The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-08-22

At 4. o'clock p. M, board of equal
ization adjourned until 10 o'clock a.
m. Saturday, August 18th.
PETER A. WEST,
Attest: Chairman.
c. w. CAMPER, Clerk.
At 10 o'clock a. M. August 18th,
1919, board Of county commissioners
of Valley county met in regular ses-
sion. All members of the board and
clerk present.
Communication of Custom Inspect
or C. L. George received informing
the board Of county commissioners
that the cable ferry operated by one
Frank Martin on the Missouri river
at Lismas, Valley county, Montana,
is, according to article 800, page 4O7
of the Navigation Laws of the United
States, an obstruction to navigation
and therefore should be removed.
Moved by Carl ]. Anderson, second
ed by Calvin H. Pippin that board of
county commissioners proceed to Lis
mas to investigate conditions a. re-
ported by Custom Inspector c. L.
George. Ayes: Carl j. Anderson, G.
H. Pippin and Peter A. West. No one
voted no. The chairman duly declar-
ed the motion carried.
On motion, communication of Gus
tom Inspector c. L. George relating
to Cable Ferry at Lismas is hereby
ordered filed by the clerk.
Communication of Collector A. j.
King read to the board and on motion
Chairman Peter A. West is hereby
instructed to attend to matters rela-
tive to ferry boat "Ada," of Frazer,
Mont, regarding name and tonnage,
and communication ordered filed by
the clerk.
Affidavit of John C. Peterson of
Redstone, Montana, presented to the
board, stating that assessment levied
against him by the county of Valley
in the year 1910 was n for
the reason that affiant did not possess
the personal property for which he
was assessed, prior to March
l, 1910. Affiant therefore prays that
said assessment be cancelled. On mo-
ton, assessment of John C. Peterson
of Redstone, Sheridan county, of the
year 1910, is hereby ordered cancelled.
Appointment of C. P. Davis as spe-
cial deputy sheriff without pay is
hereby approved.
Appointment of Ben Davis as spe-
cial deputy sheriff is hereby approved.
On motion, appointments of c. P.
Davis and Ben Davis as special depu-
ties are hereby revoked.
At ~ o'clock noon, August 18th,
board took a recess until / o'clock p.
m. of ever date.
PETER A. WEST,
Attest: Chairman.
C. W. Kampfer, Clerk.
At 10 o'clock a. m. August Is, 1919,
board of county commissioners resum-
ed. All members and clerk present,
~whereupon the board adjourned until
10 o'clock a. m. August IA, 1919, and
gate the condition of the Martin cable
ferry, as reported by Custom Inspect.
or c. L. George.
PETER A. WEST,
Attest: Chairman.
C. w. Kampfer, Clerk.
At 10 o'clock a. m. August 14th
1919, board of county commissioners
of Valley county resumed pursuant
, to adjournment of August 10, 1919. AL
: members and clerk present.
, Court s~tenographer c. L. Kenney
appeared before the board and re
quested that he be permitted to pur
chase a new typewriter.
> On motion, County Auditor is here
by instructed to attend to the pur
chase of the said typewriter.
The board proceeded to audit ant
pass on the following claims on tn
Road Fund:
w. NJ. Liston, road work
! (man) 1870
:. Magruder Motor Co., soldering
j fire extinguisher 1.5'
), A. Puchalla, road work oman
J, and team 1853
Floyd R. Holcomb, road work
imam and team 1870
! Floyd R. Holcomb, road work
= imam and team) 97.1
Floyd R. Holcomb, road work
oman and team) ........... 1912
> Florence Holcomb, assigned F.
r. Holcomb) road work, man
= and team 111.3
P. A. Evarts, road work, man
and 4O.1
Oscar Syverson, road work,
man PUP $50
Far. & Merch. Bank, Frazer,
assigned, August Durand,
road contract 500
W. H. Tonkin, road work, con-