Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-09-10
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

Minutes OF H. regular September ses-
sion Of the Boar of County Commits
sioner3 OF Fergus county, Mont, which
met as per statute provided ON the first
Monday ~ September. 1872.
Board called to order at 10 o'clock a.
m, Sept. !, 1902.
Present: Samuel Phillips, Chairman:
Clerk.
This being a legal holiday. to-wlt:
LABOR day, the board adjourned 10 .
o'clock a. m. Sept, .. 1902.
Board called to order at . o'clock a. m.
Present: Samuel Phillips. Chairman;
W. i. Nell. NJ. l.. Poland. Commission
ers; c. NJ. Kelly. Clerk.
a complaint was made to the board
n the water from a ditch owned by ID.
l.. Shafer WAS flooding the county road
east OF Cottonwood creek, and the clerk
was instructed to notify Mr.. Shafcr OF
the fact and ask him TO abate the nuis-
ance.
The board also heard various other
complaints regarding roads and trans
acted some miscellaneous work regarding
Dad
In the afternoon the board visited the
poor farm and Inspected same and
found everything In satisfactory con-
dition.
The board also Inspected the pest
house, now under construction at the
poo farm.
The board also Visited the jail and in
spccted same aiI found II in as salts
factory condition as the nature OF the
building would permit.
The board approved district road bills
of district No. n In the sum of 500. 10.
Board adjourned To 3 o'clock a. m,
Sept. 3, lHe.
Board called to order at . o'clock "A. m.
All present.
BILLS ALLOWED.
ID. V. Coffman. transferring dead body
". NJ. Blackford, defending prisoner.
$50.
John Simpson. team hire. SIS.
Frank Mckenzie, road work, $3.50.
Peter Tuss, work at court house, $32.JO
e. l.. Jensen, supplies, 1866.
O. W. Belden, expenses as county at
torney. S5.0.
+, L. Smith, defending prisoner. so.
Skillman x Co, team hire, s..
Jos, Pratt, ice, $3.50.
Julius Petersen, damages ny road, so.
n. Hopkins. supplies. $50.
victor Content. Sr. carpenter work on
pauper's house. $40.
Victor Content, Jr,, Carpenter work ON
pauper's house, $a,W.
Albert King, witness before county
commissioners S..
H. Il. Gibson. transcripts, SlL.70.
\. rognetti. witness before county
commissioners. 81.
ID. Fowler. supplies. 50.
Ira DundOm. bridge work, s..
David kilgore, blankets destroyed by
health officers, 81.
Lewistown Telephone Co, rent OF In
strumpnts, Sl.Jn.
J. W. Foster. carpenter work at court
house, so.
Bill of J. /. Crowdcr. IS. for bridge
work. was disallowcd for reason that
same WAS not a UrODer county charge.
Application for Attachments of ASSESS
ments were granted ms follows:
Mary r.. Derby, building In city, 500.
j. &. Stapleton. wagon $50.
Same. machinery, $50.
Same. horses. 500.
County officers reports for quarter end
ing May 81. 1872. laid over from the June
session. were examined and approved,
District road bill of district No. I was
examined and approved IN the sum OF
t37g.i2.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Thos. Georgette, work with pile driver.
sli.
o. +. David, medical attendance. SO.
Bower Bros, care small pox case, s3s.-
50.
u. w. Norton. burying paupers. SIC.
DIR. r.. T'reacy. autopsy. etc, S3j.
Tullock x Day. team hire, so.
Tullock a. Day. team hire. IS.
DR.. +. Attix. medical examination, $40.
Citizens Electric Co, lights, etc. 49,
g.
J.. T.. Pinkley, team hire. $40.
DIR. w. j. Lakey, car. small pox cases,
so.
Board adjourned to . o'clock a. m,
Sept. 4. 1872.
Board called to order at 0 u O'Clock a. m.
All present.
District road bills were allowed as fol-