The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-24
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of Commissioners Of
Yellowstone County, Montana.
Special ses.ion-one Day.

Billings, Mont, April is, 1908.
The Board met this day In special
session at 10 o'clock a. NJ, pursuant
to call and publication, all members
and the clerk being in attendance.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and duly approved.
The viewers report on the road pc
titioned for by Frank o. Donnell and
others, hearing on which was set for
this day at 10 o'clock a. M, was pre-
scented to the Board, and it appear
ing that due and legal notice of such
hearing had been given, as required.
by law. the Board thereupon proceed
ed to the consideration of the report.
The owners of the land over which
said proposed road is to extend, ap-
pearing before the Board and object
ing to the establishment of said
road, and 1t appearing that the advan-
tages to be gained by the establish
ment Of said road do not warrant the
expense connected Herewith, the
Board, after due consideration, upon
motion, rejected said report, and de-
MED the establishment of said road.
The report Of the viewers on the
road heretofore petitioned for by A.. X.
Wick and others, coming on this day
regularly for hearing at IL o'clock a.
NJ, and it appearing that the petition
was irregular and not properly pre-
pared, as required by law, the Board,
upon motion, rejected the viewers re-
port, and denied the establishment OF
said road.
The report Of the viewers on the
road petition Of Carl Rankin and 9th
ers, coming IN this day regularly for
hearing at 2 o'clock p. M, and it ap-
pearing that said petition was irregg.
ular and not properly prepared, as re.
quired by law, the Board, upon mo
tion, rejected the viewers report, and
denied the petition.
This being the day advertised for
receiving bids for grading about one
half mile of county road running north
and south between the farms of Frat
and O'Donnell and Denton Bros, the
Board, upon motion, proceeded to
open the following bids:
]. A. Campbell, Coo per cubic yard
or, as per bid, 1924.
McAdams & Clark, Csc per cubic
yard.
Rogers & Clark, construct box drain
for 78c per cubic yard.
Hall & Fisher, grading complete
for $1,000.
D. e. Jones, 1,O4O yards earth in
cut for fill $3.50, and 100 feet ditch
with Pinch square box (2-inch lum'
ber) complete, 1888.
The Board, after due elaboration
accepted the bid Of D. b. Jones, his
bid being considered the lowest and
best.
The first estimate OF Rogers &
Clark, contractors for grading the
Hogan" road, was presented to the
Board, showing the amount Of $816.94
due on said contract at this time, and
a warrant on the road fund raj order
ed drawn in payment of same.
The Board, upon motion, decided tc
advertise for bids for grading about
two miles Of county road, described
as follows: Beginning at the south
west corner Of section 5 In township ]
south, range 26 east, thence running
north one-half mile; thence running
west through the center Of section 6
said township and range, a distance
OF one mile; also beginning at the
southwest corner of the soutneast
quarter Of section SO, in township ]
north, range &c east, and running dut
north about one-half mile to the Bill
ings Land & Irrigation company:
canal and extending across said cana
about 300 feet more or less.
The clerk was instructed to place
said advertisement in the Billings Ga
zette, and the Board named May 4
1908, at 10 o'clock a. m, as the da!
for opening said bids.
The Board, upon motion, appointe'
w. A. Longley OF Laurel. Montana. a
a member of the County Board o
Educational Examiners" for the terri
Of two years.
A petition dated March %. 1908, an