The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-11

ANACONDA news.
MANY LEV|ES |NVOL WE'D
Supreme Court Decision Affects
Other Districts.
ANACONDA IS NOT ALONE
Vast Amount of Extra Labor Will Be
Thrown Upon the County Treas
urer's Ofice-Talk OF
Special Session.
ANACONDA is NOT ALONE

In the county treasurer's Office in the
city hall there is one man who is wear
ing disgruntled look. To see him fig
uring over the books satisfies one that he
has just cause for not feeling happy. This
man is Deputy County Treasurer E. J.
Nadeau, who is not pleased with the rul-
ing Of the supreme court in the matter OF
special school levy tax collections.
Mr. Nadeau has already performed con-
siderable work in the matter of the tax
roll payments. The books were turned
over to the treasurer's office several days
ago. and Immediately on receiving them
Mr.. Nadeau set to work. He wrote out
about 1000 postal cards to send to tax
PAYERS informing them that their taxes
were due and what the amount was.
These were ready to be sent out, but 1t Is
lucky that they were not, for there are
many changes to be made now owing to
the decision by the supreme court.
Deputy Nadeau had also prepared the
receipt books These were made out in
advance, so that there would be no delay
when a person went to the office to pay
his taxes. These receipts are now use
less and will have to be destroyed. In ad-
dition to this work, Mr.. Nadeau will have
to 60 over all the tax roll books and
make ulTc0 Changes IL every
IT'S a decision of the supreme court
and it's binding" said Mr.. Nadeau yes
terday.
TT will give the treasurer's office con-
siderable more work. as it necessitates
changes in all taxes extended wherein
there is q special school levy. The deci-
sion covers school district No. in Deer
Lodge. where there is special tax levy
Of 10 mills; school district No. at Stuart,
where there IL a special levy Of ~ mills;
school district No. 10. Anaconda, a mills;
school district No. q, Dempsey Creek.
where there is special levy Of 10 mills,
and all these will have to be taken off
the valuations. 1t is a lot of work, and
will take two men a week to do it, and
there will not be any time for loafiing
either
The decision of the supreme court was
the topic of conversation yesterday in
official circles and there were numerous
speculations as to whether or not there
would be any action taken by the legisla-
ture
Some action ought to be taken by the
legislature said Clerk Nadeau of the
board of school trustees yesterday. "The
matter is important enough for the cali
ing of a special session, for the decision
does not only involve; Anaconda but also
Helena, Great Falls! Billings, Missoula
and several other places If it was only
Anaconda, then they would says Well
it's too bad, but you'll have to stand it,
B, But when So many other places arAs eoh-
cerned II certainly demands attention
IF some action Is not taken by the leg
. islature it will throw hundreds Of teachers
out of employment and will mean great
hardship to them
DR.. Stephens, a member of the Ana
conda board of school trustees, when seen
yesterday said:
''It is too bad to think that we will
have to close the schools so early this
year. 1t will not be very nice to see all
these children running about the streets
two-thirds of the year. The only thing
for us to do is to abide by the decision and
trust that the county commissioners will
see that the children, of Deer Lodge coun-
ty are well educated"