The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-21

county would be permitted to pay off
any of the bonds whenever sufficient
funds had accumulated for that pur-
pose. This is not permitted under serial
bonds sold to private buyers as the
buyers of such bonds wish to keep their
money invested as long as possible and
will not allow redemption of bonds be-
fore a certain date, generally from 10
to Is years after date of sale of the
bonds. BY this arrangement with the
state board the county will be able to
save considerable in interest that it will
not have to pay.
No other bids were submitted al
though several inquiries had, been re-
ceived One of the firms making in
quiry stated they were prepared to
submit bids for serial bonds and asked
that arrangement be made for convert
ing the issue into serial bonds. County
Attorney Murray advised the commits
sioners that such procedure would take
considerable time, would require some
expense, and that it was doubtful If
any better bid could be received than
the one submitted by the state land
board Others were of the same opinion
and it was decided to accept the bid OF
the state board
Discuss Court House Site.
After the sale of bonds had been
disposed of, Chairman Brink announced
the matter of site for the new build
ing would be gone into and asked for
expressions of opinion from those pres
emf Some Is or 20 interested citizens
had assembled for that purpose
Since the last meeting of the county
commissioners, County Attorney Muir
ray had been asked for an opinion as
to the legality of choosing site that
was not-at the time-within the cor
porate limits of the county seat. Mr..
Murray had gone extensively into the
law and decisions and had prepared an
opinion, several copies Of which he had
had struck off and which he had passed
around among those present. After cit
ing the laws from several states as we'll
as Montana law, and after referring to
numerous decisions by various supreme
courts, Attorney Murray held that it
would be illegal for the county COM
missioners to choose site that was not
within the city of Libby at the time
the county seat was established. It
would therefore, in his opinion, be
illegal for the county commissioners to
choose the proposed site at the south
end of Mineral avenue.
Entirely New Site Proposed.
When Chairman Brink called for IN
expression of opinion, T. $. Wslch
remarked that in view OF the coln-
ty attorneys opinion, he was not there
to argue legal points. However, the
citizens have definitely indicated that
they are opposed to the old site by
voting so strongly for the proposed new
location said Mr.. WEIGH. In view of
this decision by the citizens, ! feel their
wishes should be given consideration in
the choosing Of site" In passing it
can be said that a petition had been
circulated and signed by 2l1 citizens.
2O5 Of which were In favor of the site
at the end of Mineral avenue and six
favoring the old site.
Mr.. WEIGH was followed by James
Blackford, Sr. Mr. Blackboard proposed
an entirely new site-a tract lying be-
tween Mineral and California avenues
on the Boulevard, this tract being just
north Of the Weller home. "The county
already owns five lots there said Mr..
Blackboard, that were originally secured
for library site. BY purchasing the
lots now occupied by the f. Mortenson
home, site Of 125x270 feet would be
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