Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-06-21
Commission ers' Proceedings.
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supervisor of said district, referred to county
surveyor.
Wright Bros. insurance on court house and
jail for three years $500, 500.
Bill of John Ferguson, s25, for cleaning
vaults, per order of health officer, laid over for
future consideration.
Hugh Martin of Gilt Edge was appinted con-
stable of Maginnis township.
Bond furnished by Bank Of Fergus County
to ID A Meagher, county treasurer, was APP
proved.
In regard to the viewers report on the pur-
posed change Of road from Flarity's cabin on
North Fork of Mcdonald creek to intersect
county road. 1t was decided TO approve said re-
port, provided the parties asking for said
change of road put it in as good condition as
the present road is in without cost TO the
county.
Road viewers report on road from Sc cor of
sec 81, tip Is n, r Is {, 50 ne corner of sec 81, APP
proved.
BILLS ALLOWED.
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ID l. Shafer do .........-. 3 0
Ordered, that a special session Of the board
be held on the 18th day OF July for the purpose
of transacting road work and such other bust
ness as may legally come before such a meet
ing.
Transfer of $500 from the general fund to the
road fund, made March 81. 1899, by order OF the
chairman, was approved and a further transfer
of ~, 100 was ordered to be made from the gen.
eral fund to the road n
The sheriff was ordered, in the case of va
grants confined in the county Jail on shortsen-
fences, to feed said Migrants on bread and
water only.
In pursuance Ia a petition signed by more
than 200 of the qualified school electors OF Fer
gus county, Mont, asking that a county high
school be established at Lewistown, in said
county, which said petition has been filed in
the office Of the county clerk of said county,
the board ordered that an election be held in
the various school districts of said county on
the 9Th day ef August, 1899, for the purpose OF
deciding said question. and the clerk was or
dered To notify the variouf school clerks of said
election.
In regard to the coming municipal election
il was declared that
Whereas, BY reference to the records Of the
office of the county clerk and recorder, it APP
pears that no nominations for municipal Off
GERS, tn be voted for at the election Ia be held
for the purpose Of electing municipal officers
for the town of Lewistovn. have been filed,
and that there is not sufficient time remaining
in which to file such nominations as required
by law,
Therefore, be it and it is hereby ordered,
That the date heretofore set for said election
to-wit. June 10, 1899, be cancelled. and that said
election be and hereby is fixed for Saturday,
the I'D day of July. 1899;
That the Judges and clerks heretofore named
10 act at the election previously called be, AND
are hereby appointed to act at said election or
the 22d day of July, 1888, and that the CLERK
publish notices of such election as required by
law.
A petition having been prefented asking fol
the appointment OF a game warden for thi:
county. the board appointed Joon l. Frye anc
fixed his compensation at 860 per month, sale
appointment to take effect June Is. 1893.
Board visited the jail and found same ingoot
condition.
BILLS