The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-06-04
State Capital
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MONTANA POWER SEEKING
TO RECOVER EXCESS TAXES

10 EHCESS IAHES
GUT by the Montana Power COM
~ psny and its subsidiaries TO re-
cover from the county and state S1S.- !
2SS. alleged to be exces taxes Illegally
assessed by the state board of equal
~izatiOn, has been begun in Judge J. II.
Jackson's department of the district
court at Butte. This is one of "a
actions in 20 Montana counties TO re-
cover taxes paid under protest based
On the allegation that the state board.
In computing power line assessments,
Disseminated against the Montana
Power company.
Both sides waived a jury. and in an
opening statement for the power COM
panieS, Il. VI. Kelly declared he pro-
posed to show from the official record
Of the board of equalization itself that
while the board had made allowances
for the cOunty-taxed solvent credits
Of virtually every corporation owning
power lines in the state, ii had denied
such allowances 10 the Montana Power
company and its subsidiaries. He
added that ii also would be shown that
the power line assessment of the Mon
tsna Power company was approximate
~ seven times the true value.
INITIATE BILL TO ABOLISH
RAILWAY BOARD
A BOLTON of the state railroad
- commission and d~elegating the
duties OF the body to 8 board COM
prised Of the state auditor, commits
stoner of agriculture and state en-
gineer is proposed in initiative petit
tons which were circulated in Helena.
No announcement has been made as TO
who Is sponsoring the movement.
Under the proVised law which the pc
titlon requests he submitted to the
voters at the next general election the
new hoard would act without add
tionsl compensation and its members
are enjoined from accepting free
transportation from any railroad.
Section 3 Of the measure provides
that no decision or pending proceed
ings Of the present board shall be af-
fected until they are vacated. annulled
or modified by the new organization
which shall be officially known as the
BOARD of railroad commissioners Of
the state Of Montana"
MONTANA NATIONAL GUARD
GIVEN AIR SQUADRON
a ENCOURAGEMENT that the one
n hundred and forty-fOurth obser-
walton air squadron. a national guard
unit originally assigned to Oregon, will
be allotted TO Montana has been re-
ceived by Mai. Charles L. Sheridan,
state adjutant general, from Maj. Gen.
George G. Richards. chief Of the
militia bureau. The squadron, II
planes and about 100 officers and men,
will be stationed in Helena. The as
signment Of a squadron to Montana is
on condition that the state accepts the
provisions of the offer, which will be
done by Major Sheridan.
CONSENT TO DISCONTINUE
PASSENGER TRAIN
CONSENT to the discOntinuance Of
~ Sunday passenger train service on
the Northern Pacific is given in a pc
tition filed with the Montana railroad
commission by A merchants and other
individuals, residents Of Philipsburg.
The petition recites that the residents
Of Philipsburg desire to cooperate
with the railway company in every
way possible, and that while the high
ways are open TO automobile traffic,
they feel the train service to their city
can be discontinued.
GOVERNOR DIXON RETURNS
FROM VACATION
GOVERNOR Dixon has arrived In
N MissOula from his farm where he
has been spending a two weeks vaca-
ton in an effort to recover his strength
after a struggle with a stubborn cold.
The governor said he was feeling
better than he had for several weeks
3 before he was compelled to take a rest.
He has fully recovered the strength
Of his voice and believes it will stand
the strain Of demands that are likely
to be made upon it during the coming
political campaign.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES
ON TAX QUESTIONS
a COUNTY assessor or his deputy
1 "a cannot be empowered to collect
city taxes, Attorney General Rankin
| states in an opinion handed down at
the request of L. Q. Shelton. state su-
per;ntendent Of banks.
Citing the codes Mr.. Rankin states
that 1t is the duty of the county treas
urer 70 collect city Or town taxes ex-
cept in the cases Of towns or cities of
first, second or third class with ordi-
nances delegsting this duty TO their
city treasurer.
CALL FOR WARRANTS
ISSUED BY JUNOD
CTATE Treasurer o. H. Junod has