Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-07-24
Commissioners Proceedings.
GRANGEVILLE. IDAHO

County OF Idaho.
On this Monday, July 10, A. D.
1896, pursuant to law and legal
notice given, the Hon. Board OF
County Commissioners of Idaho
county, State of Idaho, met in
regular session and as Board OF
Equalization. Present: w. S.
Clark, chairman, w. w. Black
burn and ii. w. Cone, commits
sioners, and A. w. darlington
clerk, by w. N. Knox, deputy
and M. S. Martin assessor and
tax collector.
Whereupon the following pro-
ceedings were had, towit:
ii. M. Jorgens having requested
the Board for permission to change
certain piece of road situated in
twp. 33, N. of r. 8, L. B. NJ, the
same being an old trail or road
which no work has been done at
the expense of the county.
1t is hereby ordered that II. M.
Jorgens be, and he is hereby per-
mitted to change said road as fol-
lows, to-wit: Beginning at a point
in the present travelled road which
runs from Kamiah to Cottonwood,
about one-half mile south of the
southwest corner of sec. IL, twp.
33, N. r. 3, E. B. NJ, the present
travelled road running in a north
easterly direction one and one
half miles, is abandoned, and the
road beginning at said point and
running in northwesterly direc-
ton and then in northerly direc.
ton until it intersects the present
travelled road in Lawyers Canyon,
about one and one-half miles from
said place of beginning, hereby
established in accordance with the
plat of the land over which said
road runs, fled by said II. NJ. Jor-
gems; the said change to be made
at the expense of the said ii. M.
Jorgens, and if not SO made this
order to be vacated.
In the matter of the application
of a certain taxable inhabitants of
the town of Cottonwood, for in
corporation as Village under pro-
visions of Sec. 40, of Gan Act to
provide for the organization, gov
ernment, and powers of Cities and
Villages" enacted by the legisla-
ture of the State of Idaho at the
second session thereof, and ap-
proved March 4, 1898.
A petition Of certain inhabi-
tants of said Cottonwood precinct
having been filed, and it appear
ing to the satisfaction of the Board
that the said petition contains the
names of majority of the taxable
inhabitants of the territory sought
to be incorporated as a Village,
and having heard the testimony of
j. M. Wolbcrt, Aug. Hendricks
and j. FL. Smiley, who were duly
sworn and testified as to the num-
Der of inhabitants in the said dis
trict sought to be incorporated,
and a verified enumeration of the
inhabitants thereof having been
filed, and the Board having duly
. considered all matters relating to
the said application, it is hereby
ordered that the said Village be
incorporated, and the same is here
by incorporated and shall be
known by the name of "Cotton-
wood" and the metes and bounds
thereof established as follows:
commencing at the southwest
corner Of the northeast quarter Of
Sec. 8, and running thence one
half mile eastward to the S e cor
ner of the N E / of the N E + OF
Sec. 8, and running thence 7 of a
a mile northward to the N + cor.
ner of the S w + Of Sec. 5, thence
westward mile to the N w cor
ner of the S E + Sec. 5, thence
southwark 4 of a mile to the place
of beginning at the S w corner o
N w ! of the N E + Sec. s, Twp
81, N r l, f B NJ, including The
N / of the N L + of Sec. 8, and the
s Z t of Sec. 5, Twp. 81, N r l
E B NJ"
1t is furthered ordered that tn,
following named persons be an(
they are hereby appointed trustees
for said town ofCottonwood: Il. L
Ellis, N. Anderson, August Hen
drichs, A. B. Rock and j. Ii
Smiley.
In the matter of the viewer
report of a road beginning at Rem
ington's ferry and ending at LAIR.
Otis ranch on Salmon river, whicl
has been laid over from tim
to time since April 1895 session Q
this Board, and the clerk in &C
cordance with the order mad
herein April 16, 1896, and c
record on page 81 of this (Vol. 8
book, having notified the said A
Cooper of the said order, and tn
supervisor of road district No. l
having reported to the Board tina
the said road is completed, it
hereby ordered that the viewer
report of a road petioned for b
Awarded