The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-13
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commission
ers, Yellowstone County.
Fifth Day.
Billings, Mont. Sept. Z. 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. K. Deverill.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following reports of officers
we're audited and filed:
R. S. Montgomery, justice of the
peace, Saltwater township.
F. L.. Mann, justice of the peace,
for Billings township.
Jacob U. Skinner was appointed
trustee for road district No. 3, to fill
vacancy in said district.
Mr.. Skinner filed his bond in the sum
of $1,000, which bond was approved
and filed.
The clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids to be opened at 2 o'clock
p. M. of Monday, December 2, 1901.
as follows:
For maintenance of the poor.
For fuel for court house and jail and
for INDECENT persons, not inmates of
the county hospital.
For burial of deceased paupers.
For county physician.
For county printing, books aud
blanks.
Contracts to be let for the fiscal
year ending November 80, 1902, the
board serving the right to reject any
and all bids.
The board examining the official
bonds of. the following county officers
and found the %sureties thereon sufi-
cient:
E. S. Holmes, county treasurer.
Nat G. Carwile, clerk and recorder.
Geo. w. Hubbard, sheriff.
T. A. Williams, clerk of district
court.
A. P. Smith, assessor.
Mrs. M. M. Strang, county superin-
tendent of schools.
Henry Terrell, public administrator.
James Chapple, coroner
The clerk was instructed to notify
A. A. Morris, county surveyor, to fur
nish a new bond on or before October
l, 1901, for the reason that at this
time the sureties on his present Of
fetal bond is insufficient.
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p. m.
The following bills were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn:
P. H. Holman, road viewer, $500
F. L. Mann, Justice court fees,
$751; so.
Columbus Mercantile Co., lumber
for roads, S114.76.
First National Bank, rent county at.
torney's Office, $45.
Joel Hallowell, road work, $12.O 90.
w. o. Parker, per diem, county com
missioner, $4,000.
Pat Lavelle, per diem, county com
missioner, $256.0O.
S. K. Deverill, per diem, county
commissioner, $164.OO.
The salary bills of the several coun-
ty officers were audited and approved,
A communication was received from
Max Schlee, agent. for road district
No. II regarding roads and bridges.
The clerk was directed to instruct
Max Schlee to purchase sufficient
bridge plank, at SIG per thousand to
put on new floor on the Musselshell
bridge and for the %culverts mentioned
in his letter, and to do just such work
as was absolutely necessary for safe
travel.
The hearing of the report upon road
petition of E. G. Summers and Others
dated February IS, 1901, was further
postponed until December s, 1901.
The report of the viewers upon the
petition of S. K. Deverill and others
dated May 81, 1901, was this day filed;
the clerk was directed to post the
necessary notices that said report
would be heard on the list day of DC
tober, 1901, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The following property was sold al
public auction to the persons named
being the best and highest bids there
for:
Fred w. Lee and j. w. Corwin, lots
/ to 8, block 80, Park City, for $22.17
Austin North, lot Is, block 63; lo1
10, block 81; lots 10 to %, block 81;
and lots 1 and 2, block 8S, Original
town of Billings; for $32.83.
Martha Dewar, lots l and 2, block
AZ, original town of Billings, fol
500. 80. The clerk was directed to is
sue the usual quit-claim deed to the
several purchasers.