The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

At 200 o'clock p. NJ, December
26th, 1880, the Board OF county
Commissioners met in Special Ses-
sion. French, Iverson and the Clerk
present.
AS quite a number of taxpayers
were present, the meeting was re
moved to tn Court Room, and the
meeting caIld to order by Commits
siOner French.
The County Attorney and the Com
! missioners read the items in the
State Examiners Report and the diff
\ ferent complaints made by the EX-
aminer were explained and discussed.
A general discussion of County At
fairs were also had.
At $500 o'clock +. NJ, the Board
adjourned until 900 o'clock A M.
Dec. 9th.
1880, Commissioner Iverson appear
ed, but as Commissioner French was
not present, the meeting was con-
! tinued until 100 o'clock p. M.
| At 100 O'Clock +. M, the Board
resumed, French IVerson and the
Clerk present.
On motion, the appointment and
discharge of Mrs. Kate Duggan and
Mis-. H. p. Madsen as Deputy Sher-
\ IFS were approved.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
APPOINTED
On motion, H. Williams of Re-
serve was appointed on Justice of
The Ieace of Antelope Judicial Dis
trict for the term beginning January
5th, 1881.
on motion, Assessor Aspelund was
/ granted a leave of absence from the
state for a period of 5 days, begin
ming Dec. 25th.
The following Resolution was pre-
scented to the Board and ordered
pread on the Minutes of it's proceed
ings:
RESOLUTION
| WHEREAS, the State Highway
! Commission Of the State of Montana
has made an ALLEGATION of the Fed
eral Highway, PlentyWood to West
| by, TO connect with North Dakota
State Highway No. 5, but has not as
! yet made any location of the said
route; and, WHEREAS, in fairness
TO the towns and residents along the
line of the Minneapolis, st. Paul &
SAUL Ste &Marie Railway Company,
and to accommodate the greater
number Of persons in that portion
of Northeastern Montana, the said
ALLEGATION of said Federal Highway
from PlentywoOd to Westby should
properly be surveyed, located and
designated generally to follow the
railway line of said Minneapolis, St.
Paul q Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
10 Raymond, Montana, and thence
south to Plentywood, Montana, con-
Meeting with the STANDARDIZATION
federal aid highway at Plentywood,
Now, Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Plen-
| tywood Commercial Club respectful
| ly represents to the Board of Coun-
| ty Commissioners of Sheridan Coun-
ty, Montana, and urges that the
same petition the State Highway
| Commission to locate said Federal
Aid highway as above indicated.
That the said State Highway Com
mission be thereafter urged to allo-
cate a federal aid highway connect
ing and thence north to join the Can
adam Provincial Highway No. 6, OPP
ching up the territory north of Sher
| idan County, Montana and in the
Province of Saskatchewan. This Can
adam Highway No. 6, is now COM
pleted to the International boundary
| line and runs thence north. A seven
thousand dollar port of entry has
| been constructed and has on the Can
adam side been approved both for
customs and immigration purposes
| by the Customs Department and the
immigration Department of the
United States, at Raymond
In order to derive benefit from the
partly constructed Scobey-Culbertson
| highway, it is respectfully urged
| that the said Scobey-C ulbertSon high
way be completed to Plentywood.
| This highway has been for many
years the natural outlet to North
! eastern Montana.
As prayed for by this resolution,
said Scobey-Culbertson highway will
connect with the network of North
Dakota highways at Raymond and,
from Raymond, north, will connect
! with the net work of Canadian pro-
vincial highways; and, if completed.
! from Raymond to Plentywood, and
the extremely bad road from Plenty
wood to Antelope and to the present
termination of said Scobey-Culbert-
son federal aid highway is repaired.
| ana properly constructed, the road
builders of Montana, with said Fed
cral Aid, will have completed a very
fine network of highways. whereas.
If left uncOmpleted. much of the
value of the present Scobey-Culbert-
son highway will be lost.
And we respectfully urge that the
Board of County Commissioners and
the State Highway Commission take
such necessary and proper measures
so as to complete, as soon as NAV
be- the highway aforesaid.
Respectfully submitted.
JACK BENNETT.
President, Plentywood Commercial
Club.
2. G.. NEVILLE.
Secretary, Plentywood Commercial
Club.
On motion, the following Claims
were allowed paid and the Clerk in
structed to draw Warrants therefor
| on the differnt funds.