The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-09-11

OF the contract for said bridge.
] Claim No. Las, j.. Il. Prince, TO,
$40, as attorney fees in justice court.
was disallowcd upon the grounds that
the law made no provision for the
payment Of claims Of such charact cter
In the matter of the report of tht
viewers heretofore appointed to view
out and report on proposed. public
highway, ,pctitioned for hy W. C.
Ahrens, a. w Jameson, j. A. jam
icsoh, ct al, and in the vicinity OF
the Eight Mile bridge, en- thc west
side OF the Bitter Root river, the fol-
lowing report was submitted to the
board, to wit:
| 10 the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners Of Rayalli County.
Montana
Gentlemen:
Ehc' undersigned viewersappointed
to view a certain road petitioncd for
by W. G. Alren, A. w. JAMESON
John a. Jameson and others, report
as follows That we met at the
point designated iu the pctiticp as
the starting point Uf said road on
July 10, 1895 at 10 O'Clock 4. nj. Of
said day, and we then and there
viewed said proposed road and viewed
and marked out said road by setting
stakes, blazing trees and 'ntllcr apprn-
TrIn ,7-t, J-< f1xn
thereof, as pctitiOncd for, and find the
same 70 DC an urgent need along the
route pctitioncd for, which is the
most practicable and convenient to
the communities of Eight Mile and
Florence and the public at large, and
sald road to be practicable. We also
lind that the benefits to be derived
from opening and locating, said road
will more than Offset any damages
{and there are no damages) to the
property owners whose land is taken
for said road, or run over. ar through
by said road and v1r are Of tho opinion
your honorable body should declare
the same a public highway. We re-
commend tho same, along the exact
route described in the petition there
for, which is in our Judgment the
most practicable and convenient that
can be found, After viewing said
proposed road We. caused Il survey and
plat OF same to be made by Luke d.
Latch, a competent surveyor, giving
courses and distances and specifying
the land over wlriel, the road passes
with desert iption Of same, which is
herewith filed. On said July 10th,
1898, no person appeared before us to
protest against said road or to claim
damages or .hcnetits ct to object to
same in any way whatever or for any
other purpose whatsoever"
(slSucd) LUKE d. HATCH,
w. NJ, ENGL1sH,
II. NJ. SLOCUM.
The board after. DULY considering
said report and plat ana survey Of
said proposed road on file and all pro
cccdinys in connection Herewith
were" regular and complied with the
law, and ne ore appearing before the
board to demonstrate against the cs-
tablishmcnt Of said road, and ne dam
ages having been claimed 0rOhlection
made by any one whatsoever, and it.
appearing to the board that the said
proposed road is a public necessity,
1T was, upon motion Of Commissioner
Mayhem, unanimously carried and
ordered that the full and final report
and plat OF the survey Of the said
viewers be accepted and filed by the
county clerk in conformity with the
law; and it was further ordered that
the said road as described in the pc-
tition, be and the same is hereby de.
clared public highway, And It was
further ordered that the aforesaid
road be opened for public travel in a
manner required by law; and it was
further ordered that the clerk notify |
the supervisor OF district No. l to
Immediately post at three public
places along the route OF said propos-
cd route, notices, giving all parties
notice that the said board Of county
commissioners have declared said
road public highway and that they
Will direct the opening and work on
the said road from and after Sixty
days from the date of said notices
and to further notify said supervisor
to, within sixty days, make a11davit
to posting such notices and file such +
aftidavit together with copy OF said
notice with the clerk and recorders:
and 1t was further ordered, upon mo-
ton Of Commissioner Mayhew, that,
at the expiration Of the said sixty
lays the said road supervisor Of dis
trict No. be ordered (and the clerk
IS instructed to so notify him) to 90
n company with the petitioners for
said road and ali interested therein,
md open said road according TO law
md put the same in good condition
,or public travel. Provided, however,
hat all work and expenditures on
'aid road, including the posting OF