The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-14


July meeting.
The report of Chas. H. Reed atty. for
Canyon county and Edgar Wilson atty.
for Ada county in reference to the set
Element and adjustment Of all matters
in dispute between said counties, the
report and resolution was read adopted
and the resolutions so reported were
ordered placed on the minutes of this
board and published in the official paper
of the county said resolution are as fol-
lows to wit.
WHEREAS, George Pettingll, accountant for
Ada County, and Frank Stennenberg. account
port on the end day of June, 1893, to the County
Commissioners Of their respective counties:
wherein said Accountants came to an agreement
with respect to certain matters therein enumer-
ated and failed to agree, and so certified, as to
certain other matters therein enumerated; and
WHEREAS, The law creating said County Of
Canyon as aforesaid, Is in many respects vague
is very difficult to arrive at; and
WHEREAS, A large amount OF money, tO.wit:
$45, III go or Whereabouts was collected after
November 10Th, 1892, the date Of Governors
proclamation declaring said County Of Canyon In
existence), such money having been collected as
taxes for the year 1892 by the Assessor and Tax
as it originally existed, and the same was paid
into the treasury Of said Ada County, being the
net amount after deducting the state and school
proportion and expenses OF collection, ana no
disposition thereof has been made and no account
thereof taken In the adjustment and settlement
between said counties, but the same was certl-
fled as matter concerning which said account
WHEREAS, Canyon County's proportion of
said sum Of $45, III go Is about IS 8-1OthS per
ccnttm thereof or $l9, i49 9s; and s,nos
the division of said Ada County what Is known as
the south approach of the new Boise bridge at an
expense Of $l3, 600 and the same has been paid
by said Ada County, although the same was con-
tracted for prior to the division Of said County,
and said accountants have been unable to agree
as to the proper settlement and adjustment OF
WHEREAS, BY the report Of said Accountants
the sum Of $l2 e52 "a stands to the credit OF said
WHEREAS, By allowing Canyon County credit
for said sum Of money paia to the Assessor and
Tax Collector of Ada County as aforesaid after
the division OF said Ada County and creation Of
said Canyon County, said accounts between said
WHEREAS, 1t is essential to the best interests
Of said Counties and In order that the credit OF
each Of said Counties may not be Impaired and
the obligations thereof may be properly dis
charged that all matters In dispute between said
Counties may be settled and adjusted as speedily
as possible without the tedious delays which nee
essarily follows litigation Of such matters:
No,C, Therefore We and each Of us for and in
behalf Of our respective Counties. respectively
recommend that the county commissioners Oh
each of said Counties at their April, 1894, meet
ing adopt the following resolutions, and the re-
citals herein be made part thereof:
RESOLVED, That those certain matters, concern
ing which the Accountants for each of said COun-
ties were unable to agree, and the said sum OF
$l2, S22 81 due to Ada County from Canyon as
aforesaid be and the same are hereby declared
to offset one another and said accounts are bal
anced; and it Is hereby declared that said Ada
County Is not further indebted to said Canyon
County on account OF said matters and that Can
yOn County Is not further indebted to Ada County
on account of said matters.
Be Il Further Resolved, That rs one Of the
conditions Of said settlement and part OF the con-
sIderation therefor, said Canyon County shall!
Ada County, the sum Of s., 8s6. ~ the same being
50 s-loths per ccntum Of SO, $50 the amount paid
| or to be paid On account Of maturing bonds and
coupons Issued BY Ada County and coming due