Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1863-11-10
aa Boise Meme
TUESDAY, November 10th, 1853.
30. Sc COUNTY.

The first meeting of the Board Of Count,
itla commissioners was held in Bannock CITY
@ Washington Territory, March 18th, 1868
present, ]. G. Smith and w. Noble. NJ
Murphy was appointed Auditor, and J. Miller
O., Justice OF the peace for Grimes precinct.
On the 2Sth, Thos H. stringham and 9th
ers were granted license to construct and col
lect toll on a road leading from point on
Moores' creek, 5 miles from Bannock, to Boise
river; on the same day we find them in the
record, approving the bonds of D. L. Mul.
ford-Sherif, d. Alderson.-Treasurer. M.
Murphy-Auditor, and J. Baird, J. N. Muir.
Ill ply and a. R. Swayne-Justces of the peace.
On the goth of April, G W. Anderson was
appointed J. P. for Pioneer. On the first Of
June we see Frank Moore's name as a mem
Der of the Board with J. C. Smith as Chair
.ao man. and on the I'd Of June v S. Anderson
IS appointed Prosecuting Attorney, and r. c.
81. sgs Combs--Assesssor. d. Anderson resigned
~ the Office Of Treasurer and I. c. Kellam an
pointed in his stead. A license was granted
J. Keeney & Co. to keep ferry near the
mouth of Boise across Snake river and to
Williams, Beach & Greenwood to keep and
VI run ferry across Snake at or near Salmon
.1 falls; license was also granted to Philip Rem
mel & Co. to run a ferry across the Payette
river, seven miles above the Big bend Judg-
es and Inspectors Of elections were appointed
a for the various Precincts of the county.
+, -, On the 9th day Of July Baird and Anderson
resigned as Justices, milford as Sheriff, Gil
bert as Probate Judge; J. McGownd and
.1 A. Yantes appointed Justices, A. G. Brown
70 Sheriff, Daniel McLaughlin-P Probate Judge,
and |. N. Smith Dist. Atty. Auctioneer and
Peddlers' licenses Fixed at $3.50 per annum
DIS " On the 18th day of July election returns
canvassed and J. NJ. Murphy declared
elected Probate Judge, l. n Smith Prosecut-
ing Atty, J. D. Williams Sheriff, A. G. Brown
Auditor, 7. G. Kellam Treasurer, R. Allen
Assessor, Myres Supt Schools, R. c. Combs
]. c. Smith and M. Cosgrove County Com
missioners.
On the 7th Of August 1868, we find the
first mention Of Idaho Territory in the records.
James Judge was on that day appointed AS
SCISSOR. On the 10Th of August all the roads 6
and trails built by miners and others, and all !
natural Indian trails in the county, were de- {
=, ciared public highways. Chas. Walker, J. P.
and S. Pinkham, Sheriff having received APP d
pointments from the Gov, filed their bonds LIZ
Judge Heed was appointed to prosecute par P
ties violating the license law. II"
We have thus run over the record Of the
proceedings of the Co Com. from the orgsni-
cation of the county to the time we began to a
publishFthe gist Of their doings in the NEWS. e.
The foregoing is only briefsynopsis of the I'll
record, but it embraces all their important ~
acts, with the exception of Auditing accounts 8
They have passed upon claims amounting in
the aggregate to about 100000; some were us
allowed, some rejected and others cut down o
SO that it is difficult to arrive at the precise ca
amounts allowed The Auditors and Treas til
ureI's books we have not examined they will gi
show the amounts paid out. The election of D
officers spoken OF, our readers perhaps all I'M
derstand was declared Illegal, as no census To-
had been taken, and the Governor filed the fol
offices by appointments. There is, however, he
difference Of opinion on the validity Of the
election which We will not attempt to recon- &C
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