The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-30
OFFICIAL ~pRocEEplMos
OF the Board Of County Commission.
ers, Yellowstone County.

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Billings, Montana, July 20, 1901.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. m, there were
present w. o. Parker, chairman, Pat
Lavelle and s. X. Deverill.
The minutes OF the last melting were
read and approved.
The clerk stated that he had drawn
warrants on the bridge fund as ord
cred by the board as follows:
Warrant No. 20 for $1,984.64 favor
county treasurer, freights paid.
Warrant No. 81 for $1,515.36, favor
VIM. s.. Hewett & Co.. balance Of first
payment on East Billings bridge.
The bond Of Geo. l.. Danford,
trustee for road district No. 4, was
approved and filed.
The following persons were appoint
ed road trustees In place Of those who
have failed to qualify:
VIM. Randell and Jas. e., Smith for
road district No. 1; John Schock and
p. B. Merrill for road district No. q;
e. v. Cardwell for road district No. 3.
d. p. Boshart for road district No. A.;
T. G. Pound, II. l.. Trewin and N.
McCrary for road district No. 5; Dan
lei Woods, Frank Lawrence and John
Pierce for road district No. g.; John
McCurdy and j. A. Ray for road dis
trict No. s.; T. w. Schlaberg, A. d.
Edmiston and j. r. Fl. Gibson for road
district No. 8; Andrew Murray for road
district No. 10; S. H. Erwin for road
district No. ~; d. A. Ramp for road
district No. %; Con Kennedy, Matt
Keifer and Max Schlee for road dis
trict No. ~.
The clerk was directed to call the
attention Of the janitor to the condi-
ton of the windows of the Offices Of
the court house and instruct him to
wash these windows at least once q
week and oftener If necessary, also to
pay more attention to the wood work
in the several Offices by giving that
an occasional bath.
The clerk was directed to notify the
county attorney that 1t is the wish Of
the board that he deliver to May
Stevens, now at st. vincent's hospital
the sum of $50 and to deposit with the
sum of money realized from the sale
Of the property Of the said May Stew
ems, said balance to remain in the
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further order of the board.
The board adjourned until August
~, at 10 a. m.
Seventh Day.
Billings, Montana, July 20, 1901.
The board met this day at 2 O'Clock
p. m, pursuant to adjournment, there
were present w. o. Parker, chairman
Pat Lavelle and S. K. Deverill.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The board proceeded with the ex
ments or increased valuations should
the clerk was directed to cancel from
the assessment of Mary q. Graham
l COW, $40, erroneous assessment.
The board being of the opinion
that for the reasons hereinafter stat
ed the following additional assess
ments OF increased valuation should
be entered on the assessment book
set the 7th day Of August for tn,
consideration thereof, and directed til,
clerk to at once notify all persons in
terested, by letter, of the proposed
action Of the board:
N. McCrary, improvements, 5000
valuation too low.
lots Fl and %, block "a, Billings, 5000
lots 81 and %, block "a, Billings, 5000
valuation too low.
j.. j. Mccormick, improvements o.
lots s to 8, block SO, Billings, $500
valuation too low.
Mrs. j. j.. Mccormick, furniture
$500, valuation too low.
f. d. Mccormick, improvements o.
lots / to 3, block "a, Billings, $500
valuation too low.
The board adjourned until July % a
8 o'clock a. m.
Eighth Day.
Billings, Montana, July %, 1901.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 9 O'Clock q. M, there wer
present w. O. Parker, chairman, Pa
Lavelle and s. K. Deverill.
The minutes of the last meetin
were read and approved.
The board proceeded with the e,
animation Of the assessment bool
The clerk was directed to make tn
following corrections on the assess
ment book: Cancel from the assess