Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-21
MINUTES
OF Proceedings OF Board of
County Commissioners
of Cascade County.
JULY /, 1922

Present. Chairman Ben C.. Johnston,
Member G.. T. Boyd. Absent, Member
L. H. Kommers. Clerk, John E. Moran.
Examining claims against h county,
claims allowed; checking contracts for
rights of way for federal aid project
No. 176. Report of county attorney re-
ceived, examined and ordered filed.
Clerk instructed to ship two lotion
c%aterpillars to the board Of county COM
Falls, Montana. same having been al
loted by highway commission Of Cas-
cade county, for road work.
At 5 p. m. adjourned to July 8.
MONDAY, JULY 2, 1922.
Present, Chairman Ben c. Johnston,
Member G. T. Boyd. Absent. Member
L. H. Komn.ers. Clerk, John e: Moran.
matters attended to. At 3 p. m. board
left on trip to inspect roads; on return
adjourned to July S.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 5, 1922.
Present, Chairman Ben c. Johnston,
Member L.. H. Kommers. Absent. Mem
Der G. T. Boyd. Clerk. John E. Moran.
General business n road matters
considered.
At 5 p. m. adjourned to July 6.
THURSDAY, July 6, 1922.
Present, Chairman Ben c. Johnston,
Member L.. H. Kommers. Absent, Men,
Der G. T. Boyd. Clerk. John K. Moran.
Communication from secretary of in
terror Of u. s., reference to use Of lots
in TOWNSHIP of Simns by the women's
club of that place received: clerk in
structed to send copy of same to the
Women's club.
The budgets for the various depart
ments of the county for the fiscal year
beginning July l. were checked over
and same were approved as follows:
County commissioners $500; county
clerk $16, 200; county treasurer $4,000:
county auditor $500; state examiner
$3.50; county assessor S24 800; county
$500; justices Of peace 5000; coroner
Si,725: county buildings $13.60O: cleo
lions SIC, 300; health board $11 1000: high
ways $50. 600; bridges $4,000; Door farm
$500; outside poor $50 500: hospitals
$500; tuberculosis p pate e 5000;
and dependent children s1s,5oo; board
of prisoners $4,000; superintendent
schools S11 500: gophers $500; county
agent $S.7OO; industrial accident board
classification $1,000; insect pests $4,000;
bond interest $23.377; BON interest.
special relief $12,2s5; bond sinking
$1,000; bond sinking special relief
$4,000; furniture and fixtures $1,000;
tools and machinery $4,000.
A total of $926,127 less on hand to
apply OF above leaving 1851 ,4S7. to be
raised by tax levy.
Other general business and some road
matters considered.
At 5 p. m. adjourned to July Z, 1922.
FRIDAY. JULY Z, 1922.
Present. Ben c. Johnston. chairman,
Members l.. H. Kommers, G.. T. Boyd.
Clerk. John E. Moran.
General business and road matters
considered. 1t was decided to discon-
tinue dragging roads until further in
structions from the board.
At 5 p. m. adjourend to July s.
SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1922.
Present, Ben C. Johnston, chairman,
Clerk. John E. Moran.
On motion duly made, seconded n
adopted the county treasurer was In
structed to transfer from the contingent
fund to the insect pest fund the sun
of S $1,000. Communication from state
examiner in reference to records Of
boards and of making levy for con-
tinsent fund, was received and read.
Clerks reply to same was approved.
for deeds to right Of way on
mitted, examined, approved and order
ed recorded in the office of the county
clerk; claims for same will appear in
list of claims entered at end OF month
Other road matters were considered.
AT 5 p. m. adjourned to July 10.
MONDAY, JULY 10. 1922.
Present. Ben C.. Johnston, chairman.
Members l.. II. Kommers, G. T.. Boyd.
Clerk. John L. Moran.
The following resolution was on mo-
ton duly made seconded and on vote
una nimously adopted:
Whereas. the disabled veterans of the
World war desire to conduct a carnival
in the city of Great Falls. Montana,
the week beginning July 10, 1922.
the proceeds from carnival to be used
for the assistance OF such disabled
On the advice of the county
attorney it would appear that the pro-
ceeds were to be used for charitable
purposes; 1t was optional with the board
instruct the county treasurer to
or not collect the license AZ II