The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-26
RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, On the 18th day OF
August 1880. the Board OF county
commissioners of Sheridan County,
Montana. met pursuant to Section
VI of Chapter 14S of the Laws or
the Twenty-first Legislative Assem-
bIy to consider estimates OF eXpen-
ditures and to fix the final oudget
for the current fiscal year. and at
such meeting fixed the total appro-
Driation for Outside Poor Contract
at the sum of Nine Thousand Ihree
Hundred Fifty and no-1OO ($9,S5O.OO)
dollars; and -
WHEREAS, In considering and
fixing said appropriation the Doaro
anticipated that Nine Thousand three
hundred fifty and no-lOO ooi 1ls
| (S9,35O.00) the same amount t naI
| was appropriated in August 1851,
| for Outside Poor, would be sufficient
| for said budget, and they dlo not
anticipate that there would be any
more funds required than the year
previous; and
WHEREAS, The crops were very
poor in Sheridan county, Montana,
in the fall of 1880, on account OF
drouth conditions and the price OF
farm products being very low. all OF
which conditions came about AFTER
said budget had been fixed by the
said county commissioners, and on
|
es for far products. and much SICK
ness prevailing turnout sheridan
county during the past winter, on
account of flu and other diseases,
there have been many more appllca-
tions made before said board Tor
Outside Poor, than was ever ant1cl-
pated. and more than could reason
ably have been expected, on account
of such conditions and hard times
prevailing in Sheridan county, Mon
tana- and the fund from which said
Outside Poor are paid is now prac-
. tically depleted, and unless some
, more funds are appropriated TO Selo
; budget, there will be much dlStreSs
J and suffering caused thruout Sherl-
! dan count. on account of the county
I not being able to take care OF the
I sick and other patients, necessarily
: recurring aid from the county and
= they have no funds to provide TOT
! themselves. and by reason that much
conditions have come about in Sher1'
dan county, Montana since said bud
get has been fixed. which could not
q reasonably have been fOreseen at the
I time of making up said budget, ar
n emergency exists, and that 1t VIII
:, take approximately Seventeen Hun
: dred Dollars ($17OO) more in sale
: fund to provide adequate RELIEF fol
! such Outside Poor; and
Il not reasonably have been foreseen a
n the time of making such budget, al
g emergency is hereby declared to ex
i ist and It is hereby ordered that al
y additional Seventeen hundred dollar
(S17OO) be authorized for the bulge
y to take care of said outside poor
= FRANK FRENCH.
le v. E. ANKER.
lie CARL HANSEN
IS Niels Madsen. CClerk.
II Several ladies interested in tn
- Home Demonstration Agents wor
- appeared before the board with SeN
eral petitions from different part
of the county, asking that the ager
be kept on until December 1st, in oil
Ig der that the projects now starte
h could be complied. The board agree
he to keep the agent on until Decen
id Der 1, 1881.
IF The Tax Committee jointly al
IL pointed by the commissioners an
he the Taxpayers Association appeare
n before the board with the followin
is report which the board took undC
re consideration:
Honorable Board of County Commi
n. Sheridan County, State of Montan
g Gentlemen.
We. the undersigned, duly appoin
m ed tax committee of Sheridan count
State of Montana, find upon 1nVe
tigation, that valuation of our far
ed lands are considerably higher ths
of in other counties with similar Ian
ne within the state. We further fiji
he that our Zone System is unjust, o
I: of date, and not in line with pre-
ent marketing methods.
80 We therefore recommend that I
-, following changes be made in Il
80 valuation, classification and 20
~, system of our farm lands:
20 1. Irrigated lands to remain
VI they now stand at $50 per acre.
~ 2. Agricultural lands to consist
~ first second and third classes, V;
80 ued at IS, SIC, and $14 per acre,
~ spectively. with a drop of fifty Ger
act p.s.1 eSeIIS wv lures i,ilIes, up up 70
! ed on section lines from Close
marketing places. scheduled as Z
mo lows: