The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-12-21

railway. warrants OrQ6reQ Tor costs IN
CURED.
VIM Bruce, poor house contractor.
Showing three inmates of poor h.u use.
Reports of road supervisors for the
several districts were examined, approved
and ordered filed. Warrants ordered in
payment of expenses incurred.
Board then proceeded to open bids for
various county propositions, as follows:
CARE OF POOR.
VIM Hodgskiss per capita per week $40
VIM Bruce per capita per week 1925
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE AND MEDICINES.
DR.. L. Brooks bid No. for year 1900
DIR. L. Brooks bid No. 2 for year 1900
S24O with extra for attending coroner.
DIR. w. ID. Titus, for northern portion
OF county only for year 1900 $500.
BURIAL oF PAUPERs.
VIM, Hodgskiss per capita S35 COL
Board then adjourned to 10. a. N. Dec.
SECOND DAY.
Dec. 5. Board met at 10 a. 10. all
members present.
Petition and affidavit presented OF
Flowerree Sheep and Horse Company,
for rebate OF taxes on certain tracts of
land, on which taxes had been paid in
Lewis and Clarke county. Petition de-
mined. for the reason that county re
cords show that greater portion of said
tracts are in Teton county
Petition and affidavit presented of
Vim Gordon, Dupuyer, for rebate of
taxes, he having ben assessed and hav-
ing paid taxes on greater number of cat
tie than ne actually owned. After ex-
animation rebate was al allowed as to 20
head stock cattle, and warrant ordered
In payment of same.
Petition of Joseph Knka was presented
for rebate of special road tax, he having
paid same an having also worked one
day>on road. Rebate allowed and war
rant ordered.
Petition and affidavit of Walter S.
Clark, mortgagee of John McGovern,
was presented, asking that assessment
against John McGovern, upon land be
cancelled, for the reason that final proof
upon said land had not been completed
Petition denied
Petition and affidavit presented OF Ed
Hughes, for rebate of taxes upon a
certain mortgage held by him, same
| having been paid prior to March /, 1899.
( Petition granted and Warrant ordered.
Adjourned to pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board reassembled at q %. m AL
members present, and proceeded to audit
claims against county Warrants wereor-
dered for those alIo we'd
The following claims, being balances
dlsalloWed at the September meeting
were again disallowed.
Ihoa. Carr building Pepo scaffDld So 90
David johnson building Pepo scaffold
$50
Lutte Corey services jgil watcnman
$3.50
+. d. Kingsbury, Adm Estate Of S. G.
Burd, appeared aud submitted affidavit,
asking that taxes assessed against Ger
tam cattle belonging to said estate, be
Cancelled, IOr the reason that the estats
does not own the number of cattle asses
sed, ami for the further reason that the
heirs of said estate are wards of the gov
ernment Action deferred.
Adjourned to 10 a. ~ Dec 6.
THIRD DAY.
CHoTEAU, Dec. . 1899 Board met at
10 a. IN. All members present
DIR. A. j. Cooper submmitted bid for
medical attendance and medicines for
county charges for year 1900, proposing
to furnish same for the sum OF two hun
dred dollars.
Report of j. w. Shields, county sur
yeyor, for quarter ending Nov. 30 1884,
was examined, approved and ordered
filed.
Report of G. G. Monkman, Otto Miller
and J. W. Shields, as viewers Of road
from point on Choteau, Birch creek
road west to intersect Ralston Gap and
Blackleaf road, was received and laid
over, until March meeting.
Ii ! ~
bate of taxes on 1000 head of sheep, he
having been assessed with that number
over and above the number of sheep
owned by him. Action deferred.
Report of Aug. Kropp, VIM. Chalmers
and j. W. Shields as viewers Of proposed
road from quarter corner between sec.
tions 81 and 6 on township line between
townships rs and 26, range 3 west, to join
Burton system of roads, Was examined
and approved, and road ordered sur--
veyed.
Report of VIM Chalmers, Robert Davis
and j. W. Shields, as viewers, OF pro
posed road from scion Sc, township 26,
range 6 W, east to point on Choteau,
Pondora, and Shelby road was examined
and approved, and road was ordered
opened.
Report of Cal Stewart, Jacob Lauaftr
and j. W. Shields, viewers OF proposed
change on Birch creek and Birch creek
Canyon road, was examined and aD-.
proved, and change ordered mace.
Adjourned to ? p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board reassembled at :. y III. All
members present. and resume the bus'-
ness OF auditing claims al ST iiIr t:ou..-
ty. Warrants were OrCCrad fer those al