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PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Board met at 10 o'clock a. m., with County in connection with the Ba E. J. Byrne, chairman, J. C. KiehlBond, covering county deposit. The Clerk was instructed to iss bouch, J. P. Gerlough, commissioncr3, and J. H. MacFarlane county a requisition of $25.00 per month Clerk, present. Chas. Porter of Dunkirk. Minutes of the last meeting were Ray G. Barkuloo met with the Boa and asked them to release the se approved and signed by the chairman. liens against land belonging to Ja Sheppard and Sam Baker. He offer Salary claims were approved and $300.00 in settlement of these lien signed for same. As :he Board could see no way of e Mr. E. A. Yarbrough of Galata, net forcing their liens, they accepted th with the board and asked them to offer. See journal voucher Nos. 40 advertise for sale the following land: 410. N 1/2 N 1/2 Section 22, Township 33, December 5th, 1928.Range 3 East. Board re-convened with all men Commissioners appraised this land Lera and Clerk present. at $704.02 and instructed the county Thornd Anderson asked the Boar clerk to advertise same for sale. to appraise and advertise for sale th A number of tax payers were in NW14 Sec ion 18, Township 30 Rang and talked over matters in con3 East. The Board appraised this lan fection with taking land for tax at $636.64 and instructed the Clerk coed. advertise it for sale. Robert Grinling of Shelgy, presentThe Board ordered cancellation d ed a. perition asking for an "old age taxes with penalty and interest fo pension," which was approvved by the year 1920 assessed against Lot board and allowed in the sum of 3-4 5 and SE14NW14 Section 6. Twp $25.00 per month. 32 Range 2 Wiest as this assessmen December 4th, 1928.was made before the patent was issu Tht board re-convened with all the ed. See Journal Voucher No. 411. members and the clerk present. Two p.m. -In accordance wi The matter of purchasing a buildnotices published gids were receive ing site was discussed at some for the position of County Healt length. And after considering the Officer. Dr. M. D. Ridle was the only matter from all angles, the following bidder, at $75.00 per month and 1 resolution was unanimously adopted: cents per mile when called on special IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE cases. This bid was accepted and th NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTClerk instructed to Notify Dr. Ridle RICT, OF THE STATE OF MONBids were also opened for the po TANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF TOOLE. sition of County Physician, and Dr RESOLUTION J. W. Williamson being the only bid der, at $75.00 per month and 10 cents IN THE MATTER OF TOOLE COUN. per mile if called on cases over three TY PURCHASE OF THE COURT HOUSE SITE. miles from town. This being theon ly bid, it was accepted and the clerl WHEREAS, on or about the 9th, was instructed to notify Dr. Will day of November, 1928, the Board of iaenson. County Commissioners of Toole December 6th. 1928.County, Montana, adopted a resoluBoard re-convened with all mem tion contemplating the purchase of gers and the clerk present. a Court House and jail site and rightThe chairman and the clerk signed of way for street for egress and warrants for claims which had been ingress thereto. approved. WHEREAS it appears that the Unfinished business warrant No. 74 term of office of the majority of the issued to Chas. Wolfe in error was members of the Board of County cancelled. Commissioners of said county, exChas. Peers met with the board pires at the end of the current and offered to make settlement of month and that other membes have been elected to succeed them and seed lien against the land of L. C. Marsh estate also on land of his own r.o appraisement as yet been made; Be it therefore resolved that the which was accepted by the board. See Journal Voucher No. 412 and said resolution of the 9th. day of 413. November, 1928. be and the same is A letter was read from Frank Nohereby reconsidered by the said Board of County Commissioners of lan of Sunburst regarding the assessment against his hotel property and Tcole County, Montana, and the conasking for a reduction in the taxes. templated purchase of court house As the Commissioners had agreed and jail site and street, right-of-way be and the same is hereby, for the while acting as a board of equalization to reduce the valuation of this time being, abandoned and petition filed in connection therewith is hereproperty $2500.00 and thru error it by ordered wiithdrawn and ail action had been placed on the assessment list at the full value. The board orand proceeding in connection thererdered cancellation of the taxes equwith terminated until such time as al to the amount of error. See Jourhe future Board or Boards of County nal Voucher No. 414. Commissioners of said county shall see fit to reconsider the same: It was moved and carried that the Certificate of deposit "of John Mars County Clerk be instructed to cancel from the Farmers &Merchants Bank delinquent taxes on personal properof Sweetgrass, was ordered returned ty which had been carried on the books since 1914 to 1923 inclusive and to Robt. Kelly, Receiver, and paywhich is now uncollectable. See ment of 10.08% dividend was receivJournal Voucher No. 415. This aced as final payment from the Bank tion was taken on advice of Deputy This certificate o fdeposit had been Examiner A. M. Johnson. A motion received from John Mars in part ettlement of his obligations to the made and carried, the County Treas-