The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-12-11

county road leading from the town
of Stcycnsyil,c to the I}lrIt Fork
grist mill on the month side Of Burnt
Fork creek at the north cast corner
}.ef the south east quarter OF the north
west quantcr OF section ! in township
s north, df range 10 west: thence
running north on the quarter section
linc between the lands owned by
Frank Durand end Joseph G. Brown
for distance OF about 300 yards:
/ thence in n0rthcasterly direction un
til itintersccts Spuoncr creek; thence
j (lp said creek in q nOrthcasterlv Ill
rectiOn for distance Of about six
miles, The pa1ition represented
4 that the proposed road had been in
tuse for number Of years by the
public, although it had never been
! declared {. public highway, also ,that
it would be opened without any cost
to the county. The board therefore
ordered thatjthc above proposed road
lis now and hereafter declared
public highway to be used and
maintained blythe public.
On motion the decision Of the
board in the matter Of the petitions
to establish public highways signed
by C. 4. Sanders, w. J. Sanders,
et.ul, and w. NJ Franks, &. +. Whit
sctt, ct al, was rccousidcrcd and J.. q.
Kennedy, cn2asty surveyor, W. NJ
, FInulish and Luke d. Hatch were ap-
!, pointed viewers to meet on Ncdncs-
) day, December llth, 'l6A5, 40 view
] out and in their judgment to report
on the preference in the two roads,
BY asccrtaininy wllicl Of the two
would be thc most practicable and
{. beneficial TO the public
, The report Of viewers l., 9. Ken
: ncdv, county surveyor. \. II. Down
ing and Is. y. Blodgett. appointed
on the road petition Of j. p. Watts.
j ChaS. Dorm"r: ct al. was submitted
II to thc board, and on recommendation
! Of. ~.icwcrs rejected, as the damages
!, accruing in opening said road az
p cording to the report Of said viewers
# exceeded the benefits in opening the
: same for public travel,
Il The Official bonds OF the following
!, countv officers were examined as to
). their suf1icicncy;
= Il. H. Williams, Co Clk and Rec.
= John Bowling. County Treasurer
,t a. y. Shappcc, Clk. Of Dist Ct.
,o Robert Nelson, Assessor.
ri b. S. Chaf1|n, Sheriff.
Anna Bond, Surt, OF SnNN+A&.
y J. W. Lancaster, Public : dmin tor
), y. Y. Rcber. Coroner
. In the matter Of buildfn ga wagon
:, road from what is known os. join
;, ,JohnSon'S place on the west fork OF
;, the Bitter Root river, III WeSterl,
,d and sonthwcstcrlv direction, abou
- one ana one half miles tovllat i
=, known as Bridge Site no. !, Il con
tract was entered into whereby NJ
:, Newton. Of the first part, and tn
10 Board Of County Commissioners @
:. Ravalli county, Of the second part
j., for the cons eitlc rat ion of the sum {
,,o sl35.Oo the part,e Of the first par
-, arrccs to build and construct tn
=. above described road In /, good an
,,d w0rkmanlikr manner. in strict cor
,,t fornity with the plans, specific;
tiuns, terms and ,tipllationS COZ
tho taiacd in sAid contract. \ bond W:
:. filed with the board in the sum
,,.,t so7O for the fait;'ful pcrf' rmancc
,r, said contract.
a., In the matter Of Duildinyf; a wa g
and road up TIC West Fork, L distance
$500, yc-ciuhtlls OF Il mile. from a poi
:, ia known as Bridge Site No. |. up sd
west fork Of >hc Bitter Root river,
a,,a a sOuthcastcrlv direction across t
w south fork OF the west fork th>"4,
49,, is knorn'%;!s Bridge Site no. ,, Whe
it, nttNSccts he present county 70
,.o,t leading up said south fork, a c,
"a tract was entered into between l.
,, ward Harvey, Of the first part, a
,,,.. the Board Of County COMMISSIONS
;,,.. Of Ravalli counlv, OF he second pa
whereby. for the consideration OF
ngc -, ].
j., sum Of Sl113. the party of the II
part agrees to build and const ruc1
a., wagon road over the above q
cribcd points Oh til west fork Of t
.n. Bitter Root river, in Il good q
workuanlikc manner; according
= ~, the plans, specifications terms !;
=, stipuIa,ion> "ontai?cd in said G
>,,,,, tract.
III The matter OF building Il way
road up the west fork Of the Bit
:. Root river aronnI Il p 'int known
"Calamity Hills" on the sal | W
,rk. Il contract was entered into
-. tween John johnson, Of the first p;
-:.,. and the Board Of County Comm