The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16

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Road Supervisor Boyle was ordered te
construct three culverts at different
points on the Barker road, and in this
| county.
An order was issued stopping the rent
of the cellar or dungeon, leased for the dis
trict court, On December 1st. 1883. Why
rent was paid up to that time is some
thing difficult to understand. The com
/ missioners responsible for the outrage
should be made to pay it out of their
own pockets.
Hereafter, by order of the board, any
officer purchasing anything chargable
to Choteau county will be required to
certify to the amount of such purchase
and merchants and others must send il
such certificates with their bills.
A petition for a road from the south
side of Belt creek to the county line was
received and granted, the following gen
tlemen being appointed viewers: J. III.
| Seifred J. B. Wetzel and Chas. w
Black.
A petition from the residents of the
Teton for school district was received
ard granted. The boundaries of said
district are not to be lower than O'Fal-
Ions ranch, nor further up the valley
| than Poindexter's ranch.
= The petition from the residents of the
upper Teton for school district was
! leid over until the next term.
The assessment on the Masonic hall
was reduced to SIS 1000.
/ A warrant for $500 was ordered drawn
in favor of the city in payment of the
work Of resurveying the town of Fort
Benton.
The accounts of the treasurer for the
fourth quarter were audited and found
correct.
A petition was presented to the board
by citizens of Choteau and Meagher
counties asking that the LaMott toll
road, at the Arrow creek hill, be pur-
chased by the county and made free
road. Mr.. LaMott was present and
| accepted, as fellows: The sum of 81 400
December (1883) term, and $500 at the
March 1854 term. It was also ordered
that the Arrow creek road, as then used
(known as the Carothers road), be dis
continued and the former made county
road, to divert from the old road at a
point about two miles the other side of
Steele's ranch.
All bids for physicians, medicines,
ETC., were rejected by the board.
1t was ordered that the Jail be used as
heretofore for city prisoners, the city
authorities to make their own arrange
ments with the sheriff and jailor; if
such arrangements can not be made the
city has the privilege of using the old
Jail, rent free, until further ordered.
SPECIAL SESSION, JANUARY Z.
Commissioners Wetzel, Conrad and
Arnoux were present and the tax levy
for 1874 was made It has already been
published in the RIVER PRESS.
It was ordered that hereafter only
$25 day be allowed for road work.
A petition from the citizens in the
vicinity Of Willow creek, asking for the
continuance of the county road from
Highwood to Willow creek, was favor
ably received and the following road
viewers appointed: r. w. Buckland,
G.. III. Boyle and James Gellett. The
terrible Willow creek hill has been sur
veyed and grade established, and it is
the purpose of the commissioners to inn
prove it materially this spring.
The treasurer was ordered to omit the
collection Of road tax to the amount Of
So so from residents of the city.
The matter of fixing or moving the
Belt creek bridge was discussed by the
board, and it was determined that they
should go out soon and examine into the
matter. The bridge must either have
some work done on it, or be moved as
is contemplated, if it is desired to have
it stand through the June rise. This
bridge cost the county about S6, 900 and
it will not do to take any chances on it