Laurel outlook., 1944-06-21
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
MAY SESSION

The Board of County Commits
eioners meeting in regular session,
lay l, 1914, held thirty meetings
During the term, of which parts of
four DAYS were devoted to consider
ation of adjustments of Old Age
Assistance, and Aid to Dependent
Needy Children, and part of one
day to inspection and appraisement
of county tax title property. Com
missioner Wicks was absent six
days.
The Board devoted several days
to the matter of appointments of
deputy registrars for the forty-four
voting precincts in the County, and
also to the consideration of appli-
cations of judges for election to be
appointed for each precinct.
County Attorney Holiness and
County Surveyor Durland were
granted permission to absent them
selves from the state for limited
periods. The reports of the County
Auditor, showing claims and requis-
itions on file in his office at the
close of business for the months
Of April and May, 1914, were or
dered filed.
The Board submitted a bid of
sSS4.00 to the Department of Ag-
riculture Office in Denver, Colo
RADIO, for the purchase of thirty
eight poison bait spreaders. The
Board approved the resignation of
Albert Thomas as Under Sheriff,
and appointed S. J.. Pefley as his
successor, and appointed Arthur H.
Bingham to succeed Deputy Sheriff
Pefley.
Pursuant to notice, heretofore
given, the Board adopted a Reso-
luton of Intention to create Rural
Special Improvement District No.
SO, no protests against the crea-
ton of said district being entered.
The Board made application to
the State Board of Equalization for
refund of $92.50 gasoline taxes paid
by the Weed Control Department
of the County, on 1850 gallons of
gasoline purchased by said depart
ment.
The appointment by the County
Clerk of the following named assist
ants to assist with the election
work and r%ecordatiOn of instru-
ments was approved; Katherine
Jewell, Esther Brohaugh, Bernadine
Boyd, Helen Sheets, Mrs. Geo.
Sturm and by the County Treasur-
er of Eta Wilmington and Ann
Anderson, as assistants, were APP
proved.
The Board leased to the Texas
Company for oil exploration, a total
of 5000 acres Of County Tax Title
land for five years at an annual
rental of $4,1OO.OO.
After having held a hearing, at
which hearing, considerable pro-
tests were entered. the Board denied
a petition filed with them request
ing the closing Of the Old Red
Bridge road, south of Laurel.
The report of the County Auditor,
showing the results Of his eXamina-
ton of the fee books and accounts
of the several County and Township
Officers, was approved. The fol-
lowing numbered voting precincts
of the County were visited by the
Board and new polling places des-
ignated for each: precinct No. 6,
Hillsview School House; precinct
No. 8, basement of Church of
Christ; precinct No. II, space under
grandstand at Fair Grounds; pre-
cinct No. %, Anderson Body Shop
Building; precinct No. %, Empire
Heating and Cooling Co.; and pre-
cinct No. 81, Borberg's Building.
The Board sold to George Mum
yam a log shack on NJ Sec. 28-6N-
23E. for $500. The following
County tax title properties were
sold at public auction and private
sale as follows: To E. W. Keene,
Lots p and % in Block PIT, End
Add, Billings, for $1,000; To R.
P. and Rosie Barton, Lot 5 in
Block 8, Huntley, for $50.00;. To
John Fox. ST., Lots II, II, and 13
in Block 4, East Laurel, for $4,000;
To Frank P. Mackey, the Me-
NEA of Sec. 24-2N-25E, for $4,000;
To Florence NJ. and Elizabeth R.
Nibbe, all of Sec. 25-2N-29E, for
s233.89.
The following claims were ex-
amined, allowed, ordered paid, and
warrants drawn:
Yellowstone County, ~
salaries for April..-~..-$9,547.30
I. C. Reeves, services. 73.7OI