Laurel outlook., 1947-09-24
PROCEEDINGS
AUGUST SESSION

sioners met in regular session TO
the August term on August 4th
1947, and held twenty-four meeting
during the term. The Board met a!
a Board of Equalization for sever
days during the session. Parts O.
four days were taken up will
County Welfare work with County
Welfare Supervisor Latham in at
tendance.
The Board, meeting as a Board Of
Equalization, denied the applications
Of c.. C. Tooker and Nora c. Kelsey
ton of their property.
Permission was granted Frank
German, County Auditor, to be alb
sent from the State for a limited
period.
The report of the County Auditor
of an examination of the books and
accounts of County and Township
officers for the month of July was
approved by the Board and filed
with the Clerk.
The Board approved the accept.
ance by the County Treasurer Of
$780, 100000 U. S. go bonds, due
December Is, 1851, rendered by the
Security Trust & Savings Bank and
$3.50, 100000 U. S. Treasury bonds
rendered by the Montana National
Bank to secure the COunty's deposits
in the said Banks.
Sealed bids were opened for SAM
tary sewer in Ross Subdivision and
contract awarded to Frank w.
Thomas for $~7,946.64.
The abandonment of School Dis
trict No. 81 by the Superintendent
of Schools, same being attached to
District No. AZ, vas approved by
the Board.
Creation of a special improvement
district for the installation of water
mains along Longview Lane was
denied by the Board on account of
protests being filed against the
same.
The Board fixed the tax levies for
Yellowstone County and approved
the School District levies and the
final budget for the year 1947-48.
The following resolutions were Of
fered and adopted by the Board:
creating special improvement dis
tricts No. SO, SO and 90; calling
for sealed bids for special improve
ment districts No. so, IS, SO and
80; issuance of special improvement
district bonds in the amount of $780,
650.83 to A.W. Hartwig Pipe Line
Construction Co. final estimate for
District No. rs.
Application was made to the State
for a refund of $569.25, being gas
oline tax on 11,485 gallons of gas
cline used by the County Highway
Department.
The Board abandoned the follow
ing voting precincts: Pineview Pre-
cinct No. 6 attached to Custer Pre-
cinct No. 1; Anita Precinct No. SO,
part of which is attached to Ballan-
tine Precinct No. 10 and the other
part to Pompeys Pillar, Precinct No.
19. The following new voting pre-
were created: Precinct No.
g.. a part of Precinct No. II; Pre-
No. 80 and As, a part of
Precinct No. A; and Precinct No.
46, a part of Precinct No. as.
The following personal and tax
title property was sold at auction
and private sales:
To Farmers Union of Hardin,
Montana, for $4,000, one 10000
tank.
To Mrs. George Witherup for
$4,000, M 10000 gallon tank.
To Bert Davids for $3.50, lot 8,
block 81, Town of BrOadview.
The following claims were ex-
amined, allowed, ordered paid and
warrants drawn:
Montana Power Co., powers LOB
D.. S. Post Office,
envelopes, stamps .... 5000
Montana Power Co.,
street lighting 23.44
Patterson Drug Co., supplies 4.O5
'ames Suddith, tax refund. $50
american Crayon Co., ,
supplies .4.5O ]
:. A. Gregory Co., s
supplies 4.6t
ohm c. Winston Co., l
supplies 5.27
Cook Transfer & Y
Stge. Co., services... 600
I%Ontana National Bank,
analysis charge .... 4.53 \
Gas Company, gas 1922
IacIntyre Motor Co., S
supplies, services . 1870
.lbert Thomas, Sheriff, {
reimbursement ... 2S.OOI
/. M. Farr, NJ. D., n
salary, mileage ..... 1854
j. DeMers, services. 1850 n
Gorge Devener, services. 5000 n
Electric Supply
Co., supplies ..... $50 c
Funeral Home,
soldier burial ....-.. 10000 v
'estern Constr. Equip. N
Co., equipment ...-. 648.OO
R. Sammons, supplies. $500 c
euffel & Esser Co.,
supplies 1896 b
ldustrial Equipment Co.,
supplies .. 1864 S
Funeral Home, S
burials ... 225.OO
. M. Farr, NJ. D., R
salary, mileage ........ 264.52
onald J.. Macdonald, v
services ..-~.- $500
inthrop Chemical Co.., j;
supplies 1853 B
Valley Medical 81
Soc, services ....... 1900 F
rank Frana, services. 500