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Mr. C. B. Prorin.
City Treasurer,
Beit, Montai
Itasr Sir:
In accordance with your vorbei re
quest for an opinion relative to dis
posal of funds on band to the 191«
Special Sidewalk and Curb Fund,
please s|k>w me to submit the follow
rag
Am J understand it there are six
teen warrante, each for a thousand
dollars, coming due on January 1,
1926, representing the indebtedness
ipenrred because of the sidewalk and
curb construction of 191«, Special
assessments have been properly levied
against the property Involved and
payments on these assessments have
permitted the payment of all interest
■on the warrants to date, with an es
timated amount on hand on January
1, 1926, sufficient to pay interest due
da that date and at least two of the
warrants.
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I find that by the provisions of
Section 6249, Revised Codes of Mon
tana, 1921, you should pay out ot
fluids on hand on January 1, 1826, in
terest on the tqtol warrant indebted
ness of «16,990.00. The balance of
funds in this 1916 Special Sidewalk
and Curb Fond should be applied to
retire as many aa possible of out
standing warranto, in the order of
their registration with you. 1 sug
gest that if yon have a surplus after
paying a certain number of these
warranto (any two, aa you suggested
that this would perhaps be
that you offer tor apply such
on the next registered
dollar warrant It would
from what I say hereafter that the
holder of■ sorti warrant would be will
ing to swept part payment, without
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pndndidnf Us righto as to the col
ivction of the balance, of course, and
thm enable the City to save the dif
ference
the two ftnd
par oeat interest received on
your hands and the six per cent re
quired to be paid by tim lams at «be
warrant. Or rather in this case, the
saving will be to the 1916 fund, as 1
to
am of the opinion that the city to not
liable on these warrants.
The proceedings resulting in tads
issue of warrants
to be based
on tiie authority at Section 6244,'
Codes of 1921, tibia section being a
part of the act covering this matter
enacted by tiie legislature in 1818.
By this act (see Code 5247) Special
assessments as made in this case (by
Resolution No. 60, City of Belt), con
stitute a lien upon the property upon
time ago I went into the matter of |
the personal liability of property
which the assessments to made. Some
for these assessments, bst«!
convinced that the rttg could j
do nothing along this line, fids
the opinion also of Mr. Frank Woody, f
tax expert and attorney tor the
tana Taypayer* Aiutociaticm. Be
that the only aotathm was
tor Ûm city to pay off the »pasta! aa
ta
out of
era! fund and take a Acad te the
to the
of the
fited a»d
I f lavoivud ï
county taxas
to
worn
the realty market
to
that it does got
to so
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS. the Ooveraor of t^i*
jpreftt State of Montana has doc toted
Um» Month of December to
aa "Montana Month* in which a pro
gram at patriotic exercises and pub
licity will be carried en throughout
the entire «täte for
•wakening the people
«n
developed resource# of Ifausn». -eg
ricoMnd, jkAntdfcl md tour*«t, Ml
for the purpose of «»operating with
iha Great Northern. Nartbern Padfk
and Burlington railroads in a nation*
wide advertising campaign which wiQ
bring Montana before the people
the Baited State» so that tbay may
know the opportunities awaiting the
pioneer and home builder in the
Treasure Stats:
THEREFORE, I H. W. MILLARD,
as Mayor of the City of Belt, do here
by declare and order to be set aside,
MONDAY, the 16th day of December,
to be known as "Montana Day** and
do hereby urge all organisations to
teres ted to the welfare of this com
munity and this state to join in pa
triotic Montana exercises on that day.
Signed,
H. W. MILLARD,
Mayor of Belt, Montana.
Issued this 11th day of December,
1924.
. REAL ESTATE TRANSFER
During the past week the Park-to
Park building, now occupied by
Straight A Marquardt, was sold by
Mrs. D. A. McLeod to Was Intermih,
who recently sold out bis interests to
Belt Park. The consideration is not
known.
Straight A Marquardt have reoeiv
to vaca te in 80 days. In or
der to dispose of their stock of sup
plies and accessories, they are put
ting on a aale Which will be of interest
Mr. Intermill, who is well known
here, formerly owned the ranch now
owned by Peter Blais but has of tale
been ranching in Belt Pesf. He eg
pect» to employ e first-class mechanic
and pacsonaHy take chary# of the
ARTHUR MeCAFFBRTT WEDS
MISS FRANKIE K. GIBBET
Wednesday, December 8, at three
o'clock in tiie afternoon, Miss Frankie
E. Gieaey and Mr. Arthur W. McCaf
ferty were united to marriage by Rev.
