The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-08
O|SALLOWEO THE BILLS
Auditor Davies Said They Were
Unjust Claims.
CASE OF MRS. BABCOCK
A Monthly Allowance OF els Vetoed for
the Reason mat She Wa Running
q Rooming House-Her Hus-
band IL with the Troops.

The county commissioners yesterday
received several disallowed bills from
Auditor Davies. with an Endorsement
on them explaining his reasons for dis
allowing them. There were two bills for
SIS Zach presented by L. J. Brophy &
Co., for groceries furnished Mrs. Ester
T.. Babcock, proprietress Of an APART
ment fiat on North Main street. Mrs.
Babcock's husband is in the war and
although. it is claimed. she is doing a
good business and has no one depend
ent upon her for support, the commIs-
sioners have been issuing her a MONTH
ly order for SIS. The auditor. however.
has disallowed all the bills that have
come in on such orders. and his in
dorsement on the bills returned to the
commissioners yesterday reads as fol-
lows:
Il have examined the within account
and claim against Silver Bow county
m find that the same should be dis
allowed. as the circumstance II the
beneficiary concerned are not of such a
character as entitle her. in my judg-
ment. to become a county charge. Up
on investigation of her circumstances,
l found her to be a person enjoying
good health. with no one dependent on
her and able to pay the sum of $3.50
monthly rental for furnished rooms es-
adjustment. which she subjects for a
livelihood. and enjoys a woman to take
care OF the rooms. Consequently | re-
fused to issue her any orders from this
Office. Furthermore. the orders hereto
attached were issued by the honorable
board of county commissioners In OPP
position to my recommendations made
when reporting to them. as the duties
of my office require. my findings Cf
facts i'm her case. The commissioners
explained their position. when acting
contrary to my recommendations. by
stating that in issuing these orders
they were guided by and acted I'm con-
sideration of the fact that a respected
citizen and taxpayer appeared before
them in behalf of the applicant. That
should not be allowed to determine a
single question of fact. nor should IL
be allowed to so operate as to offset
rules necessarily established for the
guidance of an officer In the discharge
of his duties as IL does i'm this case.
Therefore. / feel that am not justified
in allowing this bill or by remaining
silent i'm the matter and thereby virtu-
ally acknowledging that the beneficiary
concerned is entitled to county aid ard
mat the claim ~ a Just one against
the county"
The matter wiltno doubt be taken in
to the district our by Mr.. Brophy.
An order was pade by the commits
sioners allowing Clint G. Clark to EN-
ploy additional assistance in his office
for the purpose OF getting out the tran
script in the Shadwell murder case.
A communication was received from
Wiley Mountjoy. superintendent of the
State Orphans home, stating that the
Sagesens boy had been admitted to the
home and would be received as soon as
delivered there.
A bill of Barney Shanahan for Sli5.
for delivering ballot boxes. had been re-
duced to So by the auditor. and was
allowed In that amount by the commis
sioners.
The board sent a communication TO
the county attorney asking for an opin-
ion on several questions regarding taxes
which came up yesterday.