Laurel outlook., 1949-11-30
OMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
October Session

meetings. All Commissioners
were present for the full term
and Clerk Knight. Parts of five
days were taken up with county
welfare work with County Su-
perviSor Laitenen in attendance.
During the session the Board in
vestigated roads and bridges
west and north of Laurel; south
east of Billings and near Edgar
on the Yellowstone = Carbon
County line and near Tree Claim.
County Welfare Supervisor
Laitenen was ordered to attend
a conference in Helena on No
vember 18th and 10Th.
Permission to leave the State
of Montana for a limited period
was granted Katie Davies, Clerk
of District Court and the mem
bers of the Board of County
Commissioners.
The report of the County
Auditor of an examination of
the books and accounts of the
County and Township officers
for the month of September,
l949, was approved.
The Board made an agreement
with the Security Jewelry Co.
of Billings to keep the court
house clock in the tower oiled
and timed accurately for $125.00
per year.
A petition signed by S. w.
Kober and ten other freeholders
in the subdivision was filed with
the Board, asking for the vaca-
ton of part of 18th and 10Th
Streets west so that Kober Sub
division can be replatted.
The Board approved the filing
of the plat of Streeter Brothers,
End Filing.
Salary increases were given to
Harry Tythcott, janitor at Roose-
velet School Bldg. from $4,000
to $155.00 and to Emily Smith,
head nurse at the County Hos
pital, from $125.00 to $4,000.
A right of way given by Harry
and Irene Loners to the Public
was accepted by the Board, COW
ering lands in fraction part of
section Is,
IN, Use.
The following appointments
were approved: Mary Johnson,
treasurer to assist in tax
collections; Archie Kennedy, reg
ular deputy sheriff and ]. E.
Collier, deputy sheriff for a
time.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted: creating
Improvement Districts No. l l 5,
116, 1T and 118; intention to
improvement districts No.
l19 and 100; inviting bids until
Nov. 7th for district No. 116,
until Nov. 18th for district No.
1T, unit November % for dis
trict No. 118 and to the State
Commission regarding
the relocation and replacement
IF the South bridge and the NOV
ing the now existing Huntley
Bridge.
The contract for the improve
nents to be done in district No.
l12 was awarded to the Long
Construction Co. for $17,378.00;
,or district No. 113 to the Long
Construction Co. for $11,140.00.
The County printing contract
vas renewed with the Laurel
Outlook.
Fern Sikora resigned as deputy
'egistrar in Precint No. 7.
The Board made an agreement
With the City of Billings to each
$4,000 per month for a
natron at the county Jail, avail
lble to both agencies when
leeded, the City to use tn
Jail for female prisoners
md to reimburse the County for
heir board.
Inventory sheets we're distri-
,uted to all offices in the court
with instructions to COM
,lete same by the first of the
ear.
The following claims were ex-
mined, allowed, ordered paid
nd warrants drawn:
ohm Plaster, salary-$ $500
1ontana Power Co.,
power 23.44 s
1ontana Power Co.,
power Z4.0o .
Burroughs Adding Ma ]
hine Co., service con-
tract .0f e..
Wallace A. Bent, mile
age quo I
1aynard Stationery Co.,
supplies 1874
& r Office Machines, {
services 14.58
Iildred B. Crosby, (
services --- $40
V. j. Anderson, Sheriff, ]
mileage -------------- o.4U
.ichard P. Walsh, Sheriff,
mileage 12.o5 Y
llbert Thomas, Sheriff,
supplies = repairs 500 ,
burroughs Adding Ma
chine Co., services 5.32
Willis Sales Co., !
supplies 400
'illings Gas Company, I
gas 26.96
Paper Co., {
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