Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-21
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Official Proceedings of the Board of
Gilmore County Commissioners,
July Term, fSDS


Resignation Of chairman r. r. stevenson was re
eeived, read and ordered fled. The appointment o
Calvin II. School by the Governor Of Idaho was reat
and ordered filed The official bond Of G. II, Schof
was received. read and approved. Calvin II. Schoh
was then duly sworn in as County Commissioner ii
Idaho, by the Clerk OF the Board.
Moved and carried that Geo T. Butler be and ac
as permanent chairman Of this Board.
The Board thereupon adjourned as a regular board
until $3.50 a. M, July u, 1898
Pursuant to statutes, the board then went int
session soma. as Board Of Equal zation Present Geo
T. Butler chairman, Robert Griffith, c, IL. schof
commissioners, J. A. furtiH deputy clerk. Tie
Board adjourned to p. m, July II, 1898.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment, all mem
were had:
Affidavit of Daniel McGinness was received wherein
assessment Of property Tor The year 1905 79l head
CATTLE assessed at the sum of So2sS, for the follow
ing That he is assessed by the Assessor oI
800 head OF cattle, valued at Sl04O0 that the "a
Monday OF April, 1898, he, McGinness had but nine
head OF cattle, valued at Sll7 90; That the said As
SCISSOR demanded OF said McGinness statement OF
his property for assessment for the year S95 the
18th day Of February 1898 and said date assessed
him Tor the property he had on the second Monday OF
January, and placed the number Of his cattle at 500
head, against the protest Of said McGinness and that
! said Assessor has net demanded nor asked of said
| MCGiuness any statement Of his property since the
said 10th day Of February, 1898. That on the eth
day Of March, 1898, he sold all cattle owned by him.
except nine head and has purchased no cattle since
] that date.
| ". c. Howie counsel for McGinness, made argu.
s
sessment roll for the year 1883
James ONeill, assessor. called sworn and
asked il he had made any demand Of said MeGinness
Tor list o. ms property for assessment since the 7h
day of February, 1898, and he answered that he had
not After consideration the Board refused to grant
| the reduction asked for
Geo. +, Hall, agent for Isaac Coe, appeared be-
fore the Board and asked that the the
Garnet fruit ranch be reduced. After due consider
to 81, coo.
Geo. A Mccormick, agent for the vishnu mining
company OF Rocky Bar, appeared and asked that the
assessment on the improv be reduced and the
request was not granted
w. II Petit, agent for the Atlanta Miuing Co..
asked by written instrument that the assessment OF
said company be reduced Laid for consideration
j. b. Evans tax agent for the o. S. l. Ky. Co.,
appeared and asked that the penalty charged against
said company by Gilmore county for tax delinquency
be RENTED Moved by Robert Griffith, seconded BY
O. II. Sehof, that the penalty be remtted. Motion
{. II. Schof.
Board then adjourned till 9:8o a. m. July r.
July board met pursuant to adjournment.
, D. j.; Little, as agent for W. HOWE, F. p. AXE,
c. c. Tautphas and w. A. Reynolds, appeared and
submitted an affidavit to the effect that w. G. Howie
as trustee holds deed for the Mountain Home Res
ervoir and appurtenances, now assessed to Andrew
Mellen and authorizing said J. J. Little to ask said
Board to reduce the assessment on said property.
After argument by Mr. Little, the petition was laid
over for further consideration.
Assessment. OF Mrs. c. Z. Edwards was raised-two
@. T. Rohrer appeared before the Board and asked
that his assessment be reduced but his request
not granted.
r.. r. Fftzsimmons asked by letter that his assess
ment for 1s9s be reduced
Z. N. Wolfe agent for A. W. Mellon, asked the
Board to 20 out and view the property, which was
done. After return Of the BOARD Mr.. Wolfe asked
that the assessment be reduced Laid over.
Geo Il. MRhoney appeared on behalf OF Mrs. Hattie
Mahone5 and filed request for reduction Of her as
stssment for 1898 Laid over.
G. T. Corler appeared before the Board and fled
request that the assessment and valuation the fol-
lowing property be reduced: Lots 5, o. 10, IL and Il
IN block A be reduced. Laid over.
j. b Evans, tax agent for the Q, s. L. Ry. Co.. ap.
pearcd before the Board and flied request that the
assessment and valuation land in secs 20 and %
tp 10 e, pump-house, machinery, water tank sit
uated on above land, also repair shops, machinery
buildings used as Office all in Glenn's Ferry be re.
duced. Laid over for further consideration.
