The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-29
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Trustees to Sit as a Board of
Equalization.
THAT DUPLICATE LIST
Assessor Allen VII Put Ten Men at
Work M Get II Out by Mon
day-Bricklayers Make
a Protest.

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trustees last evening the question
whether or not the board was under
the law required TO sit as a board of
equalization to receive complaints in
regard to the special tax assessment
was again brought up. Mr.. MacDon-
aid in behalf of Mr.. Clinton. who was
absent, made a majority report on the
question, to the effect that the board
could use the county's list and sit as
a board of equalization in the Office of
the county clerk, and thus avoid the
necessity of paying for a duplicate list.
Mi. Macdonald also made a minority
report for himself. and said the Law
was very plain that the assessor should
furnish the board a duplicate assess
ment list, and hat the board was re-
quired to give five days notice of Ii
and Their act as a board of equaliza-
ton. Mr.. Macdonald made an argu-
ment on the law question and said that
If he had been consulted by the other
members of the committee the majority
report would not have been made. He
complained that several times he had
been ignored by the other members of
the committee. who informed him only
after a report mad been agreed on. Mr..
Dorais, the other m of the COM
mittee, while he was inclined to- favor
the majority report, said he had V
heard of it before N had not been
consulted in the matter.
Mr.. Macdonald said ne was not in
favor of hazarding the whole 0,O00
tax to save the cost of the duplicate
list: anyway, the law provided that the
assessor should receive only 81 a day
for making the list. Clerk Richards re-
ported that he had talked with the
county assessor and the commissioners,
and had quoted the school law to them,
and they confessed that II was news
to them, but they could not see the
necessity of the trustees equalizing
anything, as the commissioners were
acting on all complaints. The assessor
had not been notified of the result of
the election, but the commissioners said
they would notify him and have him
make out the list for the trustees de-
sired. The latter instructed the clerk
to see that it was one. As the time
for getting out the list is very short.
Assessor Allen said he would have to
put 10 men TO work on 1t and work
nights. and could not do ii for less than
$500.
Mr.. Burke made a motion that the
sum be allowed him. provided he got
the list out by Monday. Macdonald
opposed II and talked about the 81 a
day compensation fixed by the law and
the assessors official bond He did not
believe the board had authority to APP
propriate one for ar Unauthorized
purpose Burke's motion. however. was
adopted. Macdonald voting against II.
The clerk read an opinion from the
county attorney or the question wheth-
err the county assessor could legally
charge the district $40 a month for
~
attorney said he could not n was not
|. entitled TO the extra compensation.
Clerk Richards said the monthly state
ment was a great aid to himself and
the board, and that the treasurer would
not make 1t out unless paid for, hough
the former treasurer was glad TO do IL
for nothing. The clerk was instructed
to sem a copy Of the county attorneys
opinion to the treasurer.
The bond of Fred Whiteside, con-
tractor of the new school building, In
the sum Of 500, 1000, with job O'Rourke
and II. X. Bartlett as sureties, was APP
proved. The Bricklayers' union sent In
a protest against the brick work being
awarded to Whlteside because he was
not a bricklayer. The board took nc
action on the matter. The papers In
the suit brought against the board by
Moses Benoit to replevin his 5000 GER
titled check were ordered TO be sent e
the county attorney with Instructions
to file an answer to the suit. The build
ing committee recommended that some
extra grading work on the new building
site be awarded to the man who has tht
contract for the general grading, and
the recommendation was adopted.
Superintendent Hendricks received
letter from George j. Gould, treasurer
of the national Maine monument fund
acknowledging receipt of the sl77 sub.
scrlbed by the Butte school children.
The claim of Tim Riordan for 81 231 IS
a balance due for e~xcavating for th'
new school building, be ordered paid
The deed for the school site was re
ceived and ordered recorded and tn,
purchase price of IS, 200 ordered paid.