The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25

such assessment. the pyis-
tence OF such a certificate is, to a GER
tain extent, a cloud upOn the title to
said property:
Therefore, it is ordered that the
county treasurer and county clerk be
directed to cancel said certificate of
sale and to mark the same AS being
cancelled by order of the board of
county commissioners on their re-pec-
tive tax records.
The said certificate of sale hereby
directed to be cancelled is certificate
No. sos, in the name of T. j. Norton.
The board then adjourned until =
O'Clock p. m.
Afternoon Session,
The board met at 2 O'Clock D. M.
with all the members present. and
then drove to the Teton bridge to in
spect the work of riprapping and the
ditch work done by Contractor Stew
art.
The board also inspected the public
scales at Fort Benton, and the same
were accepted.
The bid of Claus Peters for the
burial of deceased paupers at $50 per
capita was accepted.
Upon request of j. A. Hughes for
rebate of taxes on a certain mortgage
enormously assessed to him, the clerk
was ordered to refund him the amount
of S1S. %.
In the matter of j. A. Wiederhold
for rebate of tax, the same was al
lowed in the sum of $47. SO.
A rebate of tax in favor of f. L.
French was allowed for $31. 25.
The request of w. E. Chase for re-
~A - -., 49, lo~
lowed.
The following bills were audited and
allowed:
Lew Williams, rebate Of taxes....."....s Y 90
II W Stringfellow, public scales......... $50 90
The board then adjourned until 10
O'Clock Tuesday.
EIGHTH DAY.
Fort Benton, Mont, Dec. 10. 1907.
The board met at 10 O'Clock a. m.
with all the members present, and took
up road matters as follows:
In the matter of the Mitchell coulee
road, deeds for right of way have been
received from the Havre Coal Mining
Co., Peter Martin and wife, Mary
| WOodman. James Woodman, j. d.
Thompson, Payten Boone and Andrew
HOlien. The petition was granted and
the road declared to be a public high
way. The road supervisor of district
No. % was ordered to open the same
to the public, and the county surveyor
was ordered to survey and plat the
same and file plat and field notes with
the county clerk.
In the matter of the Coburg road,
viewers were appointed: J. F. Sharp
| Ia, ~ (,,nrly and na,n tfnTtop,,11
Gus Senieur was appointed public
weighmaster at Fort Benton.
In the matter of Reser's ranch and
North Fork to Canadian line road,
filed Sept. 3. 1907, the report of the
viewers was accepted and the petition
granted, and said road was declared
to be "A public highway. The county
surveyor was directed to survey and
plat the same and file the plat and
field notes with the county clerk. The
road supervisor of district No. I was
directed to open the same to the pub
lie.
In the matter of the Flanagan
change to East Havre road, the action
of the board in accepting the report OF
the viewers was recOnsidered owing to
an error in said report, and the same
was rejected. Said road a ordered
reviewed, and w. S. Young, Edward
West and II. w. Roys were appointed
viewers.
In the matter of the change in the
ChinOOk-Snake creek road, filed Nov.
10. 1906, the report of the viewers was
~unfaVOrable and no further action was
taken.
In the matter of the Coburg t o Can
adian line road, filed Sept. |, 1907, &C
ton was deferred until the right OF
way is obtained.
The board then adjourned until :
O'Clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The board met at , O'Clock p. m.
with all the members present, and con
ltinucd with road matters.
Petition for a change in the count.
road at Wagner, filed Nov. |, 1907
The following viewers We're appointed
Isaac Niebauer: A.. j. Barrett and A
II. Wicgand.
Petition for a county road to b,
known as the Smith road, filed Oct
= ~, 1907, vas rejected as the petition
= is irregular.
) Petition for change in the count
Q road from Fort Benton to Bucklan'
U hill, filed Sept. ~, 1907. Action wa
deferred until further information
secured.
Petition for a county road frol
o Nine-Mile coulee to Martins. file
T. Aug. Il, 1907. Action was deferre
awaiting the viewers report.
Petition for change of bridge
Chester, filed Dec. /, 1907. The fo
lowing viewers were appointed: Gee
Dutro, Maurice Spangler and j. |
ITrOmmer.
Petition for county road from Mort
~ Fork to Paradise valley, filed Sep
50 i, 1907. Action was deferred.
DR.. J. H. Russell submitted a bi
for medical attendance at Fort Be
ton and vicinity for the sum of $l,OO
90 The same was rejected by the board.
Petition for Il county road from mort
2, end of Teton station to the Cheste
ID Circle ranch road, filed August l
1907. The clerk was directed to mott
re all non-consenting land owners to q
pear before the board March ,, 1908.
sr Petition for u county road from I
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