Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-28
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

mlSSlOnerS OF Fergus county, Mon
tana, beginning on the first Monday in
December, as per statute provided.
Board called to order at 10 o'clock
a. m., December 4, 1916. Present:
Charles d. Allen, chairman.
e. d. Barney, commissioner
B. F. Moulton, commissioner.
F. R. Cunningham, clerk.
Privileges granted for preparing pre-
MUM list for county fair:
F. E. Race and Earl McGinnis were
granted the exclusive privilege of pre-.
pairing and printing the official pre-
MUM list for the first annual Fergus
county fair. to be conducted under
authority of the board of county COM
missioners. Said privilege was grant,
ed on the following conditions, viz:
Said F. E. Race and Earl McGinnis to
donate 5000 copies Of said publication
to the county and to furnish as many
additional copies as might be desired
by the board at actual cost Such ad-
ditional copies to be ordered before
the publication goes to press.
Petition for the incorporation Of
Grass Range.
A petition containing the names of
more than so qualified electors, resi-
dents of the territory proposed to be
incorporated, was received asking
that the following described territory,
viz:
Parts OF sections twenty-seven (27,
twenty eight (2S), thirty-three (33),
and thirty-four (34),~ all in township
fifteen, north 15N) of range twenty
three, ed / (23E) Montana maridian,
in Fergus county, Montana. to-wit:
The west half of the southwest
quarter (Wh SWA) section twenty
seven (27), the southeast quarter
tSE4) section twenty-eght (2S), the
north half Of the northeast quarter,
the north half of the south half of
the northeast quarter (Nh NEA, NJ
SEa, NEA), section thirty-three (33)
and the northwest quarter OF the
northwest quarter, the north half OF
the southwest quarter of the north
west quarter (NWA NWA, NJ SWA
NWA) section thirty-four (34), all in
township Is north, of range % east
Fergus county, Montana, containing
420 acres, more or less, according to
the government survey thereof.
That the number Of wards to be
created in the proposed municipal
corporation is two (2) and the boun
daries of the wards to be created are
as follows:
First Ward.
All Of that portion of the proposed
town Of Grass Range, Fergus county
Montana, north of the center line o.
Fourth street included in the SWA
section 27 and the SEA section 2S
al fhot pe ho NE1L
section 33 and the NWA NWA O
section a. all in township Is north
of range 23 east, Montana meridian
as shown by the map hereto attached
shall comprise the first ward
Second Ward.
All that portion of the proposed
town of Grass Range, Fergus county
Montana, north of the center line O
Fourth street, included in the NEZ
section 33 and the NWA section "a
township Is north, of range % east
Montana meridian, as shown by tn
map hereto attached, shall compris
the second ward
designations and Appointments.
The resignation of Frank j. Hazen
as trustee of the Fergus county higl
school, was presented and accepted
F. r. Cunningham was appoints
member of the board of trustees O
the Fergus county high school to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Frank j. Hazen.
Constable Bond Approved.
The bond of c. w. Curtis, constabl
in and for Big Springs judicial towl
ship, was filed and approved
Instructions to Clerk Reclosing OF
Road.
The clerk was instructed to motif
John Goets and George w. Conrad
both of Flat Willow, to open the oil
road running through their respectiv
places, complaint having been mad
of their action in closing said oil
road.
Portion Of Old Road Abandoned.
The following described road, j. e
that portion of the old Ubet to Lev
istown stage road, lying between th
following described points, viz:
point south 81 degrees, so degree
east, 367 feet of the quarter commo
to sections 10 and Is, township !
north, range II east, and the cente
of section II, township IA north, rang
II east, was declared abandoned, an
the following described territory, viz
Beginning at point south so degree
SO degrees east, 367 feet of the qua
ter corner common to sections 10 an
Is, township IA, range II, and runnin
thence north SO degrees, degree
east, 10 feet, thence north 4S degree
Is feet east, 1,041, thence north {
degrees, Is feet. 1,1O3, thence mort
81 degrees, 80 feet east, 1,054, thent
north "a degrees, As feet east, SO
thence north 50 degrees, Is feet eas
377 thence north 50 degrees, eas
750 feet, north SO degrees, Is fe
east, $50 feet, thence north degree
05 feet west, 239 feet, thence north
degrees, 80 feet west, 795 feet to Il
center of section II, township l.
range II, to intersect with old roa
Road to be 40 feet wide, ,swas reclart
to be a county road in lieu theree
This change alludes to road petite
No. 536
That portion of the old road r,l
ming north and south between sc
tions and 10, township IA mort
range II east, was declared aba
doned and the following describ,
territory, viz: Beginning at poi
800 feet north of the NV corner
section 10, township IA north, ran
II east and running thepoo south on