Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-11-22

supply $50
S. ~Storaaslie, Coal for Library 900
At 500 O'clock P. M. the Board
adjourned until 900 o'clock A. M.
October Bird, 1923.
At 900 o'clock A. M. October 3rd,
1928, the Beard resumed, all members
of the Board and the Clerk present.
Old Age Pension Granted
Mrs. Sam TOrgersOn.
On motion, a petition for Old Age
Pension from Mrs. Sam Torgerson
was granted in the amount of $500
per month.
Antelope Town Lots Appraised
The Board having appraised Town
Lots at Antelope, Mont, on which
the County had obtained a Tax Deed,
the following resolution was intro
duced ard adopted:
WHEREAS, Sheridan County has
obtained Tax Deed to the following
described Property, and the same has
been duly appraised,
BE 1T RESOLVED, that this Pro-
perty be sold at Public Sale at the
County Court House on Monday, No
vember 9Th, 1923, at 2 o'clock P.
NJ, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Clerk of the Board be in
structed to have the Property adver-
tised for sale in the Official Paper
and to have notices of such sale post
ed according to Law
Several Petitions having been pre-
sented to the Board asking that the
question Of additional tax levy for
Road purposes be submitted to a vote
of the qualified electors of the COM
ing General Election, the following
resolution was introduced and adopt
ed:
WHEREAS, there has been presented
to the Board of County Commission
ers of Sheridan County, Montana, sew
eral petitions asking that the tax levy
for road purposes be increased five
(5) mills,
AND WHEREAS, the Board of
County Commissioners deem it adj
visable that such tax levy for road
purposes be increased five (5) mills,
BE 1T THEREFORE RESOLVED,
That such question of additional levy
be submitted to the qualified electors
of the County at the Election to be
held on November 6, 1928, and that
the form of the Ballot be as follows:
Shall the Board of County Commits
sioners Of Sheridan County, Montana,
be authorized to make an additional
levy of five (5) mills in addition to
the five (5) mill levy authorized by
law upon the taxable property of the
County of Sheridan, State of Mon
tana, for the years 1929 and 1880 for
the purpose Of constructing roads
and bridges.
The elector shall designate his pre-
ference for either of the proposit-
ions by making an (X) before the
proposition desired. Only qualified
electors whose names appear on the
tax rolls of the County for the year
1927 are entitled to vote upon this
question.
Board of County Commissioners.
Sheridan County, Montana.
BY NIELS MADSEN, Clerk.
At 1900 o'clock Noon the Board re-
cessed until 200 o'clock P. M.
At 200 o'clock P. M. the Board re-
sumed all members of the Board and
the Clerk present.
On motion, the Board decided to
give oil and gas leases on two tracts
of land on which the county held tax
deeds, to the Plentywoo -Redstone
Holding Co., and the same were sign
ed by the Chairman.
Coal Bids Opened
Three bids for furnishing coal to
Sheridan county for one year, were
received and opened, and the bid sub
mitted by E. j. Weinand was ac-
cepted, it being for $3.65 per ton.
Trial Balance Approved
On motion, the County Clerks
trial balance for the month of Aug
ust, 1928, was approved.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read, and on motion, approx
ed as read.
The following resolution was intro
duced and adopted:
RESOLUTION
Be it resolved by the County Com
%miss.oners of Sheridan county, Mon
tana, in due session assembled and it
appearing from the records of the
County Treasurer of said County that
through a mistake taxes were levied
ard assessed against R. 0. Lunke as
to the SWhSEh Of Section "a Town
ST. p 27 Of Range SO E. M. M. for the
year 1918 and now amounting to the
sum of $3.50 and for the year 1914
amounting to the sum of $3.50, and
for the year 1915 amounting to the
UNI Of $3.55 and for the year 1916
an nunting to the sum of S3 % and