The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17

II. II. OlulUuoy, W1tucoS lcon, H.
Justice court ........ ~ W
N. @. Brockway, witness fees,
justice court ............ IL W
j. W.. Cunningham, witness
fees, Justice court. ........ II 40
Mrs. Jesse Gile, witness fees,
justice court ...... Is 90
A. E. Kilby, witness fees,
Justice court -. ........ 10 90
Matt Keefer, witness fees,
Justice court .......... 10 W
| Moses Boland, witness fees,
Justice court ........... 16 90
A. K. Holmes, witness, fees,
justice court. ......... II 40
M. Chandler, witness fees,
Justice court ....... is 20
St. Vincent Hospital, care and
burial of poor. ,O61 90
Yellowstone National Bank,
counsel for Prisoner Brooks,
account of. g. L. Harris, as
= signed claimed $50, allowed 10 90
The sum of $40 only was allowed
Oh the last named bill for the reason
that it was known to the board that
Mr.. Harris had received the sum of
$40 from the defendant, Brooks.
A petition signed by the majority
Of the residents of Columbus asking
that a Jail be built in that town was
presented.
~ y Upon motion it was ordered that Mr..
J. B. Amin is authorized to procure
plans and specifications for such a
building aud obtain an estimate of the
cost thereof and report on same at the
next regular meeting Of the board.
A petition from residents of the yell
lowstone valley. praying this board to
confer with the commissioners of Car
bon county with a view of building a
bridge over the Yellowstone river near
Laurel vas presented.
Upon motion it was ordered that the
clerk is instructed to inform the COM
missioners of Carbon county that this
board will meet them at Laurel on the
morning Of Tuesday, the 18th day Of
April, 1899. for the purpose of view
ing the proposed site and discussion Of
the feasibility of the said proposed
bridge.
Mr.. A. A. Morris was appointed
county surveyor to fill tho vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Geo.
T. Lamport.
The county treasurer was instructed
to transfer from the general fund to
the poor fund 81, 900.
The county clerk was instructed to
call for specifications and bids for
certain repairs at the Jail. according to
memorandum on file in his Office and
to let the work to the lowest respon-
sible bidder.
The county treasurer was instructed
to cancel the taxes for the year 1898
against the following lands enormously
assessed to the Northern Pacific Rail
road company:
South half section 81, township s
north, range 80 east, double assessment;
south half section 7, township south.
range "a east, not patented; section /,
township 8 north, range % east, un-
surveyed: section Z, township 8 north,
range 90 east. u~nsurveyed; section II.
township 8 north, range 90 east, I'M
surveyed; north half and southeast
quarter, section 10, same township and
range, unsurveyed; sections 10, 80 and
20, same township and range, unsur-
veyed; north half section 81 and north
half and southeast quarter section So,
same township and range, also north
half of section 8, all Of section 5 and all
of section Z, north Of river, in township
4 north, range 33 east. unsurveyed.
The assessor was granted permission
to employ an additional deputy from
May ] to July /. al a salary Of $50. SO
per month.
The following bills were allowed:
j. B. Amin. per diem. county
commissioner .......... $72 90
Pat Lavelle, per diem, county
commissioner ........ 81 90
O N Newman. per diem, county
The board adjourned until April IL,
1899, to meet for the purpose Of con-
sidering the proposition Of a bridge
over the Yellowstone river near Laurel