The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-28
Proceedings Of the April Session Of tn
Board Of County Commission ers.

Proceedings Of the April ssasion Of the
Board Of County Commission srs.
Office of the Board of County Commits
sioners of Alturas County, Idaho,
HALEY, Monday, April 9th, 1894.
The Board met at II o'clock A. N.
in regular session. The following
were present: II. r. Plughoff, chair
man, s. G. Bennett and G.. N.
Metzler, Commissioners, and l. W.
Garrett, Clerk.
The Board had under considera-
ton the matter of the petition of FL
more, Logan and Bingham counties
vs.. Alturas county in a suit now
pending, and set for hearing on the
Goth inst, in the Supreme Court Of
the State of Idaho, asking said
Court to issue a mandate to COM
pei the County Commissioners of
Alturas county to appoint an &C
countant to act with accountants
from said Gilmore, Logan and Bing.
ham counties in ascertaining and
apportioning the Indebtedness Of
Alturas county in accordance with
the Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Idaho, commonly
known as the Alturas county Di-
vision Act, approved February Z,
1889.
An answer to said petition" hav-
ing been filed in the Supreme Court
by r. F. Butler, Esq, on behalf Of
Alturas county, the question before
the Board vas the advisability OF
employing counsel to appear for
Alturas county in association with
Mr.. Butler.
Without arriving at a definite
conclusion of the question the
Board adjourned till tomorrow.
TUESDAY, April 10:
The Board met pursuant to ad.
journment. Present, II. R. Plughoff
chairman, S. G. Bennett, G. NJ
Metzler, Commissioners, and I. w
Garrett, Clerk.
The Board resumed consideration
of the question of the engagement
of an attorney to appear in the Su'
preme Court in behalf of Alturas
County in the mandamus suit Of
Elmore, Logan and Bingham
Counties vs.. Alturas County, and
on motion of Commissioner Ben
nett it was ordered, that F. E. En-
sign, Esq, be and is hereby en-
ployed by and for Alturas County
to be associated with R. F. Butler
Esq, in the suit now pending in
the Supreme Court, his compen
sation to be FIVE hundred dollars
($50000) payable in county war
rants drawn against the Current
Expense Fund, as full compensa
ton for such services.
| The report of the County Treas
urer for the quarter commencing
January 8 and ending April 7, 1894
together with warrants redeemed
during the quarter, also certain
school bonds and coupons re-
deemed, and finding that the in
terest on said coupons and bond!
had been correctly computed, anc
that the same corresponded witt
the lists, the report was approved
| Whereupon the Board adjourned
until tomorrow.
/ WEDNESDAY, April II.
| The Board met pursuant to ad
journment. Present, Commission
ers Plughoff, Metzler and Bennett
and I. w. Garrett clerk.
| The claims against the county
filed with the clerk were taken W
and examined.
| Allowed against the Current Elk
pense Fund:
Alturas Water Company for water
for court house {amOunt of claim
$50; rejected. 800 allowed. 1890. $40 q
Geo: W. Richards. postage probate -
judges Office. ......:.. O
+. n. dlllettc, postage ana St0tlOu.
cry, treasurer's Office ...... U
Edw e. Garrett, making copies of
pleadings ....:. rs q
l. w. Garrett. cash advanced for
freight. postage. etc. a 81
/. III. Bowman, printing Al s.
court house. o.r. 49, 80 4
NJ NJ. Moore, Improvements Arco
bridge. .......:. 70 y
. HALEY Mercantile Co.. jurors cert'e 2 2
state funds. ....................... 142 2
! A. J. Jackson, salary Deputy Sheriff 800 o
1. w. Garrett, salary Deputy Clerk 800 q
D. Earhart, merchandise $500. 8 8
Pearson and Mley, shoveling snow
|. from bridge. ...... ........... 80 4
VIM. Wells, contract on East Fork
|, Hugh Cramer. stationery. Is