Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-04-02
Report Of Meeting of Board of County
Commissioners.
Territory of Idaho, County Of Boise.


Board of County Commissioners met pursu
: ant to adjournment Present, J. c. Smith
and H. Crow, members, and Jonas w.
Brown, Deputy-Auditor as Clerk of the
lg Board.
The petition Of J. w. keenan, &. Co. for a
ferry license across Snake river, was read.
Proof of the posting of notices OF the appli-
cation Of said ferry being made to the salts.
faction of the Board, 1t is ordered by the
Board that said j. w. keenan, & Co. be and
they are hereby granted a license TO keep
3 and run a ferry across Snake river, next to
and above Blankenbecker'S ferry, at the point
i Sc Iected by them, for the period Of five year5
they paying to the County Treasurer for
the use of county, twenty-five dollars per an
mum and the said ]. w. keenan, & Co. are
hereby granted the exclusive privilege of said
J river for ferry purposes, one and half miles
up and one a half miles down said river from
the point so selected providing said ferry
shall not interfere with ferry franchise gran
ted A. 6. Turner & Co.
1t is ordered by the board that the propo-
sal of A. S. Goodrich, for taking care of in
digen: sick, be accepted, providing said A. S. |
i Goodrich will take care of said sick for six
months. Ordered that the Board do now
adjourn until March 18th, 1864, at 10 o'clock
a, m. JONAS w. BROWN, Clerk,
a. J. q. SMITH.
On the 18th day of March, 1864, the Hon.
Board of County Commissioners met pursuant
to adjournment; present J. c. Smith, Frank
Moore and H. l. Crow, members of the
Board, and the County Recorder Jonas w.
Brown, Deputy, as Clerk of the Board
The petition of H. C. Hill, w. P. Davidson
and J. Maloney, praying the Board for Ii !
eense to run terry across Snake river, was
read. ". K. Kelthly, attorney for A. G :
Turner & Co., appeared to resist said petition. :
1t appearing to the Board by proof that the ,
notice OF application for said ferry had been :
duly given by the petitioners, and that ferry
Was necessary at the point asked for, and that
petitioners had ferry established at said T
place, therefore l
1t is ordered by the Board ofCounty Com r
missioners that II. c. Hill, w. P. Davidson
and J. Maloneey, their heirs and assigns, be C
and they are hereby granted license 10 run j
. ferry across Snake river in Boise county.
Idaho Territory, at the point where the new j
rail from Boise city to Owyhee mines, crosses
said Snake river, and that they have the ex.
elusive privilege of running said ferry on said H
liver from the point of the island two miles
Town said river to the mouth of REYNOLDS g
reek, including the point at which said ferry G
now established, for the period of one wear
rom December 4th, A. d. 1864 and t is RI
lrther ordered that said license be and the
anne is fixed at one hundred dollars. and the j
jounty Auditor is hereby directed to issue
AID license upon the presentation of recent ask
'om the County Treasurer for the sum of one for
undred dollars paid by said -. t,r
W. Il. Keithly, attorney for A. G. Turner A.
Co.. hled a protest against the foregoing sch
rder Of the Board.
The petition of Geo. W. Blankenbecker- lOr
raging for ferry license across Snake river and
as read. 1t appearing to the Board from /
root that notice Of the application bad been Ire
lly given, and that ferry was neeessarv trar
therefore,, 1t is ordered by the Board that of
go. w. Blankenbecker,h his heirs and assigns cree
and they are hereby granted a license to al II
u ferry across Snake river. in Ro;.o Co.., redt
, Idaho Territory, at point on said SNAKE I
yer, where the trail and road from Koiso app
y to the Owyhee mines crosses said river amO
: the period of one year from Dec. 9TH A will
1868 and that said Geo. BlankenbecLan' VIVA
heirs and assigns have the exclusive priv. iowa
&c OF terrying across said Snake river one to
lie up, and one mile down said river from Van
point where said ferry is established IL II l
Use fixed at one hundred dollars. Il
The petition of John Mcclellan and W. T. Und
Ompson, praying for license to run a fer. to TT
across Boise river was read. The Roard forth
ng fully informed in the premises, and the s
re being no opposition to said petition statu
Therefore, 1t is ordered by the Board that TIL
IN Mcclellan and w. l.. THOMPSON their for 6
r heirs and assigns, be and they are hereby city
nted license to run ferry across Boise For
II, in Boise county, l. Ter, abou. one half For G
llle below Boise city, at the main crossing For |
The trail or road from Boise CITY TO the For 7
yhee mines for one year from the 9TH De- r or S
l0er, A. ID. 1854, that said John Mcclellan For '
W. L. Thompson, their heirs and
gns, have the exclusive privilege of run Zach
: said ferry for one mile up and one mile For v
N SAID river, from the point where SAID Pack
y is established, and that said license be The
the same is fixed at fifty dollars. for iel
he proposition of Drs. |. H. Harris and and q
ne, to vito furnish medical attention For n
medicine to the sick in the county Jail. at For l.
same price as county hospital patients, be For p
the same is hereby accepted by the Board. For 81
he resignation OF Daniel Mclaughlin For W
pate Judge-was read and accepted. Of
he fOtloUyiOU Of Uoll Il 81