The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1908-12-16
COUNTY BOARD HAD AN
ACTIVE week OF BUSINESS

OF Ravalli county, Montana, met pur-
suant to adjournment Thursday
morning at 9 O'Clock, all members of
the board being present.
1t was ordered by the board that the
county treasurer transfer the follow
ing school tax from District No. to
District No. Is, the amount of school
moneys credited to District No which
should have been in District No. Is:
L. Richards, S16 SO; John Watts, SIS 90;
H. w. Bohon, $5.91; W. E. Brown, SO
cents.
The following bids for the construc-
tion of bridge across Canyon creek
were opened as follows:
o. E. Peppard $2975 90
Midland Bridge Co. 3238.O0
On motion of Borough and seconded
by Treece, the contract was awarded
to O. E. Peppard for the sum of
$2o75.o0.
On motion made by Borough and
seconded by Treece it was ordered
that the county clerk advertise for
the county printing and for books and
stationery for the county for the en-
suing two years, according to speci-
fcations on file in the office of the
county clerk and recorder.
On petition of the citizens of Darby,
having subscribed the amount of
$136 90 for the purpose of building a
Jail in SAID town, on motion like
amount was contributed by the board
OF county commissioners.
In the matter of the petition Of H.
J. St. John ct al, asking for a certain
road to be laid out and declared a pub
lie highway, the following viewers
were appointed: Geo. w. Fowler,
Theodore Rose and H. S. Lord. The
viewers were ordered to view the same
on December %, 1908, and report at
once.
In the matter of the road petitioned
for by w. H. Young ct al the petition
was granted as prayed for, providing
the petitioners make said change with
out ony cost to the county.
In the matter OF the road petitioned
laid out and declared a public high
way, the following viewers were ap-
pointed H. S. Lord, Geo. w. Fowler
and Theodore Rose. The viewers
we're orered to view the same on
December %, 1908, and report at once.
In the matter of the road petitioned
| for by Van II. Woodmancy ct al, pray
| ing for a certain road. the same was
| rejected.
In the matter of the road petitioned
| for by w. 7. Tyler ct al, the follow
ing viewers were appointed to view
the same on December "a, 1908, and
report at once: H. S. Lord, E. A.
Johnson and Henry Grover.
| In the matter of the deeds of ROM
ney, Riley and Sullenger, conveying
certain lands for roads to Ravalli
county, it is hereby ordered that said
land be reconveyed to the original
owners, for the reason that said roads
were not laid out in compliance with
the law.
| The following bids for the construc-
tion of bridge across slough east
of Florence, also 48 foot of approach
on each side of same, were received:
O. e. Peppard $7oe SO
Cow Bros. & Townsend $3.50
| The board not being satisfied with
the above bids, the clerk was ordered
to readvertise the same.
In the matter of the road petitioned
for by William Jameson ct al, asking
for certain public highway, the fol-
lowing viewers we're appointed and
ordered to view the same on Dec. 80,
1908, and report at once: H. S. Lord,
Russell Smithey and John A. Hull.
| The following bids we're received
for the care and maintenance of the
poor:
A. Lowery, $3.50 per capita per
week.
| Edward Garrigan, $7.25 per capita
per week.
On motion the bids were rejected
and the county clerk was instructed
to readvertise the same, also for the
burial of the paupers, said bids TO be
filed with the county clerk not later
than Jan. 7, 1909, at II m,
| The following bids for medical at
tendance were received:
Robt. L. Owens $4,000
c. r. Thornton $4,000
On motion made by Borough and
seconded by Treece, Thornton was
awarded the contract.
The following allowances for the
poor of the county were fixed as fol.
lows: VIM. Smith, $4,000, payable
louarterly: Thos Ruuninp $40: T. T.