The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-07-26
ARE ENTIRELY
SUCCESSFUL
commissioners Will Let Contract
tor Grading Road to Ferry
In the Near Future

went to Glasgow to present a Pc
htion to the County Commissioners
asking them to grade the road from
Culbertson to the Missouri river
landing. The amount estimated to
put the road in first class condition,
including grading, ditching and
top dressing with gravel, is two
thousand dollars. OF this amount
the Culbertson committee guaran-
teed to raise FIVE hundred dollars
and asked the county commission
ers to appropriate the balance.
When the committee arrived in
Glasgow they went at once to the
court house where the county COM
missioners were in session as a
Board Of equalization. They were
received with the utmost courtesy
by the membe RS of the Board.
An informal discussion of taxes
and assessed valuation in Culbert.
son was first had, the concensus OF
opinion was that all lots, both bus
mess and residence, in Sulbertson
were being assessed too high this
year in view oi the fact that prop.
erty was not worth as much now as
il was four years ago when the pres
ent valuation was placed on the
lots.
1t was suggested that those pres
ent and as many more residents OF
Culbertson as desired should ap
point one man as their agent, with
power OF attorney, to appear before
the Board on TUESDAY, OF this week
aud ask for specific reductions IN
each case This was found to be
the only way that reductions can be
secured after assessment for the
year has been made, as the Board
of Equalization has the power TO
raise taxes on their own imitation
but can not lower the assessed val
uation, without being asked spe-
cihcally by each tax payer.
G. ii. Coulter went to Glasgow
Tuesday with power Of attorney
from twenty three taxpayers and
was successful in getting the asses
ment lowered in every case. Those
who did not get IN on the deal will
have to pay taxes on the full
assessed valuation this year, but
next year, the assessor will equalize
the matter in Culbertson by gen
eral reduction.
But to return to the Culbertson
Ferry road. After this discussion OF
taxes IN Culbertson the Board took
q recess as Board OF Equalization
and reconvened as a Board Of
County Commissioners, when the
matter Of the Ferry Road was taken
up. Following is the proceedings
of the Board as was taken from the
minutes reported by the clerk.
4 As will be seen the Board granted
the request OF the Culbertson Com
nittee and the road will be sur
veyed and the contract let as soon
as possible for the work:
y, At 1890 o'clock a. m. the Board took q
recess as board of Equalization and re-
solved itself into board Of County Com
missioners. for the purpose Of hearing pc
tition from thirteen resident gentlemen
from Culbertson who appeared before th'
Board and asked for an appropriation TO
the construction of public highway iron
: Culbertson to the Missouri river. Tn
members of Board all concurring IN SAT-
action and waving all right to formal no
tice Of call Of such meeting Of the Board o
County Commissioners.
AT II o'clock the Board took up matte
of said petition and proceeded to hear III
following named gentlemen who appeare
and presented the Culbertson claim:
: F. G. Annette. G. w. Tanner. i. l
: Brooks. A. Huxol, c. II. Coulter. l. o
! Slette. w. NJ. McGinnis. F. S. Reed. E
9 K. Maxim. Frank Stevens. Walter Patch
!. II. ID. Edmonds, S. c. West.
= The petition contained the signatures
q one hundred and seventy residents. and
2 appearing 10 this Board that there is gre'
Z necessity for the constructioo Of said roa
petitiooed for. and whereas the people has
raased and agree to cootribu'e the sum