Image 6 of Western news and the Libby times (Libby, Mont.), July 28, 1932

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THE WESTERN NEWS Published Every Thursday by the Western Montana Publishing Company Incorporated CHAS D ROWE Editor and Manager single Copy 5t Entered at the postoffice at Libby Lincoln County Mon tana as secondclass matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES 6 months 125 1 year 200 Member NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION and MONTANA STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION F COURSE there is onlv one thing for LIBBY CITIZENS WILL FAVOR THE PROPOSAL O the taxpayer of Libby to do in re sponse to the city councils announcement of its intention to create ah improvement district for street lighting purposes That is to okeli the proposal The law states the city can levy only 15 mills for general purposes That will not raise enough money to pay for street light ing and meet other absolutely necessary expenses The only solutionunder the lawis the creation of an improvement district for the raising of the needed money for street lighting City officials have given the matter long and serious study and state there is no other way It means practically no increase in tax expense on the whole Under this plan some will probably pay less others will pay more We are confident our city officials know what they

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montana historical society; helena, mt. 1932-07-28. Image 6 of Western news and the Libby times (Libby, Mont.), July 28, 1932. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85053376/1932-07-28/ed-1/?sp=6

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