The Lamar register., 1889-06-22
The TWO PrOpsitiOnsS Sub-
rattted BY Bent and
PrOw9rs Counties
for Settlement.

| AASS'9o 7y sent ana
PrOwers Counties
| for Settlement.
Our readers are all interested il
the action taken by the Commission
ers of Prowers and Bent counties in
their endeayors to arrive at a settle
ment of the Indebtedness and reve
nue. caused by the division of the
county, that they may know wha,
has been done We herewith present
the papers in full.
Mr.. Z. T. Colt, one of the County
Commissioners of Bent county, offer
ed the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
Whereas, the books and ac-
counts of the county of Bent and the
report of the clerk of said county
compiled therefrom show the total
amount of the Indebtedness of Bent
connty on the 18th day of April, 1889
to be the sum of 1927, ,242,e and that
in addition thereto there are now
suits pending, claims asserted and
accounts unpreseuted representing in
the aggregate large sums, which may
be enforced against said county In
addition to the amount aforesaid as
exhibited by said books and accounts
and
Whereas, it appears from said
books and accounts that the total re-
sources of Bent county, on said date,
exclusive of delinquent taxes availa,
BILE for the purpose of discharging
said existing Indebtedness amounts
to the sum of s22, ,7o5, ,67 and
Whereas, it further appears from
the assessment roll of SAID Bent coun-
~ for the year 1855, that the taxable
property of said county for said year
amounted TO the sum of 81. 500, ,l49, 90
and that the value of the taxable
property in said county included
within the boundaries of the present
county of Prowers for said year was
81, ,3s3, 3,352, 90 and
Whereas, by said books, ac-
counts and assessment roll it appears
that the proportion of the existing
indebtedness of Bent county which
should be apporuoned to Prowers
county, estimating the same accord
ing to the ratio which the taxable
property of that portion of Bent
county, which is now included within
the boundaries of Prowers county,
bears to the whole taxable property
of Bent county, IN the sum of S22,-
1850 and that the proportion of the
resources OF Bent county exclusive OF
delinquent taxes available for the
payment of said Indebtedness for
which said Prowers county should
have credit calculated according to
the ratio Aforesaid is the sum of s4,-
o6s, $50.
Now, therefore, for the purpose
of final and complete settlement
and adjustment of all matters of rev.
euue proper, to be had and done OF
account of the formation of the coun-
ty of Prowers and of the territory OF
Bent county and also for the purpose
of properly apportioning the indebt'
edness of said Bent county between
it and the said Prowers county and
providing for the subsequent settle
ment and payment of any and all
claims what may hereafter be estab,
lished against the said county OF
Bent, upon causes of action or de
mands existing or which might have
been asserted prior to said 18th day
of April, 1889.
Be it resolved and it is hereby
agreed by the Boards of County Com
missioners of the counties Bent and
Prowers in united session assembled
as follows:
First. That there is hereby ap
portional to the said county of Prov
ers and the said county of Prov er'
does hereby assume the sum of 1922,
72s, so being its due and legal pro
portion of the existing and establish
ed Indebtedness of Bent county al
.rz.., 80 rou&h