The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-14
FIRST DAY

WV A~.6S3 tHOnAnS ~ NECESSARY IOl
to thirty-fve miles in order to reach
their work, the following new districts
appointed as follows:
19. Shonkin-Wm. Cecil.
20. Gold Butte-Joseph Milligan.
u. BOX Elder-George Haskell.
y. Dodson-A. E. Wiegand.
q. Maddux-Pcter Lasure.
"a. Zurich-A. G. Rome.
Is. Yantic-Edward w alters,
rs. Ada-C. M. Sedgwick.
Supervisors for the following old
districts were appointed rs follows:
l. BentOn-Henry Griesbach.
2. Big Sandy-W. A. Raglan.
;. HtRhwood-Cyril E. Gossclin.
:. square Butte ames Stillwell.
5. Harlem-S. A. Gillander.
g.. Havre-Geo. E. Heron.
!. Chinook-E. T. Reser.
8. East Butte-William Ware.
8. Cleveland-H. A. Winkleman.
10. Landusky-C. N. Damon.
II. Coburg-John Forgey.
II. Lloyd-Herman A. Bruins.
Ii. Marias-J. G. Quigg.
Il. Riedel-Henry Norden.
W. 80 Iouh w ultllOCC.
l6. Gilford--H. G. Sprague.
II. Wagner-Ezra Ereaux.
IL. Belknap-W. ID. Cochran.
In the matter of the petition for
county road, Lloyd to Havre road,
deferred until June 4th, 1906.
Petition for creating a new road
district by dividing up district No. 8
in the Sweet Grass country was
granted and the district will be known
as Gold Butte district, with Joseph
Mllligan as supervisor.
Board then adjourned until 10 a.. m.
Tuesday.
SECOND DAY.
Fort Benton, Mont, Mar. 6, 1906.
The board met at 10 a.. m. with the
same members present, and proceeded
to take up road matters as follows:
Petition for abandonment of q por-
ton OF county road on Miner hill and
1epley road filed June 5th, 1905. Ac-
tion was deferred until the lime meet.
ing.
Petition for county road Miner. hill.
Lepley road to Fort Benton-Arrow
creek road. Action was deferred nm
til June meeting.
Petition for county road, Box Elder
station to edge of Fort Assinniboine
military reserva alton, filed March 9Th,
1905. Petition was not granted.
Petition for abandonment of q pOr-
ton OF the county road from Box
Elder station to the reservation line,
filed February 9th, 1906. Petition not
granted.
Petition for alteration of road from
PrOsser ranch to Woody Island creek
at Parallel creek, filed September 9th,
1908. Petition not granted.
Petition for county road from
Square Butte and Harwood lake road
to Nottingham saw mill and Cascade
county line road. Viewers appointed
are Dave Frields, Lew williams and
A. w. Merrifield.
Petition for county road from War
rick to Nine Mile hill deferred until
June meeting for further investiga-
ton.
Petition for county road from Ca
madam boundary line to Chester and
Gold Butte road, filed March End,
1906. Viewers appointed are II. p.
Stode, VIM. Ware and A. w. Merri-
field.
Petition for county road from Ken
needy road to Jas. Hannell road, filed
March 9th, 1905. Action deferred un-
til right-of-way is granted.
Petition to reopen the Clear creek
road from Ben Williams place to the
timber, was not granted for the rea.
son it is not a county road.
Petition for a county road from
Harlem and Chinook road to source
of Parallen creek, filed December
Sth, 1904. Petition is granted this
9th day of March, 1906, and road is
declared to be a public highway. The
road supervisor of District No. IL is
hereby ordered to open the same to
the public, and the county Surveyor is
directed to survey and plat same and
file plat and field notes with the coun-
ty clerk.
Petition for county road from Milk
river to Harlem and Savoy road, filed
June 10th. 1905. Action deferred un-
til the June meeting.
Petition for abandonment of road
in township 81 north, range p east,
at DOdsOn, Montana. was not granted.
Petition for change in county road
from Il point near Whitlash p~ostotfice
to Half-breed creek, filed February
223d, 1906, was not granted.
Board Il adjourned until , O'Clock
p. m.
Board me at > o'clock p. m. and
proceeded to open the bids submitted
for building the bridge Owe Milk
river ut Dodson. Montana.
The bids were as follows:
Mimi. Bridge 4 Iron Co.....$',51o %
Hewitt Bridge Co 49,. ...... 7,l49 90
| II. S. Wetherill. ..... ....... 1899 90
Midland Bridge Co.......... 1884 90
O. T.. Peppard. 49,. ........ $500 90
A. Y. Bayne 4 Co........... 7,4l9 OO
Hennepin Bridge Co....... . ..492 %
w. $. Hewitt X Co. ......... 1000 %
Northwestern Bridge Coco. 1850 oo
Z. S. Eastcrly & Co ........ 100 OC
II. II. Ward X Co........... 5000 on
Q. T.. Peppard's being the loves,
bid submitted, the contract was
awarded to him.
The board then audited and allowed
the following bills:
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