Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-29

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appearing and no protests filed against
the abandoning Of Asaid road and the
board not being present, no hearing
was had.
Peter Fake appeared and asked when
road Improvement in his. vicinity, prom.
Used to be made sons time 8 . would
be started. He was informed the board
would be notified OF his request.
Petition from John Gray and severa!
others. asking for the repairing and
west road between Belt and Aiming
ton, was received and filed.
Board returned from Belt at $3.50
p. m.
The clerk handed in a list Of IA auto:
mobile dealers and agents whom he
had asked to submit proposals for the
sale Of an automobile to the county,
to be considered May 6, at $3.50 p. m.
At 5 p. m. adjourned to May 6.
SATURDAY. MAYS, 1922
Present. Chairman Ben c. Johnston
Members L. H. Kommers, Gilbert T,
Boyd, Clerk job E. Moran:
The hearing on the abandonment OF
person appearing and no protest being
filed at hat time or since then against
the abandonment of the said road, II
"a on motion duly made, seconded
and adopted thatsthe petition be grant
ed and the said road be abandoned.
Petition filed on the 5th for better
ment of the west road between Belt
and Arlington was submitted to the
board.
General business and road matter.
attended to.
At 2:3O pm, the time fixed for re-
ceiving proposals for the furnishing
Of an automobile to the county. none
of the commissioners was present. The
following who had submitted bids were
present in the commissioners office
At 2:5O the clerk announced he had not
been notified that the board would not
be in session and did not understand
why non of the commissioners was
present. There vas submitted II pro.
posals, but in the absence of the board
the same could not be opened. Thu
following representatives then with
drew: The Velie Co.. Wellens Motors
Western Motor Co.. Buehler-Nash Co.
Thurston Motor Co, Overland-Forest
Co., T. G. Power Motor Co. Prentice
3:l5 p. m. Commissioner Kommers ap-
peared at the office of the board and
instructed the clerk to have the record
show the board would TAXI up the pro
the office. No other member of the
board appeared during the afternoon
MONDAY. MAY 8, 1922
Present. Chairman Ben c. Johnston
Members L. H. Kommers, Gilbert T
Boyd, Clerk John E. Moran.
The clerk was instructed to have the
record show that the board adjourned
Saturday, May 6. at IL m. to May s.
A list of supplies was ordered from
the state highway commission for the
use of the county (see list in highway
commission file).
1t was duly moved. seconded and
adopted that the proposals received for
furnishing an automobile be taken up
at 8 p. m. the clerk to notify the In
terested persons to be present at that
time.
An agreement was entered into with
Julius Tobel and fou others to dc
work on the road near sand Coulee
for the sum Of $4,000. the same to be
paid for on completion Of the work in
a name acceptable to the board.
At 8 p. m. the proposals for an auto
A, P. Heaney, Velie, sl.sss.oc (price
pounds: Thurston Motor Co, Chalmers,
ST, 800. weight 2,75o pounds; Thurs
ton Motor Co.. Chalmers. i ,495.G0; T. c.
Power Co, Hudson, s1;sSo. weight, $3.50
500. 90. weight. 5000 pounds; Buehler-
Nash Co., Nash, 81. $500, weight. 3
76o pounds; Buhler-Nash Co. Nash
s1.450.0O, weight, 2.760 pounds; Western
Auto Co. Dodge Bros. s1,o75. weigh,
s2,25o.00, weight. 2.4oo: Wellens Mo
tors. studebaker. s1.275.oo. weight. 3
500: Bickford Motor Co, Columbia
s1.s5o.oo; Bickford Motor Co. Moon
Hupmobile. a cylinder, 81 400.
On motion of Commissioner Boyd
seconded by Commissioner kommers
and adopted, IL vas decided to take thu
bids under consideration and announce
its decision later.
Report of DR.. Fuson, health. officer
received, examined and filed.
General business and road matters
attended to.
At 5 p. m. adjourned to May 9.
TUESDAY. MAY 9. 1922
Present, Chairman Ben c. Johnston
Members L. H. Kommers. Gilbert T
Boyd, Clerk job E. Moran.
1t was on motion duly made. seconded
and adopted, that the sum of $4,000 b.
appropriated and paid out of the gen
eral fund, to pay the burial expense:
for Mrs. Clara Watson, an inmate o.
Warm Springs hospital from Cascade
county, died there recently.
The auditor was instructed to ISSUE
an order to Mr.. Sears at Sand Coule
for supplies to be furnished to Juliu:
Tobel and others for work on SAND
Coulee road in the sum of 5000, The
same to be deducted from the amount
Of their contract.
AItIh INSTRUCTED W I IVY
Berg, that the caterpillar would drae
the road he was instructed to drag ane
he would not be required to do The
work now.
Ollie Skeies was authorized to dras
the road in the vicinity of Fort Shaw
Commissioner Boyd moved the bid OF
the Western Motor Co. for a Buick cal
at 81. $40. 90 be accepted and the car pur.
chased at that price. Motion seconded
by Commissioner Johnston, Commits
sioners Johnston and Boyd voting aye
Commissioner Kommers asked to be ex.
cused from voting as he was interested
in General Motors Co. and was barred
from voting. The chairman declared
the motion adopted, and the car pur'
chased.
Checking of warrants and claims FOL
February and March on the Journal
was taken up.
At 5 =. m. adjourned to May 10.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 10, 1922
Present, Chairman Ben c. Johnston
Members l.. H. Kommers, Gilbert t
Boyd, Clerk Moran.
Continued checking claims on Jour
nal.
In the afternoon the checking OF war
rants issued during the past year VIII
the warrant register was taken.
AT $50 p. m. board adjourned to May
II and made a trip to the west side &c
look over road conditions outside the
city limits.
THURSDAY. MAY IL. 1922
Present. Chairman Ben c. Johnston
Members l.. H. kommers. Gilbert 1