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

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Board proceeded to examine reports
of county, township and district of
ficers for the month and quarter end
ing August 81, 1916. The following
were approved:
E. G.. Garrett, county clerk. Re-
port of warrants issued in payment of
salaries of county officers and author
lied deputies and janitor for the
month of August, 1916, amounting to
S 3 ,952.33 on the Contingent fund. AL
so the following under orders here
tofore made by the board:
GENERAL FUND
Hirshberg Bros. assignee, court
house labor .S27.75
ROAD FUND
John R. Young. road labor. rs 95.37
Miles Dotson, same ......... $3.50
Geo. Fryer, same ............ 23.08
Chas. Rodolph, same ........ 31.66
Wilson Young, 18.45
Great Falls Iron Works, bolts,
etc. $3.50
Hirshberg Bros, assignee, road
labor 273.O0
E. C. Garrett, county clerk. Quar-
terly report of official fees collected
and paid treasurer, amounting to
$2,294.20.
James Gibson. clerk of district
coutr. Quarterly report of official
fees collected and paid treasurer, a
mounting to $4,000.
William Miller, sheriff. Quarterly
report of official fees collected and
paid treasurer, amounting to $443.4 6.
John j.. Greene, county attorney.
Quarterly report showing no county
funds collected, but showing $4,000
collected from J.. w. Shields, J. P,
in case OF State VS.. Reynolds, and
paid to several witnesses in said
case.
Nellie R. Brown, county superin-
tendent of schools. Report showing
eighth grade and teachers examina-
tions held, and other transactions of
Office. also $4,000 examination fees
collected and paid treasurer.
Annie Austad. poor farm contrac-
tor. Report showing inmates cared
for as follows: June, 8; July, 8;
August, 10.
G. James Smith, county auditor.
Quarterly report showing items of
fees and other collections made by
the several county officers. Same
was checked against officers reports
and found to correspond.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board r~eassembled at 2 p. m. All
mebers present.
Board continued examination of of
ficers' reports. The following were
approved:
Chas. N. Thomas, J.. P. Cut Bank
township and acting o Report
of investigation into death of William
Leonard, a deserter from Canadian
service, who was accidentally drown
ed in Jacobson reservoir August %,
1916.
j. E. DeHaas, Chas. N. Thomas, F..
E. Van Denmark. Jr.. J. w. Shields,
B. ]. Mathews, and e. L. Marriott,
justices of the peace. Reports of
civil and criminal actions. Also col
lections paid treasurer, as follows:
J. E. DeHaas, fines $500; forfeit
ed bail bond, $4,000. Chas. N. Thorn
as, fines $27.50. F. e. Van Denmark,
Jr., finesa $500. e. L. Marriott.
fines. $1,000.
Plat of town of Pendroy was pre-
scented by the Dakota and Great Nor
thern Townsite Co. Same was APPROX
ed.
Plat of third addition to the town
of Cut Bank was presented by state
board of land commissioners. Same
was approved.
Adjourned t 10 a. m. Sept. Is.
SECOND DAY
Sept. 10, 1916. Board met at 10 a.
m. All members present.
Board appointed A. G. Burbank as
acting county auditor, a vacancy hay-
ing occurred in said office by reason
of the absence from the state for over
so days of county auditor c. James
Smith.
T. o. Larson and others, represent
ing the Choteau Commercial club, ap-
peared before the board asking that
work be commenced on Choteau-Au-
gusta road, either of proposed routes
being satisfactory. The board in
formed them that a grading crew
would be started on the work at once.
Board then proceeded to audit
claims against the county, in which
business the remainder of the fore
noo was taken up.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board reassembled at 2 p. m. All
members present.
Report of E. d. Forrest, county
tlCdoulCAs lOl qudA ICl ChAAh6 &1u5oSs
81, 1916, was taken up for consider
alton.
Treasurer's license book was check
ed with stubs of license books and
found correct; licenses issued during
quarter amounting to $2,406.75.
Treasurer's report was checked a
gainst county clerks ledger and bal
ances were found as follows:
Funds
General 16,064.5t
Contingent ........... 4,490.3;
Road 1,977.4(
Bridge 1,642.1t
Poor 4,204.4'
High school ............ 229.2
Sinking 1925,
Court house bonds ...... 4,643.U
Road and bridge bond.... l,0lO.1'
Institute $40
Road awards ......... 3O0.O