The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-05

personal property assessment of David Miller, ST., "a reduced
s19OS for reason that it a a double assessment.
Real property tax of Elsie schafer oil sWA, s1zsEA Sec 22824e
CLASSIFIED but assessment had been made on old valuation.
Personal property assessment for 1880 of Peter LEM va can
e ea pea IN m ms mou o. SiAA' '4 reason '' . 'O'''
Personal property taxes in the amount of $50 was ordered can
cened against a number Of former bridge employees who have now
." Motion made and carried that bids be called for car of poor of
Roosevelt county and for county physician and also for bids for
December LIST, 1880. At / 80 pm H., was set as time for opening bids for
printing contract and Dec. Bird at 1870 p H. as Jet for time 81
opening for County Physician and care of poor
The following Resolution a unanimously adopted;
BE it Resolved. that the Board of County Commissioners realizing
that a complex situation exists relative to lands subject to taxation in
mo q ana;nn " 80 NE "a ponIar Montana M the indian Agency at
BeIcourt, North Dakota, and further It has been called to atten
ton through the course of or duties that lands may have escaped
taxation, while others re being assessed enormously. Omissions
errors and deficiencies may well exist over a number of years in such
reports and further the Board is DESTROYS of having a full and com
plete record of lands subject to taxation to enable men TO xpeola
their duties as a Board of Equalization in the future and adjust and
record of such lands to be also used by county officers for many other
purposes where the information cannot be obtained from the records
at the Roosevelt County Courthouse in an expeditions manner or
through lack of such information.
Now. Therefore. Be 1t Resolved that a Contract be entered into
between Roosevelt county, Montana, by it's Board of County Commits
sioners and J D. Dwyer of Lewistown, Montana, to furnish a complete
record of all lands (acreage) subject to taxation giving date OF Patent
or Final Certificate as the case may be, by forty acre tracts " govern
ment lot portions compiled from the records at the U. s. Land Office
and the Indian Agency at Poplar, Montana, for the full sum of ffteen
labor, material travelling expense, salaries and hotel bills during the
course of construction.
In case all the taxes, penalties and interest that would accrue on
lands escaping taxation from the date of the first assessment that
should have been made to December LIST, 1880, be less than the amount
to be paid for such record, then in such event only a pro rata portion
of the Fifteen Hundred Cs15OOOO) Dollars shall be paid based OIL the
amount Of such accrued taxes but in no event to exceed Fifteen
Hundred (s15OOOW Dollars.
of the minutes herein.
This expenditure is to be paid from Budget Appropriation. Miscel
All members being present and voting AYE"
BY unanimous vote the Board has this day transferred $4,000
from County Building Telephone and Telegraph maintenance to
Account No. $50 Miscellaneous maintenance.
CONTRACT
This Contract. made and entered into this 9Th day of November,
A. D 1890, by and between Roosevelt County. Montana, by its Board
of County Commissioners, the party Of the first part, and ] D Dwyer.
of LewEtown.. Montana: tie party Of the second part
party of the first part agrees to furnish a complete record of the lands
records of the U. S Land Office at Great Falls, Montana, the U. S.
Indian Agency at Poplar Montana, and the Indian Agency in charge
Such record must be prepared in tract form giving the month, day and
year that each forty acre tract Or government designated lot became
the property of any individual Or corporation and the furnishing of such
record shall be constructed and furnished by the party Of the second
part without any added cost for material, salaries, travelling expense
and hotel bills, except the enumeration contained herein.
The party of the first part, for and in consideration of the coven-
ants and agreements on the party o. the party of the second part agrees
to pay to the party of the second part the sun of Fifteen Hundred
laneous Account No. $50 A, a soon a S the record to be furnished by the
party OF. the second part has been approved by the Board of County
1t is mutually agreed between the parties hereto that in case all
the taxes, penalties and interest that would accrue 0 lands escaping
taxation and a evidenced by the record herein furnished by the party
of the second part from the date of the first assessment that should
have been made to December 1st 1880 be less than the amount ito be
paid for such record then in such a event only a pro rata portion of
the amount of such accrued taxes but in ne event to exceed the amount
It is also mutually agreed between the parties hereto that this
record must be furnished to the party of the first part on Or at any
time prior to the 18th day or December, A. L. 1880.
Witness our Hands and Seals the day and year first hereinbefore
written.
ROOSEVELT COUNTY, MONTANA
BY w. l. YOUNG, Chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners.
ANDREW HARBO, COMMISSIONS.
GEORGE Lesson, Commissioner
The Party of the First Part.
:. D. DWYER,
The Party of the Second Part.
Attest:
A S. HER Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
Witness:
IRENE A NEWSOME.