The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-12
COMMISSIONERS ADJOURN
Numerous Bills Audited and OFF,
GERS Reports Read and Filed.
COUNTY AUDITOR NAMED
Condition OF Sale OF Court House Bonds
The Date Set for April GOA Mass
of Business Disposed Of in
Five-Day Session.

The county commissioners wound up
their business yesterday and adjourned
the session last evening. The day was
devoted principally to the auditing of
bills and receiving county officers
quarterly reports. County Clerk and
Recorder Martins report for February
shows that the office had collected in
fees s379.9o; that of the sheriff for the
same month, $3.50, and the same month
in the clerk of the courts office, $23s50.
The commissioners appointed d. c.
Walker county auditor. The present
codes do not provide for such an office
in Deer Lodge county, but 1t was the
opinion of the board that the business
warranted the appointment, and an
auditor was named. The date of the
sale of court house bonds was changed
from April II to April 20. The follow
ing order was made:
The board having been authorized
by vote of the electors of Deer Lodge
county to borrow 100000 for the pur-
pose of building court house and Jail
for said county to proceed to the con-
sideration of said matter. 1t was de-
termined that said sum should be bor-
rowed by the issuance of coupon bonds.
The denomination of each bond shall be
$1,000. They shall be payable in lawful
money of the United States. redeemable
at the pleasure of the county after the
first day of January, A. D., 1909, and
payable on the first day of January. A.
D., 1919, and with interest at the rate of
5 per centum per annum payable semi
annually on the first day of January
and the first day of July of each year.
The bonds shall be dated at the time of
issue and shall bear interest only from
the date of issue. The bonds shall be
issued in sums of 900 monthly on the
first day of each month, beginning on
the first day of July, A. D., 1898, until
the whole amount is issued. The bonds
must not sell for less than the par
value thereof. Each bond and all cou-
pons thereto attached must be signed
by the chairman of the board and the
treasurer of the county, and each bond
and coupon must be sealed and coun-
tersigned by the county clerk, and each
coupon signed by him. Each bond must
be registered by the county treasurer
in book provided for that purpose.
which must show the number and
amount of each bond, and when and to
whom issued. The bonds as well as the
interest shall be payable at the office
of the county treasurer of said county.
The county clerk shall give notice of
the sale of said bonds by advertisements
in the Anaconda Standard. published in
said county, and also by advertisement
in newspaper published in the city Of
New York for a period of not less than
30 days before the sale of said bonds,
and which advertisement must be for
sealed proposals and which advertise
ment must state the amount of such
bonds for sale and that the person
offering the highest price therefor is
entitled to receive the amount of such
bonds which he offers to buy. Proposals
shall also be invited for said bonds
issued all at same time. say July |.
1898. The sealed proposals must be filed
with the county clerk on or before the
18th day of April, 1898, and the sale of
said bonds shall be made on the goth
day of April, A. D., 1898 Said bonds
shall be denominated series c, and
numbered consecutveIy from ISL to $50
All or any bids may be rejected"