George Mecklenburg at the Methodist
parsonage In Great Falla. They were
attended by Mias Laura MeCafferty
and Percy Sovereign,
Arthur MeCafferty to the eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. William MeCafferty
of Lower Beit. He bps lived in this
community for 16 y gars, but is now
taming near RayneStiord.
Frankie Giesey to the only child of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Giesey of Monarch,
She has lived in Montana all her die.
The bride and groom Will make their
Home on Otter Creek- Che entire com
g couple a
waalmnnity wishes the
long and prosperous life.
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The Guild of at Luke's church met
with Mrs.
aeon. The time was spent in
on garments which are to be sent
(he aa burtons ot the rtnreb te
r i will not
holidays.
'Katherine arm Arthur Etoos of Gt.
r »toter
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the streets pemahto to John Jaap, our
draymen
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times
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tor ether
e serve» commendation from al! cit
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Campaign
of
» have joined the railroads in tike
na and their own sections in par
This month |p the
tensiwely advertiêedj
Cities and towns
«•
over the
campaign for publicity for M<
ticolar.
been advertised because of the
than leu favored section«. As
•flowed to slip. The publicity
jhajoyed is not forthcoming. AU
I be that we need advertisiiv i«w
^Indisputable fact that there are
I any in the state whose owners
Id get a fair price. There are
Lflad to sell half their acreafe if
pynce from encumbrance.
Hr practical farmers with capital
above mentioned and thus
The Belt Valley should h*
that it has mere to adverti
t h¥ {«mortality h#« besst 5
» section might ha#
for want of organisation. || pa «
than other valleys, yet it is Ü
ranches in this vicinity equal |
would be glad to sell if th#y cou
ranches whose owners would N
thereby they would free the bf*
The Belt Valley needs a f<
who can purchase and farm thft
stabilize the price of farm lands
of residents.
There is one thing which at the present
to accomplish and that is far m residents of
the facts stated above over Uhl country through the medium of
letters to their friends. Theaegtatter« should deal chiefly frith
farm lands and fanping coombns in this section. They should
tell of the reputation of the vS||v for annual crop«. These letters
are only a few farm» few
in the hands of the ordinal loe#ers.
and that these farms are on the market because of death, business
failure and hard times.
The sale of farm lands may apparently have no interest to
you personally, yet in fact it has. Every new settlor, p ro sp er ous
on his newly acquired farm is an asset to every town in this local
ity. Every Wt by which the prices of hum lands among us hi
stabilized adds so much to the value of town property ss well as
to that of farm property.
Plan to assist in tins advertising campaign by sending a dozen
letters to friends and acquaintances throughout the nation. All
and who are
as worn-out
fact
it is,
which this
mg us and complete our quo#
time it is not too late
t tiiia valley to spread
should emphasize the fact
Mfc, the land bemy
soil, high rants and dlass distinction«. Many of theae would be
glad of a chance to buy a place in *he west if they could be sure
that it would produce a little more than a living every year.
You might reach one of these. Take a chance and send out
before Christmas a dozen letters.
over the east there are farmers whe srs land hungry
hampered and kept down by local conditions such
Industrial Review
GREAT FALLS — Denver geolo
gist estimates Cat Creek oil supply
good for 20 years.
LE WISTOWN—Department of In
terior report indicates district of 2200
square miles south of Bearpaw raoun
tains as favorable to perfection of
gas and oil.
First National
Bank of Lew to t o wn authorised to open
" business wflh IlfOJMO capital
CHINOOK — Blaine County Mar
^
hogs. Turkeys for Christmas trsdei
bring from 86 to 40 cents a pound.
I MISäOULA
20,800,009 tact
pin* *t Eagle
It per M
yafiow ptne at I
J0#j
and «JW0
IE90.
feet of
LEWI8TOWN
lor
— School boys build farm
shop here, for manual
will be built wfthta » ppar.
Ma
yf
Ot pro
troleom*' established after three year
»*,
.n
to
4m& émty .
GREAT FALLS — flJJOO JKK» com
to construct gssettow
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Vgfgg |
ÿf mwKS&è
, CHINOOK — California Company
resumes work on test 10 miles south,
now down 2500 feet
and many men begin work on $1,699,
Q0C Holly sugar factory. Five-year
extract, are mads lor 10.000 acres
of beet.
