The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-04-29
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR SESSION
April 4. 1855

Present, George r. johnston
present, ]. Lee Anderson, Clerk.
Minutes Of March meeting approved.
correspondence read and answered.
Claims audited and approved.
RESIGNATION of George Edkins as mem
Der Of cemetery Board of West enc
Cemetery district read n Ine bosrd u n,
Gus Smith to fill the vacancy. Appoint
n,ent to take effect on filing of 81 900 OF
bond and oath and to continue to MAY
4. 1857 or until successor is appointed
Ind qualified.
librarian Ruth Longworth and mem
her of committee Eugene Boyd asked
Inc Board that Architects and site be
eicked at this April meeting so tina,
preliminary work could get started on
libraries here and at Browning since
rale of bonds was now being set for
Nan %, 1855. The Board suggested that
lie Library Committee submit the
names of at least two Architects firms
md a recommended site for the Board
t. consider.
Board recessed at noon.
Board reconvened at l p. M.
Claims audited and approved.
. Gunner Bilstead, spokesman for sew.
eral farmers affected by proposed ex.
fension of Cut Bank-Sweetgrass road
net with the Board and opposed the
Northeast area. They suggested that
use of present County right of way be
followed as near as possible.
7 County Attorney and Assessor tool,
up the matter of right of way of G. N.
NJ. Co. being deducted from property
osyners adjoining railway right of way
Cut Bank-east. County Attorney said
NAT unless this is done such right of
way is double assessed. The board In.
Hructed the Assessor and Surveyor to
determine such acreage and remove
nom assessment of property owners.
RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE
RETURNS OF THE COUNTY LIBRA
RY BOND ELECTION AND AU-
HTHORIZING THE GLACIER COUN-
1TY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
pose OF RAISING FUNDS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A
SITE, CONSTRUCTING, ERECTING,
1EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING A
BRANCH LIBRARY BUILDING TO
Ter lei Le COUNTY, 1t, M sHMlN' AZ Tan An
THOUSAND DOLLARS $4,000 .OOj
AND TO PROVIDE A SITE, CON-
STRGcT, ERECT; EQUIP AND FUR:
s BUILDING q m ce eUT BANK klR sHAe.
Ter COUNTY. MONTANA. AT An
ESTIMATED COST OF EIGHTY
FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS 1884, 10000, AND
AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF
AoONl1 SommlSSlONEhS VI
SAID GLACIER COUNTY TO IS
SUE BONDS IN THE ESTIMATED
Sum OF NINE-TY-NINE THOUS-
AND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS
(S99 00) FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
a regular meeting of the Board of
County, State of Montana, was held
% the 7th day of December, 1854, at
v1ich time the following County Com
messioners were present throughout
IL entire meeting:
Ill Woodward, Chairman, of Babb,
Harold Hanneman of Browning,
Montana;
George R. Johnston of Cut Bank,
Montana.
The County Clerk and Recorder,
Lee Anderson, was in attendance
throughout the entire proceedings,
Ihe purpose of the meeting was to
receive the returns of the official can
~ Of the election held for the issu-
ee of bonds upon the general credit
Glacier County, Montana, said cleo
lon being held on November 2,
1854. and to take such further &C.
ION In regard to the proposed bond
sue as the returns may warrant
appearing from the canvas of said
rlrns that there were 2646 qualified,
q such election, and that of these
~ cast their ballots at said bond
s4ction and that of such persons voting
i4F were for the said bond issue and
y were against the said bond issue.
80 bond issue was declared duly au-
yITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
2ATED JANUARY 81, 1855, AND
EEBRpARY 4, 1855, IN WHICH,
ERM NJ, OF THE BONDS SHOULD
"a TEN YEARS TO A PERIOD OF
TWENTY YEARS AND A NOTICE
"a SALE OF THE BONDS WILL
AYE TO BE PUBLISHED FOR A
gLL -FOUR WEEKS, THE FIRST
64SSs si pRI6S ro Being ENG THIRTY
ale, AND FURTHER CORE
SroMDENCE ON MARCH 7, 1855,
EhIAlNING TO DATES OF SER.
~ BOND PAYMENTS AND SUG-
ESIION OF HOLDING SALE THE
alTER PART OF MAY.
N therefore, regular meeting of the
Of County Commissioners of
SEier County, State of Montana. was
80 on the 4th day of April, 1855. at
ch time the following County Com.
800 Toners e were present Throughout the
harold Hanneman, Chairman of
Eowning, Montana:
~ Woodward of Babb, Montana:
George R. Johnston of Cut Bank
-ohtdHd.
ne County Clerk and Recorder. J.
~, hnoerson, was in attendance
2ughout the entire proceedings.
t-ere9pon George r. Johnston. in.
n,cs,aS the following resolution and
sIdr Its passage and adoption: ~
c-risIiAS. this Board of County
SsePtember, 1854, provide for the cal, II.
wy OF an election in this County to
v upon the question of the iss,,'
~ OF ponds by the Board of Coun.
~ commissioners of Glacier County
the general credit of Glacier
- enS 40 Montana, in tine amount of
iroooo for the purposes of proyid
ee,., site, constructing, erecting,
SpPing and furnishing a branch il,
building to be located in Brown.
GLACIER County, Montana, at an
n,1nted cost of Fifteen Thousand
- CSl5,oo0.00, and to provide
M construct, erect, equip and fur.
a. County Library building in Cut
ss<<, Giacier County, Montana, at an
49, ia n cost of Eighty Four Thou
srx Mihe Hundred Dollars 1884, 900. OO)
g. autnorizing the Board of County
b [ Inns of said Glacier County
Ni~St', sr ponds In the estimated sum of
@ars 1895, 100000 for such PURPOSES
.~HEREAS, it appears to this Hoard
County Commissioners that The
NY Clerk and Recorder gave due
IN the manner and form proyid-
law Of the election to be held
~osung OF notices thereof in at least
q places of each precinct in said
n and by publication of notice
eoi Tor at least four weeks suc