The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-16
qualified electors now residing il


| Commissioner Lucas, that the said
petition be granted as prayed for, and
that the board order that the ques-
tion Of the removal of the county
seat Of said Ravalli county from the
village of Stevensville, in said county,
where it now is, to the town
Of Hamilton, in said county, as
prayed for, be submitted to the
qualified electors or said county at
the next general election Of county
officers in said county, to be held on
the Sth day Of November, 1898, and
that the county clerk give legal
notice thereof and prepare ballots
therefor and take such other acts as
are required by law. The motion
was seconded by Commissioner Watts
and, the question being put to Il
vote Of the board,. the motion was
unanimously adopted.
1t was, therefore, ordered, and it
is hereby by the full board sitting in
regular session, this day unanimously
ordered that, at the next general
election Of county officers in Ravalli
county, Montana, to be held in said
county, on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1898,
to-wit on the SJh day Of November,
1898, the question Of the removal Of
the county seat Of Raval county,
Montana, from the village Of Stev-
ensvlle, in said county, where it
now is, to the town of Hamilton, in
said county, be submitted and is
hereby submitted to the qualified
electors Of said county Of Ravalli:
and the county clerk is hereby order
ed to give legal and proper notice Of
such election and OF the submission
Of said question, and prepare ballots
therefor according to law and do all
other things in the premises required
Eby law.
In the matter Of a petition for a
new bridge at or about a certain
point On Rock creek, it was ordered
that the county surveyor, forthwith
furnish the board with plans and
specifications for a bridge at said
point to cost about $3.50.
! was ordered that the county
1 treasurer accept the sum Of eight
| dollars and five cents in full settle
ment Of Felix Roleau's taxes for 1897
and release the same in full upon
payment Of that amount
1t was ordered that the county
furnish 5000 feet of lumber for road
for road district No. 4, the same to
be used in constructing bridges over
Roaring Lion and Saw-tooth creeks,
and the county clerk was ordered to
SO notify them and issue an order
for the lumber.
1t was ordered that W. J. Stevens
be allowed Il rebate on taxes in the
sum Of SIS. 20 On his 1897 tax, his
taxes being considered excessive in
that amount.
It,Was ordered by the board, in
order to advertise at this meeting
for bids for a bridge across Rock
creek, that the county surveyor, or
his deputy proceed at once to the
proposed site Of said bridge and take
all measurements and secure all par
ticulars necessary to enable the board
to call for bids for such bridge and
that he report to the board by Iri-
day morning Of this week.
1t was ordered by the board that
an allowance Of $500 a month be
granted Ben l.. Young, and the
clerk is ordered to make an order for
above amount each month.
Claim Of Mrs. l.. Summers in The
SUM Of $2l.00, rejected because not
considered Il proper county charge
and not authorized by the board.
Claim 56, in favor Of J. w, Wilson
+ Projected because not sworn to.
Claim 81 in favor Of Amos Buck
Mer. Co. for the Sum of 81. Is re-
/ iected because it was not authorized.
Claim lG4, in favor OF the Missoula
Mercantile Co., Victor, rejected be-
cause it was not considered a proper
county charge.
1t was ordered that the county
treasurer release all claim of taxation
and the nc. or. Of the NV. or. of
section IS and the sw. or. of the sW
or. Of section 10, all in township /,
north Of range p, west, upon the
payment thereon by S. G.. Sargent Of
tue sum Of S:553. OK, the amount due
thereon. exclusive of penalties.
Claim 81, in favor Of j. ID. Miser
& CO., disallUwcd in the sum Of 81 90
because in excess that much Of order
therefor
THIRD DAY.
March 8, 1898.
Claim No. 81. in favor Of ID. n.
Rebcr, disallowcd in the sum Of
$40. 90 because excessive.
Claim No. oS. in favor of d. n.
Reber, rejected because not author
lied
Claim No. 100, in favor of Martha
4. Freeman, administrators was re-
| jectcd because unauthorized.
Claim No. 12l, in favor OF Belle
Douglas, disalowcd in the sum Of
$1,000 on account Of ovtrchargc.
Claim No. l22, in lavor Of S. W.
Minshall, disallowcd in the sum Of
$500 because excessive.
Claim No. l24, in favor of Geo. Nc
Grath, isallowcd'in the sum OF 5000
because excessive.
OClaim No. l2S, in favor Of w. j.
Tiedt rejected because not considered
a proper county charge.
Claim No. lO3, in favor Of Mlss0ula
Mercantile Co.. disalloWed in the
sum nf &ol m brrDtlen c0nSi6prn1 ny