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

Whereas. the Board of County COM |
noissioners of Lincoln County, Montana. |
in fixing the County Budget for the
wear ending June 80, 1886, fixed sums
that respectively, in its judgment,
would take care of the claims against
said County for the burial and
necessary transportation OF the poor
and needy Of said County for said year,
estimating the amounts OF said Budget
Items upon the demands existing at
the time Of fixing the same, and also
upon the demands made for such pur-
poses during the preceding Budget
Year. and
Whereas, the demands upon said
County for the burial and tor the
necessary transportation OF the poor
and needy have exceeded the amounts
fixed therefor by said County Com
missioners and have exceeded the ex-
pectations of the said Board owing to
the fact that general depression exists
and continues to exist IN business and
that there has been great Increase
in the condition of unemployment OF
the citizens of said County during the
preceding months Of the present Budget
of said County are without means to
pay the necessary expenses OF hurials
for deaths occurring in their respective
families and are further without means
to provide for necessary transportation
and further because of the fact that the
failure Of the state and federal govern
ment to provide funds therefor has
caused the Old Age Pension Commits
sion Of said County to remain inactive
and has caused extraordinary drains by
claims and demands upon the itcms Of
the County Poor Fund Budget, and
Whereas, on the 10Th day of DC
tober. 1885, the said Board passed and
approved a Resolution declaring ar
Emergency to exist in the matter Of
various items Of the County Poor Func
Budget and the sum of $4,000 was
thereupon added to the Poor Func
BUDGET Item for the burial Of the poor
and needy persons Of the County anc
the sum of $4,000 was added to tht
Poor Fund Budget Item for transporta-
ton of the poor and needy persons IL
the County, all in addition to the reg
ular Budget for said items; and
Whereas, because of the continuance
and aggravation Of the conditions above
mentioned the said Emergency Allow.
ance for the said Items of the Count,
Poor Fund Budget have been exhausted
and there remains no sums with which
to provide for the burial Of the poo
and needy and to furnish necessar,
transportation to such poor and need,
and the County is now without fund
to provide therefor and 1t has heeom
necessary to replenish the said Item
of the Poor Fund Budget to meet tn
mandatory expenses required b.
Law, and
Whereas, by reason of the foregoin
facts an Emergency exists necessitatin
the issuance Of further emergency war
rants to provide for the burial Of poo
and needy persons of said County an
to furnish necessary transportation
poor and needy persons OF said Count
until the end Of the present bulge
year; and the Board Of County Com
missioners of Lincoln County hereb
estimates the-amount Of money require
to meet such Emergency to be the re
spective sums as follows: For Buria
$2,00000; For Transportation, $500 90.
Now, Therefore, 1t Is Hereby RI
solved that this Resolution and Motto
thereof be published in the Wester
News, the official newspaper In Liz