The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-07-04
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

Dldte OF Non tiil't III lcE, uldl ScSSloH
June End to 5th, 1919.
The Board met in regular session at
the Court House in .Eroadus, Montana,
and was called to order by the Chair
man.
Members present J. II. Morris, chair
man. Charles Decker. Absent w. II.
Peays. Also present Il. II. West, Coun-
ty Clerk.
A road petition signed by j. M. Allen,
X. p. McCurdy and others was present.
ed to the Board The proposed road
will commence at the N. w. corner of
section "a r. /, S. r. 40 L, and running
east on the section line two miles to
the N. w. corner of section 20 T. /, S.
r. SO F., thence south on section line
to the county road.
A road petition signed by Perry Muir
ply, D. j. Portwine and others was
presented to the Board.
Tho proposed road will commence at
the point where the Little Powder
River county road crosses the south
line of section II in township nine
south. Range So East of NJ. p M, in
Powder River County andf rom that
point will run in q westerly direction
to the head of Dry Creek. Thence
down the north prong OF Dry Creek to
the Powder River Road. The petition
was approved ana the road ordered
surveyed.
On motion Mr.. j. Fred Toman was
appointed Road Supervisor for District
No. 60, Mr.. H. c. Kuhlo WIS appointed
Road Supervisor for Districts No. 81
and 4G and Mr.. J. r. Newton was APP
pointed Road Supervisor 20, Districts
No. Al and Sc with instructions to work
the Pilgrim Creek and East Fork roads
The following resolution Wos on mo-
tion adopted Whereas, the County
Commissioners are empowered to sub
divide Powder River County into Mu-
nicipal townships under the lag Great
ing said county.
And whereas 1t appearing to the
Board that it is advisable at this time
to create two of said townships in said
county.
Whereas; BE it resolved by tho Board
in regular session that Their be and now
are, two municipal townships created,
end that the same are designated and
described as follows:
First All that portion of Powder
River County lying north of the first
standard parallel south line as dcsig-
mated and established by the U. S.
Government survey thereof The name
of this organized township shall be
Broadus.
All that portion of Powder River
County lying north of the first stand
ard parallel South limo as designated
by the U. S. Government survey thereof
shall be called Biddle.
The County C1erll ,voc N n
issue on the first of each month to Mrs
Christiana Whimpey warrant on the
general fund for $500 as q mothers
pension.
Also to send to tho Secretary of State
for a set of "Opinions of the Attorney
General and to Bancroft Whitney
Publishing Company, San Francisco
for three complete sets of marginal
sticllers sheets showing changes in
laws up to and including 1919.
Petitions bearing the names of one
hundred tax payers of Powder Rive:
County, asking that the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners submit to the voters
of the county at the special election to
be held on September End next the
proposition to bond the county in the
sum of $150,o0O.o0 for the building of
ed in connection with the sale of said
bonds to be used In connection with
the Federal Aid Fund.
Comm ssioner J. Fl. Morris introduce
ed the following resolution and moved
the adoption of the same.
Resolution ordering the holding of a
special election on the second day OF
september, 1919 for the purpose of sub
fo{ hn sod 81. ,f
Powder River County. Montana, the
question of whether or not the Board
of Commissioners of said county shall
be authorized and empowered to issue
coupon bonds on the credit of said
county in the sum of one hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($15O, Oo0GO) for the
purpose of providing a fund for the
construction of necessary public high
ways within said county.
Upon motion the resolution was
adopted.
The following bills were on motion
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
in payment of the same:
John Oliver, on contract for
transcribing records of Gus
ter County ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S1S4.S.
Mrs. Christiana Whimpey,
IlOlucI pcIlSlOll 09,Ul
e. H. Carr, safe for County
Treas. office OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100 OF
F. L. Funkenbusch, County
Surveyor ................... 1863
A. j. Ralston, salary Deputy
Assessor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1861 x
N ~ Burkey, salary County
Attorney OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5000
Winona Lewis, salary County
Supt. .................. 100 OF
A. J. Haley, salary County
treasurer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 OF
H. r. Straiton, salary Clerk
District Court ............. 100 o.
Thelma Lewis, salary Clerk
County Supt ............... sUU1
j. e. aenkner, salary Under
Sheriff ............ $50 OF
Chas. B. Lewis, salary County
Assessor ................ 100 o.
Kathryn Goodman, salary De-
putty Assessor ............ 1879
w. E. Suffer, salary County
SnerlH Observation-Disclosures. 166. 6
d. w. Ross, Deputy County
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