The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-18
SYNOPSIS.

December 1st.
Board met as per statute provided.
Present:
E. w. knight, chairman.
Z. D. Edgerton, commissioner.
A, j. Burns. commissioner.
j. S. Tooker, clerk.
Minutes of session equalization boar y
October 9th, and of canvasslng board, No
yember 18th and 18th, read and signed by
chairman.
N. w. Mcconnell appeared and formally
notified the board that the Helena Gem
etery association had donated certain
ground to the county for the purpose Ct
burning the county dead.
Accounts of judges and clerks of election
were examined and allowed.
Adjourned till 2:3o p. IN.
Reassembled at 2:30 p. H.; present same
as in forenoon. az.1R
Board began examination treasurer's
quarterly report.
y,et,tloners ana others interested, to appear
hefore the board and present the cemetery
question.
December End.
BOARD met at 1890 a. m.
Present: E. D. Edgerton and A.. j.
Burns. commissioners: j. S. Tooker clerk.
Minutes of yesterdays session read and
signed by Mr. Edgerton. temporary chair
man.
Chairman Knight present at II a. m.
Ordered:
in the future report to this board at the
regular quarterly meetings. the total amount
OF orders sent the county clerk. for pay
ment for witnesses and jurors in the district
court.
Orders for warrants from district clerk to
county clerk for witnesses and jurors in at
tendr-,ce on district court, and warrants
issueu on same examined and checked up.
Treasurer's report of license collected,
$50, 16493. examined, found correct aud
ordered printed.
Adjourned till 2:30 p. m.
Reassenbled at 2:3O p. m.
Present: Commissioners Edgerton and
Burns.
Chairman present at p. m.
1reasurers report found correct and or
dered recorded.
Adjourned till 1890 a. m. to- morrow.
December 3rd.
Booard met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Commissioners Edgerton and
Burns.
j. S. Tooker. clerk.
Minutes Of yesterdays session read and
signed by Mr.. Edgerton, temporary chair.
man.
CHAIRMAN present Ut uoon.
Ordered:
That the treasurer transfer from the gen.
eral to the contingent fund the sum of &c.,
600.
Bill of S. p. Kinney, registration agent,
for $305.e5. allowed for s27O.85.
Bill of Fl. L. Billings. registry agent, for
$22S.50, allowed for $l5S.
Bill of A. G. Fleming, registry agent, for
$1S5, allowed for SlGO
Bill of Theo. Shed, registry agent, for
$3.50. allowed for $l75.
Bill of s. L. Ramsey. registry agent, for
1902. allowed for $l62.
Bill of Jno. K. Sanford merchandise for
court house. $780, allowed for S6S.5O, bal
ance already allowed at September session.
Bill of M. Lissner. $1,000, meals for
judges and clerks of election, not allowed.
Balance Of forenoon spent i'll allowing
bills.
Adjourned till 2:3O p. N.
Reassembied at 2:3O p. M, present full
board.
Afternoon devoted to discussion of the
cemetery question.
The question being whether it was better
for the county to proceed with the cemetery
already started at the county poor farm.
and maintain its own cemetery, or accept
donation of ground from the Helena
Cemetery association to be used for tho
purpose of bUrving its dead.
N. w. Mcconnell taking the position that
the commissioners had no lawful authority
to maintain public cemetery, Massena
Billiard holding the reverse. and that it was
the commissioners duty to do so.
At 5:15 p. m. adjourned till 10 a. m. to-
morrow, Judge Mcconnell to continue his
argument at that time.
December 4th.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
present full board.
Minutes of yesterdays session read and
signed BY chairman.
Cemetery question Still on,
Petition received from I. G. Merrill and
others, asking that new school district be
established, to be known as Rimini district,
to be made up of the southerly half of Dis
trlct No. ,, (kesslers). and to include the
town of Rimini. Granted.
Adjourned till . p. m.
Reassembled at go p. m.
Present, same as in forenoon.
Ordered:
That the treasurer be and hereby ia au-
thoriZed to allow widows the exemption or
taxation as provided by law, those already
given on the tax list rs widows. and those
who may not appear as such and who Offer
satisfactory evidence to the treasurer thai
they are widows indeed.
Bill of NJ, Reinig. rent for election, $2t
allowed for $40.
Bill of DIR. Vincent Haight, expert testi
mony, $50 allowed for $40.
Bill of 4. H. Beckwith, photographs, 81
Bill of j. H. Murphy, registry agent
$1Sl.9O allowed for $154.90.
Bill of j. Felberg, merchandise for indi-
gents, S1l.75, not allowed.
Bill of G. j.. Bottcher, registry agent
$I15 allowed for S92.
Chairman Knight submitted statement O
use made of money appropriated for emery
encies at the last regular meeting, showin
balance due him from the county q
$3.50.
Adjourned till 1890 a. m. tomorrow.
December 9th.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Commissioners Edgerton an
Burns, Chairman knight absent because o
sickness.
Minutes of yesterdays session read an
signed by Mr.. Edgerton. temporary chair
man.
Ordered:
That the sum of $3.50 lie appropriated 70
use of Chairman Knight. for emergencie.
during the ensuing quarter, and the sum G
$4OO to the Helena Relief committee to b
used in caring for the worthy poor durin
the ensuing quarter.
Clerk directed to draw warrants on I'll
poor fund of the county payable and for I'll
amounts respectively. as above.
Report of fines collected or imposed b
Justice Fleischer. -: of Justice Billing
-; of Justice Woodman. $1,000: of Jul
tics Sanders. $3.50. 90; examined and ordere
fled.
An itemized, detailed and comprehend,
report and statement war received from tn
Helena Relief committee, of work done an
of use made of money appropriated f(