The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06
COUNTY AFFRIRS
SYNOPSIS OF THE PRO
CEEDlNGS OF THE
Board of commissioner OF Madison
County, N Ontana, in special Session
April %. Is95-Jhe Poor Farm Con
tract Let.
FIRST DAY-April LIST.

sion at the office of the county clerk OF
said county, on Monday, April LIST,
1895. pursuant to published notice, for
the purpose of receiving and passing
upon bids for the management of the
poor farm and care of the county poor,
for the year ending March lst. 1896.
Present +. +. Johnson. j. S. Crisman
and George Copp commissioners, and
Barclay Jones, clerk.
Board was called to order by the
chairman al 10 o'clock a. M. and at
once proceeded to open and examine
the bids on file relating to the poor
farm and the care of the county poor,
when the following offers were found
to have been made. viz:
j. II. MOncktOn offers tO take charge
of the poor farm and care for the poor
thereon, with the privilege of keeping
ten head of his own live stock on the
farm, at a salary of S35 per month, the
county to pay all expenses and furnish
everything for the convenience of the
farm.
w. A. Parkinson and wife offer to
take charge of the Door farm as man
ager and matron. for 1925 per month.
the county to pay all expenses for pro
visions and clothing for the county
poor.
G. l.. Shoemaker offers to manage
the poor farm, his wife to act as ma
tron, for a salary of $500 per annum,
and also offers the use of his team and
harness and two cows, for use upon the
farm.
p. p. Gould offers to superintend
n manage the poor farm for $50 per
month and board, Or for 500 per month
and board himself.
N. Brisette offers to manage the
poor farm. his wife to act as matron.
from April l, 1895. to March !. 1896, at
a salary of S42. 80 per month. the coun-
ty to pay all expenses.
A. T. Rodgers offers to take charge
of and manage the poor farm, care for
the county poor. furnish team on teams.
wagons. all farming implements and
machinery required to plant and harry
est all crops o on the farm. his
wife 70 act as matrOn and assist in the
house work: the county TO pay for all
provisions. clothing. burial and other
expenses necessary, including help. if
required. in harvesting and having.
both in the house aud field: all fOr the
sum Of 500 per month for year ending
March lst, 1896.
All Of which bids We're carefully cor
sidered by the board: and it appearing
that nearly all OF said bids contem-
plate the furnishing and equipment of
the poor farm with teams, wagons. ma
chinery, household goods and furni-
ture by the county, which would neces-
state a heavy outlay of money, the
board believing that the acceptance of
any of said offers would not be advan-
tageous to the county thereupon re-
jected each and all of said bids.
In order that some arrangements
might be made for utilizing the poor
farm as a home for the county poor. the
board made a proposition to A. II.
Rodgers. to take charge of and man
age and give all of his time to working
the Door farm. to furnish all teams.
wagons. implements and machinery
necessary to properly plant and har-
vest all crops grown thereon, under
the direction of the board: to care for
all county poor hat the commissions
ers may see fit to place upon said farm.
his wife to act as matrOn and assist in
the work and management of the
household: the county to furnish all
provisions and clothing necessary for
the use of the county poor. and also to
furnish such help in the house and
field as may be absolutely necessary.
and pay him therefor at the rate OF
81 200 per I'M for the year ending
March LIST, 1896. Which proposition
was taken under advisement by MI.
Rodgers. and the board adjourned to
8 a. m. of Tuesday the I'd, instant.
SECOND DAY-April ,.
Board met pursuant to adjournment:
present the same members as on YES
terday.
MI. a. T. Rodgers having accepted
the proposition made by the board for
the management and care of the poor
farm and county poor, the details of the
proposition were completed and a con-