The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-06-30
County Commissioners
Official Proceedings


Valley Land Co Coal for poor q
Moore Telephone Co Rent etc Oh "
w Mathews Justice ices o.
DrTL Cockrell sth Grade Ex Il 81
Harry Cosner census Malta y.
Glasgow Drug Co Supplies II
Glasgow Light Co Light 10 81
LYMAN Barnes Office Expenses 10 q
Refund Road tax oC
Mileage collecting taxes 70 81
cE Stevens Road work 62 90
Havre Coal Mining Co Coal ss2.s4 disalld
Valley Drug Co Med and Drugs SO 40
I,;s p.1zer Carnenter work 48 90
sCsma,, Expenses 1862 IS
At2oclock D. m. June 25th. 1909, Board of
county commissioners of Valley county. Montana
met in special session, VIM. Mcbride. ]. 7. Far
r;s and the Clerk present. Call for meeting was
read.
At3o'clock p m. Board adjourned to inspect
Poor Farm w. B. Shoemaker, clerk.
VIM Mcbride, chairman.
Alto clock a. M, June 26th. Board resumed
VIM Mcbride James T. Farris and the Clerk
present.
Minutes of meetiag held June 25th. 1909. were
read and approved.
Following petitions as stated in minutes OF reg
ular meeting for June were taken up for hearing
on non consenting land owners and acted on as
noted.
No non -consenting land owners appearing eth
err in person or by letter the roads petitoned Tor
in the following petitions viewers reports were
approved and roads ordered surveyed and opened;
st. 1O4 1O6, 107, and ZIG.
Petition No. Him. D. Terney appearing fol-
lowing arrangement was made-Viewers report
approved and road ordered surveyed and opened
with the provision, viz: road to be opened only to
west Bank of ditch on said M. D. Tierney's land
Petition No. 117-Hearing postponed to Sep
TENDER 10th at 10 a. m. account lnsufhclent hior-
nation.
Petition 52-County Surveyor ordered to survey
road petitioned for in accordance with plat at
tached to petition and same is hereby ordered
opened according to survey.
Petition 11S-For change in road between Hins-
dale and Beaverton was again taken up and road
ordered opened according to original survey.
At u clock noon on motion Board adjourned
until1p.m W. B. Shoemaker, clerk.
At Il o'clock p. m. June 26th 1909, Board re-
sumed. ], T. Farris, VIM. Mcbride and the Clerk
present
On motion it is hereby ordered that all persons
confined in the county Jail under a Judgment of
proceeding are hereby required to perform labor
on the public works and highways in the county,
such labor to be performed under the direction
and supervision of the sheriff of this county or
his deputy or any of theirs
On account of not receiving opinion from At
torney General. no action was taken regarding
issuance of saloon licenses.
On motion it is her eby ordered that special
meeting of the Board of County Commissioners
of Valley county. Montana, be held on Saturday,
July Oath, 1909, at 10 O'Clock in the office of
the Clerk and Recorder in the Court House at
Glasgow, Valley County, Montana for the pur-
pose OF considering petitions for retail of liquor
license to transact any and all business in con-
nection with public cemeteries of the county; to
consider and make appointments of Justices of
the Peace and Constables: to canvas Cnbertson
and Malta Incorporation Election returns: and to
take any action deemed advisable with reference
to issuance and sale of Valley county refunding
bonds; and for the purpose of advertising for bids
for the eoection of Poor House. On motion the
following rules governing county charges were
adopted.
All County charges are under the immediate
pervison of the keeper of the poor farm and must
obey such rules as he prescrbes, subject to the
approval of the Board of county commissioners
Misunderstanding liquors shall be permitted to be
had Or used by the inmates of the farm, except
regular prescription from the county physi-
clan.
Any county charges may be required by the
keeper to perform such reasonable labor as his or
her physical condition may permit, and refusal
to comply with this rule shall be sufficient cause
for an investigation of the health of the inmate
doing, and if found that the claim of ill health
is not true. such inmate may be discharged from
the care of the county.
No inmate of the poor farm shall absent him.
self from the premises without the knowledge
and consent of the keeper, and violation of this
rule shall be sufficient cause for his dismissal.
At o'clock p. m, on motion Board adjourned
w. B. Shoemaker, clerk.
VIM. Mcbride. chairman.