The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-24
SPECIAL SESSION.

The board Of county commissioners
met in special session pursuant to
call Present, Fcrd Wehr, chair
man, Jno. +. Hendricks and Jno w.
Mayhew, commissioners
The following resolution was Of
fcrcd by Commissioner Hendricks
and its adoption moved by him, to
wit:
Resolved, That in the matter Of
the petition for public road Of j.
d. Watts ct al, to wit: Commencing
at the northeast corner Of section 3G,
in township 6, north Of range 2l
west, thence running one and one
half miles south along the cast side
Of said section 36 to the lane leading
from Samuel Halls ranch, thence
east along said lane to the present
county road, and which petition was
granted at the June, 1895, session Of
this board, upon the condition that
said road be oponed and turned over
to the county at the expense OF the
petitioners and free Of expense to the
county, the said action Of this board
in regard to the said road be and the
same is hereby rcscindcd.
Not carried.
a proposition on behalf Of the pc0-
pie of Stcyensvllc. accompanied with
a bond in the sum Of 81, 900 for its
faithful performance, was submitted
and read, as follows:
We, the undersigned, citizens Of
Stcvcnsvillc, hereby agree to do the
work and to give the hereinafter de-
scribcd property and cash toward the
construction Of a county court house
at Steyensvillc, to wit:
/. One block Of ground in Pleas
antvalc addition where the Jail now
stands.
2. 10 fence and grade the same.
3. TO move jail back, replacing
the same in good condition on stone
foundation.
4. 10 pay to Ravalli county $500
on the completion OF the said court
house. (Signed)
j. f. Borough,
Henry Buck,
Amos Buck,
e. G. Smallcy.
1t was moved by Commissioner
Hendricks that action in this matter
be deferred until the next meeting
Of the board Carried.
The following resolution was Of
fcrcd by Commissioned Hendricks,
who moved its adoption:
Resolved, That this board OF coun-
ty commissioners do now accept for
Il term Of one year from January /,
1896, the lease of the premises now
used as a court house Of this county,
rendered to this board by W. G..
Stuart on April 8th, 1895, and that
the members Of this board do now
scvcrally sign said lease for the
county Of Rayalli, as county commits
sioners, and that said lease be sent
to w. &. Stuart for his signature
thereto, said lease to be operative
from the time of signing. Provided,
| ttllU HILl!lt Ctll 4tlfS l1oill Clllo ddIC
said Stuart furnish good and suffi-
cicnt bond to said county of Ravalll
in the sum of $1,000, with two or
more surctics, for the faithful per-
formancc OF his contract and the
quiet and pcaccablc possession Of
said premises for said term; that the
clerk be instructed to pass upon, APP
prove and file said bond when pre-
Sentcd.
The resolution was not carried.
The clerk was directed to issue a
call for special session of the board
to be held on Monday, July 29th,
1895, for the purpose Of completing
their labor as a board Of equalization
and for the further purposes OF con-
sidering and determining the advisa-
bilitv Of erecting a court house at
Stevcnsvlle and reconsidcring mat.
ters concerning the opening up OF