Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-27
MINUTES
Of Proceedings OF Board of
County Commissioners
of Cascade County.
MONDAY, OCTOBER ?, 1922

or CdScd0e S0uHty.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1922
Present Chairman Ben c. Johnston,
member Louis H. Kommers and G. T.
Boyd. Clerk John E. Moran.
Signing warrants for claims allowed.
At IL o'clock a. m. the board made a
trip to Stockett and vicinity investigat-
ing road work and conditions.
Returned at 4 o'clock p. m.
General business and road matters
attended to.
AT 5 o'clock p. m. the board ad-
j%ourned to October 3, 1922.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1922
Present Chairman Ben C. Johnston,
members Louis III. Kommers and G. T.
Boyd. Clerk John E.. Moran.
The following order was on motion
duly made and seconded unanimously
adopted:
Order for Railroad Crossing.
The board of county commissioner
of Cascade county in pursuance of
section 6627 of the revised codes of
Montana, 1921, does hereby order the
Great Northern Railroad company to
construct a railroad crossing on that
road commonly known as sun River
Valley Road" being also designated as
federal aid project No. 176, at a point
located 155 feet north and 1879 feet east
of the northwest corner of the north
east corner Of section II, in township
20 north of range 2 west, Montana
meridian.
Dated this 3rd day Of October, 1922.
Road matters attended to. At II
o'clock m. adjourned to make trip Of
inspection Cascade-Choteau road and
other roads in vicinity.
On return adjourned to October a,
1922.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1922
Present Ben C. Johnston, chairman.
and members Louis H. Kommers and
G. T. Boyd. Clerk John E. Moran.
General business and road matters
attended to.
At s o'clock p. m. the board ad-
journed to October 5 to go to Neihart.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1922
Present Chairman Ben C. Johnston,
members Loui H. Komnlers and G. t.
Boyd. Clerk John E. Moran.
General business and road matters
attended to.
At S o'clock p. m. adjourned to Oc-
tober r, 1922.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1922
Present Chairman Ben c. Johnston,
members Louis II. Kommers and G. L.
Boyd. Clerk John E. Moran.
. General business and road matters
attended to.
At $50 o'clock p. m. bids for roads
southwest of Simms and Bird Tail di-
vide received and read as follows:
Fred Waters, Simms S. w. road,
$6l8.8O; Bird Tail divide, 1888; ......
On motion duly made, seconded and
adopted, the bid of Fred Waters was
accepted as the lowest and best bid
and contract awarded to him.
Bids on Bird Tail divide taken under
advisement until Monday.
Bids for painting outside of the four
entrances to the courthouse received
from Eichner 6 Scharr, James Denni-
son, Victor Perissini, DanniSter &
Hawkes., Wade Hull and kaufman &
Huber.
The proposal of Eichner & Scharr re-
finishing, reglazing and four coats Of
was considered the best and lowest,
and contract awarded that firm.
The bids for the construction Of Bird
Tail divide road were taken up and
both bids were considered excessive
and We're rejected, and decided no work
would be done on same this year.
Clerk directed to return checks to bid
ders.
At 5 o'clock p. IN. the board adj
tourned TO October 8, 1922.
MONDAY, OCTOBER g., 1922
Present Chairman Ben C. Johnston,
members Louis H. KommerS and q. T.
Boyd. Clerk John IL. Moran.
General business and road makers
on board with reference to new roads
and changes in present roads.
AT ) o'clock n. IN. the board add
journed to October 10, 1922.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1922
Present Chairman Ben c. Johnston,
members Louis II. kommers II G.. T..
Boyd. Clerk John r. Moran.
Board left early on tour of inspec-
ton of road work and conditions.
RetuS&sed late Il adjourned to Oc-
tober IT, 1922.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1922
Present members Louis II. Kou1mers
and G. r. Boys, Clerk John f, Moran.
Absent Chairman Rem q Johnston
Road and relief matters attended to
in morning session.
At $50 p. m. bids for purchase Of
$3.50 600 to $3.50, 900 special relief re-
follows:
Ferris & Hargrovye. 5A per cent, par,
$1.25o premium; Wells Dickey Co, 5
per cent on par $l65 premium rem m W =, co i;
discount; Blythe Writer Co, 5 per
cent, par, $40 premium; Lane. Piper &
Jaffray, 81 per cent, par, $1,855 pre-
mirn Il d Ranh nrrmi TTnst G s1io5 ~ per S Mat,
s2,961 premium. All accompanied by
cashiers or certificied check for 5000.
The following bids by telegraph re
& co.
Some of the bidders being high asked
and were returned the checks deposit
WI = i"S btAlD At ~ IL " &
fer the awarding Of CONTRACT until the
return Of the chairman on Friday, DC
tober IS. Before opening the bids Act
ing Chairman Kommers announced
that cashiers checks on any of the
Great Falls banks would be considered
as a certified check; that AFTER the
opening Of the bids, no other bid or
proposition If presented later would be
considered.
At 5 o'clock p. m. adjourned to Oc-
tober 13, 1922.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1922
Present members Louis Fl. Kommers
and G. T: Boyd. Clerk John E. Moran.
Absent Chairman Ben c. Johnston.
General business and road matters
attended to in forenoon.
Afternoon members make trip to in
spect road work and conditions.
On return adjourned to October "A,
1929.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1922
Present members Louis II. Kommers
and G.. T. Boyd. Clerk John E. Moran.
Absent Chairman Ben c. Johnston.
Petition of Dakota & Great Northern
Townsite Co. asking that the toWnsite
of Largent be abandoned and cancelled
and returned to acreage. Matter held
up for investigation.
On phone request from board of
county commissioner Of Teton coun-
ty, the board agreed to meet with Teton
county board OIL Wednesday. October