
all fencing be replaced in kind;
that an 8-foot concrete stock pass
be located on said new road, at a
point approximately east of our
residence house, and in the NW ¼
SE~A, Sec. 26, T. ~2 N. R. 62 W.
6th P. M.; that any other bridges
constructed on our lands be made
available for passage of stock un-
derneath; and that we be paid for
land to be taken, amounting to
44.47 acres, at $100.00 per acre.
Old road to be obliterated.
ALLOWED: Approaches as ask-
ed for; Fences as asked for; 7'
stock pass east of residence as ask-
ed for; Bridge fenced as stock
pass as asked for; Old road aban-
doned and obliterated as asked for.
$2223.50 for lands taken by right
of way.
CLAIM 18--Donald P. Bush et
al.--Right of way to he fenced
with legal four-wire fence on both
sides, with substantial posts one!
rod apart.
ALLOWED--Fencing as asked
for. !
CLAIM 19--Lorin W. Harper
and Jean Harper--The construc-
tion and erection of a four wire
barbed wire fence with substan-
tial posts every rod on each side
of the right of way insofar as it
crosses our lands. Also, if needed,
a proper road approach. In the
event said fences and road ap-
proach are not allowed, then the
undersigned claim the sum of
$1500 for damages in lieu thereof.
ALLOWED---Fencing and al~,
proach as asked for.
CLAIM No. 20---Tri County El-
ectric Assn., Inc. We have exam-
ined maps on file in the office
of the County Clerk and have
checked the project with Highway
Department~personnel in the area
~nd find that available information
is not sufficient to serve as a basis
for a reasonable estimate of the
costs of moving, relocating, rais-
ing and otherwise changing elec-]
tric lines of the Tri-County Elec-
tric Association to provide the
necessary or desired clearance for
the proposed Highway east of
Sundance, Wyoming. We antici-
pate and do hereby claim reim-
bursement for our full and actual
costs in moving, removing, relo-
cating, rai~ing or otherwise chang-
ing our electric ~ and appur-
tenances to meet the requirements
of the new Highway and accepted
safe construction practices to leave
the lines in condition equal to
present condition.
ALLOWED: Actual cost of relo-
cating Electric Power Lines to
present condition.
Dated at Sundance, Wyoming,
this 12th day of August, 1953.
Signed:
Bert W. Evans
Ralph Nickelsou
George Grenier
After going over the various
claims for damages and the figures
as presented by the appraisers, it
was found that the appraisers' re-
i ports and recommendations were
just and that the amounts as rec-
ommended be paid and it was reg-
ularly moved and carried, all mem-
bers voting aye that such report be
approved and accepted by this
Board and payments and allow-
ances be made as recommended
and that the following Resolution
be spread upon the minutes of
this meeting as follows:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of Crook Coun-
ty, Wyoming, did, on the 23rd day
of June, 1953, adopt a resolution
declaring their intention to estab-
lish a road, to be known as the
Sundance-Beulah road, Project
F1 25 (3), commencing at a point
,on the west boundary of section
23, T. 51 N., R. 63 W., from which
~he southwest corner of said sec-
tion 23 bears S. 2° 23' E. a dis-
tance of 2536.2 feet: thence run-
Ring in a northeasterly direction
for a distance of 4980 feet to a
point on the north boundary of
said section 23 from which the
north corner thereof bears S. 89°
36' E. a distance of 1314.2 feet,
the said point being the southi
limits of the Town of Sundance;
Also beginning at a point on
the north and south center line
of section 13, T. 51 N., R. 63 W.
from which the center of said sec-
tion 13 hears S. 0" 01' W. a distance
of 835.8 feet, said point being on
the east limits of the Town of
Sundance; thence running in a
northeasterly direction for a dis-
tance of approximately 8.2 miles
through Section 13, T. 51 N. R.
63 W; sections 18, 7, 8, 9, 4 and
3, T. 51 N., R. 62 W.; sections
34, 35, 26, 25 and 24, T. 52, N.,
R. 62 W. to a point in section 24
which is S. 31° 47~' W. a dis-
tance of 1739.5 feet from a point
on the East boundary of said sec-
[tion 24 from which the northeast
corner thereof bears N. 0° 02½'
W. a distance of 718 feet.
Also a connecting road from the
junction of the Moskee road
the present highway, northerly
through the west half of section
3, T. 51 N., R. 62 W., to the pro-
posed highway as shown on map
on file.
WHEREAS; Claims having been
filed the said Board appointed~
THE SUNDANCE TIMES
Sundance, Wyo. Sept. 17,
Ralph Nickeison, Bert Evans
George Grenier as appraisers
met on the line of the road
12th day of August and
to go over the line of the
road and fix the damages
ed by each land owner and
mediately filed their
writing with the County Clerk
said County, and
WHEREAS: The said Board
ter carefully considering the
port finds the awards made
be just and equitable.
NOW THEREFORE, BE
RESOLVED: That the awards
allowed by the appraisers be
by approved and that the road
described above and shown in
tail on the map on file with
County Clerk be hereby
established.
Adopted this 8th day of
ber, A. D., 1953.
No further business coming
fore the Board, it was moved
carried to adjourn to meet in
ular Session Oct. 6, 1953.
Board of Crook
County CommissionerS
By: H. C. MINNICH,
ATTEST:
Francis Hejde,
County Clerk.
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