Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-07-13
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the
July term of the Board of County
Commissioners, OF Nez Perez coun-
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Tho Board of County Commission
crs were in session from July 3rd, un
til July S,h, inclusive except on the
fourth; present s. G. Hale, VIM.
Evans, and J. N. Lindsay.
REPORTS OF ROAD VIEWERS
The report of f Fix and J. a.
Richardson, of change on the county
road in the vicinity Of the Big Pot
latch was approved, and the road de-
clared county road, under the provi-
sions of section | of the road laws.
The road described in each repor. be
ing as follows, viz: Commencing on
the west side of the Big Potlatch
creek, just above the rope, thence a
south casterly direction at out so rods
up the hill on the new grade, thence
north Of east to, or near the south
west corner of sec. 10, TT. 81, n r W,
thence north of east up the hill, to or
near two pine trees, thence south east
about three-fourth of mile to the
south line of said section 10, thence
east so rods to the south west corner
of section IL, in said tp., thence east a
half mile to the stake, thence north
near half mile, thence " Of n or 10
rods, running in that direction 60 or
50 rods, thence north east to strike
the line running north tn, ough the
center of section, thence to the south
line of section 3, thence about so rods
north, thence W Of n, 5 or 6 rods to
make an easy grade, and to cross a
gulch running down to the south
said gulch to tho center of section ,,
thence east about so rods, thence
north east or rods, thence south
east to the quarter stake, and west
line of section thence of down a
gulch on the south side of said gulch
about 800 or 32o rods, and cross a
gulch on to the cast side thence south
east GO or so rods to strike the line
running through the center Of section
|, thence east to the center and west
line of section 6, tip. 81, north range
west, thence east so rods, through the
premises of one Wright, thence east
so or GO rods, thence east 40 or SO
rods, thence northeast 4 or 5 rods,
thence north east to the center and
west line of section 5, in said tp.,
thence north east from 80 to 100 rods
and across a gulch running to the
south, thence down said gulch on the
east side about so rods and across said
gulch on the west side, thence down
said gulch to Pine creek, thence across
said creek and about rods on the east
side to intersect the Pine creek road.
The report Of VIM. Vernon, B.
Waugh and G, Sampson, road viewers,
approved aud the road declared q
county road, under the provisions of
section IL, of road laws. The road
described in said report as follows, viz:
Commencing at the fourth stake, be-
tween sections and II, in tp. 81, n
r 5 W, running north on said line a
few rods to break of hill, thence north
east to break of hill, thence north east
to said line, following said line north
to top of ridge and stake, thence in a
north east direction to top of ridge
and stake, near which it crosses the
above said line, thence in north east
direction to stake, thence little east
Of north through |. Christensons claim,
thence north until it intersects the
main road in section So, tp. 80 north
range west.
The report Of j. S. Matthews Sam
uel johnson and VIM. Calbreath ap.
proved, and the road reported declared
a county road under provision Of sec
ton | of the road laws. The road
described in said report being describ
ed as follows viz: Commencing where
the section line between section s and
II in tp. 81 ror.h range 4 west and
running west to center Of section Is in
same township, thence south to inter
sect same road. Section IL, of road
law, among other things provides that
"upon receiving satisfactory evidence
that the proposed new road has been
opened a legal width, and in all re
spects made equal to the old road fol
the convenience of travellers. The
county commissioners may declare such
new road public highway, and makt
record thereof, and at the same time
vacate so much of tho old road as i.
embraced in the new" In the fol
lowing cases the reports were ap
nroved the roads declared tn be conn