Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-02-12

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journment; officers present same
as yesterday. The minutes OF yes
terday read and approved where
upon the following proceeding
were had, to-wit:
In the matter OF the liquor
license OF Peterson & Schober,
Cottonwood. Idaho; it is hereby
ordered that the sheriff require
the said Peterson Il Schober to
pay their license in accordance
with Sec 4 OF the Act of 1891. re-
gulating the sale of Intoxicating
liquors.
The Board having visited the
poor farm, and it appearing to
their satisfaction that the present
dwelling thereon is emit rely too
small for the accommodation of
the inmates, and that the health
of all persons living there will be
jeapordized by a failure to pro
vide more commodious quarters;
it is hereby ordered that the clerk
of this Board advertise for bids
for constitution of additional
rooms to said dwelling in accor-
dance with plans and speciflcat-
ions on file with the clerk of this
Board bidder to file bond in the
sum of 500 as evidence Of good
faith and to guarantee that if
awarded the contract he will file
bond for performance Of same.
The clerk Of the Board is here
by authorized as auditor to pur-
chase such Office supplies as are
necessary for the use Of the sew
eral county officers.
The clerk OF the Board is here
by ordered to advertise for bids
for the county printing; bidders
to furnished bond in the sum of
800 as guarantee that if award
ed contract a bond for perform
ance of contract will be given.
The clerk of the Board is here
by ordered to advertise for bids
for county physician; said bid
to be for term of two years; sue
cessful bidder to furnish all
medicines needed as such ply
stefan.
1t appearing that a great mum
Der of the estates in process of liJi-
CATION in the Probate court have
not paid the fees, and that by law
the Probate judge must account
for such fees whether paid or not.
Upon request of w. N. Scales,
probate Judge, he is allowed I'M
til the April 1897 session of this
Board to file his report for the
year ending January 4, 1897.
1t appearing that warrant No.
203 for $3.50, drawn on the Cur
rent Expence fund of 1896, in ia
vor Of and the property of G. S.
McCready, has been lost and said
G. 8, McCreCdy having filed a
bond of indemnity as required by |
law, it is hereby ordered that the |
auditor and treasurer cancel up |
on their warrant registers the
aforesaid warrant No. 2o3 of Cur
rent Expense fund of 1896, and |
that new warrant be issued |
therefor in the sum OF $3.50 in fa-
vor of G. s. McCreaay on the
Current Expense Fund of 1896,
and that the purpose of issue OF
said warrant be shown on the
face of same.
In the matter of the employ
ment of an expert accountant az
recommended by the last grand
jury, and concerning which an
order was made at the October
1896 session of Board Of county
commissioners. The chairman of
the Board having received u COM
munication from Clay McNamee
district attorney, in answer to the
request sent to him by the Clerk
of the Board in compliance with
the aforesaid order of Oct. 1896, in
which communication said Clay
McNamee recommended and nam
ed an expert accountant and the
said expert accountant having
been communicated with by d. j.
Bingham, chairman of the Board
so thatit may be learned what ex
pert accounting will cost, it is
hereby ordered that any further
action in the said matter be de-
ferred until the next regular ses.
sion of this Board.
1t is hereby ordered that road
supervisors Of the respective dis
tricts employ no other hands upon
roads in their districts at the ex.
pense of the county without an
order so to do from the commits.
sioners. This order to be notice TO
said supervisors, and the clerk to
mail copies OF the Free Press con-
tanning the printed notice of said
order to supervisors of the respec-
tive districts.
The reports OF W. Il. Scales,
probate judge, as to the indigency
OF Austin Hamrin and John Haa.