The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-03

land office at Great Falls, Mont
ana; for checking the land rec
ords in the Indian agency at Pop
lar, Montana; and at Belcourt
North Dakota, for the purpose Of
ascertaining if any taxable lanC
in Roosevelt county had escaped
taxation in previous years.
The good faith and legality OF
these contracts is challenged and
the county attorney is recommend.
ed to institute and prosecute suits
necessary to recover the money
paid to ]. D. Dwyer under the con-
tracts.
The report says the grand jury
finds that at various times, be-
ginning in 1924, the county has
paid out considerable sums for
legal assistance. This is criticised
because during all that time the
county had a competent county
attorney.
The report ~criticises the name
in which the county has sought
to acquire title to a large number
of tracts of land on which there
was delinquent tax, and recon-
mends that the defects be remen-
led "even though the same neces-
state extra clerical help"
The report recommends that the
county board keep a systematic
check on the county supply of gas
and oil purchased for use in the
county machinery.
cIayton's Work Endorsed
Says the report: 1--WE have in
vestigated the charge that the
taxable valuation of the Great
Northern Railway company prop
erty within the city of Wolf Point
had been u~nreasonably reduced be-
tween the years 1928 and 1929,
and find that the charge is not
supported by the evidence. We
do find that there had been a
marked reduction in the valuation
of said property, but that the said
reduction was occasioned by the
removal of a large amount of eq-
uipment from the railway grounds
in Wolf Point and that said re
duction was fully justified"
Again the report of the jury
says:
The Herald
The jury having from some
our heard serious charges a.
gainst The Wolf Point Herald, Of
ficial county paper until Jan. 1,
1881, the report says on page 10:
eve have Investigated the charge
that certain bills allowed the Wolf
Point Herald for printing notices
of application for tax deeds are
excessive and that the minutes
and proceedings of the county
board had not been published
81 days from the session
at which the bills we're allowed,
and find: That owing to the pub
of notices of certain APP
plications for tax deeds for five
consecutive weeks instead of two
weeks as provided by
aw, the said Wolf Point Herald
has claimed and collected from
Roosevelt county the sum of 1922
20 over and above what should
lave been charged under the law
its contract. We further find
hat the minutes and proceedings
# the regular meetings Of the
ounty board during the last two
ears have not been published
within Fl days from the adjourn
lent of the session, as by law c
rovided, and that The Wolf Point Q
[erald has claimed and collected Q
ON Roosevelt county during the /
period the total sum of 1858
,r publishing such minutes more I
ian Il days subsequent to the I
djournment of the session and
lid claims were illegally allowed 1
the board"
w. L. Young, manager of the /,
alley Market & Grocery, and al
a member of the county board i,
criticised for having had certain
against the county assigned /,
the Valley Market for the pur- /,
use of making collection of &C.
UNITS due the Valley Market. Is
The report goes into the matter
the per diem and mileage of Q;
E. Carey, county surveyor from
,nuary, 1927 to January 1881. the %
Ems being given as per diem, &c
,696 and mileage s9,339, some
the claims are given in detail. Q.
lie jury regards the amounts as 2
cessive. a
The mileage and per diem 6.
aims of each of the members 7.
the county board are held to g..
We been excessive. Ia
Sheriff's Claims IL
The jury found that ex-sheriff 2G
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