The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-13
OFFICIAL
81 the Board of County Commissioner of
Yellowstone County.
Fourth Day.
Billings, Mont, June s, lS9

Fourth Day.
Billings. Mont, June s, 1899.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
Ment at 10 O'Clock a. IN. There we,
present o. N. Newman, chairman, !
Amin and Pat Lavelle.
The minutes of the last meeting wei
read and approved.
"A petition from Paul Mccormick an
others praying that the road from Bill
ings to Canyon creek be graded wa
presented. Action on same was de
ferred until the September meeting O
the board.
The petition of H. A. Noyes an,
Others for a wagon bridge across the Vel
A lOwstone river near Laurel was takel
up.
Upon motion the clerk was instruct
ed to call for bids for a four span Howe
truss bridge, to be opened OF the l5tl
day Of August, 1899, at 10 O'Clock a. m
The following bills were allowed anG
warrants ordered drawn:
Billings Gazette, books ...$l5O ~
p. L. Fenton, road work. ...... 10 0O
Frank Fruits, road work, Blue
MU 4I#&, fl
creek ........... ......... D w
7. j. Jellison. road work, Blue
creek. % 90
II. d. Moorehouse, road work,
due creek ......... 90 w
Ralf Wilkinson, right-of-way,
Blue creek road ......... 90 90
Peter Thiel. road work, Blue
- v w
O. F. Treble, rebate special road
tax, 1898. 3 90
j. W. Coombs, road work. ..... 10 90
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.
Mrs. Ida l.. Camp presented for the
approval Of the board the plat of the
town Of East Laurel, and upon motion
duly made said plat was approved and
ordered filed and recorded.
The clerk reported that be had mott
fed all persons interested that the road
report upon the petition of L. Nutting
and others, dated Feb. 90. 1899, would
be considered this day at 2 o'clock p.
M. whe1eupou such report was taken
up for consideration, said road being
described as follows: Beginning at
the southwest r of section 8, town.
ship 2 south Of range "a east, thence
running due east until it meets the
Northern Pacific right.of-way; thence
parallel the said r%ight-of-way until it
reaches the east section line of said sec.
tion 8; thence beginning at the county
road OF the south side of the right.of-
way of said railroad: thence running
due north on the section line between
sections 8 and 10, township 2 south Of
range "a east, until it reaches the
northeast corner of section 4, said town.
ship and range.
Mr.. G. F. Burla and Mr.. E. L. Fen.
ton protested against the adoption Of
the report of the viewers, in that the
amount Of damages allowed them re-
s~pectively was too low and presented
claims for damages as follows: G. F.
Burla, $317. 10; E. l.. Fenton, 500. 45.
The board after due consideration Of
the matter allowed G. F. Burla $l31.4O
and E. L. Fenton $36. 30 as damages
occasioned by the laying out of said
road, and the clerk was instructed to
draw warrants on the road fund for the
respective amounts and deposit same
with the county treasurer subject to the
order respectively of said G.. F. Burla j.,
and E. l.. Fenton. |,
And upon motion duly made the re-. ,
ports Of the viewers and surveyor were
adopted, with above changes for dam. I
ages, and the said route as surveyed 1
plated was declared a county road. |
The following bills were allowed and 6
warrants ordered drawn: +
.n,. Gordon, constable fees. . . $50 90
Hegen Bros, road work. ....... 2 80 a
v. J.. Reifenrath, transporting q
pauper ........ ~ 90 +
AXE Skinner, road work, Blue y
creek. ..... 40 90 l.
I'd. Burla. road work. ........ 4 90 T
:. Gascoigne, Dad work. ...... 6 90 n
lanes Philips, road work. ..... "a 90
5eo. A. Miller, riprapping Bill. b
ings BRIDGE. It's 90 h
Eco. A. Miller, road work, Blue n
creek. 973 90 il
:. VanHouton. road work, Blue q,
creek 10 90 a
,. r. Sullivan, road work. 80. IS 90 +,
leo. W. Hubbard, sheriff, mile ~
age, account sheriff Carbon r
county. 8 60 is
The board adjourned until 10 O'Clock
m, June 8, 1899. !,
Fifth Day. l.
Billings, Mont, June 8, 1899. d.
The board met pursuant to adjourn. lc
lent at 10 O'Clock a. m. There were lo