The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-23

4uc UOdrO meG at III O'ClOCk q. m.
with all members present, and audited
the following bills:
= Lewis, collecting road ax............. 60 90
~ lockwood, medicine. 10 90
lockwood. medicines per contract.... 95 90
! y Wilson, exp OF mounted police ....... 90 On
8 D Young, fencing so 90
Upon petition of the qualified cleo
tors of Harlem township, Mr.. Harda-
way was appointed Justice of the peace
of said township.
Chas. Crepeau and c. D. Miller
were before the board in. reference to
a county road from Zortman to Wild
er's Landing. The board agreed to
give the matter careful consideration.
Petition for public scales for Harlem
bearing the required number of sign
ers was examined and approved.
Commissioner Kennedy is directed to
purchase said scales from the Havre
Commercial Co., of Havre, on the
same basis as the Chinook scales were
furnished. He is also directed to select
the location for the same. P M. Bos-
ley was appointed weighmaster.
The board appointed Commissioner
Kennedy a member of the board of
control Of the dry farming congress to
meet at Billings, Oct. 26th to 2Sth.,
1909.
The board allowed the county sur
veyor, A. w. Merrifeld, a deputy for
a period of three months at a salary
OF three dollars per day.
The resignation of John G. Duff as
justice OF h peace was accepted.
The following appointments were
made to attend the National Irrig alton
Congress to be held at Spokane,
Wash, August 9th. to IA. w. B.
Sands, Chinook: James Holland,
Havre: F. E. Stranahan, Fort Ben
ton; Thos. Strobe, Whitlash; Thos.
Everett, Harlem.
county map in the county clerks Office
be repaired, and the county surveyor
is directed to discontinue work on said
map until further notice.
Petition for a retail liquor license
in favor of Marshall Simmons, of
Whitlash, was not granted.
The clerk is directed to advertise
the following real estate for sale be-
longing to Chouteau county, which
will be sold at the front door of the
court house on Saturday, July 10th,
1909, at 2 O'Clock p. M, by the chair
man of the board:
Lots 10 and Is Block l22: half in
terest in Lots II, II and Ii Block 80,
all in townsite of Fort Benton. The
north half of the southwest quarter
of Section 10, Township "a, N. Range
S. E.
In h matter OF the several petitions
presented for appropriations for the
purpose of exploiting the resources of
Chouteau county. The petition from
the City of Havre for furnishing a
room at the station and the petition
from Chinook, Harlem and Chester
for furnishing a special car, was duly
considered and also for an a%ppropri-
alton for a dry land farming congress.
Action was deferred until later.
FIFTH DAY.
The board met at 10 O'Clock a.. m.
with all the members present, and al
lowed the following bills:
Ghas soderstrom, road work............s II 90
Claus Peters, burial Of pauper........... 80 90
The clerk is ordered to advertise
for bids for the construction of q Jail
at Dodson. Plans and specifications to
be furnished by the county surveyor.
Bids to be opened July 18TH, 1909, at
2 o'clock p. m.
The board reconsidered the appoint
ment of Jos. Hartman as road super
visor of district No. 10 and hereby ap-
point him supervisor of district No.
Is instead.
James Thornhill was appointed road
supervisor of district No. 10, and G.
c. Isom was appointed supervisor OF
district No. 80.
In the matter of the division of
school district No. 10, the board de-
ferred action until personal investiga.
ton car be made.
Petition for q retail liquor license
at Chester in favor of Walter Burton
was granted.
In the matter of the petition for ap-
pointment of q deputy sheriff and also
for q Jail in the Sweet Grass hills.
Action was deferred until investigated.
In the matter Of the Harlem.C anada
line road, fled June 5th, 1909. The
board appointed the following view.
ers: Scott Cowan, II. G. Turner and
Fl. CrOssOn, to meet June 21st, 1909,
at Harlem.
In the matter of petition for transfer
of retail liquor license from Ed,
Powell, of ZOrtman, to the firm Of
Brown & ThOrsen, of the same place,
Petition was granted by the board.
The board allowed the following
bills:
Anderson Drug Co, drugs for poor .......S IS &
Hubert Pendorf, exp deputy assessor. ..... IS s.
II W CrOssen, asst county surveyor. -. &
Jere Sullivan, commissioner pay......,.. 1875 Ok
+ NJ Kennedy, "......., l72 q
0 G Skylstead, 4" ".......... 1874 Al
The board appropriated the follow.
ing amounts to the several road dis.
tricts:
l. ............. .......... $500