The Harlowton news., 1911-08-18
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Com.
missioners of Measher Coun.
'ty.

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June 5th, 191l.-The Board of Count
Commissioners Of Meagher County
Montana, met in regular session Jun
5th 1911, at o'clock a. m. with al
members present and Geo. Fowlie
Clerk.
The meeting was presided over b
Robert Zehntner. Chairman, and th
minutes of the regular March sessio,
were read and approved, also those O
the joint commission, composed O
the members of the boards of count,
commissioners of Musselshell ant
Meagher counties, organized for tn,
purpose of adjusting the financia
status of the counties of Meagher anG
Musselshell
The resignation of L. L. Gottleit
as justice of peace for Musselshel
Township was read and by motion ac
cepted.
A communication relating to a
road crossing portion of the Winnie
cook Land and Live Stock Company
ranch from H. II. Piggot was read.
There being road petition before the
commissioners correcting the fault
complained of, no action was taken
on Mr.. Piggot's letter.
A communication from f. Il. Ellis
OF Hedgesville relating to Huffman
family and in which he stated that
some assistance was necessary was
read. Commissioner Webster was di-
rected to go to Hedgesville on his re
turn home, investigate the circum-
stances and to render any financial
assistance deemed BY him required.
Mr.. Joseph Labrie of Harlowton ap-
peared before the board and stated
that by mistake 2,3OO head of sheep
had been given into the assessor of
both Sweet Grass and Meagher
counties for the year 1910 and that
the taxes on said sheep had been paid
in both counties. 1t was mutually
agreed that Mr.. Labrie should SUBJ
NIT in writing statement of the
facts in connection with this double
assessment and that the County At
torneys of each county would prepare
an opinion which opinion would be
submitted to the Attorney General
for final review and that the COM
missioners would be guided and hold
ing by such decision rendered by the
Attorney General in the refund of
said taxes.
Legal petitions for retail liquor
dealer license were on file from Lar
son & Davis of Shawmut, j. H. Hicks
and w. H. Philbrick of Martinsdale.
George Hall of Dorsey, o. NJ. RAIDER,
Frank Gill and S. o. Johnson of
Hedgesville. A remonstrance to is
suing any other liquor license for the
town of Hedgesville other than the
one now in force was presented. BY
motion the applications of Larson &
Davis, j. H. Hicks, w. H. Philbrick,
George Hall and o. M. RAIDER we're
granted and the the county treasurer
directed to issue licenses to the last
named persons. The petitions of
Frank Gill and S. O. Johnson were
denied.
BY motion VIM. Fowlie, who had
been elected principle of the White
Sulphur Springs school for the year
l9ll-l9l2, was appointed member of
the Board of Educational Examiners
for the ensuing year.
The clerk was directed to draw
warrant on the general fund in favor
of A. G. Graves in the sum of $3.50 in
payment OF lots and of block 2,
original townsite of Harlowton,
which lots had been purchased from
A. G. Graves to be used for Jail site
and upon which the Jail building is to
be moved.
A road petition from Herman Pet
zold asking for a change of a road, a
portion of which passes through his
ranch was on file. The clerk was di-
rected to send MIR. Petzold regular
and legal road petition blank and re-
quest to have his petition made in ac-
cordance with the requirements of
the road laws.
A road petition was on file reading
as follows: Beginning at the west end
of Main street in the town of Hedges,
thence west to the west line of sec. II,
T. N, r. Is East, thence due south
on the section line to the south west
corner of Sec II, T. N, R. l8 East.
BY motion no viewers were appointed
to view and lay out the above pro-
posed road.
The following road petition signed
by Rasmus E. Indreland ct al was
read. Beginning at gate on the
south side of the lane of the county
road between Lennep and Martins