Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-01-12
COMMISSIONER Proceedings.
onday. Januarg Sd. 1898.

Board met In special session at
8 o'clock a. m. pursuant to notice
duly posted according to law, for
the purpose of fixing a date for the
special election in Lewistown; the
completion Of business unfinished at
the Regular December term, 1897, and
awarding contracts etc. 4
Present: Samuel Phillips. chair
man; J / Corbly. CON-; ID W Slayton,
CON-; w s Perkins, clerk.
Bills allowed:
Babcock Hdw. Co. bride SUBS ID 35
Scott Bros. ......... So III
Alex Van work at Layina BIRD Y 90
wiki Harris ..... 20 90
Scott Bros. acc. Ed. Kelly
work at Lavina bridge 90
Alex Kirk Observation-Disclosures. 800
ID ] BRYAN work on bridge...... las 90
Scott Bros. bridge supplies .-... IL 30
1O7 p
Ale Kirk blacksmithing........ IA -
same bolts for bridge....--. 4 80
Der $50 20
Fred Huppi moving fence.."... OO
Mont. Hdw. Co. supplies ........ n ~
Fred HupDi viewing road. ..... 3 90
NJ b barrow Supr. pay. To- %
G. o Newkirk Z" .......... l62 oO
CHI Williams drugs for Hur-
witch claimed So 20 allO y 81
IT III Monahan surg. operation so 90
C + Duyall rebate poll tax. 90
Jos Silvers rep. bridge-----.. OO
w F Hanson co. ply. pay. Is 10
w ID Jackson care OF pauper... 90 .
claimed $50 allo wed.......... 26 40
A McNIilIan viewing road...... 8 90
Edw. Quigley rebate poll tax. 100
z NJ Goodell appraiser-"---- 90
j ) Barnes --..---..
Jas Raw 3 90
Fred Stein rebate of tax....... 81 %
Opheim & Teigen reb. of tax. As SO
S Mendenhall work Lavina
I'd 0U
w T Mcfarland taking census 30 w
s H Mendenhall supr. pay. y w
A warrant was Ordered drawn up
on the road fund In favor OF WIN
Walling for the sum of $50 the same
being in accordance with the award
of appraisers appointed by the dist.
court.
Bills allowed.
The bond of Cliff Lindsey county
Abatement granted.
Z w Knight on Land dbl.
assessed 2f0 90
Geo w Handel on mtge.--...- 2O2o 90
Bills allowed.
T III Monahan examination on
body of j Hanson S25 90
Bud Doores road work......... 4 90
w A Forsyth road work .......... l 90
Adjourned until tomorrow at 8
O'Clock a. m.
Tuesday January 18th 1898. Board
met at 8 O'Clock a. m. Present same
as yesterday.
The census OF h proposed incOr-
poration of the town of Lewistown
having been filed showing a popula-
ton o SS4; it was on motion, duly
recorded, ordered by the board that
q election be held at b court house
in the town OF L~ewistown, on Tues
day, the 18th day of FEBRUARY. 1898, for
the purpose of voting upon the prop
osition of Incorporation; that a
notice of said election be published
in the Fergus County ARGUS and
Lewistown Democrat thirty days
prior to said election and that Geo.
j Wiedeman, Joseph Bertrand, L. G..
Schneider, David Hilger and G IL
Williams De appointed judges and
that Edward Brassey and Jno w
Gray be appointed clerks of said cleo
ton.
The report of State Examiner Mo-
rony having been received and read
obo III iCPty vi diSSt liz
and it appearing to the board that
the sheriff has covered into the county
treasury the sum of $4S - said sum
being the amount overcharged for
board of prisoners for the months of
Jan. and Feb. 1897, that being the
only amount in the opinion of the
board which is an excessive allow
ance, it was on motion of commits
sioner Corbly, duly seconded, ordered
a-fa~al sc -naD-I fbnf Nha .,rI @f
county commissioners of Fergus
county hereby eXonerates sheriff
Waite O the charge of collecting
excessive fees a q sheriff of said
county.
The following bids were received
for printing, furnishing blanks and
supplies.
From John NJ Vrooman; / hereby
offer to do all the printing and adj
vertising, furnishing of blanks, blank
books and books of record, also all
supplies for which the county may
chargeable from the first day of jan
uary, 1898, to the First day of Jam
uary, 1899, and for the year 1899, at
the following rates:
Publication of commissioners pro-
ceedings free;
All advertising required by law or
ordered by the commissioners or
county officers, including notices and
tabular work, at 10 per cent less than
the maximum rates fixed by law.
Printing and furnishing Of all
blanks, whole sheets, half sheets,
quarter sheets or eighth sheets, bound
Oh unbound, at 20 per cent less than
the maximum rates fixed by law;
Blank books, being books OF record
without any printing within, sizes
cap, deny, medium, at maximum
rates fixed by law;
Books of record containing one
form Of printed headings, sizes cap,
DENY or medium, at 8 per cen less
than maximum rates fixed by law.
Books of record containing two or
more forms of printed headings,
sizes cap, deny or medium, at Ii per
cent less than maximum rates fiXed
by law.
Books of record containing one
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