Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-01-23
Sheridan County
Commissioner Proceedings

At 200 p. M. December End. 1895,
the Board of County Commissioners
met in regular session, all members
of the Board and the Clerk present.
On Motion, the County Attorney
was granted a Leave of Absence from
the State for a period of three days,
beginning November 9th. 1885.
On motion, the Superintendent Of
Schools was granted a Leave of Alb
sence from the State for a period OF
three days, beginning November 9th.
1895.
At this time the Board offered for
sale Lots l to IL of Block 9, Original
Townsite of Redstone, and the same
was sold to Martin Skordahl of Red
stone for the appraised value Of
$4,000.
On motion, the Contract for Deed
to the NJ, 4-33-55 was ordered can.
celled and the land was re-appraised
at $4,000 and ordered advertised for
sale, Sale to be held January 9th. 1886.
At 500 o'clock P. M. the Board re-
cessed until December Bird.
At 900 o'clock A. M. December 3rd
the Board resumed, all Members of
the Board and the Clerk present.
The following Resolution was in
troduced and adopted, all Members of
the Board concurring:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on the 18th day Of
August, 1895, the Board of County
Commissioners of Sheridan County
Montana, met pursuant to Chapter 148
of the Laws of the Twenty-first Leg
islative Assembly, TO consider esti-
mates of expenditures and to fix the
final budget for the current fiscal year
and at such meeting fixed the total
appropriation for the maintenance and
operation of the County Agents Of
fee at the sum of Four Hundred and
no-1O 100000 Dollars; and
WHEREAS, in considering and fix
ing said appropriation, the Board re-
duced and cut the proposed budget
of the County Agent and anticipated
that the amount of Four Hundred and
no-1W (S4OO.OO) Dollars, the amount
that was appropriated for the main
tenance and operation of the County
Agents office, would be sufficient for
said budget, and they did not antici-
pate that any more funds would be
required within the said budget re-
quirements; and
WHEREAS, there has been a signup
on Wheat Allotment Contracts, and a
new Rye Program introduced by the
Federal Government, which calls for
greater expense in the operation OF
the County Agents office; and
WHEREAS, such expense could not
be reasonably foreseen at the time Of
making said budget, an emergency is
hereby declared to exist and there will
be required approximately Three
Hundred and no-1N ($300.00) Dol
lars to compensate said budget for
the maintenance and operation Of the
County Agents office during the pres
ent year.
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, That a notice be published
by the Clerk, as required by Section
6, of Chapter 148, of the 1929 Session
laws, in the officials paper of Sheri-
dan County, in which notice shall
state the facts constituting this emer-
gency as aforesaid, the estimated
amount of money required to NEE,
such emergency and notify the people
that a public hearing will be held at
the Commissioners Room, in the
County Courthouse, in the City Of
-Plentywood, Sheridan County, Mon
tana, on the 9Th day of January, 1896,
at which time and place any taxpayer
may appear and be heard for o.
against the expenditure of money for
such alleged emergency.
BE TT ALSO FURTHER RE-
SOLVED, That all proceedings had in
connection with said matter be done
and performed in strict compliance of
Chapter 148, of the 1929 Session Laws
of the State of Montana.
On motion, the following were APP
pointed as members Of the Sheridan
County Fair Board:
P. G. Neville, Plentywood, for a
term of two years,
Hans Rasmussen, Plentywood, for a
term of two years,
Nels M. Olson, Outlook, for a term
of two years.
A. c. Erickson, Plentywood, for a
term of one year.
Fred Olsen, Dagmar, for a term of
one year.
At 1900 o'clock Noon the Board
recessed until 200 o'clock P. M. At
200 o'clock P. M. the Board resumed,
all Members of the Board and the
Clerk present.
Delegations from different parts of
the County appeared before the
Board and discussed Road Matters.
The following Resolution was in
troduced and adopted, all Members
concurring:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, one Lawrence Finnerty
has paid taxes enormously on the
following described land in the
amount of Sixty-three and 10-1W
($63.10) Dollars for the years 1881
1932-1933-1934, the said Lawrence