The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-26
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Of the Board Of County Commission.
ers of Chouteau County, at Their
Regular June Session,
1907.

with all members present. The count!
t~reasurer's report was examined anC
approved and the following bills al
allowed:
Terrence o'Reilly, road work...........s 81 O.
{ { Hsif sSTson - 70 80 g
Hayre Coal company, coal ............... s.
William Ware, road work.. ....--... - :.
In the matter of George Petrie for
rebate of taxes, action was deferred
until the September meeting.
In the matter OF Henry Hagen's bill
against Chouteau county for rock
placed under the Missouri river
bridge, the board made full settle
ment with Mr.. Hagen for S135.
In the matter of an increase in the
salaries of the deputies of the treas
urer's and clerk Of courts Offices, the
salaries were increased to 800 per
month, commencing June l, 1907. The
janitOr's salary was increased to $40
per month, commencing June l. 1907.
The above raises were made on ac-
count of the increased cost of living.
The board ordered the back yard Of
the Jail and court house cleaned up
The clerk is hereby ordered to adj
vertise for bids for placing new floors
in different parts of the court house,
also for painting the floor of the court
room. Plans may be seen at the
county clerks Office. Bids to be
opened July Is, 1907, at , o'clock
p. m.
The clerk is hereby ordered 20 adj
vertise for bids for the furnishing aud
placing of one hundred tons of rock
around the piers of the Missouri river
bridge at Fort Benton. Rock to be
square and weigh at least 100 lbs. each:
also for repairing the ice breakers
above said bridge. All work 20 be
completed by August 80, 1907.
The assessor is authorized 10 employ
an extra deputy on OF the bad
weather for the past three months de-
laying his work.
The petitions for public scales a.
Havre and Fort Benton were APP
proved.
The board then adjourned until >
O'Clock p. m.
Board met at , o'clock p. n. and
audited the following bills:
Frank Mcdonald, special eputy........ % 90
mllease....,. .. =. L. ~
Mrs Heaney, nursing .................. IS -
The clerk is authorized to advertise
tor bids for the furnishing and placing
of two public scales of five or seven
ons capacity. Jere Sullivan is to
select the site in Fort Benton and @.
G. Skylstead at Havre. Bids to be
opened at > O'Clock p. M, July Il,
1907.
The clerk is authorized to advertise
for bids for the construction of a 100
foot span combination steel bridge to
be built over the Big Sandy creek.
Bidders 20 furnish plans and speciti-
cations.
The clerk is authorized to advertise
for sale to the highest bidder for cash
lots II and Is. block B., townsite of
Fort Benton. Said sale to be held at
the front door of the court house on
the Sth day 'of July, 1907, at . o'clock
p. IN.
The board made a division of the
road districts to be under the supervi-
sion of each county commissioner. as
follows: Jere Sullivan, district Nos.
l, 3, !, IL, - and u; O. G.. S%kylstead,
district Nos. ,, +, 8, II, Is, 70, p, %
and %: Alex Ross, district Nos. ), :.
8, 10, IL, II, Is, II, Is, %, %, ~, 25
and 26. Each commissioners in their
respective districts are hereby au-
thorized and directed to inspect the
roads and examine the work Of the
road supervisors and report to the
board. John Forgey was appointed
road supervisor of road district No.
IL.
Whereas we find that on a careful
investigation of the poor farms in diff
fercnt counties in the state, that it is
for the best interests Of the tax payers |
IN Il large county to have its poor kept
on a poor farm, and that it is much
more economical as well a, beneficial
to the poor. Therefore the county
clerk ordered to advertise for a loca-
ton for said poor farm. The site
should contain not less than eighty
acres, with an undisputed water right.
Bids to be opened July Is, 1907. at >
o'clock p. N.
The board then adjourned until 10
O'Clock Friday.
FIFTH DAY.
Fort Benton. Mont, june !. 1907.
The board met at 10 o'clock a. N.
with same members present and took
up the matter of the county high
school. In accord nce with an act to
establish Il county free high school,
hoiiiAiiulioi Pul'CtS lave Dccu lleu
and the question will be submitted to
the people, and Saturday, July 8, 1907,
is hereby set apart for such special
election between the hours of 5 a. M.
and i p. IN. The clerk is hereby d.
rected to publish notices Of such spe-
cial election and the following polling
places are hereby established and
judges named:
District No. l, Harlem-school
house: judges, ?. NJ. Bosley, w. S.
Cowan, j. A. Sadler, E. V. Gray
beal and David Ring.
District No. 2, Dodson-Steven's
store; judges, Riley Brooks, j. B.
Turton and Tom Kelly.
District No. 3, Landusky-school
house; judges, j. r. Morrison, j. 7.
ThrOop and G.. l.. Bowles.
District No. 4, Chinook-town hall:
judges, A. H. Reser, J. w. STAN, J.
Prosser, j. F. Williams and o. d.
Wickizer.
District No. s., Lower Clear Creek
school house: judges, Geo. Ramberg.
Il. B. Anderson and j. kearful.