The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-09
OFFICIAL
OF the Board of County Commissioners of
County.
First Day.

Billings, Mont, June 5, 1899.
The board met in regular session al
10 O'Clock a. IN. There were present
o. N. Newman, chairman, j. B. Amin
and Pat Lavelle.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The clerk reported that he had re-
ceived the following bids for the cells
to be put in the Jail at Columbus:
Champion Iron Co., for two.cell cage
and corridor, tool proof, plan No. l,
$1,157.37.
Champion Iron Co., for two-cell cage
and corridor, plan No. 2, of Bessemer
steel, for $961.3S.
Champion Iron Co., for two-cell cage
and corridor, plan No. 3, $859.44
All complete in building; or deduct
5000 Oh each proposition for the ma.
terial delivered at Columbus. and the
county to do the work of setting up the
cages.
Champion Iron Co.. for one-cell cage
lOx12, tool proof steel complete in build
ing, 81, DAG. OF, or single cage of same
dimensions of Bessemer steel. set up in
Uul4U1uS ~ P1ussSV, VI VCuuSe P1o"
from each proposition for the material
at Columbus and the county to set up
the cage.
Pauly Jail Building & Manufactu1-
ing Co., for the material for a two-cell
and corridor cage delivered at Colum-
bus, for 1851. 20, or for the material for
a o~ne-cell cage. $451, delivered at
Columbus.
Upon motion the contract vas award
ed to the Pauly Jail Building & Manu-
featuring Co.. for the o~ne-cell cage at
1851.
The clerk was instructed to inform
the Pauly company that the material
shall be delivered at Columbus by
August /, 1893.
MIR. Amin reported that he had let
the contract for the Jail building at
Columbus for 1918. Upon motion the
report of Mr.. Amin was approved.
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn:
j. G.. Greenwood, road work,
Valley creek. 500 90
B. F. Harris, road work, Valley
creek ........ ............ 90 oo
j. W. Hanson, road work, Valley
creek ....... Il w
@. W. Wellman, road work, Val
ley creek 81 90
The following quarterly reports were
presented, audited and approved:
W. l.. Ramsey, county treasurer, fee.
license and financial reports.
Nat. G. Carwile, county clerk. fee
report.
W. M. Johnston, county attorney.
The opening of the bids for the con-
struction of the piers at the Billings
wagon bridge vas deferred until 2
O'Clock p. m.
The board adjourned until 2 o'clock
Afternoon Session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 2 O'Clock p. m, all members
being present.
The following bids for the construc.
ton Of the piers at the Billings wagon
bridge were presented and opened:
R. R. Grove, $2,4S5.
F. W. Vreeland, $1,65O.
Tubbs & Ward. Oregon fir, 50, 500.
Tubbs & Ward, Montana pine.
$4,000.
Upon motion the contract was award
ed to Mr.. F. W. Vreeland for the sum
Of 81, $50. The clerk was instructed to
prepare a contract for the above work,
that said contract shall be completed on
or before the LIST day of September.
1899. 1t was ordered that Mr.. Vree-
land shall give a bond with tive or
more sureties in the sum Of So, 300 fol
the performance of the said contract.
The clerk reported that he had let the
contract for the repairs at the county
Jail to Mr.. S. B. Sawyer at 1870.
The bonds of the following roaG
managers were approved and ordered
filed: H. B. Sanderson, John Coombs
l.. M. Keithler, Forest Young, D. F
Sullivan, Robert Steele, James Philips
B. F. Harris, H. D. Moorehouse
George Smithey, W. H. Ross, Jame'
Brooks, Chas. G. Sanderson, J. l.
Fisco.
The following quarterly reports O
officers were audited, approved ant
ordered filed: Geo. W. Hubbard
sheriff, civil aud criminal reports. A
Fraser, justice of the peace, civil ant
criminal reports. Geo. H. Simpson
Justice of the peace, civil and crimina
reports. T. A. Williams. clerk O
court, fee report. The board adjourned
until 10 O'Clock a. m, June 6, 1899
Second Day.
Billings, Mont, June 6, 1899.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. m. There wer
present O.. N. Newman. chairman, J
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