GREAT FALLS — After a fight of
rmn. right of way is secured tor
POPLAR - City vote, franchise
-aw v—w
Federal appro
priation of *500dX)0 for Sun Eta«
storage naarroir would mean sugar
hast plant here, and add 46,090 acres
of land to cultivation.
SIDNEY — One hundred teams
Mfng Coulee road,
84 hour service.
GREAT FALLS
BILLON - New;water systeu to
«Var moat of eHfr. •
MISSOULA — Engineers report
«bat nod from Lake McDonald to
ü ßtüSMStX™
m» ' ■
^ ois
fér year end!
Srewnteg - Work to resumed in
•WltaMMp Chtof Pii w«fl, tobén
shrfW to ty not* feund
fuel
altoation of cattle market ■ I
bat state banks show increased do
-ata
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M»U ft
A. D. Skinner, manager of thy
Farmers MUJ spd Elevator eon»
•tac» July baa severed bis connectlou
with that company and with hk fan»
ily has gone overland foe a vielt 4«
Nabrnak* They held a aale ai timte
household good* on Monday, this
• prices
My. and Mrs. Skin« er while reatafta
dents of Belt have mad* a wide «tede
ot ^ " tn&£
low the departing friend» to their
received wer» very satisfactory.
departure and whose
MM MOM
John W. B^r.ck .uccftftd» Mr.
Skiniwr u manager of the etavatar
company and he needs no introduction
to Ekelt people.
GETTING APTBR PBDDI
There art already Indications that
the coming session oI «be Montana
Legislature will be no different than
traduction of a Bock of bills. Oeser
siiy speaking, nearly «yeryteody, sz*
cept to. LmZrS, to
tired of new laws. Much of the tl»s
of a session might be profitably own
pied In repealing a few dosen »tat
utaa and, as a matter of tact, a good
deal of time to spent that way, but !
the output continues, the net result
being that toe books have mom taws
for the courts gnd the lawyer# ta «en
s a- *
•1CW*» '
cpl
IftM
compSsh and
malts a bons«
no^ttie houaearif« and mw
meMhants of the Mata of |
•mount ofH
If« which (a «heir
dm.
The Retail Mg
Montana has beta
of
for
r#Ü. w& I H fl ll fr
mefttinn^hers^nd* thin and*m*
nounces that bs has a bill prepared
tar presentation to the Legislators,
which will hold water and net fj*
fringe on the interstate commerce
guaranteed by the constitution.
Over in Washington s similar cam
paign is on, A proposed tow is pst
temed after an ordinance in force at
Portland, Oregon, and which is said to
be successful It protect* the public
against frauds and also against the
house to house canvassers, who, even
jf they sre honest, frequently find
themselves unable to fulfill their ob
ligations.
The Portland ordinance licenses SO
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i,c,tor » defines « »oHc'tor as any
,ro " ho °" to h T*
** ,Iin « or taking order# for, good*.
wares or merchandise, or any article
f or futur» delivery, or for services to
j* performed in the future, or for the
making, manufacturing or repairing
'«f »ny »rticle thing J*™**™
sSISftS:
Jy to solicitors who demand, accept
Qr rftcej¥e p , yff1et1t or deposit of mon
* y tn Avance of final delivery*
Solicitor( within th f meaning of
tf|e ortJinanc# m requited to take out
a licenser and give bonds in the
«600 for the faithful' performance of
the final delivery ppqétiaed «r servi
to be perffpld. Tb« ôeenae ta
is I1245Ç per quarter or 96 monthly
of
tor s o Hc itor s on foot and 996
ly tar tatoee ««te»/
This, <4 wm, Hpj
with the itinerant ped dl er, hut it rag
do away
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««»or, K. E. Park; thwaurer, W.
Kindt; clerk of district court,
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Rigg; superintendent of i
! Amtnds Swift; attorney, N. lf» g
hausen; surveyor, Edward J, Fgjplft
son; public administrator, John Sta
clair; coron«, J. L. Alexander,
Stanley Goo waa in Belt yeatpptagr
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tending school to town.
Mr. and Mm. Jos, Baadsm wspe to
*««n on th»
town «fMsV'SHPPhe» Wednesday,
Richard Maki of W»ö«»w Creek was.
of
city
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