The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-03-17


Board met at 10 o. N. Present,
Chairman Jones and the clerk
No quoram being present board
adjourned until 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met at 2 p M. Present,
Chairman Jones, Commissioners
Taylor, Miller and the clerk,
The minutes of the regular De-
cember meeting were read and
approved.
The petition of the Montana
LAND and Water Company and
others, for the abandonment OF
certain roads in tip "a n, r 4 W, and
and in tip 25 q, 4 w, was pre-
sented.
A remonstrance by James Drink
wine and others, against such
action, was also presented and q
delegation of settlers, desirous o.
retaining such road, appeared aue
made argument for their side o
the question.
The board then proceeded tc
make examination Of the reports
of township and county officer,
for the quarter ending Feby. %
1898. The following were ap
proved and ordered filed.
A c Warner, county clerk, re
port OF warrants issued for pay
ment OF sala les Of county officer
for the months Of December. 1897
and January and February, 1898
Al ounting to ~, 454 on contin2en
fund aud s795 on general fund.
A @ Warner, county clerk
official fees collected, anountip;
to $165. 80, with treasurer's receip
| for same
Sterling Mcdonald, clerk of tn
Iis trict court, report al jurors fee
paid during quarter, amounting I
S404 10 on general fund. !
Sterling Mcdonald, clerk of tn
5istrlct court. report OF witnesse
fees paid during quarter, amount
ing to 1856, 20 on general fund,
Sterling Mcdonald, clerk Of tn
district court, report of officis
fees and fines collected and paid t
treasurer, amounting to s1O7.1o
Wm D Hagen sheriff, report {
official fees collected, anountin
to $26, and treasurer's receipt 10
same
VIM D Hagen, sheriff, report {
iail boarders, warrants ordered /
payment of expenses incurred.
D A Penny, assessor, report
collections for quarter, amountin
to fourteen dollars, special poo
tax, and three; dollars, special roa
tax, with treasurcr's receipt ft
same,
J E Erickson, county attorne,
no fees collected.
H Beaupre, justice of the peac
Choteau township, report of bus
ness transacted. Warrant ordere
for fees due.
George W Magee, justice of Il
peace, Dupuyer township, repo
of business transacted durin
Iquarter Warrant ordered for fe
due.
George W Magee, justice of Il
peace, Dupuyer township, report
inas imposed, amounting to s47.
and same paid to the count
treasurer.
VIM Dawes, Justice of the peac
Marias township, no transactio
during quarter.
RS Brown, justice OF the peaC
Dupuyer township, report of fin
impose d, amounting to $3.50, a
paid to county treasurer,
Board then adjourned 'un
10 m. ..
SECOND DAY.
Board met at 10 a NJ, al! me
bers present,
q The following reports OF coun
. officers were examined, approx
and ere ned filed:
Olaf c Field, county survey'
report OF road matters FOR quart
Warrants on the several ro
= funds for expense incurred We
ordered Read openings, and
creation of two new road distrit
were reported as follows,
First-A portion of Will
Rounds and Shelby road, from ,
mouth Of Abbott's coulee, acre
the MarIas river, by Shinnic
place, to west edge of Mile
coulee.
Birch creek and BIZ
creek canyon road.
Third-Dupuyer and Olo S
Mil site road.
Fourth-Road from a point
the Choteau and Birch creek ro
through G " CoIson's field, tC
point on the Choteau and Te
X canyon road.