The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-12
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a.. m, December 6. 1899.
Third Day.
Billings, Montana, Dec. 6, 1899.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 O'Clock q. m. !; there were
present Thomas s. Linton, chairman,
J. B. Amin and Pat Lavalle.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
In the matter Of the tax suit wherein
the Custer Cattle company is plaintiff
and W. B. George as county treasurer is
defendant:
The board, by resolution duly adopt
ed, instructed the county attorney to
not ask for the penalty for the non pay.
ment Of taxes BY the Custer Cattle com
pany for the year 1897, the taxes in.
volved in said suit, for the reason that
said company was ready and willing to
pay said taxes when due, but said taxes
were claimed by both Yellowstone and
Custer counties and the Custer Cattle
company could not safely pay said taxes
to either county until the o. had de-
termined which county was entitled to
collect the same.
The county attorney was further in.
struoted to collect the original amount
of said taxes together with the accrued
interest on same.
The quarterly reports Of W. L. Ram
sey, county treasurer, were approved
and ordered filed.
The following bill was allowed and
warrant ordered drawn:
D, F. Latty, road work district
NO, ...$lS w
The quarterly report Of A. Fraser. j..
p. for Billings township wal approved
and fled, 'ssE- lssv,.sh5 /. Yt53S 4I
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn:
Albert Myers, salary q deputy
sheriff and board Of prisoners 42Ol %
A. ?. Hart, repairs treaaurer's
OH1co ..,.....,.. ....... w
F. s. Carleton, special deputy
sheriff 6 90
Geo. Soule, putting in closets M.
at court house, contract. ~. 267 IS
Yellowstone National bank,
%ooroner's fees account assigned SO ~
Yellowstone National bank, OK.
aiming physician in insanity
cases. account assigned. ..... so 90
Yellowstone National bank, two
autopsies, account assigned. so 90
Columbus Mercantile Co.. sup
plies for Columbus Jail ..... 80 80
W. l.. Linton, ooroner's juror l so
H. W. Rowley, agent, rent .,.
county attorneys Office. 40 90
Billings Water Power Co., water
and lights 8 months. ........, 1879 80
W. B. TenEyck, n strap for
W.. @. Brooks. .......... 8 90
The board adjourned until 2 O'Clock
p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 2 O'Clock p. M, there were pres
ent Thomas s. Linton. chairman j. b.
Amin and Pat Lavelle.
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn.
Yellowstone National bank,
death watch, Brooks, account
assigned $9O %
First National bank, death
watch. Brooks. account as
signed rs 90
First National bank, mileage
Justice court, account assigned s 90
First National bank, ooroner's
juror, account assigned ...... s so
First National Bank, bailiff dis
triGt court, account assigned. 3 90
W. M. Diokey, juror justice court so
Donovan & Spear, supplies for
court house ...,.,. 2 70
Don ovan & Spear, coal, claimed
h $50. 90. allowed ........... rs ID
Donovan & Spear, supplies for
court house 3 90
Yegen Bros, camp outfit and
supplies for Custer county
boundary survey .,,....,.. 1873 SO
Yegen brothers. supplies for
court house ,,,,........... % 90
Peter Peroe, juror justice court,
account assigned ,,...,.... 3 80
Fraser & Rothwell. supplies for
Columbus Jail ,..........., 8 90
=. II. Gagnon, soatfold for exe-
outi0n of Brooks .........., 88 95
Mr.. Amin reported that he had in
teIviewed the council in the matter of
smallpox and that the council had ap.
pointed a committee which would call
on this board and make arrangements
In this matter,
Messss. B~ennighnff, Rerky and With.