The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-10-24
Proceedings of The
County Commissioners
Sept. 5, 1880.
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
Roardm me in special session at 10 a N. with all members nj the
clerk present, and hearing o the Brockton and mccabe petitions FOR
special improvement lighting districts were opened.
Board recessed at IL to resume at 1:So p M
Board reconvened at 1:30 p m with i'll members n me cierN
The following resolutions were adopted o. motion by Harbo and
seconded by Lesson and carried:
RESOLUTION No. l..
A Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of the County
of Roosevelt, State Of Montana, Creating Special improvement Light
ing District No /, of Brockton, Montana, for the Purpose of Maintain
ing Light in said District and Supplying electrical o1r"ans u nnd sa lntfeo tS h.
Costs of Maintenance Payment and the Engineer in Charge of the
Construction and Maintenance of said Lighting System n IN Payment
of All Costs and Expenses Incurred Therein.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners Of the County OF
Roosevelt. State of Montana, duly and regularly passed and adopted q
resolution declaring it's intention to create Special Improvement DIS
tnct No. /, of Brockton, Montana, which Resolution is now o file in
the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the said County of Roosevelt
State of Montana. and to which reference is hereby made, and
WHEREAS, said Board of County Commissioners of said county
caused a notice of its passage and adoption of said Resolution OF In
P publish ca IN na me Iy r ~ f sg raouired bv law and also caused the Clerk
and Recorder on the IA day of Aug, A. d. 1880, that being the day Of
the first publication of the notice, to mail to each and every person, firm
or corporation, o. known agent thereof, having property within the
proposed district. tt the last known address of every such person.
firm n corporation, or agent, a notice of the passage and adoption of
County Commissioners to create such special improvement district
rafad descrihed III ebaracte Of the Improvement proposed to be
made in said district, the estimated cost thereof and setting a time
and place for the hearing and potests against the ceaton of said
proposed district and the making of said Improvements and which
notice also contained a reference to the number of said Resolution of
Intention giving the boundaries of said proposed district and all other
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners having this day
said Resolution of Intention and said issuance of said notices for the
hearing hearing f OF protests aefn asa INST n on oreaIlG mn 0 rox s% PROPOSED sn6 ~ %SR Poerd 1 nf
County Commissioners having fully heard and considered all such
NOW. Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Board of County Com
missiOners Of Roosevelt County, Montana
That the said Board of County Commissioners has and does hereby
proposed improvement lighting district and against the making of said
proposed rFs d. improvements tp4 ea pam be "a and @od the same @aen are to hereby gaa 0nefFg aeaa ana
to have acquired jurisdiction to order the proposed Improvement
That there be and there hereby is created a Special improvement
Lighting District to be known and designed as Special Improvement
Lighting District No 1" OF the City of Brockton, Montana, and that
the general character of the improvements to be made in said district
costs of Maintaining and Lighting and Other Necessary Equip
ment tin said Lighting District,
And other necessary work IS outlined in Resolution Of Intention
section g. BOUNDARIES.
That the boundaries of said Special Improvement Lighting Dis
tnt No. l, shall be and the same are hereby declared to be the same
No. /, to which reference is hereby made for particular description
Section 4 COST OF MAITENANcE,
That the annual cost of maintaining said lights in said district
for the first year for the entire district; that the additional cost of
advertising notices, preparation of assessment oils and all work neces-
sary to be performed in connection Herewith and properly and legally
chargeahe to the cost and expense of making such Improvement is
approximately $4,000, making a total of approximate expenditure of
$a452o for the first year.
That the Board of County Commissioners does further declare
that said assessment be spread over a period of one year and make
the same payable in one insalment; that the entire cost of maintain
ing said electric lighting system in said district shall be assessed
against the + Pn%%Eu embraced in said district for each year thereafter
That all costs and expenses incurred in the maintenance of such
Special Improvement Lighting District shall be paid by warrants drawn
on Special Improvement Lighting District No Maintenance Fund of
received from the assessments levied and taves collected as described
in the Resolution Of Intention No. for the Maintenance of said
Special improvement Lighting District.
Section Z REFERENCE.
That the Board of County Commissioners If Roosevelt County,
Montana, hereby make reference to Resolution of Intention NJ. l of
Brockton, Montana, declaring their intention to create the lighting
district hereby created and said Resolution of Intention is hereby re-
ferred to for further particulars. II
Section s. NAME OF ENGINEER. i
That the name of the Engineer in the charge of the construction
and maintenance of said lighting system is James Fitzpatrick Willis
ton, North Dakota Ii
Section s. NOTICE TO BIDERS.
That the Clerk and Recorder is hereby instructed to publish a
Notice to Bidders in two issues of the Wolf Point Herald, a weekly
newspaper, printed and Of general circulation in the City of Wolf
Point, Roosevelt County, Montana, for two issues beginning with the
issue of September u, 1890 and ending with the issue of September 10
1880, inviting proposals or bids for the costs Of maintenance and
supplying electric light and other Improvements proposed to be made
in Special improvement Lighting District No. /, of Brockton, Montana
to be opened at the office of the County Commissioners Of the County
of Roosevelt, in the City of Wolf Point, Montana, o n the % day of
September, A. D. 1880, at the hour of IL o'clock of said day.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners. Roosevelt County
State of Montana, this 9Th day of September, A D. 1896.
W. L. YOUNG, Chairman,
ANDREW HARBO,
GEORGE Lesson.
Attest:
A. S. HER, Clerk and Recorder.
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RESOLUTION Nc. /