The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-07-28
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board OF County Commissioners
Sitting as Board OF Equalization
July 10. 1897.

'uiS 10
The board of commissioners o1
Ravalli county, Montana, met in
special session pursuant to published
call, Monday, July Is 1897, as a
county board of equalization and for
the transaction of tther business
specified in said call. oresent-Fcrd
Weir, chairman, John W. NIavhew
and, John f. Hendricks commission
ers.
The supplemental ia: list for the
year 1896 was duly examined and
equalized as required b. law; no in
creascs Or decreases being made
therein.
The assessment list for the wear
1897, as returned to til, county clerk
bY the assessor, was tlcn taken up
and the work of cqualiZny the same
was continued during tie session.
instructed to cancel tqu Dl,..l .,A,a "t'e
Of Tbos. j. Brady on tine hf Of tic
Sc or: sw or Of the SC =qr:>'w or Of the
ne or of section 10, TOWNSHIP 5, north
Of range p west, amMntiny to
$1l,20. Also that of Cha: Z. Foye
on the c hf OF the Sc or: scar of the
ne Or, of section 8, township 5, north
of range Fl west, amounting to f24O,
for the reason that patenG to said
described land had since been re-
voked by the government.
The following taxpayers were al
lowed a reduction on the valuation
placed on their property by the as
SCISSOR in the amount set opposite
their respective names, to-Wit:
Joseph Wagner, Florence, On
land and right Of way .S172 90
Jno. W. Simpson, SteVensvillc, on
land and right Of way 1920 90
The petition Of E. @ Packer and
Others for a public highway was then
taken MP land consideration Of the
same postponed to the 2oth.
SECOND DAY.
July 20, 1897.
The board of commissioners Of
Ravalli county,, Montana, met as a
county board Of equalization, pur.
suant to adjournment. Same officers
present. The following taxpayers
assessed valuations for this year were
increased in the amounts set oppo-
site their respective names, to-vit:
Phillip Wagoncr, Florence,
on land. 12O 90
j Ohm Brann, Hamilton,
on land 4S0 90
Bitter Root Orchard Co.,
Hamilton, on land H.. .-...... 500 90
VIM. Cobleigh, Rathburn,
Idaho. on land .................. so 90
Perkins & Doran, Hamilton,
on merchandise. ............-....... 500 90
Josiah Southwicl1, Hamilton,
Joseph W. Tripp, Coryalli.> 5no oo
On securities es.....-.-........-.... 1OOG 90
In the matter Of the petition Of
e. G. Packer, S. Sage, and others,
for certain proposed new pub
lie road, it was moHed and unani.
mously carried that the said petit"
tion for said proposed road be grant
ed as petitioned for, aid that said pro-
posed road be created and established
as petitioned for upor the acceptance
aud performance OF the following
conditions by the petitioners thereof,
tO-Wit:
lst-Proyidcd that aid petitioners
first, before anythingolse in connec-
tion Herewith is dom, secure from
Marcus Daily, or his authorized agent,
his written consent tC give the right
of way for said road over all land
owned by him that vii be traversed
by said proposed roadand file it with
the county clerk.
2d-Provided that aid petitioners
raise the sum Of orty $4,000,
dollars, the total amo,nt Of damages
and compensation tereby allowed
D. r. Froggc and Chrles Johnson,
on account of said rod, being TWEEN
ty dollars $4,000 70 each of said
parties, for his compensation and
damages, and deposit aid sum with
the county clerk on before Sept.
lst, 1897, to be by hn rendered to
said parties, and ii tat event the
county clerk is here instructed to
then forthwith motif, each Of said
parties to call and gct his said sum
of twenty dollars ii liu Of all dam
ages and compcnsltin claimed on
account Of the opcnin or said pro
posed road.
3d-providcd that aid petitioners
shall do all the wor necessary in
opening said road anCtshall turn said
road over to the ounty in good
passable condition.
! A"t D"~.,;rl al cold road -sllull not
be thrown open to ublic travel be-
fore October Is, lS9, and that said
Froggc and said yohson have until
that time to remov,any and all Of
their growing crops hat may be on
the route Of said prooscd road.
5th-Provded tint the county
surveyor shall inspco and adopt said
road when complied and open to
public travel and t;1e all necessary
and lawful steps thrcto, and he is
hereby Instructed so to do in that
event.
The county clerk was instructed
to forthwith mail unregistered mail
certified copy of al the foregoing
proceedings to Il. G. Packer at Cor
wallis, Montana. ."..+=..
The petition or Milton Hammond
and others for new bridge over
Rock creek was laid )vcr to the next
special meeting, to le called on Mon
day, August I'd, 1897.
The clerk was ordered to- call a
special meeting Of the board for Mon
day, August I'd, 1897.