The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-02-26

Continued from last installment)
On January S, A. D. 1925, at II
O'Clock the Board of County Commits
sioners held their meeting IN their Of
fee in Wolf Point.
w. u. Young being the only member
present he adjourned the meeting un
til 10 o'clock A. M. January 6, 1925
w. L. YOUNG,
Attest: Chairman
W. J. HARDIE, Clerk.
The Board of County Commissioner
Get in their Office at Wolf Point, Mon
tana, January 6, A.. D. 1925, at 10
O'Clock A. M, with members Leeson
and Young present.
Motion was made by Lesson and sec
onded by Young that W. l.. Young act
as Chairman of the Board for the next
two years.
Mr.. Lewis of Plentywood appeared
before the Board, representing the
mission to discontinue the blowing of
the fire guard along the right of way as
they consider it q menace instead of
benefit.
Motion was made by Leeson and Sec
onded by Young that the Surety Bond
given by G. w. Jerome for Five Thous-
and dollars be approved.
Conlin & eBckos, dragging roads 27.50
Connolly Mach. Co, one impulse
starter BUY
Motion made by Lesson to approve
of the appointment of Arlie Foor as
Deputy County Attorney at $125.00
per month.
Motion made by Lesson and second
ed by Young to adjourn until 1870 P.
M.
At 1870 P. M. the Board resumed.
Motion made by Lesson and second
ed by Young to approve of the follow
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS FOR ROOSEVELT
COUNTY, MONTANA.
In the Matter Of Flowing
Fire-Guards on the Great ORDER
Northern Railway.
Thu petition of Great Northern Rail-
way Company 10 be released from the
operation of Section 6597 of the Revis-
ed Codes of 1921 (being an Act of the
Seventh Legislative Assembly of the
State of Montana, as amended, passed
in the yea 1901 relating to the plow-
ing OIL uTc- " CdhC VI iSSNJ
to be heard, and it appearing to the
Board that as said statute is limited to
fre-guards in a range or grazing coun-
try, and as changes have taken place
in the nsture of the country in the
vicinity of said Railway Company's
railroad track in this country whereby
the same has largely ceased any longer
to be the range or grazing country
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ing also that many changes have taken
place in The operation OF aid railway
in said county, which have diminished
fire risks; end it appearing further that
said Railway Company has recently m
stalled oil-burning locomotives to re-
coal burning locomotives, and
that thereby fire hazards III the opera
ton of said railway have been greatly
diminished, if not eliminated, to a far
greater extent than would occur by the
contemplated by said statue;
and it further appearing to the Board
that in the exercise of a. proper discre
as expressly directed by said sta
it should, release said Railway
Company from the operation OF said
in the above named county.
1T is THEREFORE ORDERED that
said petition be, aud the same hereby
is granted, and said Railway Company
is hereby released from the operation
of said Act or statute, and that the
Chairman of this Board be, and he
hereby is, authorized and directed to
deliver to said Railway Company, for
fling in the office of the County Clerk
and Recorder for said County, a writ
rem certificate of release as aforesaid,
by him and attested by the
1ierk of this Board, this order to be
effective except as changed by any lat
ar order of said Board modifying the
I
w. L. YOUNG, I
Chairman. 7
Motion was made and seconded to
the quarterly report of the !
Jounty Treasurer.
Motion was made by Leeson and sec {
,nded by Young to approve of the re-
,orts of Clerk & Recorder and the Clerk
f Court. {
Motion was made and seconded to
,pprove of the reports of the County c
,heriff and Charles Gordon, Justice of
Peace. j
Motion made by Lesson and seconded
Young to allow the petitions OF j
iynthia Shafer of Froid for $4,000 per
lonth for three months. j
Motion made by Leeson and second J
d by Young to allow Mrs. Hannah A
Iarter of Froid five dollars ($5.O0) per
lonth additional county aid for 8 A
lonths.
Motion made by Leeson and second A
4 bv Young to allow Mrs. st. German j
IN dollars $4,000 per month addition
county aid for 3 months. L
Motion made by Lesson and second Il
/ by Young to allow Mrs. Fred Moran G
dollars $4,000 per month add
onal county aid from the county for K
Tree months. G
Motion made by Leeson and second G.
l by Young to allow Mrs. Carson ten G
,llars $4,000 additional county aid A
" three months.
Motion made by Leeson and second Il
bv Young that the County Assessor