Laurel outlook., 1944-07-26
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
JUNE SESSION

The Board of County Commits
sioners, meeting in regular session
for the June term on June 5, 1914
held twenty-four meetings during
said term. Parts of four days were
devoted to consideration of changes
in the status of Old Age Assistance
and Dependent Needy Children
grants with Supervisor Lair of the
County Welfare Department in at
tendance.
Commissioner Wicks was by or
der of the Board, in attendance two
days at the State County Commits
sioners meeting at Lewistown.
The Board, having had under o n
sideration applications for judges of
election for the Primary Nominal
ing Election, appointed 264 judges
to serve at said election, and re-
quested the clerk to give notices of
such appointment to each judge. A
Resolution was adopted, calling for
bids for certain construction work
in Rural Special Improvement Dis
trict No. SO, same being for a w.
cred drain in Broadwater Subdivis-
ion, and after notices had been
given as required by the law, and
two bids having been submitted by
Barry O'Leary in the sum of $4,-
10000 and by Bennett & Lewis in
the sum of $~5,2S7.OO, the Board,
after consideration of said bids with
the County Surveyor Durland in at
tendance, awarded such bids to
Barry O'Leary, he being the lowest
and best bidder therefor. The APP
p%ointment by the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court, Marilyn Fletcher a
Deputy Clerk of the Court and ap-
pointment by the County Clerk of
Martha K~lockheimer, E. B. Rossiter,
Verne Johnson, and of j. H. Davis
son, were approved.
The Board entered into an Oil
and Gas Lease with the Carter Oil
Company of Tulsa, Oklahoma, leas-
ing all of Section 9 and East half
of Section 10-6N-33E for ten years,
at an annual rental of $4,000.
A petition for the creation of a
Weed Control and Weed Seed Elk
termination District, having been
filed and considered by the Board
and date set for hearing of pro,
tests against creation of same, and
at such hearing, one protest only
being entered, the Board unani-
mously approved creation of such
district and placed it under the
supervision of the County Weed
Control Department; said district
comprising an area of land lying
north of the base line, west of Bill
lings, and dunning north and west
erly to the County line.
The report of the County Auditor,
showing the results of his examina-
ton of the fee books of the several
o,,J Tov,ocL;0 Off;ao., ,-o.
approved. Application was made
for refund of $3S1.25 of State taxes
used by the County Highway De-
partment. Agreement was entered
into between the Board and the
Land Purchasing Departmnt of the
United States, wherein the latter is
to pay a sum of $4,000 due on
County Tax Title Contract No. 974, s
covering lands in Section 6-3N-28E,
purchased by Thomas NJ. Ricketts,
and wife, and out of which paw
ment Yellowstone County is to re- J
ceive $4,000 and the balance
S2S4.00, to be paid to the above
named purchaser.
The Board adopted a Resolution,
a reward of $4,000 for in
leading to the arrest and Y
conviction of the person or persons
guilty of removal of the wheels and 4
from a County owned, 1886 |
Chevrolet truck.
A Resolution was passed to cor \
'ect tax sale, certificate No. 1869,
and assignment, thereof, covering 7
OTIS IS and 10 in Block 2 of West /
Side Addition, Billings. n
The Board sold at private sale, R
o Harry w. Perry of B~roadview, n
Montana, the following described
Tax Title property: n
Lots 9 to 13 inclusive in Block j
- of Broadview, for the sum of j
1880. 4
The following claims were ex- N
mined, allowed, ordered paid, and
variants drawn: 4
;ity Water Dept, waters 1921
1organ Electric Co., R
supplies 1.4O II
1ontana Power Co.,
electricity ...... .... 77.31 v
'rott Printing Co., supplies 10