The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commissioners
in Special Session.

!, III. IneTo we're present, ~. N. New
man, chairman, J. B. Amin and Pa,
Lavelle.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The entire morning was occupied il
the discussion Of the matter pertaining
to the new proposed court house and
Jail, and no decision having beer
reached, further consideration was de.
ferred until July Is, 1899, at lC
o'clock a. III.
The board adjourned until 2 O'Clock
p. III.
Afternoon Session.
Tbs board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment, all members being pr sent.
The following bids for bridge ana
road work were presented by the county
surveyor:
For the construction of the Benson's
bluff road:
Geo. A. Miller, for moving earth,
per cubic yard, 10 cents; Geo. A.
Miller. for moving loose rock, per cubic
yard, 40 cents; Geo. A. Miller, for
moving solid rock, per cubic yard, so
cents.
Albert Myers. for moving earth, per
cubic yard, 10 cents; Albert Myers,
fer moving loose rock, per cubic yard,
25 cents; Albert Myers, for moving
solid rock. per cubic yard, rs cents.
James Ryan, for moving earth, per
cubic yard, 10 cents; James Ryan, for
moving loose rock, per cubic yard, 40
cents; James Ryan. for moving solid
rock, per cubic yard, rs cents.
The contract for the above work was
let to James Ryan for the price bid,
and it was ordered that he shall file a
bond in the sum Of two thousand dol
lars tor the performance Of said con-
tract, and that said contract shall be
completed on or before the 1st day of
October, 1899.
For the construction of the Valley
creek bridge:
F. H. Young, 1895.
j.. l.. Greenwood, for laying rock
now at bridge site, per perch, ~. so;
for furnishing and laying rock to finish,
per perch, s2.25, and for the wood.
work to complete the bridge, $75.
The contract vas awarded to j. l..
Greenwood at the prices named and it
WAS ordered that said contract shall be
completed CT OF before December /,
1899.
For the construction Of a bridge near
the Benedict ranch:
F. H. Young, for the bridge o
plete, $3.50.
j. L. Greenwood, for furnishing ma.
terial and laying stone abutments, 80
per perch, and for the woodwork to
complete the bridge $25.
The contract was awarded to j. l..
Greenwood at the price named in his
bid, and it wal ordered that said con.
tract be completed on or before Decem.
Der /, 1899.
The foregoing contracts are to be
performed III conformity, il each ill.,
stance, with the plans and specifca.
lions on file in the Office of the county
clerk and subject to the approval Of the
county surveyor.
The county surveyor was instructed
to call the attention of the proper Off.
Gals of both railroads to sections 1897
to 1900 inclusive of the Penal Code,
regarding Russian thistle. and to in.
struot all road managers to destroy this
weed where found on the county roads.
The county clerk was directed to
inform the board Of commissioners Of
Carbon county that the Carbon county
approach to the Columbus bridge was
in a bad state of repair and should be
attended to at once.
The resignation Of Charles l.. Sawyer
as constable of Billings township was
presented, accepted and fled.
Mr.. j. 9. Bond was appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by such resignation.
The bond and oath Of office Of j. G.
Bond as constable for Billings township
was presented and approved.
The following real estate, the prop.
erty of the county. was sold at public
auction to the persons named. they be.
ing the best and highest bidders:
Lot ~ and north half Of lot 23, in
block IL, Billings. to Charles j.. Smith,
for ~. 2S.
Lots n and 23. in block %, Park
City, to Il. W. Lee, for $s. 90.
The board adjourned until July 10,
1899, at 10 O'Clock Il. M, to meet for
the purpose Of the further consideration
OF the proposed court house and jail
and for the transaction OF other urgent
comfy business.
Attest: Nat. q, Carwile.
County Clerk and Clerk of said Board,
W. +, Rhoda, u tourist from Sparta,
Wis, was killed at Chestnut Monday
evening by Il trap gun at the home OF
w. II, Adams, Adams had boon miss,