The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-08

March IL, 1902, was presented, said
proposed road being described as fol.
lows: Beginning at q point on road
No. SO which is ITO feet south Of the
Kennedy crossing, thence in a north.
easterly direction and parallel to the
Northern Pacific railroad track, to or
near the 'Huntley Bluffs Should this
petition be granted. we desire all of
road No. SO lying between the begin.
ming point of this proposed road and
the last course Of road No. SO (Which
runs about north and south) to. be
discontinued and abandoned
A. A. Morris, A. G. Logan and JEFF
Brewer e appointed viewers ON
said petition; it was ordered that said
viewers shall meet at the place of
beginning Of said proposed road on
April II, at 10 o'clock a. m, and view
said route and make report thereon
not later than April 80, 1892.
The clerk was directed to notify
E. B. Hastings, secretary of the Big
Ditch company, to open the water way
of the Big Ditch at the Tilden gulch.
The clerk was directed to notify
G. G. S%anderson, agent for road dis
trict No. 8, to open the county road
from the northeast corner of section
80, township 1 south, of range Is east,
for n mile south of said corner.
The following property was sold at
public auction to the persons named,
they being the best and highest bid
ders therefor:
j.. M. v. Cochran, lots 10 and 20,
block 143. Billings, $4,000.
E. W. Peck, lots Is, 16, II, 10 and
20, block SO, Park City, 1892.
The usual quit-claim deeds were is
sued for the property sold.
The board adjourned until 2 o'clock
p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members being present.
The report Of the treasurer showing
the delinquents in the payment of
license taxes, was presented.
The balance of the day was devoted
to the examination of said report.
The board adjourned until April 2,
at 10 o'clock a. M.
Second Day.
Billings, Mont, April 2, 1902.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, at 10 o'clock a. m. There. were
present w. o. Parker, chairman; s..
K. Deverill, c. M. Jacobs and Nat.
G.. Carwile, clerk
The forenoon vas devoted to the
further examination of the treasurer's
license report.
Upon motion the following order
was made:
Whereas, the county treasurer has
filed a report, as directed by the board,
showing the d%elinquents in the matter
of the payment Of license taxes, and
1T appears from said report that sun
dry persons are in arrears; Now,
therefore, the attention of the county
.treasurere is hereby called to the stat.
ute as to his duties in the matter of
the collection of such taxes; and
whereas, it appears that no action has
been taken by said treasurer to en-
force the collection of said taxes; It
is now ordered that said treasurer
shall give ten days written notice to
all such persons who may be delin-
quent in the payment of such taxes,
from the LIST day of January, A. D.
1900, that all such taxes must be paid
forthwith, and upon the failure of such
person, company or corporation to
comply with said notice, that he, the
said treasurer. shall file a complaint
or information against all such de-
llnquents with the county attorney,
with instructions to proceed at once
to enforce the collection thereof as
provided by law.
The county treasurer is further in
structed to enforce the collection Of
the delinquent taxes for the year 1901
personal property, by levy and sale.
The board adjourned until 2 o'clock
p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members being present.
The following quit-claim deeds were
issued to the parties named. to cor
rect errors from the treasurer's office
account of remission of taxes:
Helen Breed, lots 5 and 6, block
165, Billings.
M. & M. L. & /. Co. section IL,
township 1 south, range rs east.
The following property was sold at
pubic auction to the M. & M. L. & 1.
for 3G1 10 coid oopoporv hoino