The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1903-04-01
PEPPARD AWARDED
BRIDGE CONTRACT
Ogren Secures The West Fork Road
Work-Other Road Business
Disposed OF.

Disposed Of.
The Board Of Commissioners of Ra-
valli County, Montana, met in special
session O.. Tuesday, March 31st, 1908,
at II O'Clock a. M, pursuant to pub
lished call. Present: Henry Grover,
chairman, G. L. Satterlee and J. B.
Overturf, commissioners, and c. Nj.
johnson, county clerk.
The pc tition of S. J. Tillman ct al,
for public road on Eight Mile creek,
was received, and the following view
ers appointed: John W. Mayhem, G.
w. Shaffer and John A. Jamison, and
the clerk was instructed to notify them
to NEE. and view said road on Mon
day, April 9th, 1908.
The following bids for building
bridge on West Fork were opened,
viz:
o. z. Peppard, comb. 100 feet
span. 80. 49,. ............ %ooo.oo
Dave Graham, comb. 80 feet
iron piers ...... ......... 1o|o.OC
Daily & Porter, two fifty-foot
spans 49,. 800. 90
Milton Hammond. go foot span 925. 90
G. w. Solleder, two 40 foot
spans. ...... ............ GAS. 90
The following bids tor building the
West Fork road were opened, viz:
Porter & Daily y................$ .$11OO. 90
Milton Hammond ..... ..... $50. 90
Geo. Gilchrist. .............. 600. 90
Chas. Malloy ................. 549. 90
John Ogren. .............. -. 45O.OO
Oh, motion the contract for building |
ing the West Fork bridge was award |
ed to o. f. Peppard, on his bid of
1896. 90, and he was requested to furn-
ish bond and contract for the faith
full performance thereof
On motion the contract for building
John Ogren on his bid of $3.50, and he
was required to furnish contract and
bond for the faithful performance
thereof.
The report of E. W. Waddei1, J. c.
Pullman and D. C. Gray, viewers, ap-
pointed on the read petition of Rees
Ward ct al. was received, and owing
to the excessive cost of opening said
road action on the same was indefin-
ately postponed.
The right of way agreement of F. S.
Edwards was presented to the Board
and on motion same was accepted and
ordered filed.
The report of road viewers, John D.
Forsythe, ]. L. Humble, Jr., and Louis
Richards on the road petition of AL
be rt S. Croft, was received, and the
road was granted public road as
recommended by viewers, provided
however, that the proposed route, shall |
be opened and put in good shape for
public travel without any cost what
ever, to the county.
The report of viewers, John A. |
Sears, John E. Hauf and John Rum
NELL, appointed on the road petition |
of J. r. Talbot was received, and the |
road was granted, as recommended by |
the viewers, provided the petitioners
would put the same in shape for public |
travel, and turn it over to the county |
free of any cost.
A petition for public highway,
signed by J. A. Porter, ct al. was re-
ceived asking the board to change the
county road on the west side of the
Bitter Root river running east and
west through Sec. 266-21, and the
following viewers were appointed. M.
D. Kippin, S. F. Solberger and J. v.
Burnett, were requested to meet April
10th and view and report on said road,
The contract and bond of John Og-
rem was submitted, signed, approved
and ordered filed.
The contract of o. E. Peppard, for
building West Fork bridge, was sub
Anitted, signed and ordered filed.
No other business appearing before
the board, on motion it was ,ordere d
adjourned.
Approved, HENRY GROVER,
Chairman.
Attest: c. NJ. JOHNSON,
County Clerk.
Hamilton, Mont, March 81, 1908.