The Dickinson press., 1911-06-10
bolNes IN BILLINGS
CIVIL TWPs. PETITIONS

Al the recent meeting of the Billings
county commissioners. j. B. Stoddard,
W. H. Hanson and John Tester present,
a number of road petitions were con-
sidered.
The petition of F. c.. Dempsey of
Sentinel Butte was returned for the
Sentinel Butte civil township supervi-
sors to consider.
The petition of A. T. Thomson and
E. w. Telford were considered favor
ably.
The J. M. Brier petition was disal-
lowed for the reason that it should come
under the jurisdiction of the civil town.
ship.
j. A. Kitchen. as president of the
Sentinel Butte Commercial, Club asked
for a road crossing at the old Anderson
ranch on Andrews creek and the super
intendent of highways was instructed
to investigate and report.
A petition was presented to the board,
signed by L. A. Cram and others, asking
that twp. 142. range 1O4. be organized
as a civil township, to be known as
ELK Creek"
On motion the prayer of the petition
was granted and it was ordered that
an election be called in said township
for June II, at the Stecker school house,
for the purpose of electing township
officers.
A petition was presented to the board,
signed by John A. Jaeger and others.
asking that twp. 1877, range 104, be
organized as a civil township. to be
known as Bullion"
On motion the prayer of the petition
was granted and it was ordered that an
election be called in said township to
be held on June II, at the Alpha school
house, for the purpose of eIecting town.
ship officers.
A petition was presented to the board,
signed by W. J. Sheets and others, ask
ing that twp. 1873, range 1O1, be organ
lied as a civil township. to be known
as Sheets"
On motion the prayer of the petition
was granted and it was ordered that
an election be called in said township
to be held on June IL. at the Sheets
school house, for the purpose of elect
ing township officers.
The bond of the North Dakota Metal
Culvert Co., in the sum of ST., 600, was
on motion approved.
A petition signed by A. l.. Belmont
and others. asking the county to pay
one-half of the expense of filling ap-
proaches to bridge, between sec. 4 and
%5-137-105, was on motion disallowed
for the reason that they could not draw
upon the general county fund for such
purpose, where it is located i'll a civil
township.
The following bills were allowed:
VIM. Blake, state humane officer,
expense, account in connection with
Mary and Bertha Kidder of Marmarth,
$28. 20.
Ernestine Ueckert, damages done on
the SEA of sec. 13-139-1O5 by road
being laid out across same containing
1.94 acres and isolating a tract of land
containing about three acres 500.
Salary Of E. F. Davis, deputy county
treasurer, was increased from SIS per
month to $50 per month, to date from
April 1st.
Two bridge petitions having been
presented to the board, n signed by
Frank Edwards and others, and one by
J. M. Powell and others, asking to have
a bridge constructed over Beaver Creek
near sec. 2O-143-104 we've disallowed for
the following reason. The board of
county commissioners and the county
superintendent of highways visited and
investigated the advisability of con-
structing said bridge and arrived at
the conclusion that it would be more
practicable to build a bridge across said
Beaver Creek on sec. ~3-143-1O3, having
in view the accommodation OF the most
people. the funds of the county being
insufficient to construct two bridges
across said creek this year.
A bridge petition having been pre-
sented, signed by Harvey E. Hall and
others, asking to have a bridge con-
structed across Beaver Creek. where
same intersects the section line highway
on secs. 81 and ~32-143-105, same on
motion was allowed with the exception
of location. The county commissioners
and county supt. of highways after
visiting and investigating the advisa-
bility of constructing said bridge. de-
cided that it was more practicable to
construct said bridge across Beaver
Creek on sec. 33-143-1O5.
a bridge petition having been pre-
sented, signed by Alfred Largis and
others, asking to have a bridge con-
structed across Bull Head Creek, at the