Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-11-05

good condition, properly kept and
cared for, and have no recommen-
dations of changes to be made, save
and except that we recommend
that a vault be built to protect the
public records from fire, to be To-
Gated near the northeast corner of
the court house building, and that
the auditors Office be removed to
a room now used as commits
sioner's room. That such vault be
so constructed as to be an annex
to the court house and SO as to be
connected by door with the COM
missiOners room. We recon-
mend that this vault be built on
such a plan as to be convenient
and proper to be moved and used
for a vault for the Probate Judge
or Treasurer Office in the event of
the building of a new court house
in and for Idaho county.
In regard to the business of the
assessor and tax-collector's Office
the grand jury respectfully recon-
mend that the assessor and tax
as well as the board of
county commissioners, be in the
future more diligent than in the
past in the assessment of and col
lection of taxes on personal prop
erty; also in all cases where prop
erty has been or in future shall be
from assessment, we
recommend that the assessor and
strictly enforce the
penalty prescribed by sections 1449
and 1850 of the revised statutes of
Idaho. We further recommend
that the board of county commits
sioners furnish the assessor and
at public expense,
with any and all charts, maps,
transcript of records, ETC., as may
oe necessary to enable him to in
orm himself as to the amount,
condition, location, value and
ownership of all taxable property
within this county.
We have visited the Assessors
Probate Judges, Treasurer's, and
'heriff's offices and find them all
1ept as far as we were able to as
as such institutions should
'e kept and run. We, however,
eport to the court that it was i'm
'ossible for us, as grand jury,
onsidering the limited space of
ime, together with the fact that
one of us are expert accountants,
0 pass upon the records of these
tfices with any degree ofcertainty;
therefore, while we believe all of
he offices of Idaho county are
ept and conducted as they should
9, our report in this behalf on the
)regoing matters must of neces-
lty be extremely unsatisfactory
nd uncertain. We visited the
uditor's Office and beg leave to re-
ort that we found everything in
xcellent condition as far as we
vere able to ascertain.
We further report that our
ounty auditor, Mr.. Talkington, is
ne only auditor in the state, so
" as we have been able to ascer-
lin, who has ever yet reimbursed
lie public treasury for moneys re-
sived under misapprehension
nd a mistake in the construction
7 section 1879 of the revised stat
ties of Idaho. For this, and many
her commendable acts on the
art of our auditor we, the
and jury, unite in extending to
IN the thanks of tho people of
laho county.
We, the jury, further report
lat there is no further business
r our consideration. Wherefore
9 pray to be discharged. Before
ing discharged we tender to this
urt our thanks for the courtesies
I'd kindness extended to us while
session. Respectfully submitted,
!. T.. GRAYsoN, Clerk; NICHOLAS
.MB, Chairman; John Coram,
w Petty, Francis G Nuxoll,
M Bibb, Frank Rad, Geo d
issler, Geo II Michael, Jas F
wen, A J Williams, John +
liver, Thomas Surridge, Louis
ebber, r White, Henry f