Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-17
THE ATLANTA WAGON ROAD.


II will be remembered that FL
more's Board of County Commits
sioners, at their last regular meet
ing, failed TO make any apppropria-
ton for the Atlanta wagon road,
through fear of complications that
might hereafter arise from the fact
that certain parties held franchise
years ago for a toll-road between |
Rocky Bar and Atlanta.
AS the Atlanta Wagon Road
Company was incorporated and is
sued stock for the same, our Com
missioners may have, rs careful
guardians of the peoples interests,
acted wisely. Yet, from n copy of
the franchise and affidavit of l. w.
Garrett it would seem that the
franchise had long since expired.
The BULLETIN would like to see
our Commissioners take favorable
action in this matter (if they can do
so without fear Of iitigation) at as
early a date as possible because
under the terrible state of the road
leading to Atlanta the people of
that section are virtually isolated
from the outside world.
We would also like to see the
newly appointed Road Overseer of
Atlanta district send in his bonds
and qualify and get TO work, as well
as those of other districts. Up to
this date only two Road Overseers
in the county have done so-Keefer
and Buell..
Here is the much talked of fran
chise dug up from the records of
October 3, 1876:
In the matter Of the application OF
Atlanta Wagon Road Company pray
\ ing for franchise TO construct and
maintain wagon road from Rocky
Bar 10 Atlanta in said county and 10
collect tolls thereon, in accordance
with the petition heretofore filed in
this matter on the 10Th day of June,
1876, and said petition having been
laid over until the I'd day of this regu-
lar session according to law in such
cases made and provided;
Ordered, That the prayer Of said pc
tition be granted, and that the rates of
toll be fixed as follows: [Toll rates
omitted.
And it is further ordered that said
franchise is granted to said Atlanta
Wagon Road Company for the term or
period of eight tS) years from tbs date
hereof, and that said Atlanta Wagon
Road Company shall pay all charges
of the Clerk of this Board for entering
this order aud other services herein.
Ard this Board do hereby reserve to
themselves and to their successors in
Office the right 10 alter and change the
rates OF toll thereon ut any time or
times they may deem proper.
The said Atlanta Wagon Road Com
pany shall pay annually 10 the County
Treasurer of Alturas county the sun.
of twenty-five ($25) dollars in advance,
and for which the Treasurer shall give
a receipt, and upon the production OF
said receipt 10 the Clerk of this Board
the Clerk shall issue 10 said Atlanta
Wagon Road Company license to
collect the above rates Of toll, stating
them in the license, under the seal OF
the Board OF County Commissioners of
Alturas county, for one year, and each
year thereafter for the said period of
eight (S) years. Upon payment to the
County Treasurer OF said sum OF $25 it
shall be entitled from the Clerk of this
Board for new license 10 collect toll
thereon, as is provided in Section five
(5) Of the Act OF the Legislative As
sembly Of Idaho Territory entitled
"An Act in relation to the construc-
ton Of bridges, ferries, roads and
trails" approved December 20, 1864.
The said road shall be completed and
kept in condition so that there shall be
safe and easy passage for loaded
wagons from and after the first day of
November, A. d. 1877, and the grade
shall be a moderate one, and all
streams requiring it shall be substan-
TALLY bridged.
TERRITORY OF IDAHO. County Of Alturas-
I, l. W. Garrett. Auditor and Recorder Of Aituras
county ana en- -oiet0 Gaefk OF the Board OF County
COMMISSIONER do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing 10 true and correct transcript copy OF
the franchise granted At the October sosuOn 81 the
/ Board OF Commissioners, 1870, the Eame appears
entered October ), ls7o In Book Of proceedings Of
the Board. pages &sl and ss2; the County Commits
souers then being ID. D. Ethel. 2. Markey and Vim.
Mutually, and that after the expiration az the eight
years. october ), 1854 there l. no entry In the
proceedings Of the Beard granting an extension Of
said franchise ard PRIOR TO said last date, and
entry sine then granting licease 10 collect toll
and that the said franchise has expired and ended b.
limitation III time.
In witness whereof have hercunto set my hand
and official seal this i2sh day ~ May, 1890,
Isl at my Office at HALEY la said county.
4 w. GARRETT