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

Falls. Present, Commissioners K. B.
McIver. Thos. Curry and w. F. Kester
of Cascade county and Henry Rad
cliffe, Ernest A. Sav2ry and Martin
Jacobson of Teton county and depu-
ty clerk, Geo. w. Rogers and Guy S.
Jameson. Fl
The joint bridge across Sun river
at Lowry was taken up for considera-
ton. 1t was decided that it would
be necessary to visit site before final
location could be decided upon.
Board adjourned to go to Lowry at
l p. m.
Boards met again at Lowry and in
v~estigated proposed bridge sites. but
laid the matter over for purpose of
securing rights of way for road lead
ing to bridge.
SIXTH DAY
Sept. 18, 1916. Board met at 10
a. M. Present, Chairman Henry Rad
cliffe and Commissioner Ernest A.
Savory and the clerk. Absent, Com
missioner Jacobson.
1t appearing to the board that
County Auditor G. James Smith has
been absent from the state for more
than 60 days and that thereby a va
cancy exists in said office of county
auditor, the board appointed Adeline
c. Smith as county auditor for the re-
mainder of the term ending on the
first Monday of January, 1917.
Official bond was presented of Ad-
cline C. Smith, county auditor, in the
sum of SIS, 900 with Thomas O.. Lar
son, julius Hirshberg, G. S. Melon
aid, G. M. Coffey. P. H. Crossen and
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was approved.
Adjourned to 2 D.. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board reassembled at 2 p. m. Same
mebers present.
] Board then took action on road
viewers reports as follows:
On recommendation of County Sur
veyor Ward, rights of way having
been secured, the following roads
we're declared public highways and
ordered opened to the public.
, CHANGE IN ROAD NO. 1888
Beginning at the southwest corner
section 1, township % north, range 8
west; thence north 1 mile; thence
east 3 miles; thence north across Mud
dy to join road No. 1923. Beginning
again at northeast corner section 5,
township 25 north, range 2 west;
thence south 1 mile; thence east u
mile; thence south l mile.
ROAD NO. 219-A
Beginning at a point on present
county road at approximately north
west corner section 16, township 20
north, range 8 west; thence east q
mile; thence south 20 rods; thence
east a mile; thence south on section
line on west side of Waller ditch to
connect with county road on south
line southeast quarter southeast quar-
ter said section 16.
HUSETH NORTH ROAD NO. 218
Beginning at a point on Choteau-
Power road at southeast corner sec
ton 8. township 20 north, range 2
west; thence north z miles to connect
with road No. 800 at northeast corner
section 8. township 23 north, range 2
west.
ROAD NO. 12O-A
Beginning at the south end of Third
street of original townsite of Brady,
where it intersects the G. N. railway
right of way, and running in a south
erly direction parallel to the G. N.
right of way on the easterly side of
said right of way for a distance Of
about 4 miles to the township line
or east boundary of township 26 north,
range 2 west; thence in a southerly
direction about 2 miles to southeast
corner section SO, township rs north,
range 2 west.
ROAD NO. 55-A
Beginning at the southeast corner
section IA. township 35 north, range
5 west; thence north 2 miles; thence
east s mile; thence north " mile;
thence east " mile; thence north u
mile.
ROAD NO. 16-C
Beginning at a point on Cut Bank
Sweet Grass road No. Is, at south u
corner section Is, township IS north,
range 5 west; thence east 2h miles
to Toole county line.
CHANGE IN ROAD NO. 1870
At the request of Charles P. Will
llams, project manager u. S. recla-
nation service, Fort Shaw, and on
recommendation of County Surveyor
Ward, board ordered that the follow
ing change be made in said road,
same being made necessary by the
topographic conditions affecting rec
lamation canal location, and making
1t possible to use one bridge only,
thus relieving the county of the cost
of maintaining two bridges. Begin
ming at a point approximately $40
feet west of southeast corner section
30, township % north. range 2 west;
thence along the north side of the
right of way of the canal to an inter
section with the section line between
section 20 and 80. at a point approx
imately 437 feet north of southeast
corner section 80, same township and
range. Also the abandonment of he
present county road between the m
itial and terminal points of this
change.
On recommendation of county sur
veyor, board declared damages and
benefits as equal, and declared the
following roads public highways and
ordered same opened to the public
when all rights of way shall have
been secured.
ROAD NO. 324-A
BEGINNING ar southeast cornor cno