Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
The Commissioners Proceedings
Special Session
Special Session.

tersOn l. cited 10 appear on July p
1896. to show cause WHY he should not
be removed.
The petition of :. q. Fisher ct al, for
the appointment of Edward Reborn,
Road nNcr~eer for Road district No. II,
Nez Prr'r county, Idaho, having been
filed and considered, it is hereby or.
dered that the said Edward Raboin he
appointed overseer for said district.
The bond of Edward Raboin, OVER
seer for road district No. II, N-z Perez
county having been filed, it is hereby
ordered that the same he approved.
The petition of NJ. II. Carter ct al,
residents and taxpayers of Road Dis
trict No. Ii, Nez Perez county, Idano,
praying tor the appointment of J. A.
Reavis overseer for Road District No.
II, the same having been considered,
it is hereby ordered that the prayer of
said petition he granted.
The bond OF James Reavis, road
overseer ct road district No IA, Nez
Perez county, Idaho having been filed
aud examined, it is hereby ordered
that the same be approved.
James \. Reavis having made Il re-
question upon the board of county
cOmmi >>ipners for tools for use on the
county roads in road district No H., it
is hereby ordered that the said James
A Reavis Ire authorized to purchase the
following tools: One half dozen shovels,
picks. ] crowdar, | sledge hammer
| key spikes, plow.
Now at this time tine Board adjourn
ed to meet tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock.
May :, 1896.
Board met pursuant t." adjournment.
Present as before.
In the matter OF the petition of Sam
uel Phinney, ct al, for IL county road
in Road District No. IL, Nez Perez
county. Idaho, it appearing to the
Board that said petition was in writ
ing and had been signed by more than
ten inhabitants of said District, taxa
bic therein for road purposes and had
signed said petition fo: the purpose OF
laying out said road, to-wit: Com
menciny al the corner to sections IL,
II, % and "a, twp "a, mr. |, W b m.
runnin. thence north on line as nearly
AS practical between sections IL, II, II
and T.. to or near the or corner between
sections II and T.; thence east AS near
ly as practical three and one-half miles
more or less to an intersection with II
road now ,etitioned for by y. II. Car
ter and others, and terminus; and 1t
further appearing to the satisfaction of
the Board that said petition sets forth
and particularly describes the road to be
constructed, the general route thereof.
that all ;he said owners consent to the
laying out of said raad, and said petit
ton set, forth the necessity for and
the adva' tage to he gaiued by the lay
ing on, Of said road, and said petition
being accompanied by a good aud suf-
ficient bond, approved by the Board Of
County commissioners, in double the
sum of the probable cost of viewing
and surveying in case the prayer of the
said petition be not granted and the
road finally not granted, the petition
being filed, it is therefore ordered that
Newt Wore, Courtney Meek, overseer,
aud J. q. MaNon, county survey, be
and they are hereby appointed viewers
to virw out and survey said road and
the clerk of this Board is hereby di.
rectcd I" notify said viewers.
In the matter of the application of
A. i. Evans for a license to Operate "A
ferry ON the Clearwater river at what
is known as Evans Ferry, and the
said applicant having filed Il good and
sufficient bond in the sum of $lOOO.0O.
which is hereby approved, it is hereby
ordered that the prayer of said petition
be granted, and rates are fixed for the
year rs follows:
1. horse team, crossing each way SOC
2-hor,r team, crossing each way 25c
saddle horse ..,....... Zoe
FOOtntan ................,... ...-bc
Loose horse. ...................-.... Sc
Beet caltle........ ,.,..... &C.
Stock cattle. ....,..-.......,.... DC
Sheep and hogs .,..... .........:.. &c
In the matter of petition of \. II
Carter ct al for county road IN Road
District No. II, Nez Perces county, it
appearing to the Board that said petit
ton was III writing and had been sign
ed 10y more than ten inhabitants of
said II, -trict, taxable therein tor road
ptii ,,p-rs, and had signed said petition
fo! ~ purpose of laying out said road
t" ii: Commencing ut the corner to
ST.. .lnl- ~, Is, - and %, tip 81 n, r e
b u, aid point being in the center of
tho 'nlirtney Meek road, lately located
by Ia county; running thence north
on Zine between sections IA and Is, 10
amt !! and and , as near as practical,
t. t" near the corner to sectors :, 3,
81 -. 80 tip ~ and ~ II Z ID IN theiice
,., etween sections 81 and 30, 70
an -, tp b nr b m, as nearly as
practical, to or near the corner to sec
tirr- - p, 26 and -, tip and range
ai"r >nld: thence west as near as prac-
tic;.i ali 'ut one mile; theme north over
sue. route as may be selected 10y your
viewers three miles more or less thence
west II, near As practical about one
mile: thence north aS nearly "a practi-
cal about one mile; thence IN a general
nortiicrly direction over such route rs
may he selected by your viewers and
over mostly vacant and unsurveyed
hand To Il point.on the south side of
tine clearwater river near the mouth OF
hi. Canyon and known "A. Jim Holt>
Ferry and terminus; and it further APP
peariny to the satisfaction OF the Board
that said petition sets forth and par
ticularly describes the road to be con-
strurted, the general route thereof, that
al ri the said owners consent to the
laying out of said load except Jane
Severn and Mary Severn, Indians, aud
said petition sets forth the necessity for
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