The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

ers Of Chouteau County, at Their
Special April Session,
1907.
FIRST DAY.
Fort Benton, Mont, Apr. Is, 1907.
The board met at 10 O'Clock a.. m.
in special session as advertised.
Members present were Jere Sullivan,
chairman, o. G.. Skylstead and the
clerk.
The board took up the Miner Hill.
Lepley road matter. Mr.. HOlmer ap-
peared before the board and stated his
objections to said road.
In the matter OF the Gold Butte.
Barnes road to the Canadian line,
A. H. Fey was before the board and
stated his views on said road and the
viewers were ordered to view said road
at the earliest practical time possible.
In the matter of the Canadian boun-
Diary line road to the Chester and Gold
Butte road, filed March 2, 1906. the
petition Is granted this 18th day OF
April. 1907, and the same is declared
to be q public highway. The road
| supervisor of district No, s, is di.
rected to open same to the public and
the county Surveyor Is directed to sur
vey and plat same and file the plat
and field notes with the county clerk.
from Cold Butte to West and South
road, filed July Is. 1906, the petition
and the same is declared to be a pub.
| ~, h;r1u,nu Thn nod unrovyto0r ~
district No. 20, is directed to open
same to the public and the county sur
veyor is directed to survey and plat
same and file the plat and field notes
with the county clerk.
the township line between townships
q and %, on the south side Of Milk
river to the Fort Belknap reserv alton,
filed June 5, 1906, is granted this 18th
day Of April, 1907, and the same is
declared to be a public highway. The
road supervisor of district No. %, Is
directed to open same to the public,
aud the county surveyor Is directed to
survey and plat same and file the plat
and field notes with the county clerk.
The petition for a county road from
Zortman to Coburn's ranch. filed July
IA, 1906, action was deferred pending
the granting of right.of-way through
the Fort Belknap reservation.
The petition for o change in the
county road from Zortman to Wild.
er's landing, filed September I, 1906,
action was deferred until the June
meeting, 1907.
The petition for a county road from
Il. A. Barnes ranch &c and around
the south side of West Butte to the
Teton county line, filed July Is, 1906,
petition is granted this 10Th day o.
April. 1907, and the same is declared
to be q public highway. The roaC
supervisor Of district No. 20, is di
rected to open same to the public, anc
the county surveyor is directed to sur
vey and plat same and file the pla
and field notes with the county clerk
The petition for a county road from
Zortman to the Dodson road, flee
July Ii, 1906, action Is deferred unit
right-of.way is obtained from the in
terror department.
The board then adjourned until
o'clock p. m. -,
: Board met at > o'clock p. III. wit
: same members present aud proceeds
10 open bids on the Nine Mile Hill
,, w arrick road and for the burial q
Y county charges at Havre. JOsep
Braithw ate submitted . bid for tn
construction of q portion Of said roa
40 per specifications, which he pre-
posed to construct for the sum
d, $40, also enclosed certified chez
n for ten per cent. Of the bid. MI
d Braithw aite's bid being the only or
4 submitted he was q awarded the contra
y for the construction of q portion
q said road for the sum OF O., $40. WOl
$ to commence May 20, 1907, and to I
Ell finished by November l, 1907. II
specifications were changed to rea'
Where stone is encountered the roo
Ae bed is to be ten feet wide and balan'
to of road twelve feet wide. Paymen
to be made each quarter on the has
n of IS per cent. Of the work done al
balance on the completion and q
u ceptance of the work. Bond to
S furnished to the board in the sum
ed 81, 500, and contract to be executed
If once
-, The following bids were submitt'
Havre: James Holland proposed
he furnish decent burial for the sum
@, $25 each. H. w. Gross proposed
cb furnish same for $3.50 each. NJ
~ Gross bid being the lowest one su
gu mitted he was awarded the contra
as for one year, at S22 so for each burr;
IL. Bond 20 be furnished in the sum
81, 900 and contract to be furnished
soon as possible.
The board thereupon ad journed 81
ey die. w. Il. LEFT. Clerk.