The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-19
THE COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
SYNOPSIS o F THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
sIONERs q F MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA. AT AND DURING
HI REGULAR SEPTEMBER, 1896, SESSION.
FIRST DAY-SEPT. :.

OF sald county on Tuesday September
8, 1896, (being the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in said month the said
first Monday being made by law a legal
holiday at 10 o'clock a. m.
Present: Joseph Smith, J. S. Girls |
man and George Comp, commissioners, !
and II. K. Stetfens, county clerk. |
The board was called to order by the
chairman, Joseph Smith, and at once
proceeded to examine the bucks and ac-
counts of the county treasurer for the
quarter ending August 81, 1896, the
day being occupied in examining the
books and various accounts of said
treasurer.
Board adjourned to 9 a. M. of
Wednesday the 9th instant.
Attest: Joseph Smith.
H. E. Steffens, clerk. Chairman.
SECOND DAY-SEPT. 9th.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
the same members being present as on
Yesterday and resumed the examina-
ton and checking of the receipts is
sued by the county treasurer with the
books of said treasurer and the county
clerk. The examination was completed
and the books and accounts of said
treasurer found correct. The report of
said treasurer for the quarter ending
August 81, 1896, being found to agree
with the books and accounts of said
treasurer and the county clerk, was APP
proved and ordered filed.
The sworn statement presented to the
board by the treasurer in relation to
the funds of the county and state and
the amount of monies in his hands or
deposited to his credit in the banking
house of Hall & Bennett, vas likewise
approved and ordered filed and entered
in full upon the journal.
The report of the county clerk. clerk
OF the district court, county attorney
and sheriff, for the quarter ending
August 81, 1896, were examined and
checked up, whereby it appears that
the county clerk has earned as fees for
said quarter the sum of 1898 5 and that
he has paid the same into the county
treasury.
That the clerk of the district court
has collected as fees the sum OF $l09. so,
and has paid the same into the county
treasury.
That the sheriff has collected as fees
the sum of $l76.2O and has paid said
sum into the county treasurer.
Which reports were approved and Or
dered flied,
The report of William j. Foreman.
county assessor, showing that he had re-
deemed eight extra labor certificates
amounting to S2l. so, and that he had
collected and paid into the county
treasury the sum of 81, 8 so, special
road tax, was likewise approved and
ordered filed,
Board adjourned to 8 a. m. Of Thurs
day the 10Th instant.
Attest: Joseph Smith,
H. f. Steffens, clerk. Chairman.
THIRD DAY-SEPT. 10th.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
present the same members as on yes
1erday, and proceeded to the examina-
ton of the bills on file and also of re.
cord in the county clerks allowance
book. On motion it was ordered that
the claims hereafter enumerated be al
lowed and that the county clerk issue
the proper warrants upon the contingent
fund in payment OF the same, tO-wit:
coST1xuxkr FUND
Stan dsrd pub co, ststy' fur Co atty and
James 5 How, liking up co atty of6ce Is );
office los 9;
MOI hwesterl stamp co. election stamp ii Il
j 5 Dewitt, cleaning clock tor sheriff 81
L j A MONAGHAN, SerV us StenOE Tor mo
August 1896. 81 8
Thomas Duncan, cash pd exp chgs box
Thomas Duncan, salary or ending Aug
Barei " 1s Jones, se.v as CO clerk during
june and part Of July. Iss2Sy..,.,,.,. sos 5
II steifens. serv as dep AID co clerk
Jos III ! aa ssSSsa sal aud expenses :u.;a:;u A. sier;t S' y
az ending Aug 81. 1885, .......:.. L8i6 3
S G S"fer1t { Co. suna ,or court house: 3 3 .
Mrs y 4 HlleOmb stamp used ......... 5 9
Mrs D H WIlcomb, sal as county supt
Or end Aug q: sN.H::::.: $50
jacob Albright: c,sh pa Tor lino'eam for -.
e1an A;,s etsys oifl;e:;; ...:." 80 3
snai aas1 August 81, is,s - '.s"'u'v' $50
WIN donaldson. work at court house %
heHnry Wepp9l !, 4, four days wk on sewer !:
Julius koh!s. lumber fur court hse.... 3:
VIM j Foreman, srv as co ASST and exp 80
Barclay Jones. cash pd exp chgs sips etc 81
ID T. StenenS, cash lai0 Cap thss etc Il
w w Chiefly. blanks printing etc ........ ,&7
STANDARD Pub Co, books fur CO clks office 20
Lew Galway. srv as co atty monts
CIV Rank & Co. staty fur CO offices or
end August 81, lsu6. ................ 20
ElliDg knigh & BuIOra, Sund t0F CRIT hse 2
Lew l. HALFWAY. Cab pd tor stamps etc /
The action of the chairman Of tn
board and county clerk in issuing fOy