Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-02-02
TINY HAD \ v ARM TIME
Third Annual Session of County Assessors
characterized by Acrimonious De-
bate Regarding Sheep Valuations.
FINALLY FIXED AT $500
Lambs Will be Listed at $3.50. and
Horses and Cattle the Same
as Last Year.

County Assessor Henry Rosetta
Monday returned from Helena, where
he attended the third annual meeting
of the assessors of Montana, called
for the purpose Of establishing uni
form schedule Of values throughout
the different counties Of the state
The meeting lasted two days and was
characterized by discussion which,
with reference to the valuation to be
placed on sheep, waAed warm and
acrimonious. The debate on this
subject resulted in Assessor Sullivan
of Choteau county walking dramatic
ally out OF the meeting, with the part
ing announcement that he would not
be bound by the action OF the as
sessed valuation to be placed on sheep,
which he declared an outrage.
MIR. Rosetta was among those who
contended that sheep ought to be
listed at $3 per head and lambs, own
cd separately, at $3.50. In this he
i, was supported by Preuitt OF Broad
water, Miller OF Deer Lodge, Dunsire
of Flathead, Thurgood of Madison,
Daniels OF Park, Watts of Ravalli and
Laurandeau OF Silver Bow Those
] who contended for valuation Of w.. 81
were Sullivan Of Choteau, Birkenbuc
of Cascade, Hutfaker Of Lewis and
I; Clarke, Conger Of Beaverhead and
S Fowler Of Fergus.
I An effort at compromise on WIZ
was defeated and then by vote o
). 9 to S the minority report OF the llv'
It stock committee, fixing the sheep val
Q uation at $3, was adopted. Follow
), ing is the schedule oil values as tiLall
q fixed by the meeting:
a Sheep and lambs owned together. .........,S 7
;. Lambs owned separately y.................. =, .
Is Range horses .,....,..t.,.s..''.''''' ~ ~
YearinE cattle. ...-'...' ~, -
IS Stock cattle %, 90
Mich cows s,s.t...'...'...''.' :"
u 1t was agreed that each assesso
should place a valuation OF his oW
on work and thoroughbred horses an
also ON beef cattle and hogs. Th
et other committees on goods an
merchandise, real estate and improve
:, ments and the like, reported verball
that these items must be assessed ;
- - their full cash value, SO there was n
- disagreement along these lines.
-. Last year, in Carbon county, shee1
:. with lambs, were assessed at S25
- and lambs, owned separately, at v
W. The state board of equalization d'
:, manded that these figures be raise'
but the county commissioners, sittin
\, H. as a county board Of equalization, a
4, clined to accede to the request, an
SO the sheep values stood as liked /
the assessor.
To reporter, Mr.. Rosetta said tn
=. the question of assessment of the pc
T. sessory rights in land, including tho
"a of squatters, was one OF the subJec
- discussed at the meeting. 1t SCENE
h., to be the general opinion that lal
,t filed on, whether final proof had bet
:. made or not, should be assessed, b
- as this involved question Of law, u
:. i. matter was referred to Attorney Go
-. eral Nolan for an opinion. AS 500
. as it is rendered a copy thereof W
be forwarded to all Of the assesso
on. for their future guidance.
Wis. A resolution was passed asking t
n a'S supreme court, if possible, to advan
Ins rns upon it's cale..dar case appeal
rry from the district court of Lewis al
'rry Clarke county, involving the questl'
y ~ Of mileage Of assessors and oth
art M county officers.
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son "LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS"