The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1929-01-24
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Minutes of regular monthly meotins
Proceedings of Board of Count.
Commissioners of Toole County, Mon
tana.
January T.
The board Of county commissioners
/ OF Toole county, Montana met in theil
office at the court house i'll Shclby a
! 10 O'Clock a. m.s with Edw. J. Byrne
i Thos. C.. Anderson and Geo. w. Viii
son. commissioners, and w H
/ Schoregge, county clerk, present.
| This being the first meeting of tire
wear. and Mr.. Anderson and MI. Viii
son having been elected at the last
general election for the six and two
wear terms, respectfully, and Mr.. w
| Fl. Schoregge having been elected at
tlae same time to the office Of county
clerk and recorder, the goard, after
being called to order by Crairman
Edw. ]. Byrne, proceeded to organize
as follows:
It was moved by Mr.. Anderson and
seconded by Mr. Wilson, that Edw. J.
Ryrne be elected chairman Of the
beard. Montion carried.
J. H. MacFarlane, former cleerk
and recorder, met with the board and
reported that the officers elected at
the last general election had all filed
treir bonds, together with cath of
office. and that the oonds had all
geen filed according to law and
therefore all the officers were quail
fled to act.
w. H. Schorgegge, having been
elected to the office OF county clerk
and recorder, rendered his regisna
ton as county treasurer, to take eff
foct at once. On motion this resig
nation was accepted
The board then appointed " F..
Dahl to act as county treasurer until
tho date set for the transfer Of said
office to E. L. Phelps, who was elect
cd for that office. Appointment
effective as soon as Mr.. Dahl should
file the necessary bond.
A. R. Thompson appeared before
the board and asked for a cancela-
tion of a 1920 seed lien which the
county held against the Southwest
quarter of Sec. 27, Twp. 20, Rye. 2
East On his showing that lien was
subsequent to first mortgage held
Overly Land & Mortgage Co, and
he offering to pay the county $25.O0
for this release, tire board granted
same. See Journal voucher No Alt.
The appointments of Florence r.
and J. H. MacFarlane,
as deputy clerk and recorder was ap.
proved by the board
The application Of John J Moore
Of Sweet Grass. for an "old age pen
sion' came up for consideration and
was allowed at the rate Of S25.0o Ter
morih
A number of people wese i'll 10. see
ire board abutout renting Or buying
lana which the county had taken ov-
er unde~ tax deeds, but these matters /
we're laid over until later in the ses-
5iop.
January s.
Board re-convened with E. j.
3yrne, cairman, Thos. G. Anderson
md Geo. w. Wilson, commissioners,
ind the clerk present.
The morning was spent in audit
,laims against the county.
The board, on motion made and
.arried, authorized the signing of
,;lstodian's receipt for a deposit Of
he Kevin State bank, amounting to
10000 in the First National bank of
treat Falls, and also Of the First In
bank Of Sweet Grass for
deposit Of $4,000. Receipts were
igned gy the board and clery.
On motion made and carried the
hairman was authorized to sign con
racts for land which had been sold
o George Griffith and MAJ tin Peter
on, and also to sign quit claim
eed for land sold to Sigrud Harde
and
The board checved and approved
ecurities furnished to the county by
he different banks. covering their
eposits as follows:
First State bank. $116, ,274.82; Sum
urst State bank, $12O,OOOOO; keith
tate gank, $53, ,O51.8O; First Interna-
onal bank, $45,O4336
Different parties were in to see the
GARD about various matters and the
alance Of the day was taken up