Laurel outlook., 1944-03-22
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
FEBRUARY SESSION

sioners meeting in regular session
on February Z, 1914, held twenty,
four meetings during the term, OF
which parts of four days were de-
voted to County Welfare and Re.
lief matters and parts of two days
in viewing County tax title proper
ties in the Acton and Base Line
school vicinities.
Commissioners Wicks, Yerrington
and Fenton, County Attorney Hoi-
ness and Justice Bohlander were
granted permission to absent them
selves from the State for limited
periods.
The reports of the County Audi
tor showing results of his examin-
alton of the fee books of the sew
eral county and township officers
and claims and acquisitions issued
during the month of February were
approved.
The Board having advertised for
100000 pounds of Atlacide and
there being only one. bidder offer
ing to furnish such material, the
Board awarded such bid to the Mis-
soula Mercantile Company, who
agree to furnish $4,000 pounds sod
ium chlorate at $10.85 per cwt and
$4,000 pounds Atlacide at $7.66 per
cwt.
A resolution having been adopted
by the Board appropriating S45O.OO
for 1943-44 budget for Prisoners
Counsel and hearing having been
held for final adoption of said bud
get and no protests being entered,
the Board ordered the foregoing
amount added to such budget.
Application was made to the
State Board of Equalization for re-
fund of $224.00 State taxes paid on
4,480 gallons of gasoline used by
the County.
The quarterly report of F. c..
Scheidecker, Justice of the Peace
of Laurel, was approved and order
ed filed.
The Board approved issuance of
duplicate warrants in the sum of
$6.76 payable to Chapple's Inc, to
bond, indemnifying the County had
been furnished.
The appointment by the County
Clerk of Mrs. George Higgins as
typist and Miss Josephine Fox as
temporary assistant, was approved.
The Board approved the issuance
of a correction county tax title deed
to Gottlieb Becker in order to clear
title to property heretofore decided
to said grantee.
The Board leased for the purpose
of oil and gas exploration purposes
to the Carter Oil Company, Lots q
to Gil and ~ and SEA, Sec. 49,
4N-27E.
The Board approved release by
the County Treasurer of $6,500.00
of collateral pledged by the Securi-
ty Trust and Savings Bank of this
city to indemnify the county for de-
posits in said bank.
The following county tax title
properties were sold at public auc-
tion and private sale: To Joseph
X. Reisinger Lots II and Is, Block
6, Yellowstone Subdivision, Laurel
for $1,000; to Herman Kraft Lots
% and "a, Block 217, Second Addi-
ton, Billings for $4,000; to Frank
2. Mackey W12ER Sec. IA and
SWA Sec. 22-4N-26E for $56000, |
subject to 6A 16 of all oil and gas /
produced from said premises and |
to Mrs. Bertha O. A. Cross Lots ,,
Sec. 32-4N-34E for $4,000.
The Board leased for grazing pur-
poses to Ralph Bolts N12 Sec. 28-
6N-33E for one year at $3.50 an |
nually and to Margaret S. Hickson
lands in Sec. q and 27-3N25E for
one year at $25.00.
The following claims were eX-
amined, allowed, ordered paid and
warrants drawn:
st. Vincent's Hospital,
transient service ................$ 61.00
Mulvaney Motor Co.,
gen. relief, lesser. r................ 3.52
McComas Market No. 2,
supplies ............................... AIS
Billings Gas Co., gas. 108.4S
Montana Power Co.,
electricity ...................... 1858
The Upjohn Company,
supplies ........,-.-....-..---.......... 1920
DR.. |. N. Smith, services. 100