The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commission
ers, Yellowstone County.

OF the Board Of County Commission
ers, Yellowstone County.
Billings, Mont, July 10, 1902.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. m. There were
present, w. O. Parker, chairman; S.
X. Deverill, C. M. Jacobs and Nat G..
Carwile, clerk.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The treasurer was instructed to
transfer from the general fund to the
road fund $4,000 and call all road
warrants outstanding.
The treasurer was further directed
to transfer from the road fund to road
district No. rs $311.33.
The action of the county s%uperinten-
dent in annexing, On petition, certain
territory in Carbon and Sweet Grass
counties to school district No. 6, was
approved.
The resignation of w. B. Calhoun
constable for Billings township, was
accepted and filed.
e. S. Jackson was appointed consta-
BILE for Billings township to fill the
vacancy existing in that Office.
The bond Of u. s. Jackson, as con
stable, was approved and filed.
Upon the viewers report on the
read petition of Jesse Marsh and
ohtres: It was ordered that said e
port is hereby approved and the cOun-
ry surveyor is instructed to make a
survey of said road and make report
thereon not later than September a.,
1902. "".f. 5"f|
An agreement signed by w. F. Sny-
der, Jesse Marsh, G. M. Chaffee and
others agreeing to de- all work neces-
sary to open said road to travel was
filed with the papers pertaining to said
road. ~
Upon the viewers report on the
road petition ct George w. Hubbard
and others, set to be heard this day,
was taken up; and 1t appearing that
the proper notices have been posted
of such hearing it was ordered that
said report is hereby approved. J. G.
Jost was awarded $50 damages ON
account of said road, which amount
is to be paid to said Jost after he has
set his fence back the required dis
lance and his filing consent of right
of way.
The county surveyor was instructed
to make a survey of said road and
file his report thereon not later than
! September 4, 1902. ~
Upon the viewers report on the
road petition cf Fred. w. Handel and
others, hearing of which was post
poned to this dav: it was ordered
that said report is hereby approved.
T. w. Schlaberg was awarded $3.50
damages on account of said road,
to be paid on his filing his written
consent for right Of way.
The county surveyor was instructed
to make a survey of said road and
make report thereon not later than
September A.. 1902.
Upon the viewers report upon the
petitions of G. w Harding and E. B.
Carter and others: The clerk stated
that he had posted the required no
tees of said hearing.
1t was ordered that final action on
said reports be postponed until such
time that said proposed roads shall
be placed in proper condition for ira
vel as set out in the respective petit
tions, at the expense of said petition
ers, and said roads accepted by the
board.
A road petition signed by John
Heimdall and others was presented;
which petition was referred back to
Mr.. Heimdall for the that it
must contain the names of ten free
holders of each district through
which said road passes.
A resurvey having been made of
road No. SO, it was ordered that the
field notes and map of said resurvey
be recorded and that the former notes
and map be cancelled as erroneous.
A road petition signed by l. D.
O'Donnell and others, dated June FL,
1902. for the following described road
was presented: abandon the road No,
40 from the southeast corner OF sec.
ton IS, township / north, range "a
east. to a point where the road starts
up the hog back near the west line OF
+, section 10; and make a new road
starting at same point and running
northwest, then northeast, passing
around section Is to same point as
may be recommended by viewers.
A. A. Morris. Robert Steele and
Daniel Lamey were appointed viewers
or said petition. 1t was ordered that
the shall meet at the commencement
of sid proposed road on August II
1902, 1T 10 O'Clock a. M. and view
said lad and make report thereon
not later than September 4.
A TO 4 petition signed by Charlie
O'Donne' and others, dated June 81
1902, for The following described road
was presented: LAY out a road 1O(
feet wide from the northeast cornel
of section 5, township 1 south, range
"a east; thence running south on sec
ton line, to the intersection of the
Laurel and Lake Basin road, being
about five miles"
A. A. Morris, L. A. Nutting and w
l.. Allard were appointed viewers OF
said petition. It was ordered tina
they shall meet at the commencement
of said proposed road on August IL
1902, at 10 o'clock q. M, and view
oo;d ,,oo1 ord vooko ranort Thereon