The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-19

time. 1t was further ordered tina
road tools belonging to the count
shall not be subject to loan.
An order was entered for record +
the effect that all justices of tn,
peace throughout the county sha1
file a report with the county clerk a
the end of each quarter.
1t appearing to the board that Their
exists a vacancy in the Office of con
stable in Billings township, cause;
by the resignation of F. s.. Dulin. IT,.
board, upon motion, appointed s. +
Morse as constable for Billings town
ship, conditioned upon the filing O.
the usual bond.
Tic following real estate standing
in Ike name Of IT,, r.:,in.y by virtre
Of a tax deed, was soil to A. l.. Rey
nolds, he being the highest and best
bidder: Lots l, 2, 3, block 80, Billings
for the sum of $28.72, and the usual
quit-claim deed ordered drawn and
delivered. .
The quarterly reports of A. Fraser,
justice of the peace of Billings town
ship. for the three quarters ending
May 81, 1908, were presented. Upon
motion the reports were laid over
without approval until the next regu-
lar meeting. .
A petition addressed to the board
by the city of Billings and signed by
it's mayor and attested by the city
clerk, praying that a special election
be called by the board of commits
sioners, at which shall be determined
the question of annexation to the city
of Billings of certain adjoining terri
tory, was presented and read. The
said adjoining territory is described
in said petition as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the quarter orner be-
tween sections thirty-two and thirty
three in township one north of range
tWenty-six east, running thence due
north to an intersection with the cen
ter of Ninth avenue north. running
thence in a southwesterly direction
along the center of Ninth avenue
north to an intersection with the west
line Of the southeast quarter of said
thirty-two, thence due south
the said west line of said south
east quarter of section t%hirty-two to
an intersection with the present cor
porate limits of said city, and running
thence along the present corporate
OF said city to the place Of be-
ginning, according to the official plats
of the original town (now city, of
Billings and its additions, now on
lie and of record in the office of the
county clerk of Yellowstone county,
Montana" and the said petition was
accompanied by a map showing the To-
cation and outlines of the territory
desired to be annexed. 1t appearing
% the board that the question of an
lexation of the territory above de-
has been duly submitted to
he qualified electors of the city OF
3llllngs at an election held in said
'ity on the 9th day of April, A. D. 1903,
It which election 346 votes we're cast
Annexation" and 81 votes were
'ast Against Annexation" and it be-
ng stated to the board in said petit.
ion that all things were done and
LII proceedings were had as required
~ law in the matter of said election,
he board ordered the following proc
amation to be sspread upon the min
ties:
Whereas, it has been certified to
his board that on the 9Th day of
April, A. D. 1903, 1t an election held
n the city of Billings in accordance
With an ordinance duly passed by the
ity council of said city authorizing
he same, the question of annexation
certain abutting territory to the
aid city of Billings was duly submit
ed to the qualified electors of said
lty and a majority of such electors
'oted therefor; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the board of COM
n%issioners of Yellowstone county
1%ontana, in regular session assem-
led, and acting under the authority
t section 4726 of the Political Code
I Montana, that a special election
e held in the territory proposed for j
nnexation, on the 25th day of July,
SOB, at which the qualified electors
esiding in said territory proposed to /
e annexed shall determine in their
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