The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01

60 I" steel IA ..!..... 1850
The Burrell Bridge company offered
to furnish all material and construct
complete ready for travel, in accord
ance with advertisement, plans and
specifications, the bridges at Wagner
and Big Sandy for the following
prices, viz:
Wagner bdg steel, tubular piers SO, e96
comb. 7,49l
Batram comb: 3,496
steel 4,495
McNamara bdg steel tub. piers 4,52l
comb 3,346
After carefully considering the sew
eral bids the board decided to award
the contract to O. E Peppard, his
proposals being the lowest submitted.
SECOND DAY.
The board met at 10 o'clock q. m.
Members present Jere Sullivan, o. G..
Skylstead, E. M. Kennedy and the
clerk.
The board continued cancelling
warrants and adjourned at noon until
2 p. M. :,
took up road matters as follows:
In the matter of the change of q
portion of the Circle ranch road,
fled August "a, 1909, the board ap-
pointed the following viewers: A. W..
Merriield, Chas Schilling and J. G.
Sullivan.
Petition for abandonment Of q por-
! ton of the Benton depot to Weather
was-NorcOtte road, fled August "a,
1909, the following viewers err ap-
pointed: A. w. Merrifield, Chas.
/ Schilling> and J. G. Sullivan.
In the matter of q county road be-
tween Gold Butte and Whitlash, filed
Dec. 8, 1908, action was deferred until
| viewers report is received.
Petition for q change In the Wag-
ner-Valley county line road, filed
| March 2, 1909, action deferred until
| viewers report Is received.
Petition for county road from High
wood-6honkin road, filed May Is,
| 1909, the report of viewers is accepted
this oath day of August, 1909, and the
same is hereby declared to be q public
highway. The road supervisor is
ordered to open same to the public
and the county surveyor IL instructed
to survey and plat same, and file plat
and field notes with the county clerk.
Petition for q change in the Reser-
vatiOn-Big Sandy road, fled Sept.
81. 1908, is rejected for the reason it
accommodates only q few settlers; that
the cost of construction Is excessive;
that it is q priva road rather than q
public highway, and at q conservative
estimate would cost the county $500
to $1,000, including right-of-way and
fencing.
With reference to the road from
Fort Benton to Great Falls;
Whereas, it has been brought to the
attention of the board in this session
assembled, that the above named road
has never been plated and declared
such by any board of county commits.
siOners of this county, and
Whereas, by information brought
before the board, it has been estab-
) lished that the said road above de-
scrihed as now travelled has been for
a great many years, tOwit; since 1887,
used by the public and Travelled as a
public highway and considered as
such, @
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
provisions of section 1887 OF the Re-
vised codes of Montana of 1907, we,
the board of county commissioners OF
Chouteau county, Montana, do hereby
declare the said above described road
a public highway within SAID county
of Chouteau; and we further direct
that the county surveyor of said coun'
} ty shall forthwith survey and plat
said road, and that the road super.
visor of the district within which said
road runs is directed to open said
highway to the public travel.
The board adjourned sine die.
w. r. LEFT, County Clerk.
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