The Dickinson press., 1911-08-12
COMMISSIONER GRIND
n BILLINGS COUNTY

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The county commissioners of Billings
county met as an equalization board
July "a.
j. E. Phelan met the board relative
to the assessment of the First National
bank of Marmarth. Lots 1 and 2, in
block 7, belonging to said bank were
reduced from So, 800 to So, 600 and the
valuation of the capital stock from $751;
213 to IS, 918.
The outstanding Indebtedness of the
county is outstanding and uncancelled
warrants, 81, 93e1.e bonded indebted
ness $13, 900 due August 1. 1918, for
which there is in the sinking fund
SIT. Oh. 70.
The tax. levy was fixed and apport-
toned as follows: salary of officers and
clerks, $14, 900 ; assessors, ST.. 800; COM
missioners, ST., 500; justice court, 49,.
I 600; district court, $13. 900; printing
and advertising, ST., 800. Office supplies.
S., 900: postage, express, freight. tele-
grams, etc.. $500; light and fuel. $500
court house care and maintenance, $500
care of poor. So, 400 county road, $27, 500
bridges, $11, 900 live stock association.
81. 900 emergency, $l1, 900 sinking fund
and interest, So. 100 poll tax $50 for
road work.
The board as a county board checked
the books of the county officers and
found.the:a correct.
The auditor was instructed to advertise
for bids for road grading on highway
from southwest corner section So. town
ship 141, range 40, north along section
Sc to the northwest corner of section 81.
The bill for bridges in Fryburg town
ship was laid over pending inquiry as
to who ordered said bridges.
The auditor was instructed to adver-
tise for a county physician.
The appointment of Lee Nolan deputy
superintendent of highways for twp. 143,
range los and j. E. Herrick for twps.
143 and 144, ranges 104 and los were
approved. The pay of deputy superin-
tendents of highways was fixed at So. 90
per day.
The board set August 30 as the date
to view a proposed road asked for by
Lee j. Nolan and others and Commits
| sioner Tester was appointed to view the
proposed bridge site across Green river
near sec. 6, twp. 143, range SO. Two
bridges were granted across Green river
near west line of sec. rs. twp. 142,
range SO. and one across Beaver creek,
where same intersects the line of secs.
20 and n. twp 141, range los.
A petition was also Granted for a
bridge across a ranch of Ball Namrick
creek between 10 and "a 136-100 and a
steel bridge was voted across Knutson
creek north of Sentinel Butte, the latter
township agreeing to put in bridges
asked over Alkali and Forsythe creeks.
Petitions for opening roads were pre-
sented by j. E. P6efor and Others and
Geo. H. Parker and others and q remon-
STRANGE against the latter-all laid over
80 days.
"A county road was laid out according
to petition plat and survey and the
board awarded damages to lands thereby
affected.
It was decided not to remodel the
court house this year, and all bids were
rejected.
Balances in the road, bridge and emer-
gency funds were transferred to the
county building fund.
Bills were allowed as follows:
Pioneer Pub. Co.. reduced from $50 tt
SIS. u; C. A. Erase, tax refund, $31. Is
E. E. Solmsan, plans for remodel1ine
court house, reduced from $3.50. 80 tc
$1O3. 40; Overstad g. Hoverson, tax re.
fund, 1914. 40; j. W. Hesser, justice
fees, sS1. IS ; Henry Hill, sheriff justice
court. $4O0. Is; W. E. Pelissier, sheriff
justice court, $71.04 Dan Drenkel, wit.
ness justice court, 81; Ed. Dietz, sheriff
justice court; J. S. Morris. SO. E. L.
McCoul. $40, j. T. Heisler, $40, Sidney
Bean, 50, Mrs. j. r. Craiger, $21. 80,
j. R. Craiger, .$2130', Marie Amber,
$21. 80. W. L. Deneen, $21. 80, Lille
Hartman, $21. 80, all witnesses in just.
ice court; N. D. Nichols, justice fees,
81. 95: W. E. Pelissier, sheriff justice
court. $50. IS; VIM. Blake. witness just.
ice court, S27. 90 r. w. Slough, witness
justice court, 81. so; E.E. Egan. just.
ice fees, $61.5; J. W. Page, sheriff just.
icec curt, S12. so; J. z. Gardner. justice
fees, ST.. 80; Chas. Barnett, sheriff just
ice court, SIG. IS j. S. Snyder, witness
justice court. So. 30; Glen Webb. wit
ness justice court. So. 80; j. P. Reeve,
justice fees, $500 R. Martinson,