The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-09-22
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Shelby, Sept. 8. 1927.

Regular monthly meeting of tn
board of county commissioners, Tools
county, Montana, held in the couri
room at Shelby. Meeting called to oil
der at 10 o'clock a. m. by Chairman
Edw. j. .Byrne with Commissioners Il
C. Kiehlbauch, H. F. Stoltenberg anG
County Clerk J. H. MacFarlane pres
ent.
The morning was spent in checking
claims of county officers and office
workers, and in signing warrants FOL
same. Minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
200 b. m. Board reconvened with
all members present. Thos. j. Kelly
met with the commissioners and ask
ed that they release seed lien filed
against Lots /, 2, 3, Z, 8, section 19;
Lot 5, section 20; Lots and IN
section 18, township 80 north, range
3 east, and lots i and 2 in section II,
township 80 north, range 3 east M. M.
AS there had been a mortgage fore
closure on this land and the county
was shut cut of any chance. to fore
close their lien, the commissioners
agreed to accept $50 and release the
dUOYC llCL1 WulCn# NIL lAC11y 45 N<~N-
to do. See Journal Voucher No. 361.
The board decided on the following
levies for the several school districts
which had been left over from the
last meeting:
S. D. No. /, general fund 20 mills; !;
text books, one-half mill; sinking
fund, 515 mills; total 26 mills.
SD. No. 2, general fund 25 mills;
sotal 25 mills.
S. D. No. 8, general fund "a mills;
ext books, / mill; sinking fund, AZ
mills; total 2915 mills.
S. d. No. IA, general fund 10 mills
sexb books, one-half mill; sinking
fund, AZ mills; total Is mills.
S. D. NNo. 21, general fund seven
mills; sinking fund, ! mill; total, g
mills.
* levy of four mills was set as a
high school levy for the county. At
ter letter from the Great Northern
railways tax department was read,
The following changes were made IN
'eyies which had been set at The last
meeting:
In S. D. No. II the text book levy
If one-half mill was cancelled.
In S. D. No. is the text book levy
Jf one-half mill was cancelled.
In S. D. No. "a the text book levy
3f one-half mill was cancelled.
In j. D. No. 5 the text book levy
If one-half mill was cancelled.
In j. D. No. 35 the text book levy
If 4 mills was cancelled and levy Of
mills made for sinking fund
In S. D. No. 81, five mills was ad-
led to the sinking fund levy.
Sept. 7, 10 o'clock a. m. Board re
with Chairman Edward ]
3yIne, j. G. Kiehlbauch, III. r. Stol
commissioners, and the coun- |
y clerk present.
A delegation of voters from the |
0unkirk school district met with the |
,oard and discussed matters in then |
Iistrict, they claiming that the trus-
ee5 of the district were not handling
chool matters in an efficient man
Ter, and wished that the board Of
would investigate the
natter and do what they could to get
hings Strengthened out. After dis
ussing the trouble for some time ths
told the delegation
hat while they might be right in
heir statements, it was outside The
over of che board Of commissioners
0 interfere with the board Of trus-
ees of any school district unless
here was proof Of criminal negli-
ence, which seemed to be lacking in
his case.
Guy Livingston asked permission to
love building on the highway east
town, and this was granted, with
ne understanding that the road would
OF be blocked to traffic at any time.
After noon Commissioners Kiehl-
auch and Stoltenberg drove out to
ne johnson bridge on the Marias and
lspected the amount of work that
as needed on the hills on each side
The river.
The Kelvin State bank asked per-
Iission to exchange certain Liberty
onds, which the county is holding as
scurity for deposits, for other bonds
equal value. A resolution grant
Ig the necessary permission, was
gned by the commissioners and the
ERIK. This exchange to be made sub
ct to approval Of the state bank
xaminer.
Sept. 8, 10 a. m. The board recon
ened with E. J. Byrne, chairman, H.
Stoltenberg, J. c. Kiehlbauch, COM
issioners, and J. H. MacFarlane,
,unty clerk, present.
Most of the day was spent in sign
g warrants and auditing claims al
ainst the county.
A petition for new road near
old Butte was presented and H. F.
OK, county surveyor, A. J. Moltz and
]. Fey were appointed viweers.
Viewers reports on road petitions
os. 279, 283, 284 and 285 were re-
ived and approved. The county
lrveyor was instructed to post the
notices opening Road No.
-, as the work was completed on
at road.
Reports were received from Justice
Peace, J. G. Bett and T. J. Kelly,
id ordered filed.
Reports were received and ordered
led, from the clerk Of court and the
unity clerk.
A petition for old age pension from
,hn Tudor Of Sweet Grass was re-
ived, and after consideration, was
sallowed