The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-05
THEY PUT IN A BUSY DAY
Commissioners Examine County
Officers Reports.
NORTHERN PACIFIC LAND
II Will Not Be Advertised as Delinquent
Until the Pending Suit Is Deter
mined-Horse Power of the
Court House Boiler.

The county commissioners were in
session yesterday and put in quite a
busy day. Several of the county OFF,
GERS submitted their monthly reports OF
fees collected The commissioners de-
cided not to advertise the taxes on GER
tain lands of the Northern Pacific in
this county as delinquent, as suit IS
now pending in the United States court
to determine whether or not these lands
are subject to taxation. In furtherance
of the determination reached the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
Whereas, Certain taxes assessed
against certain lands belonging TO the
Northern Pacific Railway company are
disputed by said company and remain
unpaid because said company claims
that 1t is not liable for such taxes and,
Whereas, A suit is now pending in the
United States courts for the settlement
of the question or questions of law in
volved in said assessment
Therefore, in order to save litigation
and the bringing of a number of suits,
the chairman of this board is hereby
directed to enter into a contract on be-
half of this board and county and state
with the said company for the payment
of said taxes already assessed or which
may be hereafter assessed in case the
question or questions aforesaid are de-
cided adversely to said company; and
the county treasurer is also directed to
sign said contract and not to advertise
said land as delinquent or for sale
The report of the fees collected by the
clerk of the district court during De-
cember, showed that they amounted to
| $1S950, of which SS5 was for actions
| commenced and $26 for marriage Ii
censes issued. The balance was dis
tributed under number of minor
| heads
The county clerk and recorders re-
port showed that $343.5O had been col
/ leeted in fees by this office during the
| month. The three items which went to
| make up the greater part of this sum
were: Instruments recorded and in
! dexed, S163.25; notices of mineral loca-
! tions, SIC; annual representation affida-
! Wits, S6e
Sheriff John Fitzpatrick collected
| $124.93 in fees, which amount was for
| the service of papers, etc, in 10 actions.
County Coroner Hardenbroolk report
! ed that he had held one inquest during
/ the month of December. that one being
! on the body of Dennis Toomey, who
was killed by being run over by car
on the b., A. & p. railroad.
The attention of the commissioners
was called to the alleged fact that the
boiler in the court house was of a great
| er horse power than the law permits
an engineer to handle without first haN-
| inc obtained a license. It is said that
/ the two janitofs recently appointed py
| the commissioners are not provided
! with engineers licenses and therefore
cannot, legally, be placed in charge OF
| the boiler.
The commissioners looked up the law
on the matter and found that all per-
sons handling boilers of a greater horse
power than five We're required to have
| a license from the state boiler inspector
The clerk was thereupon instructed tt
request the state boiler inspector or his
| assistant to come down and inspect the
court house boiler with reference to it,
capacity.
The board audited a number of bills
after which adjournment was taker
until this morning.