The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-11-02
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Monday, October IA.

BOarQ OF commissioners OF kOOtonal cOun-
ty, Idaho, met pursuant to law at ten o'clock
a. m. in regular session. Full board present
Petition OF Patrick Quinn, asking to be re-
leased from the county jail. was rejected,
the board having no jurisdiction in the mat
ter.
Report OF viewers and plat OF survey OF the
Summers road was on motion rejected, for
the reason that the road was not travelled
for five years, and worked and maintained
at the expense of the public for said period.
Afldavit and petition for the Summers road +
was on motion rejected.
Report OF viewers and plat of survey OF a
road described as follows: Commencing at a |
point on the south line of section township |
So NJ r. 3 w. b. M. just east OF Watkins store |
building, thence east one-half mile, thence |
south one and one-half miles on section line, |
thence east through the center of sections o. |
% and "A, township 53 N, R.3 w. b. NJ, and
section 10 township SO N, r. w. B. M, thence
north to intersection with the Steamboat
Landing road, being on ile, was on motion
approved, and said road is hereby declared a
public highway and a county road.
In the matter Of the removal and appoint
ment of a road overseer for district No. 81:
1t appearing to the board from the state-
ment OF o. F. Warren that L. V. Lyon does
not wish to act as road overseer, and asking
to be removed, it is ordered that the said Of
fee be declared vacant, and further ordered
that Henry Verfurth be and he is hereby APP
pointed to fill said vacancy. with bond fixed
in the sum of three hundred dollars.
Petition and bond for public road being
on file, described as follows: Commencing at
the Mullan road at the upper end Of Rocky
Canyon and running thence in southerly
direction until it intersects the section line
between sections 81 and 2S in township = N,
r. 3 w. B. NJ thence along said section line
| for about 300 yards due east, thence in a
| southeasterly direction through land that is
| occupied by Chris Miller for distance of 75
| yards, thence through a corner of land Occu-
| pied by r. w. Osbourne for distance of
| about 300 yards until it intersects the Mullan
road, was approved, and S. A. Stowe and John
Fernan are appointed viewers and VIM. Ash
ley surveyor to to view, layout, survey and
report on said proposed road.
| Proposal by w. G. Rogers to furnish wood
was rejected, not having been filed according
to advertisement and not being satisfactory
| Ordered that John H. Sargent be and he is
hereby authorized to purchase all wood nec-
essary for the county, and procure the same
| at the best price obtainable. Further order
| ed that the auditor draw warrants for and in
payment of said wood, upon the filing Of bill
for same, duly verified by said Sargent that
said wood has been delivered.
| In the matter of the Frear road: At this
time the board proceeded tC hear evidence
for and against said proposed road, and 1t ap-
pearing that all the land owners do not con-
sent to the opening of said proposed road,
and further that there is not money enough
belonging to district No. in which said road
is located to purchase said right-of-way, the
matter is therefore taken under advisement.
Communication from T. J. Kelly asking to
be released from bond of J. H. Luce, consta-
BILE of North Side precinct, was rejected, not
complying with the provisions Of the statute
in such cases made and provided.
On motion the following bonds were ap-
proved, to-wit: John H. Davis, constable
Harrison precinct; Harry Bell, road overseer
district No. II; Joseph Moe, for saloon at Med
| imOnt.
Tuesday, October 15.
Petition being on file stating that road
described as follows: Commenci cing at a
point on the old Mullan road at the northeast
corner Of the ranch Of A. B. Clapp at Wolf
Lodge, and running in a southeasterly direc-
tion to Occur d'Alene lake at the. head OF
Wolf Lodge bay, has been travelled and main
tanned at the expense of the public for pc
riod OF more than five years. it is ordered
that the county surveyor survey and plat
said road as Travelled, to become county
road from and after fling said plat of survey
On motion the following matter was reject
ed: Petitions for appropriations to build
Post Falls and Mica Bay road, bridge in road
district No. IS. Priest Lake road, repair
bridge across Wolf Lodge Greek. build bridge
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