Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-01-17
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
6ynopsis Of the Board Of County Com
missioners of Nez Peroe County At
Special Session, January, 1889.

The board Of county commissioners OF
Nez Perez county. I. T., met to-day, pur-
suant to adjournment.
Present: II. Squier, Jasper Rand, and
NJ. L. Ward, county commissioners, and
l. c. HattabAugh, clerk Of the board.
The board appointed c. P. Coburn, L. B. |
Boise aud J. b. Neaomy appraisers, to ap- |
praise any property that may deemed avail.
able for court house aud jail site-especi- |
silly the following pieces Of property: The
Benson lot, the China block. the Lindsay
lot, the Schlischsr lot and the Thatcher lot.
Pending the consideration of further bust.
ness. Board adjourned until tomorrow at
10 >. N.
January 4
The board met to-day aud adjourned.
January D
The board mot pursuant 70 adjournment
and allowed the following bills:
The bill Of II. Squier for 325 cash paid
fer advertising for bids on court house, and
amount ordered paid from the current ex.
psnse fund.
The bill of J. W. McFAdden for $AO25
for work on the Potlstch road, and amount
ordered paid from the general road fund.
The bill Of NJ. Lydon for $40 for labor on
the Lewiston hill, and amount ordered paid
on the general road fund.
January =
The board met to-day and adjourned.
January s.
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
Plans for court house were submitted
by l. A. Jones. agent for Geo. ". Babcosk,
which after due consideration were adopted
by the board. Bids for the erection of same
according to the said plans, will be received
up to 2 o'clock Friday. January IL. 1889
January 10
The board met to-day aud adjourned.
January IL
The board me. to-day pursuant to ad-
journment.
The bids for the erection Of court house
. were a. follows:
II. Madgwick, thirty one thousand. nine
hundred and fifty ($3l.95O)
:, W, B. Cooper, twenty.ssven thousand
and Eve hundred (27, 5O0).
Taylor, Lander & Co., twenty .uine thous-
and seven hundred and ninty seven dollars
and fifty cents 1920, 797. 5O).
The California; Bridge Company, twenty
niue thousand seven hundred and forty five
1920, 745).
On the motion OF Jasper Rand, the bid OF
/ ". b. Cooper for $27, 500. being the lowest.
was accepted.
The selection of site for the location Of
the building. was postponed till tomorrow
January 70
, Tho board met Pursuant to adjournment,
? and proceeded to hear propositions in order
! to Determine on . location for the courthouse
and Jail. By unanimous vote Of tho board
it was decided that it should be placed On
/ block eleven, in said city Of Lewiston. on the
east side Of Third street and on the north side
Of "C' street, known AZ the old court house
f site. provided that . decd with the l,as
covenants Of warranty be executed BY A
Benson and delivered to the county free OIL
charge, for the lot Immediately asrth Of tn,
let on which the I'D courthouse now stands
All OF the Improvements on said lot to remaiu
the property Of said A. Benson. The board
entered int an agreement with G. A. Jones
agent for the Pauly Jail Building company
for two steel cells and iron works for .jail, a,
, per contract now en- file with tho count,
auditor.
, W. r. Cooper, having filed satisfactory
bonds for the erection of tho court. house &C.
cOrding to tho plans and .pecifca tons hero
) tofore adopted by said board, the esntrsot va,
signed, approved aud fled with the clerk o
the board.
January IA
The board met to-day pursuant to adjourn
mcnt
3 The reports Of the county treasurer ans
, auditor. for the quarter ending December 81
1888. were examined and approved.
/. The annual reports Of the county treasurer
and auditor were examined and approved.
/, Fees were allowed to county Officers for col
{ Letting and disbursing funds as follows, to wit
, $. J. Langdsn, foes on territorial portion .
, revenue. 81 SO; fees on county portion o
revenue sS4 65. total 500 II.
P. NJ. Davis, fees on territorial portion o
a revenue. s2S5 As; fees on county portion .
e revenue $63 4S, total $349 SO.
/ l. e. Hsttabaugh, fees ON territorial porto,
, of revenue, $lO9 80.
F. 4. Mix. fees on territorial and count,
u portion Of revenue. 81 40.
z The following bills were examined and al
!, lowed on tho General fund. The bill Of Jsspe
! Rand Tor services as commissioner SIS. Tn
= bill of IL. Squier. for ices IS commissions
9 s75. The bill Of N. L. Ward, for services q
a comm issioner, $103
The bill of II. Squisr, for 1923 40, cash ad.
vanced for dsfrsying expenses of count,
t charges to Walla WallA, was examined an,
allowed, On the Hospital fund, in the sum o
S23 40.
The ofiical bonds of Jasper Rand, ". J
: Eakin and NJ. S. freeman. commissioner
n elect in and for commissioners districts Nss. |
n and 3. wore examined and approved.
{ Approved this Jan. IA. 1899. X. SQUIER
- Attest, Charm an Of the Board.
n l. G. HArrABAUGa, Clerk.
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