Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-12-31

At 2 o'clock p. M. December 7th,
1881, the Board of County Commits
sioners met in regular session, all
members of the Board and the Clerk
present.
The Board considered Poor Matters
during the afternoon.
At 5 o'clock p. M, the Board ad-
journed until 9 o'clock a. m. December
9Th.
At 9 o'clock a. m. December 9th the
Board resumed, all Members Of the
Board and the Clerk present.
Representatives OF the Taxpayers
Association appeared before tn e
Board IN regards to having q settle
ment made with the Medicine Lake
Wave on the disputed printing
Claims. The Board agreed to appoint
a Committee to meet with Mr. Dolin
for the purpose of trying to reach
an agreement as to the disputed
Claims. Appointed on this Commit
tee were Rasmus LELAND, O. B. How
en- and Edgar Syverud. The Board de-
cided to agree to any settlement which
said Committee and Dolin could
reach.
A lengthy discussion was also had
on the Land Valuation to be used
next year for assessment purposes.
The Board agreed that the recommen-
dations made by the Committee ap-
pointed by the Board and presented
to the Board on June 18th, 1881 be
used with the exception that first class
agricultural lands in first zone be
$4,000 per acre and the balance in
same proportion.
At IL o'clock noon the Board ad-
journed until 2 CLOCK p. m. At 2
o'clock p. m. the Board resumed, all
Members of the Board and the Clerk
present.
AS this was the time appointed by
the Board for considering Bids on Re-
funding Bonds, and as the Clerk re-
ported that no Bids had been receiv-
ed, the following resolution was IN
PRODUCED.
WHEREAS, the Board of County
Commissioners Of Sheridan County,
Montana, duly passed and approved q
resolution on the 4th day of Novem-
Der, 1881, which resolution authorized
the said County of Sheridan, State OF
Montana, to issue, negotiate, and sell
coupon bonds on the credit Of said
County, to the amount Of Seventy
nine Thousand ($79, 0.0O) Dollars
for the purpose of enabling Sheridan
County, Montana, to retire and fund
outstanding valid, legal, and subsist-
ing County Warrants lawfully issued
against the County General Fund,
Road Fund, Bridge Fund, and Poor
Fund of said County, a. follows:
Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred
($13,2OO) Dollars against the Gener-
al Fund, Fifty seven Thousand $751;
000) Dollars against the Road Fund,
Three Thousand ($3,0O0) Dollars
against the Bridge Fund, and Fifteen
Thousand Eight Hundred ($15,8O0)
Dollars against the Poor Fund, and
WHEREAS, such resolution was
passed and approved under the auth.
ority of the State of Montana, by rea-
son that there was not sufficient mon
ely in the fund against which such
warrants were drawn to pay and re
tire such warrants, and the levyinG
of taxes sufficient to pay and retire
such Warrants within q period OF
three (3) years would, in the judg-
ment of the Board Of County Com
m~issioners, work a hardship and b
an undue burden upon the taxpayers
of the County; and
WHEREAS, such resolution direct
ed the County Clerk Of Sheridan
County, Montana to give notice Of TIKI
Sale of said bonds in the form ant
manner provided by law; and
WHEREAS, the County Clerk d
Sheridan County, Montana did give
notice of the sale of said bonds in th<
form and n provided by law an6
pursuant to said resolution, and thu
Notice of Sale was duly published il
the Plentywood Herald at Pentywoo<
Montana, the official paper of Sheri
dan County, Montana, a newspaper
Of general circulation printed ant
published at Plentywood, in Sheridan
County, Montana, once each week TO-
four (4) successive weeks immediat
ely preceding the date fixed for tn
sale Of said bonds, and also sent
copy of such notice to the Secretary
of the State Board Of Land Commits
sioners, and furnished to the sait
secretary a transcript of the proceed
ings had for the issuance Of SAT-
bonds; and
WHEREAS, the Board Of Count!
Commissioners Of Sheridan County
Montana, met in regular session at tn
County Commissioners Chambers \
the County Court House in the city O.
Plentywood, in Sheridan County
Montana, at the hour Of 2 o'clock p. m
on the 9Th day Of December, 1881, TO-
the purpose Of receiving and consider
ing bids pursuant to said notice o
sale, and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Count,
Commissioners found no bids had beef
filed or delivered to the County Cerl
of Sheridan County, Mntana, eithe
by the State Board Of Land Commits
~sioners, or any other prospective pur
chasers offering to purchase sal,
bonds, and,
WHEREAS, the said Board o
County Commissioners, upon receiv
ing both oral and written informa
ton that said bonds could be sold,