The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-09-19

Indebtedness should be reduced IS fast as possible The comparison
reduction in the Indebtedness of the County of s52237O1, which does
not equal the amount that should have been raised by the 6 mill
sinking fund levy and the 5 mill debt reduction levy
There are a good many warrants that have been outstanding for
more than eight years. All of these that are outstanding for more
cancelled. ~
During the past three or four years the County Commissioners
buildings without submitting the question to a vote of the people.
tract with j D. Dwyer for a Special audit of the Countys books
and for the purpose of supervising any system or systems installed
calls for the expenditure of $10,sS5OO. The last clause in this con
tract is worthy of note: "The full and complete theory of this con-
tract is to put Roosevelt County accounting on a good sound operat-
ing basis, modern in operation of its accounts, without curaning any
of its efficiency and at the same time effecting a saving equal to none
heretofore heard of in the State of Montana. Section 4447 of the
liability for any single purpose of a amount exceeding 100000
without the approval Of a majority of the electors thereof voting at
with in either of the above cases by the County Commissioners.
BUDGET:
In setting up the budget for the fiscal year 19291930, the claims
paid in June 1929 were included. They properly we're a charge against
the previous fiscal year, and in March 1880 the Commissioners or
budget. the amount remaining in the bigbwav hndget on Inn q
1880 would be S19S277. At the July, 1880 meeting of the County
Commissioners they allowed claims against the Road Fund in the
sum of s16,5s7.2o. All of these claims wer for either work or ma
terial which a furnished prior to June 80, 1880 and ar a proper
charge against the 192919aO budget Part of claims against the Road
Fund above referred to may possibly be a charge against Capital
Outlay. After deducting the June 1929 claims from this budget, the
allowed in road claims and 81 4s5 90 in = claim allowed for h mr.
chase of a bookkeeping machine, which would come out of Capital
Outlay This latter machine was not provided for in the previous
ne iio"H cAaHs, dioWeu dl te July 1851 meeting OIL Cne
budget:
No. 272sS, Burroughs Adding Machine Company, s., 4s5oo-claim
dated February Is, $780, one Burroughs new machine style 1900
278O1, c. E. Howe, painting Jail s15245-work done February H.
1880; claim paid on July 7, 1890
No 27s55, G E Howe, repairs sidewalks at County sheds, re
pairs County sheds, dated August {, 1929, allowed and paid July IL
1880 No 27sss, Motor Sales Company, s1.11s4l for oil and Jas, pur
chases in May and June 1880, allowed and paid July Z, 1880.
No 27366, Midland Implement Company, s29676O for culverts;
NO 21S67, Mldand implement Company, $296z6O for culverts;
to O. June 27, 1880. These claims we're allowed and paid N July 4 a
before AJ June e 30 I lsao. q Inc u'VSr'S we're osnVerea 0me'lms $
No 27ass, Midland Implement Company, $2l8eoO for snow fence 2
that the snow fence a delivered several months ago. All claims c
done prior to July l. 1880, the beginning of the new fiscal year,
so these claims are chargeable against the 1929193O budget A
Chapter 148 of the 1929 Session Laws, provides, Expenditures
LIABILITIES incurred, or warrants issued, in excess of any al
of the budget detailed appropriations as originally determined, or as az
revised by transfer as herein provided, shall not be a liza
bihty of the county, but the official making or mourning such expen- as
his official bond. The board of county commissioners shall not q
approve any claim, and the county clerk and recorder shall not issue G
any warrant for any expenditure in xcess of said detailed budget G
appropriations a finally adopted, or revised under the provisions re
hereof except upon an order of a court of competent Jurisdiction. T
Any county commissioner or commissioners, o county clerk and re- in
rider approving claim or issuing any warrant in excess of any such of
ret appropriation except IS provided shall forfeit to the county of
the amount of such claim " warrant, which shall be recov- or
rs, or county clerk and recorder or all of them, and their several A,
o their official bonds and it shall be the duty of the county ma
ttorney of such county to bring an action therefor in the name
# county.
In purchasing the bookkeeping machine, the snow fence and al thu
road work to continue during the 19291ssO budget, with the
mention of charging these items against the 1saO19S1 budget, the vs.
vading the intentions of the Budget Law. the
LAIMs: to
No. 24723, George Vradenberg, $4,000, mileage as Deputy Asses
Dr. reads, 400 miles at 121ac per mile, $4,000 This claim is not rec
em1zed. Claims or mileage must show where travelling a. done TIL
lie places visited and n mileage between each place. by
No. 24947, George Lesson, Commissioner. 800 AZ the following Co
June 49, 1929 ppraising Civ nronertv at Pon1ar nor dom Coz
100, R. R. fare s172, meals 81 25: June 90. per diem 8 ZOO meals Sta
so; June 81. per diem So OO. meal s 30 The Attorney General are
issued a. opinion. "That a member of te hoard of count nom the
issioners, Or members of said board. cannot legally charge nr diem one
ID expenses for services in viewing fr the of detarminino of
e market value thereof lands belonging TO the ountv acoured Inv cen
x deed, and also for services performed in ocuring 1eases and in
les for this land and in making said leases and sales" Jail
No 25295 w 7. vouno our;,siorar eooo 7z a. 49,. ,ooo Fed
a law MEETING notiree of tav lond saIos - az 90 100 ' IL, ty
1c ner mile 60 10 meals 81 40 tofa1 of tbasa 49, 500 On Thi
~, o-oo - the
d 20, 1929, appraising lots in Wolf Point and Poplar, per diem
200, mileage S14S0, meals $500, room S15O
No. 25512 George Lesson, Commissioner, S119S SO, August 10 and
1929, appraising lots in Wolf Point and Poplar, per diem $1,000
cage s144O, meals and lodging $3.50.
No. 25530, w. L. Young, 1890, August 10 and 20, 1929, appraisfng
in Wolf Point and Poplar, per diem $1,000, mileage 1926, supper
In view of the Attorney Generals opinion, all of the above claims BAR