Laurel outlook., 1949-02-23
OMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
JANUARY SESSION

1llC oOdlo VI SOdlllh
sioners met in regular session TO
the January term, on January !
1949. and held thirty meeting
during the term. All Commits
loner were present for the full
term. The Board organized TO
1949-50 term by appointing Com
missioner Hageman. Chairman
and Commissioner Wicks, Chair
man PROTEIN. Parts of five day.
were taken up with County Wei
fare work with County Welfare
Supervisor Laitenen in attend
ance. All bonds of the newly
elected County and Township of.
ficers had been approved anc
filed.
The Board met as a Jury Com
mission on January 10th with
County Treasurer Williams and
County Assessor Cothron present,
The Jury Commission completed
the preparation of the jury list
and adjourned on January %,
1949.
The following reports were ap-
proved and filed: quarterly re
ports of A. N. Bergen and w.
V. d. Chapman, Justices of the
Peace of Billings and Laurel Ju-
dicial Townships respectively; re-
port of the County Treasurer,
listing all securities pledged by
the various banks of the County
at the close of business January
%, 1919; reports of Frank j.
German, County Auditor for the
months of September, October
and November. 1913 of an eX-
animation of othe books and ac-
counts of County and Township
officers; report of Helen Delano,
County Auditor of an examina-
ton of the books and accounts
of County and Township Officers
for the month of December, 1913.
The Board approved a wage
scale for employees of the Coun-
ty Highway Department, effecti-
i've as of july 1, 1913.
Applications were made to the
State for a refund of $4,000
gasoline tax covering 5000 gal
Ions of gasoline used by the
County Highway Department and
of $223.50, tax on 4.47O gallons
of gasoline used by the Weed
Control Department.
Dance hall licenses were issued
to the Friendly Tavern, Ramble
Inn and Horseshoe Club.
The following appointments
were approved by the Board: By
the County Auditor, Shirley
Parks, deputy; by the County
Attorney, Bonnie B. Bachelor
and Lois Kratbenhoft, steno-
graphers; by the Clerk of the
Court. Robert w. Richardson,
Deputy; by the Sheriff, Dan
Morgan and Phillip Haun, Depu-
ties and by the Treasurer, Edythe
Cook, Helen Nye and Pearl Doe,
temporary assistants in the
Motor Vehicle Department.
The Board gave notice of a tax
title and real property sale, of
eleven parcels of land in the
northeastern part of the County,
OF February 23rd, 1949, begin
ming at ten thirty o'clock A. M.
A certified copy of a resolu-
ton passed and adopted by the
City of Billings was approved
by the Board, changing the ward
boundary lines of Wards 2 and
3 to include Crawford Subdivi-
sion, Mountview Subdivision and
Melbraaten Subdivision.
The Board appointed George
Betz. Justice of the Peace of
Worden Judicial Township.
The members of the Board
made an inspection of the Roose-
welt School building and the
County Hospital building. i
The bond of Bessie E. Russell
in amount of $27.96 on account
of lost warrant was approved
and new warrant issued to her.
A new voting precinct was Gre
ated by the Board. known as
Precinct No. At, including all 7
that part of Pct. No. as north
of Grand Ave. Clanton Heights ,
and Block a of Bill !
lings Heights Subdivision, the ,
latter two subdivisions having l
been recently taken into the City ,
Billings.
Applications for the purchase \
Of tax title lands in the grazing
districts were received from the 7
following: Dave Abel, John H. !
Harry Treble, Carl r. r
Meredith. Fred Stewart, Lon =
lockwood Brown and c.. r
3. Talcott. =
The following claims were ex- ,
lmined, allowed, ordered paid N
md warrant drawn: .
frank Floyd, services....$ 1880 :
Willis B. Jones, n
mileage -...........---.... $50 ,
A. Cothron. mileage. 1882 b
!. E. Pemberton. :.
mileage ..-.- 29.7O n
Teachers Retirement
System, contribution. 1850 N
4aurel Outlook.
supplies -.-.......... 39.45 v
.aurel Outlook,
supplies -.........-...-.,.- Z3Z.93 +
Albert Thomas, sheriff,
board highway pris'rs 27.00 V
Albert Thomas. sheriff,
board Immigr. pris'rs 10000 L
Albert Thomas, sheriff,
board Fed. prisoners 10000 n
Ilbert Thomas, sheriff,
board Co. prisoners. 1880 G
)r. James l.. Wernham,
services ..-..... 37.5O II
'ity Mattress Works.
covers .--.-----.------- IJZ.UO M
T g. Postmaster.