Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-25

THE COURT HOUSE.
BOHEMIAN, Mont, Dee. 10th. IL

BOHEMIAN, Mont, Dee. 10th. 1879.
To the 7ar Payers Of Gailatm County:
We the undersigned respectfully and ur
gently ask your attention, as tax payers
to the following statement of facts, as
surfing you that we stand ready to prove
the truth Of our assertions herewith.
In the matter OF location of the site fol
the proposed court house. all the Tax
Payers of the county are personally in
terested, AS the cost Of the building must
come from their pockets; while it is /.
matter on that account. of as much direct
interest to the opponents as to the advo.
Gates of the ltiea.
We then, desire to call your attention to
the fact that at the late session Of the
Board Of County Commissioners, it final,
selected site regardless Of our offers to
DONATE Na the cost of the building and
Without nOIice to us that the selection
was to be made, and this notwithstanding.
the other fact that the site we offer is fully
rs good one as that selected-the donor
Of the latter having been permitted to re-
wise his original offer, while we were given
no opportunity to increase ours. as sse
'cere prepared to do il necessary.
We state then, that at the last fall session
OF the Commissioners, we sent Francis
Harper, VIM. H. Babcock and Jacob F.
Spieth before the Board, and that they
for US made the following propositions:
LIST. That If the Court House were built
in East Bozeman, we would give the co,ln-
~ the land Il to 4 acres as it might re-
Qtlire) and all the bricks needed for the
building, or
End. That if 40 built We would give said
land and the cash value of the bricks.
Either offer was equal to $1,000 while the
site proposed is as eligible in every re-
spect, as that the Commissioners have Sc
iected.
At the time we made said propositions.
Vim. II. Tracy offered to give the county,
for said purpose, four lots opposite the
school house, but at the late session, he
was permitted to revise his offer, making
it lots and thirty feet of Of the eight lots
in the rear, while, as stated, we had no OPP
portuDity -env.- 10 report or increase
our proposition. as we We're prepared to
do.
What then, have the Commissioners
done in this matter:
They have ignored an offer which, il ac-
cepted, would have saved the county at
least 5000, an offer which we stated to
them we stood ready the day it was made
to make secure by good and sufficient
bonds.
They have accepted mere gift Of land
which, at the outside, will save the county
but $1,000, and land whose title is and a.
ways has been disputed, and must remain so
until settled by threatened suits.
Do the Tax payers of Gallatin county
want to be presented with law suit. as
against cash value gift of $1,000 (?
We think not; and we ask them to re-
consider this matter: 10 examine the site
we offer, and to inspect the bond, We have
been and still are ready to execute. binding
ourselves to perform the promise we make
the county.
We make it in good faith, and in good
faith We now appeal to you to investigate
the matter.
Very Respectfully
PW Meadow 4 Bro NJ Mounts
Leopold Faulhaber J J. Sanborn
Charles Rich ID 4 Rouse
S w Cook W W Stone
W w WOolyer,on Leonard Stone
Spieth & Krug f Sporting
Frank Harper L H Mounts
VIM l. Perkins Elisha A Rouse
Ellis & Davis q Lundwau
+ r Fridlcy w II Babcock
l. Sperling VIZ Davis
W j Davies