The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-20
OF the Board Of County Commission.
ers, Yellowstone County.

pearing to object thereto, it was or
dered that said report is hereby ap
proved.
The clerk was directed to draw {
warrant on the road fund for the sun
Of $50. to the order Of M. Flanagan
amount of damages allowed to sale
Flanagan by the said viewers.
The said M. Flanagan filed his writ
ten consent of right of way for said
road.
The county surveyor was instrcted
to survey said road as viewed and
make report thereon not later than
June q, 1902.
The county surveyor was instructed
to make a re-survey of road No. 40
and file his report at the June meet
ing of the board.
The report of the viewers upon the
road petition Of Fred w. Handel and
others wa sthis day filed and June S,
1902, at 10 o'clock a. M, was set for
the hearing thereof; the clerk was
directed to post the required notices
of such hearing.
A road petition signed by Simon
Forster and others, dated April 80,
1902, asking that the following de-
scribed road be abandoned, was pre-
sented: abandon and close that
part Of county road NO. 2 lying be-
tween the NE cor of the NWA of the
NWA, Sec. "a, TIP. 1 NJ, r. 26 E.
(Near the road ranch saloon) and the
left bank of the Yellowstone river.
This being a part of old county road
running through the land of Sam
Forster to the Kennedy Ferry SITE"
A. A. Morris, county surveyor, S. D..
Church and J. M. V. Cochran were
appointed viewers on said petition.
and it was ordered that they shall
meet at the place of commencement
of said road on the 24th@day of May,
1902, at 10 a. M, and view said pro-
posed vacation of road No. 2, and
make report thereon not later than
June s, 1902.
A road petition signed by E. B. Car
ter and others, dated May s, 1902,
was presented asking for the follow
ing change of the county road:
"Change the present county road
which runs along Fattig creek, begin
ming about 200 yards south of the
quarter section corner between sec
tions 20 and 80, TIP. 8 NJ, R. % E.,
and running thence in a northwesterly
direction through section 20. to the
southwest corner of G.. w. Harding S
homestead in section 20, TIP. 8, R. %
E."
A road petition signed by G. w.
Harding and others, dated May Z,
1902, was presented, asking for the
following change Of county road:
"To leave the present road on the
NEA SWA Sec. 20, TIP. 8 N, r. 20
E., running in a southwesterly direc-
ton about $50 yards thence south
across SEA SWA Sec. 20, TIP. 8 N,
r % E.. intersecting main road on
section 20 same range and township
A. A. Morris, county surveyor, H.
w. Ostrander and c.. F. Schlaberg
were appointed viewers on both of
said petitions, and it was ordered
that they shall meet at the ranch of
e. B. Carter on May q, 1902, at 10
a. m, and view said proposed changes
of county roads and make report
thereon not later than June 5, 1902.
The bond of P. H. Hawkins, justice
of the peace, Saltwater, was approved
and filed.
The following property wa ssold at
public auction to J.. NJ. v. Cochran,
he being the best and highest bidder:
Lots, 10, IA and Is, block u, Bill
ings, for $1O.62. A quit-claim deed
was issued for the property sold.
The following warrants were can
celled, having remained uncalled for,
for more than a year.
T. A. Mcclure, No. 224, poor
lunu .... .... ....... ~ W
T. A. MCGUIRE, No. 81, road fund 2 90
c. Mahr, ST., No. 1647, general
oAO ss.... .. ..... .- on
Grant Lafayette, No. 1914, gen.
eral fund ........ ....... 8 90
All paid warrants were then cancell-
ed and checked from the register.
The board adjourned.