The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-20
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
OF CUSTER County.
Miles City, Mont, June Is, 1894. }

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK /
OF CUSTER County.
Miles City, Mont, June 6. 1894.
The Board met at $50 o'clock as per
adiournment Of yesterdays session, all |
members present.
The report Of John Glib. Justice of
the Peace for Miles City township for
quarter ending May 3lst 1894. also of &. |
+. Smith. Justice Of the Peace for Fer
syth township for the same quarter was
approved. r
petition to change the toll rates for
Forsyth ferry was not granted.
A petition for the appointment OF Tor
kel Oleson as Justice of the Peace was
not granted.
The report OF the Viewers snd Plat of
the road from Ekalaka up Russell creek
was accepted and declared a legal high
way.
The report Of the Viewers and Plat of
a chssee-ip the Miles City and Toohey
springs road. from the southeast corner
Of Catholic cemetary was accepted and
declared a public road.
A petition signed by numerous citi-
zens asking for change in the public
road. commencing at point in the es-
tabffshed road as DOW laid out. seventy
five chains south, forty-seven degrees
west from stake in said read in front OF
the ranch commonly known aslthe Jan
dali ranch running thence in a south
westerly direction keeping east Of the
regular laid out road by the mest prac.
tical route to and connecting with the
public road where IT now crosses Lay
creek, tributary of Tongue river. Said
petition was granted and A. H. Territt,
]. NJ. Stafford and Phil Yorth were APP
pointed viewers. Viewers to meet at
Jos. Scott's ranch. June 9th. 1894. at 10
o'clock a. m. Surveyor TO accompany
viewers.
The resignation Of b. NJ. Anderson as
constable was accepted.
A petition signed by numerous citizens
praying that public road be established
as follows: Beginning on the present
county road at the northeast corner OF
the S. f. Of s. E OF Sec. "a. Tp. $.
range AZ east. extending thence due
west a distance of. 80 rods. extending
through the land OF Stella G.. Leighton
Said petition was granted. and f. c.
Haynes, Matt Elgin and Thos. Gibb
were appointed viewers. Viewers to
meet at the house OF c. w. Oxford, June
18th. 1894. at 10 o'clock a. N.
< petition signed by numerous citi-
zsns OF Terry and vicinity praying for
county road. Commencing at the m
tersection of the section line between
sections ID and l6 TIP. II, n. r, 81 E.
and the county road running along the
railroad, thence running south on said
section line to point near kemptons
ranch. thence ia a southwesterly direc.
ton running up a draw about u mile,
thence iu a southeasterly direction fol.
lowing the same draw and connecting
with the Terry aud Ekalaka road At
the southwest corner Of sectien 3 TIP. IL
IN. r. 81. f. Said petition was laid over.
as there were no evidence Of notices
being posted as required by law. The
Clerk was instructed to notify the super
visor to post the required notices.
The reports OF the following road sup
ervisors were now approved.
c. f: Pierce, district No. Is; Robert L.
Doyle, district No. l6: John A. Ross,
district No. 10, E:Struger. district No.
, ID; II. Raukam, district No. 26; Jas
. Walker district No. g.
The hour Of noon arriving the Board
, took a.recess> until 2o'ciock p. m,
Ofice,of the County Clerk 2 O'Clock
p. m.
The Board re-conveued as rer recess
taken, with all members present.
A petition signed by many citizens Of
Rancher praying that chang be made
in the public road as follows: Com
mencing at the s. W. corner OF N. E. "a
sec. "a. TIP. 6, r. A e. on q direct west
line to the bluffs, thence southwest IN.
til il strikes the main travelled road
, Said petition was laid over, rs notices
were not posted 30 days previous TO the
presentation Of the petition % required
by lay.
The Board in compliance With statute
now proceeded to divide the County in
to registry districts. for the coming gen.
eral election. the following being created,
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