The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-14

schools in relation to changes made in the
boundaries OF certain school districts ana
other school matters was and ap-
proved and ordered entered Of record as fol-
lows:-
To Honorable Board, County Commits
%sioners, NJ adison crunty, Montana. in regu-
lar session assembled, December Ord, 1898.
l. county supt. OF schools. would respect
fully submit following reports:
|. | would report ! have fixed boundary
line between dists. 81 & 50 on Red Rock. to-
Wit" "A line running n & s across valley:
in line fence between Jones 4 WinsloW
ranch houses"
IL. | nave fixed boundary line between
dists. 80 and % to-wit: "along summit OF
Ruby range"
III. Have fixed boundary Of Harrison
dist. No.. % according to desert ption sub
mitted by --- clerk Subject to correc-
tion.)
". Have transferred Mr.. NJ. Elser from
Laurln district No. to Sheridan district
No. ), for the reason it is much more con-
venient for him to send children to school.
v. Transferred Amos Eastman OF Page
vile OlstTlcC NO. 10 lWiu DAluso uie-
trict No. I.
The petition tor a new school district on
the Madison valley, with the county sup
erintenuent's recommendation thereon,
was also approved, and ordered entered OF
record as follows
To the Honorable Della L Herndon, sup
e~rintendent OF public schools in and for
Madison county. Montana.
We the undersigned citizens and tax pay
ers OF Madison county,. do hereby petition
your Hon. to establish q school distrlst in
said county. with boundaries as follows. to-
wit:
Commencing at a point where the Mad
ison river crosses the North boundary line
OF section twenty township six south OF
range one ives, then running east to the
east boundary line OF said County, COM
mencing again at the point where the Mad
ison river crosses the North boundary line
j Of said section twenty, thence running up
said river in a southerly direction to a point
where said river crosses the south bound
airy line OF section seventeen,
! township seven south Of range one west,
j thence East to the East boundary line OF
! said Madison County 10 said Territory
u there now live thirteen children OF school
ages who live from tour to SIX miles from
any school house. herewith is name and
\ ages Of said children Lena Gilmer, 10:
Clarence. Thornton, 13; Matte Howe, IL;
u Stella Howe, s; Letta Howe, 6; Maggie
Mcdonald. II; Frank Mcdonald s; James
y II. Mcdonald 6; Ellen Mcdonald, 8; Thomas
Mcdonald, G; May Rose Mcdonald, 6: Mary
y Crowley, s; Tim Crowley. 6; and we ever
pray, signed E.J. Meier, j.. F. Mcdonald,
Torrance Mcdonald. and 80 others.
Ennis, Montana, Nov. 25, 1895.
e We, residents OF proposed new district
e No. 20 on Madison Valley do hereby promise
to build q school house in such location as
n will be accessible to all children included
d IN proposed district without taxing such
fund as will be paid dist. by county; we
also guarantee a three months school a,
least IN each school year and promise ia
board the teachers when necessary in order
q to hold a profitable term; signed George
Howe. c. Gilmer. Daniel j. Crowley, and
l6 others.
al Virginia City. Montana, Dec. I, 1885.
m To Hon. BID. Co. commissioners; IN regular
q session assembled Dec. I, 1895.
would recommend the petition Of res
a idents Of Madison Valley for new kchoo
dist. be granted. This dist. be known NJ
a, dist. No. 40.
Respectfully, yours
~. Della l.. Wilcomb.
Indorsed; Examined and approved, Jos
Smith, chairman.
There appearing 10 be some question al
to whether the supervisor Of road distric
q. No. 3. or the supervisor otrOSd distr,ct No.
4. should have charge OF the work upon ant
- supervision Il the road known az the an
ID BrockIin lune' running west tro m the ros,