Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

they STRIKE A BALANCE.
Custer and Rosebud Counties Take Stock
and Cast up Their Accounts COM
missioners do Good Work.
The herculean task of settling up
the affairs of Rosebud and Custer
counties has been completed and Rose
bud is now ready to cast adrft from
her ancient guardian and go it alone.
The settlement was effected without
trouble of any sort, and the taxpayers
OF this county can congratulate them
selves on the outcome, as the basis of
settlement is generally looked upon by
those familiar with the condition of
affairs as being fair and just one.
The document in which the agreement
is embodied, considering the extensive
interests Involved, is comparatively
brief, and is the result of week S
work by the two county boards, who
met in joint session in Miles City last
week and completed their labors on
Friday. Judge c. H. Loud acted as
chairman of the meeting, drew up the
agreement and advised the board on
technical points. The following are
the
FINDINGS OF THE COMMISSION:
On this, the second day of March, A.
D., 1901, we, the members of the COM
mission being regularly in session as
such commission, having fully exam
ined into and fairly considered all
matters and things for the considera-
tiOn of the commission, and having in
all respects complied with the require
ments of an act of the seventh legisla-
tive assembly of the state of Montana,
approved Feb. 18th, 1901, entitled, Gan
Act to Create the County of Rosebud,
Define its boundaries and provide for
its Organization and Government. do
hereby make the followidg findings:
We find the value of all taxable
property within the limits of the orig
inal county of Custer on the first day
of March, A. D., 1901, to be the sum of
six million, six hundred and Fl fifty-eight
thousand, eight hundred and twenty
five (6,65S, ,825) dollars.
We find the value of all taxable
property within the limits of Rosebud
county on said day to be the sum of
two million, one hundred and eighty
seven thousand, one hundred and
eighty-six. (2,lS7, 1866 dollars, leaving
the value of all taxable property with
in the limits of Custer county after the
separation to be the sum of four mill
lion, four hundred and sevent y-one
thousand, six hundred and thirty-nine
a. All, $50 dollars.
We find that the total Indebtedness
of the original county of Custer on the
first day of March, 1901, to be the sum
OF two hundred and eighty-two thou
sand, eight hundred and thirty dollars
and sixty cents ($2S2, $4,000.
We find the amount of money in the
hands of the treasurer of Custer county
on said day to be the sum of one hun
dred one thousand, and thlrty-seven
dollars and ffty-two cents ($1O1, ,OS7.-
52).
We find the value of all real and
personal property, including bridges
withiN and belonging to Custer county
Oh said first day of March, 1901, to be
the sum Of forty-two thousand and two
dollars and eighty-three cents ($42,-
)O2. 83).
We find the value of all bridges, real
ma personal property of Custer county
situate within the boundaries of Rose
1ud county to be the sum of two thou
sand dollars $4,000, and it is agreed
hat Rosebud county will receive and
lccept this property at said appraised
alue and issue warrants therefor in
avor of Custer county.
We find the net indebtedness of Gus
er county on March l, 1901, to be the
um OF one hundred thirty-seyen thou
AID, seven hundred and ninety
l37, 700 dollars. ,
We find that the proportion of the
aid net indebtedness of Custer county 1
which Rosebud county will assume j;
nd pay to the county of Custer is the i
um OF forty-fivc thousand, two hum i
red and fifty-nine dollars and fifty ]
ents lS45, ,259. 50), and we hereby ap- ,
ortion said sum as an indebtedness :