Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-04-23
Report Of Meeting Of Board ofCOunty
Commissioners,
Monday, April 18th, 1884.

Monday April 18th, 1884.
The Board of County Commissioners met
Present, I. c. Smith, chairman, and Frank
Moore, member, and Jonas w. Brown as
lclerk Of the Board.
The following bills were allowed by the
Board, to wit:
Geo. w. Anderson fees as J. P, s 10000
A. S. Goodrich, taking care indi-
gent sick, a. .-... $685.
A. S. Goodrich, taking care, &C., 245,7O
John c. Henley, clerks fees and
rent Of Office, 221,85
Geo. G. Hough, fees as pros. atty, 375,25
Smith & Boatman, medical services
to INDECENT sick, $500
Mrs. Kelly, nursing INDECENT sick, $500
VIM, Kennedy, blacksmith'g for jail, $500
| S. Pinkbam, fees as sheriff, boarding
prisoners, 2227,17
Baldwin, clothing for INDECENT sick, $3.50
D. S. Holton, fees as ]. P, Grim. case 1915
Geo. Ainshe, fees as pros. attorney, $500
1t is ordered by the Board that Frank
Johnson be and he is hereby authorized to
keep and run a ferry across Snake river about
six miles above Salmon falls, for six months.
said Frank Johnson paying into the county
treasury of Boise county the sum of twenty
five dollars: and it is further ordered that
said Frank Johnson be and he is hereby au-
thorized to charge and collect the following
rates of ferriage, to wit:
For each wagon and one span of horses or
yoke OF oxen, $500
Each additional span or yoke, 100
Each man and horse, 100
Loose animals, except sheep & hogs,each rs
For each footman, SOIL
1t is ordered by the Board, that T. J. Fa-
vorite and Madison Calhoun be and they are
hereby authorized to keep and run ferry
across the Payette river, about one-half mile
above what is known as the Lower ford or
crossing of said river, and that they have the J
exclusive privilege of running ferry for toll, t
across said river from two hundred yards ,
above the point where the ferry is now run !
ming, extending down said river four miles, ;
for one year from April LIST, A. D., 1864 :
they paying into the county treasury the sum =
Of fifty dollars per annum and that said T. :
]. Favorite and M. Calhoun are hereby au-
shorized to charge and collect the following =
rates of toll at said ferry to wit: y
For each wagon with one span Of horses or
yoke Of oxen, $500
Each additional span or yoke, so 7
Empty wagon with one span or yoke, 200 +
Each additional span or yoke of &c., so
Zach animal with pack, ''- SO f,
Zach horseman, .- IS Il
loose horses or cattle per head, 25 h
5heep per head, O5 81
The bids for building county Jail in Idaho g
ity for Boise county, were opened in the j
resence Of the Board and others. There
ERE two bids Oh file, to wit: o.. silk. >;
t Y. Fairbanks bid was, ~. $11363,65 ~
leo. B. Walkers bid was, 1O975,OO ~
The bid of Geo. B. Walker being the low a.
st, and he profering bonds for the fulfill p
Ient of the contract acceptable to the Board, 81
1t is ordered by the Board that the con- -
act for building County Jail be and the -
me is hereby awarded to Geo. B. Walker, W
the above bid, to wit Ten thousand nine w
lndred and seventy-fve dollars, and the O.
istriot Attorney is hereby directed to draw ~
} the contract as per specifications on file n
so, bond for the faithful performance of the ad
ntract and the County Auditor is hereby ~,
rected to issue to said Geo. B. Walker Five 49, ~.
ousand four hundred and eighty-seven. and na
ty hundredth dollars in county warrants, as Vii
on as said contract and bond shall be filed ra ae
his office. w. he,
to Tuesday, April y, 1864 at the the
o'clock A. M. Attest J. w. BROWN, No,
Deputy Clerk. P r.
Board met April 18th, and the following S 90
Is were allowed, to wit: .f# Sn,
y Hotel for boarding jurymen, $384,OO off
Use News, for public printing, $500 sat
Geo. w. Anderson, Justice of the Peace ~ to'
Pioneer precinct fled his bonds in the VIZ, ~
n of $4,000 with J. G. Smith and Sanford o NC,
,ens as sureties, which bond was approved B So'
the Board. ...... .o....... e9C
Adjourned until Monday, May I'd, 1864, at f GI'
o'clock, P. N. - @-- -|-f 5' ~,
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