The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-03-18
OFFICIAL. PROCEEDINGS. .
OF the Board Of County Commissioners
OF Ravaili County. at The Regular
Session, March 2, 1896.

Ci1icc of County Clerk Of Ravalli
County, Montana.
Stcvensvillc, March I'd, 1896.
THE board Of county commissioners
met in regular session. Present:
Fcrd Weir, chairman, John T. Iicnd
ricks and John ". Mayhcw, COM
nlssioners.
The book accounts and report Of
Of the county treasurer for the quar-
ter ending February 29th, 1896, was
examined, approved and ordered filed.
Adjourned.
SECOND DAY.
.-M....=...z March 3D., 1896.
The board met pursuant to ad-
journmcnt. Same officers present.
The report of viewers L. O. Ken
nedy, county surveyor, A. W. Jane
son and VIM. Harwood, appointed on
the road petition of J. Il. Wilson,
Henry Shivcl, ct al, at the last reg
ular session Of the board, also several
remcnstlanccs from the petitioners
along the proposed route, were sub
lnitted to the board, and after due
consideration tile report was rejected.
In the matter Of petition signed
by e. II. Sheldon, David Haackc,
John Mckinley, ct al. praying for a
road to be established as folloWs:
Commencing at a point on the pre-
sent county road leading from the
Burnt Fork grist mill to the town Of
Stcyensyille, at the north west cor
ner OF The land owned by George w.
Johnson, being the northwest quarter
OF section nine, township eight, north
Of range nineteen west; thence run
ming in a due westerly course on the
section line dividing sections five and
six from seven and eight Of said
township eight north, Of range ninc~
teen west, and sections one and two
from twelve and eleven, township
eight north, Of range twenty west;
thence continuing in the same course
On said section line, or as near as prac-
ticablc, on vacant land, until it inter
sects the present county road leading
from StevcnsyiIlc to Corvallis at a
point where the lane between lands
of Ben jamin Lancaster and G. Scott
Anderson intersccts the said county
road"
1t was decided to grant the petit
tion as asked fer, rs all the parties
owning land along said proposed
route.had signiIed their Willingness
to dedicate the land along said pro-
posed road by signing the petition,
provided however, that no costs
arising in opening said proposed ronc!
would be to the expense Of the
;W(ltY.
Ia The matter of the report Of
viewers l.. O. Kennedy, county sur
ycyor, l.. d. Hatch and Walter Nj.
English, appointed on the road petit
tions Of G. a. Sanders, w. J. San
dcrs, ct al. and W. NJ. Franks, G. Il.
Whitsctt, ct al. at the regular De-
ccmbrr session, said viewers reported
as follows;
$40 the honorable board of county
commissioners OF RNvalli county,
Montana: We the undersigned road
road viewers appointed by your hon
orablc body to view out certain roads
pcttioncd for by w. NJ. Franks, G..
il. Whitsctt, ct al, and also G. a.
Sanders, w. j. Sanders, ct al. met on
Dcccmbca 18th, 1895, the day APP
pointed to view said road, and pro-
ceeded to view out both OF said
routes. and We find that the best
route for the road will be the one
pctitioncd for by G. \. Sanders,
w. j. Sanders, ct al. lst--Thc
length of the road will be threc-quar.
ters Of mile: the probable cost o!
the road will be about $5. 2d--Wc dc
not consider that any one will be
damaged by it. 3d--'The names Of the
land owners who consent to give the
right Of way across their property
are G. a. Sanders and w. J. Sanders
+th-Thc names OF the land owners
who do not consent to give the grigh1
Of way are Wolf & Ryman and Jessie
Green, who we were unable to sec
5--That the petitioners for said road
viz: G. 4. and w. J. Sanders, propose
to give, free Of cost, to the county 3(
feet in width, which. in their opin
ion is sufficient width for said rond
and to do what grading and other
work may be necessary for making
the said road practicable. Undc
the foregoing circumstances VIZ
recommend that the same be declared
a public highway"
L. Q. KENNEDY,
l.. ID. HATCH,
w. NJ. ENGLISH, Viewers.
After considerable discussion The
report OF the viewers was accepted
and the road declared Il public high
way, provided, that the same would
be opened by June 1st, 1896, practi
cable for public use and without cost
to the county.
The official bond Of ID. n. Rcbcr
coroner, was received, approved ant
ordered filed.
In the matter Of an application
from j. e. Walker asking that the
assessment of one Mary Il. Elliott or
lot S, block -, in the town Of Cor
wallis, for the year 1895 be cancelled
for the reason that the same WA:
crrcuncously assessed, being also as
scsscd to Elizabeth Walker for the
same year. After looking up the
matter the board ordered the same