The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-04
A POWELL COUNTY BILL
Introduced in the Senate by
Phillips.
COUNTY OFFICERS NAMED
Another Bill Presented Annexinp a
Small Strip of Dser Lodge to
Lewis and Clarke-Proceed-
ings in the House.


alton of Powell county It's provisions
are as follows:
That all that portion of the state of
Montana embraced within the follow
ing boundaries shall be known as and
shall be Powell county, in the state of
Montana, to-wit: Beginning at the
southeast corner of section IA, township
= north, range s west and running
thence west by section lines to the
boundary line between Granite and
Deer Lodge counties: thence north along
SAID boundary to the intersection of the
divide between He'll Gate and Big
Blackfoot rivers; thence northwesterly
along the summit of said divide to the
intersection of the boundary line be-
tween Deer Lodge and Missoula county;
thence due north along the present
boundary line between Deer Lodge and
Mlssoula counties to the intersection of
the divide between the Big Blackfoot
ana Flathead rivers; thence along the
summit of said divide between the said
Big Blackfoot and Flathead rivers in
an easterly direction to the summit of
the main range of the Rocky mountains;
| tnence southeasterly along the summit
OF the main range of the Rocky noun
| talns to its intersection with the town
| snip line produced between ranges seven
| W ana eight (S) west; thence south
along said township line to the third
] standard parallel north; thence east
! along the said standard parallel to the
| summit OF the main range of the Rocky
mountains: thence southeasterly along
the summit of the main range of the
ROCKY mountains to its intersection
| with the township line between ranges
SIX 90 and seven "a west: thence south
along said township line to the south
west corner of township eleven dD
north. range west; thence east along
the south boundary line of said town
ship to it's intersection with the summit
4 OF the main range Of the Rocky noun
tains; thence southerly along the sum-
| init OF the main range of the Rocky
mountains to its intersection with the
north boundary of township SIX {6y
north, range west; thence east to the
northeast corner of section in said
township north, range s west: thence
running south by section lines to the
place of beginning. That all that por-
ton of Deer Lodge county lying north
| or the summit of the range between
the Big Blacl<foot river and the Flat
head river running easterly along the
| summit OF said range from the present
boundary line between Deer Lodge
| county and Missoula county to the sum-
NIT OF the main range of the Rocky
mountains is hereby segregated from
SAID Deer Lodge county and made a
part of the county of FIathead
| James H. Marcum of Helmville, cojln-
ty commissioner; Charles H. Williams
OF Garrison, county commissioner; D.
&. Mckenzie of Avon, county commits
sioner; A. d. Peck of Deer Lodge. treas
urer; B. F. Brown of Garrison, sheriff;
II. G. Humber of Deer Lodge, clerk and
recorder; ]. T. Uhl of Pioneer assessor;
/ N. Y. Hoss of Deer Lodge, clerk of the
| dlstrlct court; Anna Quigley of Black
| foot, county superintendent of schools:
Orren Emerson Of Deer Lodge, county
attorney; NJ. D. Platner of Elliston,
coroner; ]. Y. Batterton of Deer Lodge.
public administrator; II. S. Reed, jr.,
of Deer Lodge, county surveyor.
| The bill was referred to the commit
tee on counties. Immediately after the
introduction of the Powell county bill,
Eggleston introduced a bill annexing a
small strip of Deer Lodge county. in
| ciuding Bald Butte. to Lewis and
| Clarke county. the residents of that sec
ton having petitioned for such a seq
| regaton.
Other bills We're introduced by the
committee on corporations other than
municipal. relating to the meeting of
stockholders and board of directors of
| corporations. The bill provides that
the stockholders must meet in Mon
tana, but the board of directors or the
| board of trustees of all corpora tions
heretofore or hereafter created may
meet within or without the state. pro-
vidlng that duplicate copies of the pro-
| ceedings of the meetings held outside
| the state be kept on file at the principal
Montana offices.
by Stanton-Creating board Of sink
| ing fund commissioners, to consist of
the mayor, city or town clerk and city
| or town treasurer, who, whenever there
is any money in the sinking fund, shall
| 70 inv fl,oF
manner prescribed by the bill.
! BY Myers-Establshing and equip
ping state normal school at the town
| of Hamilton. The bill provides that
whenever the citizens of Hamilton shall
| furnish a town site and bonus of
| $4,000, the state board of education
| shall segregate sufficient lands from
f! the present normal school lands upon
| which bonds shall be issued in the sum
| of $4,000, making $4,000 in ALL for the
construction of the Institution. The in
stitution shall in every way be second
airy to the normal school at Dillon.
By Myers-Relating to attachments.
By Myers-Relating to licenses.
By Gruwell-Amending the law pro-
Viding for the creation of the state arid
| land commission by adding a section
providing for the purchasing and re-
claiming of certain lands in Yellowstone
| county by issuing bonds.
Senate joint memorial No. g. by Ma
han-Memoralizing congress for the
| opening for settlement of portion of
the old Fort Peck Indian reserva-
| tion.
| Congress is asked to appoint COM
| mission to treat with the Indians for
| the acquisition of all that portion of
| the reservation west of Poplar creek
| and a line due north of the head of
such creek
| AS the Torrens land bill introduced
in the house has been defeated and a
similar measure has been introduced
| in the senate by Anderson, it has been
deemed advisable for the appointment
of commission by the governor to ad-
wise the next legislature as to the ad-
Visibility of adopting the system.
Senator Norris accordingly intro
duced resolution to that effect. The