Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09
BOW DROPS
To SECOND CLASS
COUNTY JANUARY |
Assessed Valuation Shows il
$18,0OO,0 600 Short of
First Class.
Special to The Tribune.

Butte, July S.-Silver Bow will be.
come a second class county next year,
according to a statement given out
Friday by the county commissioners
The assessed valuation OF the county
is S32,441, 900 which is nearly SIS
100000 less than the required amount
for a first class county. When Silver
Bow is classified in September. the
commissioners stated, it will be placed
in second class and the Reconsideration
will take effect January /. 1923. This
same move was contemplated last year
but the law provides that re-classifica-
tons must be made in even numbered
years.
1t means that this county will be
forced to operate at a minimum ex-
pense and one of the commissioners
stated that the saving in court house
salaries alone would amount to more
than 100000. The only county of
ficers who will not be affected will
be the clerk of the district court. The
judges salaries are also provided for
by law and there a be no reduction
there. The sheriff's salary will be cut
$1,000 and the justices of the peace
$500 each, while the other county of
littlc VIII bc IeuuCPu C,tUu Il YcdI
in salaries.
class county in Montana. and when il
becomes second class there will not
be a first class county in the state.
The receipts for this year will also be
reduced, as about 100000 will be lost
because there will be no net proceeds
from the mines. The county COM
m~issiOners are making an endeavor to
reduce all expenses as much as pos
sible, and the election this fall will
cost about $1,000 less than usual, be-
cause the commissioners have refused
to pay more than $40 for the rental
of voting booth locations. Formerly
So was paid. Judges and clerks of
election will also be required to serve
at 40 cents an hour, as provided by
law.
In accordance with the statutes. the
various county officials filed their
budgets or estimates for the necessary
expenditures and needs including ex-
p%enditures for general, contingent.
road, bridge and poor funds, with the
commissioners. This is for the fiscal
year beginning July l and ending June
80, 1923. The matter will be passed
on August Z, and the budgets approved,
amended or disapproved. The budgets
are about the same as last year, and
when the county reverts TO second
class. the expenditures will have to be
greatly reduced. 1t was stated that
the list which is given below. would be
nothing like the amounts that would
be allowed when the board meets.
Following are the amounts asked by
the various officers and departments:
County commissioners, S12,595: pro-
baton officer, $5,70S; surveyor 81
$40: superintendent of schools, S3.415;
justice of the peace Buckley. S4,506;
justice of the peace (O'NeilD. $4,000;
Justice of the peace (Ornsby). S4,2S4;
Justice of the peace (Wilkinson). 81
us; coroner. G,964; treasurer, S27.324;
sheriff's office, S37.950: care of pris-
oners, $4,000: auditor. $500: road
department, 100000; county buildings,
$40, 600; clerk of the courts, S2S. 151
county attorney. S15,S50: health de-
partment. collection of garbage and
ash. sanitary and storm sewers and
inspection. total S52,S26: assessor,
S17.O95; clerk and recorder, $29,420.75:
elections. $49.SS5.9S: poor farm and
hospital, $4,000: law library. S2,s19.oS,
court stenographers. $500; witness
fees, $1,000; jury fees, $4,000: jur-
or's meals. $4,000: mothers pension,
So 900; public administrator. $3.50;
care of poor, 500, 900, including in
mates at Galen. The grand total is
S673.SO1