Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06

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Waller special ............ 5.7S
Personal property tax. 30.S9
Shelby regular .......... 610.42
Shelby special .......... 471.04
Bynum fire tax .......... Bats
Cut Bank special ........ 1923
$124,152.7 70
Treasurer's aeport was approved
and ordered filed.
1t appearing that the assessed valua-
ton of Teton county for the year 1916
is more than eleven million and less
than fifteen million dollars. to-wit:
SIP, 799,4 64; therefore, in accordance
with the provisions of section 1915,
revised codes of 1907, the board desig-
mated Teton county as a county of
the fourth class.
The Northern Flax Fibre Co. of Con-
rad was granted permission to cross
the county road with a spur track,
provided that they put in place and
maintain the crossing.
Ordered, that beginning with Janu-
airy 1, 1917, the county will furnish
all automobiles required for field work
of the county surveyors office and no
automobiles shall be hired for such
work.
Board continued auditing claims a.
gainst the county in which business
the remainder of the afternoon was
taken up.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. Sept. IA.
THIRD DAY
Sept. IA 1916. Board met at 10 a.
m. All members present.
Report was presented of eXamina-
lion of county offices as made by R.
N. Hawkins, first assistant state ex-
aminer and G. G. Grant, deputy, Aug
ust 1919, 1916. Same was ordered
filed.
w. P. Grooms and Ernest Arnett
appeared and requested that certain
Improvements be made on county
roads leading into the towns of Aga
wan and Pendroy.
Board continued auditing claims a.
gainst the county in which business
the remainder of the forenoon was
taken up
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board r~eassembled at 2 p. m. All
members present.
Board then inspected county Jail.
Jailor vas instructed to have neces-
sary repairs made and county auditor
was directed to purchase two new
locks, new stove and posts for fence.
Official bonds of all county, township
and district officers were examined
and found satisfactory.
Board then continued auditing
claims against the county in which
business the remainder of the after
noon was taken up.
Adjourned to 10 a.. m. Sept. Is.
FOURTH DAY
Sept. Is, 1916. Board met at 10 a..
m. All members present.
Ordered, that personal property tax
es for 1914 of Frank McDermott on
one mortgage for $500 be cancelled
as said McDermott is not a resident
of the state, and has not resided in
Montana since 1912.
Ordere, that treasurer transfer S.
900 from the General fund to the Con-
tingent fund.
County auditor was instructed to
purchase coal needed for Jail.
Board then appointed the following
election judges for the general cleo
ton to be held November Z. 1915, in
addition to the judges appointed for
the primary of August 20, all of whom
are also designated as judges for the
general election.
Pennington, Ed. Bollerud and Viii
liam Chalmers.
Spring Valley, P. H. Feehan and
Henry A. Hodgskiss.
Power, Joseph Holmberg and L. M.
INQUIRER.
Porter, Ernest Arnett and Thos ].
Levi.
Williams, E. G. Mattke and Jas. M.
lParmalee.
The following petitions for new roads
were presented and board appointed
viewers thereon.
Road No. asa. Beginning at a
point on road No. 48 at the southwest
corner section %, township % north,
range 3 west; thence east 2 miles;
thence south 2A miles to the right
of way of G. N. Railway; thence east
about 1k miles paralleling the G. N.
railway right of way to the town of
Sloan. Also beginning at southwest
corner section 26. township 20 north,
range 3 west; thence west 2 miles. c.
N. Ward, c. B. Jackson and VIM. Wal
lace, viewers.
Road No. IA. Begenning at south.
east corner section 20, township 29
north, range 8 west; running thence
east one mile to southeast corner sec.
ton 81, township 29 north, range
west. Also beginning at southeast
corner section 16, township 20 north,
range 3 west, running thence 2 miles
south to southeast corner section %,
township 20 north, range 3 west. c,
N. Ward. r. M. Sauer and e. R
Aiken, viewers.
Road No. 1888. Beginning at a point
on section line between sections 81
and SO, township rs north, range
west, near the south end of county
bridge across the south fork of Mud
dy creek; thence east paralleling the
Muddy on the south to the north u
corner section So, same township AND
range. Thence east on section line
"a miles to northwest corner o1
northeast quarter northeast quarter
section 80, township 26 north, range
west. Thence south Il mile. Thence
east n mile. Thence in a southerly