The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-02-06
RESOLUTION.

Whereas, the Board of County Com
missioners of Lincoln County, Montana.
in fixing the County Budget for the
wear ending June 30, 1886, fixed sums
that respectively in its judgment, would |
take care of the claims against said
County for the furnishing of Medical
attendance medicine and hospital care |
for the poor and needy of said County |
for said year, estimating the amount |
of said budget items upon the demands |
existing at the time Of fixing the same,
and also upon the demands made for
such purposes during the preceding
budget year, and
Whereas, the demands upon said
County for the support and care OF tho
poor and needy have exceeded the
amount fixed therefor by said County
Commissioners and have exceeded the
expectations Of the said Board owing to
the fact that a general depression exists
and continues to exist In business and
that there has been a great increase
| in the condition Of unemployment OF
/ the citizens of said County during the
preceding months of the present budget
year and that most of the unemployed
of said County are without means to
support themselves and families and
further because wide spread and un-
precedented sickness and epidemics
among the poor and needy OF the
/ County has caused extraordinary drain
by claims and demands upon the item
of the Poor Fund Budget fixed for the
furnishing Of Medical attendance.
Medicine and Hospital Care Of the poor
and needy of said County, and
/ Whereas, on the 10Th day of DC
tober. 1885, the said Board passed and
approved a Resolution declaring an
Emergency to exist in the matter of
various items Of the County Poor Fund
and the sum of $4,000 was thereupon
|, added to the Poor Fund Budget Item
|; for the furnishing Of Medical at
, tendance, medicine and hospital care
for the poor and needy of the. County
| in addition to the regular budget for
: said item; and
) Whereas. because of the continuance
! and aggravation Of the conditions above
) mentioned the said Emergency Allow
} ance for the item Of the County Poor
$ Fund Budget provided for the furnish
/ ing of medical attendance, medicine
e and hospital care for the poor and
t needy of the County has been ex-
e hausted and there remains no sums
t with which to provide for the furnish
ing of Medical attendance, medicine
o and hospital care for the said de-
d lpendents and the County is now with
e out funds to provide therefor and it has
: become necessary to replenish the saic
S item Of the Pooye Fund Budget to inee1
: the mandatory expenses required by
G law. and
y Whereas, by reason Of the foregoing
# facts an Emergency exists necessitatlnf
@ the issuance of further emergency war
d rants to provide for the furnishing o
medical attendance, medicine and hos
! pital care for the poor and needy o
d said County until the end Of the presen
n budget year; and said Board of Count,
If Commissioners of Lincoln County here
d by estimates the amount of money re
J. uuired to meet such Emergency to b.
IT the sum of $5,300O0
,e Now, Therefore, 1t Is Hereby Re,
i solved that this Resolution and a Notic'
id thereof be published In the Western
News, the official newspaper in Lincoln
e County, and that February 49, 1886, a
re ten o'clock A. M of said day is hereb,
= fixed as the time, and the Court Room
,r at the Court House in Libby, Montan
ri as the place. when and where any in
lie crested tax payer may appear and b
re heard for or against the expenditur
} Of money for such alleged emergency
le Passed and adopted by the unanimou
W vote of the members of the Board 9
I'd County Commissioners of Lincol
sh County, Montana, this 5th daysof Feb
at ruary, 1896 in regular meeting as
e. sembled
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION
ag 1ERS OF LINCOLN COUNTY
no MONTANA.
r. BY LESLIE c. KENSLER, Chairman
nd RAY c. FROST,
i'd A. M. HOFFMAN, Members.
mt ATTEST:
tv SAMUEL arrfa Ell, Eissi