The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-12-16
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings of the Meeting OF Last Week.

At the regular December meeting OF the
Board Of County Commissioners, held last
week, the following business was transacted:
The repo,s Of The following road supervi-
sors were approved and warrants issued ::
Martin Comber. District Ne. 10; Samuel
Black, No. 5; VIM. Kelly, No. 20; Je"y Nc
Kay, No. o. H. S. Neal No. J; James NJ.
Bailey, No. s; r. MacGilIivay, No. IS; james
Isabel, No. 10; r. b. Horton, No. 81.
Report of iues made by II. NJ. Ferguson,
justice Of the Peace, amounting 10 $50. was
examined and approved.
The petition of Joseph Skeffington and
others for new road district to be taken
from No. II and TO be called No. IS. was
g,aDted. and Joseph Skeffipgton appointed
supervisor under bond of 500. The district
includes EdwardsviIIe and vicinity.
An order was passed creating a Board of
Health for the county, published in the NEW
NORTHWEST last week..
The following county officers were allowed
their salaries tor the quarter: Thomas w.
Catlin, superintendent of schools, $500; DR..
A. II. Mitchell, physician, $50; George w.
Irwin, clerk of the court, S206. %; j. s. Nc.
Andrews, clerk, S175
II. G. Humber, w. L. Irvine and William
Martin, viewers on road asked for by Phil
4. Evans and others, reported favorably, and
the road was established and ordered opened,
10 run at follows Commencing at a point on
the Pioneer road northeast of Deer Lodge
cemetery, thence running asouthwesterly di-
rection to point within sixty feet of the
north gate of Phil 4. Evans; thence running
west and parallel with the said Evans's north
line to the northern entrance of the lane be.
tween said Evans and Paul Grennon's ranch
es; thence In a along sand lane to the south
west corner of Phil. Il. Eyans's farm; thence
running westerly direction along the tim.
Der road TO and along the south side Of the
swamp grove TO the base of the mountains al
the mouth of Morrison's canon.
A petition of part Of the citizens of the
Blackfoot school district for the establish.
ment of a new district TO be called Snowshoe
No. 8, was granted, with boundaries as fol-
lows: North line, beginning at the mouth OF
Dog Creek, running due east to Snowshoe
crossing, thence following Clark's toll road
TO the summit Of the mountains; east and
south lines, county lines; west line, Dog
Creek.
The bid OF the Sisters OF Charity of St. 10.
seph's Hospital, for ca'e of toe couoty sick,
being $40 per capita per week, was accepted
and contract made accordingly.
The bid of Stackpole & Co. to furnish med.
icjnes for the county poor ia ST. Joseph's
Hospital, being 500 for the yea, was &C
cepted.
The bid OF DIR. A. ~. Mitchell for medica
and surg cal attendance upon tbe county poor
and sick in st Joseph's hospital and prison.
ers in the Jail, being s775 for the year, was
accepted and contract made.
The Board made settlement with Jas
d. McMaster, county assessor, finding the
total amount of properly assessed TO be 1882
7G4, with poll TAX collected amounting TO 81 J
028. The assessor was allowed for his ser
vices $1,000, less previous allowance.
The Board made settlement with Lew Cole.
man, county treasurer, fading the moneys
due the county all properly accounted for,
and 256 warrants, returned by the treasurer,
were cancelled.
Positions were received for the division OF
the Willow Creek No. 9 and The New Chicago
No. IA, school distress, but they were re.
ceived 700 late for action this term.
The Board adjourned Saturday.