The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-07-20
SYNOPSIS OF PROCEEDINGS
of the Board of Commissioners of Deer
Lodge County, in Special Session,
July 16, 1888.

DEER LODGE, M. T., July 16, 1888.
Board of County Commissioners met in
special session, as per published notice, at
las p. m. Present-Commissioners Evans,
Batterton and Walker, with Clerk Thomp-
son.
Upon the petition Of NJ: Strickland ct al,
proof Of the posting Of notices as required
BY law having been filed with the Clerk as
required by law, it was ordered that John w.
Nelson, G.. X. Hardenbrook and J. B. NAL
lory be appointed viewers, to meet on Satur-
day, July q, "A. D. 1888, to view out, locate
and report upon a proposed road as follows:
beginning at the SW cor. of Sec. %, T.6N.,
r. 10 W., and running due east one mile
along the south line Of said Section then
north of east along Morgan Evans fence.
where a road now runs to the east line of
Section "a, in said Township. Then in a NE
direction about ! mile to where it will strike
the ! Section line in Sec. 10, T.G N, r. g W.;
then due east to the head of a hollow about
Springs road then down the hollow to in
tersect the Warm Springs road"
Board accepted the resignation of W. r.
Logan, Supervisor of Road District No. 16.
Under the provisions of Sec. 81, Chap. %,
5th Division of the General Laws of non
tana, the Board proceeded to canvas the
election returns and ballots cast at an cleo
ton held in Deer Lodge, Deer Lodge county,
Montana Territory, on Tuesday, July 10, A.
D. 1888, as per published notice, and the re-
SAkO ~ o0lu NNAt " ~ a. AVIAN" . EO1 l"
corporation, 40 votes against incorporation,
Al votes majority in favor of incorporation,
3 votes. A majority of the qualified electors
having voted ''for Incorporation" the said
town of Deer Lodge is hereby declared in
corporated, and to include within such in
corporation the area embraced within the
boundary lines as heretofore published. The
grade Of said corporation shall be that of a
Upon the publication of this notice in the
NEW NORTH. WEST- a nnwSn9npF nnh1iShQ6
within the corporate limits of said corpora
ton, the incorporation of the ''town Of Deer
Lodge shall be deemed complete"
cS orde re e. Under the provisions Of Sec. 31s,
tana, as amended by Sec. 4 of an act passed
at the extraordinary session of the Fifteenth
Legislative Assembly of Montana, entitled
A act to amend au act relative to the for
September IA, 1887, the first election for the
officers of said corporation of the ''town of
Deer Lodge" shall be held at the Engine
House of the Deer Lodge Fire Company,
situate within the corporate limits of said
1888, between the hours of 8 a. m. and 6 D. m.
At such election all the electors qualified by
the general election avs of the Territory,
and who shall have resided within the limits
of said corporation three (3) months next
preceding said election, shall be qualified
electors.
The election shall be conducted in the
manner required by law for the election of
county officers. The following officers shall
men.
The Judges of said election shall be Peter
Walton, r.. S. Stackpole and Chas. Rouleau.
The Clerks of said election shall be o. B.
O'Bannon and W. F. Stanley.
The above notice of election shall be pub.
lished in the NEW NORTH WEST, a newspa-
per published within the limits of said cor
poration. for the period Of thirty (3o) days,
from the date of the first publication thereof.
%, 5th Div. General Laws of Montana, the
Board proceeded to canvas the election re-
turns and ballots cast at an election held in
Anaconda, Deer Lodge county, Montana
Territory, on Saturday, July IA, A. d. 1888,
and the result of said canvas was as follows
Fol incorporation, 9s votes against incor-
poratiou, l y vote majority in favor of 'for
incorporation" 81 votes. A majority of the
qualified electors having voted in favor Of
hereby declared incorporated, to include
within such incorporation the area embraced
within the boundary lines as heretofore pub
lished. The grade of said corporation shall
be a "city of the second class"
Upon the publication of this notice in the
Anaconda Revie1o, a newspaper published
within the corporate limits of the said cor
poration, the Incorporation Of Anaconda as
a "city of the second class shall be deemed
That said corporation shall be divided into
four ~ wards, to be designated and bounded
al follows:
Ward No: l.: To include the area bounded
by the city limit on the north First street
Main street on the west.
Ward No. 2 To include the area bounded
by First street on the north Third street on
the south; the city limit on the east and
Main street on the west.
Ward No. 3: To include the area bounded
by Third street on the north; the city limit
on the south and east, and Main street on
the west.
Ward No.4: To include the area bounded
by che city limit OF the north Main street
on the east and the city limit on the south
and west.
Ordered Under the provisions of Sec. 318.
Chap. %. 9th Div. General Laws of Montana,
as amended by Sec. 4 Of an act passed at the
extraordinary session of the Fifteenth Leg
islative Assembly of Montana, entitled "An
act to amend an act relative to the formation
OF municipal corporations" approved Sept.
IA, A.. D. 1888, the first election for officers of
respective wards thereof, as above described,
and at the places hereinafter designated, on
Tuesday, August 81, A. D. 1888, between the
hours of 8 o'clock a. m. and 6 o'clock p. m.
At such election all electors qualified by the
general election law of the Territory, and
who shall have resided within the limits of
said city three () months next preceding the
date OF said election, shall be qualified cleo
tors.
The election shall be conducted in the
manner required by law for the election Of
county officers.
The officers to be elected at said election
shall be as follows: One Mayor, one Police
Magistrate, n City Attorney. one City
Two Aldermen from Ward No. 9, two Alder.
men from Ward No. 3, and two Aldermen
from Ward No. 4.
Polls are established and Judges and
Clerks Of said election are appointed in the
Ward Mol: At W. c. Haynes livery sta
bic, NE corner Oak and FIRST sts. Judges
10 Belden, w G Haynes, A G McKinnon.
Cierks,Peter Gessler. Charles Walker.
Ward NO; 2: Al I'd Fitzgerald's office,
Theo Ehret, J P Dunn. A c MacCaiium.
~, ward No:3: At j H Laird's residence on
Third street, between Cedar and Chestnut
Ernest jacket. Clerks@ j" Ker = nj a'os 3 I
tombstone.
Ward MOI: At R winston's office. on
Main street. between First and Second sts.
.sudgesICharles Aspiring, Thomas DAILY, JOS
- G-aaepp Clerks-Ed Maxwell, John j
Ordered: That the above notice of said
o:ection Dc published in the Anaconda Re-
o.eeo, a newspaper published within the cor.
porate limits Of the Getty of Anaconda" for
49, cF~ cuta.y N1VJ uayS rom the date OF
the trst publication thereof.
Bills allowed:
ROAD FUND.
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refer Peters, work Dist, No. 3 $500 osS ..
POOR FUND.
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a g nardenorook, visits 10 pest house. 70 90
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y. =. grownen. livery, pest house 6M ~
Nv" eoiv ~ pest mouse 1884 30
r CONTINGENT FUND,
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MORGAN rvon. . nays serv. as Comr........ "a 90
n n Wa1l.ns Suays ano mileage ae Conf. IS 20
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oonn 0a'oratth, sal. as asst to D. D. Clerk. go 90
ordered: That a special session of the
800 noard be held on Thursday, August %. AID.