Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22

TIE OUTS AND THE ms.
Silver Bow County's New Ohleials In
ducted into ONCE Closing Scenes
Of the Transfer.
Yesterday the newly elected count.
officers took possession OF the severa
| offices and the outgoers retired.
| THE CLERK AND RECORDER.
The personnel of the Clerk and Recorder
| Office now consists of Charles F. Bootl
assisted by Deputy T. E. Booth and vii
L. Clark. all well-known, competent and
affable gentlemen and accommodating
| officers.
There is no change in the Offices OF Treas
| urer and Probate Judge.
sHERIFF's OFFICE.
! In this office there is a clean sweep. The
personnel consists of J. E. Lloyd, Sheriff
Samuel j. Reynolds, Under Sheriff, James
NJ. Fish, Deputy Sheriff. Jere Griffith, day
jailor and James Dwyer, night jailor.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
VIM. E. Hall, chairman, Leopold Schmidt
and w. H. Young.
George w. Sproule qualified as Clerk oi
the Probate Court and George Pascoe as
Public Administrator.
were in session Saturday evening and again
yesterday, and their proceedings, which
we're interesting. were as follows:
The suit brought in November before
Judge McHatton was dismissed on the
ground that the board had not authorized
it. The suit was brought to recover some
$3.50 that had been allowed by the board
to be paid to Chairman VIM. NJ. Jack for
extra work as County Commissioner and
chairman. On Saturday the board ratified
the dismissal OF the suit and entered another
order allowing Chairman Jack 5000 for ex-
ira work, expense and trouble, but that
gentleman declined to accept the amount his
associates voted him. As the outgoing Sheriff
was not ready on Saturday to report his
final statement, the Board adjourned till
yesterday at 10 O'Clock. at which hour they
met and received, examined and approved
his account, which showed the sum OF
$23.65 fees in his hands between December
l and December 20, 1886, which he had
paid to the Treasurer, whose receipt he
held. The report of the Sheriff was ap-
proved and he was thus cleared OF his Off
cial responsibility.
cN MONDAY
the old Board having met for the last time.
Chairman Jack was asked to vacate his
seat for a time, when the following resolu-
tions, signed by Commissioners Foster and
Pfouts and Clerk H. s. Clark, were
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED.
3 - F.. L.
tion of Commissioners of Silver Bow Coun-
ty, our thanke are due and expressed in
this permanent manner to VIM. NJ. Jack,
Chairman OF the Board, for the uniform
courtesy and gentility of consideration with
which he has presided over the meetings of
the Board, and for the efficiency with which
he has performed the duties Of that posi-
tion.
Resolved, That the excellent financial
condition of Silver Bow County and it's low
rate of taxation, splendid Court House
and jail all attest the zeal, 6dility
and ability with which VIM. NJ. Jack
has performed the duties of County
Commissioner from the very organi-
time, and Justly entities him to the graft.
tude of all his constituents without regard
to party or other distinction.
lSigned.) LEE W. FOSTER
w. q. PFocTs,
H. G. CLARK.
The Board granted the right OF way to
the Montana Union Railway Company
from the Utah & Northern depot to the
Moulton mine and all it's spurs, ETC., on
condition that the company keep safe and
convenient crossings at all points where the
railroad intersects the public highway.
THE NEW BOARD.
: .ehe nez-Raazd met at 2 p,-nls yesterday
and organized by electing VIM. E. Hall
Chairman.
The Board ordered the clerk to write to
the Clerk of the Jefferson County Board OF
Commissioners, and inform them that
when they settled upon and fixed the boun-
Diary line between that county and
Silver Bow County, this Board would re-
fund taxes collected of D. A. Morrison, q
citizen of Jefferson County, all be claims to
be, provided it should appear that said
taxes were wrongfully collected.
The County Attorney was allowed to
keep the key to his Office. and to use his
Granite street Office except when court is in
session.
The sheriff was allowed an under sheriff
whose pay shall be the maximum amount
allowed by law: deputy sheriff, and day
and night jailor, whose pay shall be 500
per month each. The probate clerk is allowed
SIS per month; county clerk and recorder
two deputies at 500 each per month and
the deputy clerk of district court one
assistant. Adjourned.
Thus in the whirligig Of time the new step
in and the old step out. The one come IN
with high hopes and the endorsement OF a
confding people and give promise OF faith.
full and efficient performance of duty. The
others 60 out without stain on their Off.
cial characters and followed by the respect
and good wishes OF the people at large
They go into private life to seek that repose
that no public man knows.
Old officers farewell! ''The hills grow dark
On purple peaks a deeper shade descending
In twilight copse the glowworm lights his
spark,
The deer half seen are in the covert wind
ing;
Receding now your dying voices ring,
Fainter and fainter down the distant dell
| "And now the mountain breezes scarcely
bring,
A wandering witchnote OF the distant
spell,