The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-11
Special Meeting of the County Commis.
sioners.

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with all the members present. The first
business transacted was the consideration
of the assessors supplementary tax list No.
IL. It was found correct and sustained as to
all of those listed with the following ex-
ceptions. Dodd & Co., assessed sc, ,25O, cam
celled the same property having been
listed by Broadwater,1 ~ McCulloh & Co.
r. S. Bali, assessed $6, $50, cancelled, hav-
ing been listed by BIoadwater, McCulloh
& Co. Frewen & Co. assessed S187, 800
1t was decided III view OF the fact that the
distance to Carroll being so great and no
mail service to that point, to extend the
time OF their appearances TO make protest
against assessment until the December
meeting. Conrad g. Prize assessed $685.
600; matter laid over until Last day of
term in order to give VIC. Conrad time
to appear. The board then considered
the following bills: Jas. Clancy, $12.50;
Jack Brennan, $12. so; referred back for
the endorsement of the supervisor of dis
trict No. |: Oscar Johnson, S22.50; Jos.
Martin, $l2.50, road work ordered paid
John Lamott, $4,000. laid over until
next meeting John Lamott, SIG, posting
notices, disallowed.
The following bills were allowed: j.
c. Bourassa, $3.50; James McDevitt, fees
$32.50; board of prisoners September and
October, $196.8O. Jailers salary $50;
transporting insane patient, $164.05
Roht Rlankenhalzer, viewing roads $6
B. L. Powers, Justices fees, $3.50.
The report of the viewers appointed to
view the road from Great Falls to Deep
creek on the bank of the Missouri river
was received and the viewers discharged.
This report embraced a recommendation
that new road district be formed and
that S. A. Beachley be az pointed superyis-
or.
A petition signed by the residents of
Sun river asking that new school district
be formed was received. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, NOV. 5.
The board met at 10 O'Clock. Mr.. e. q.
Maelay, appearing for the stockholders of
the First National bank, asked reduction
of 1873 per cent. in the assessed valuation
of the stock of the bank. The request
was submitted TO the district attorney.
A warrant for $110 was ordered drawn
upon the road fund of the county in favor
of John c. Evans, contractor of the Sun
river ditch, as part payment on his con-
tract.
The claim of Anthony Gillenberger for
serving warrant and mileage $68.20, was
ordered paid.
A petition signed by fifteen residents of
Sun river valley, asking for viewers to
be appointed to lay out new road near
the Leayings was received, and Matt.
Furnell, VIM. Birkenbuel and Thos. Clary
were appointed viewers.
The following bills were ordered paid
Griffith & Ingersoll, surveying road, $25;
Chas. L. Spencer, probate judge fees,
$685.; Jere Sullivan, George Westervelt
and DR.. Atkisson, jurors in insanity case,
$3.50 each. Jos. STREET., supervisors pay,
was laid over until next meeting.
After visiting the poor farm the board
convened at p. m.
The indemnity bonds of r. G.. Roosevelt
and T.. G. Power &c Bro. were approved
and duplicate warrants ordered to be is
sued as follows: F. G. Roosevelt, No, SO,
issued June 4, 1885, $135; No. l35, .$11 );
No. 175, $1s. Josephine Berans, No. 487,
issued September 10, 1885, $2I. so.
The subject of delinquent taxes was
then taken up in the case of the Duke
Dutrueille property, and he clerk in
srructed to notify the county treasurer to
collect delinquent taxes on said property
of $400 for each of the years 1882, 1883
and 1884.
Communications were received from A |
J. Davidson and Broadwater, McCnlloh &
Co., protesting against, the amount of as
sessment and asking It's reduction. The
requests were not granted. 4
The board received the description of
the boundaries Of the school districts ia.
the county, which was ordered filed. In |
the matter of the assessment Of the Con-
rad-Price cattle, Mr.. w. G. Conrad ap-
peared for the firm and asked that the as
sessment be cancelled on the ground that
the cattle had paid taxes in Washington !
territory. He produced receipts showing
ing that the taxes had been paid as stated |
After considerable discussion motion was
made to cancel the assessment with the
following vote; WeTzel, no; Arnoux and
Ford, yes.
The clerk was ordered to instruct the