Adjourned to Juiy 10, at $50
July 49, $3.50 a. m Board met pursuant to ad-
tournament all members present.
Mr. Woodruff, az agent for Edward Clark appeared
before the Board and asked that the assessment and
valuation on said Ciatks mining property situated
at Rocky Bar. be reduced. Laid over
ordered, That the assessment OF the Giant Powder
Co at Atlanta, be stricken from assessment rcil of
ls0s, for the reason that said property owned 5
Gilmore county at the time of assessment.
Ii appearing that the name of J. T. Hammond az,
pears the roll twice. and same being a double as.
sessment, OF said assessments is hereby stricken
from said roll
John Dienst appeared before the Board and asked
that his assessment on land be reduced, which was
not granted,
J. II. Brady appeared and asked that the assess
ment on improvements on lots 10 and II in block =,
and lot 3 in block be reduced Laid over.
Ordered That the assessment Of Scion Mccoy on
IF OF NV ar and ar or tn or ar sec. %
tp / r 8, 100 acres, be raised from 800 to 5000
Ordered That the assessment of s. N. Nichols be
stricken from the roll for the reason that
the property OF Gilmore county st time assessed.
W. l.. Prey, By letter. asked that the assessment
on his property be reduced for the year 1898 for the
reason that same was too high. Request refused.
Adjourned to $50 M. July ID.
July l4-Board met pursuant to adjournment and
proceeded with examination of assessment roll to
completion after which the application of Edward A.
Clark heretofore made for reduction OF assessment
testified, and after due consideration the Board or
dered that reduction OF g 900 be made in the value
assessed for the year ls9s OF the 50samp quartz
MILL property OF +. a. Clark, situated at Rocky Bar
Adjourned to July 10, at 10 m.
July Ill Board met pursuant To adjournment with
all members present. and took up the application Of
the Oregon Short Line Ry. Co. for a reduction of the
assessment and valuation of its property, situated
at Glenns Ferry, heretofore filed and same having
been laid over for furthar consideration The appli
cation denied.
In the matter OF the application OF A. W. Mellon,
the same being under consideration. T.. II. Wolfe,
agent appeared and asked that j. II Brady be sworn.
Mr. Brady was duly sworn and testified that the as
sessment Of said property listed by Mr., Wolfe
at a reasonable valuation.
Geo. f. Mahoney was called and sworn and exam
ined on the application OF Mrs. Hattie Mahoney, the
same having been heretofore filed and laid for
consideration.
In the matter Of the application OF A. w Mellon,
heretofore filed by L, NJ. Wolfe, agent applying for
reduction Of assessment and valuation OF said prop.
erty for the year Is0s, in the sum Of sl7 600 was
taken up and after due consideration the Board de
hltu sad hpPUGatloh.
la the matter Of the applications OF the following
named taxpayers heretofore filed and laid over for
fnrthor consideration, applying for reductions in
the assessments and valuations of their property for
the year 1s9S, viz Mrs Hattie MahCney, }. j. Little
agent for W. G. HoRie, r. T. AXE, q. r. Shaw, G. G.
Tant phaus, W. A. Reynolds and John Dienst also }.
ii. Brady in his behalf, after due consideration
the Board denied all Of said applications
Adjourned to $3.50 a. m, July 10, 1898
July 10, 80 a m.-Board met pursuant to adj
journment, all members present
1t was regularly moved, put and carried that this
Board do now act as the regular board.
}. A. Purt deputy clerk district court, asked that
W H. Mauion clerk Iii strict court, who is unayoid-
ably absent be granted leave Of absence for thirty
day dating from July IL, 1898. The Board granted
said leave OF absence
The following district court juror and witness Ger.
tfoates were read, examined and allowed on the
rent expense fund.
ID Hyde, juror fees. ,.......... ........ SIS 80
Lape, ...... ............. is 60
Joe Van Fleet, " : ............... -. 30
o II Hutchns, A." .................... 3 30
G d Canon, 4" ................... "a 80
John Smith, witness fees ................ 2 rs
James fregonning juror fees.............. 43 so
Geo Ningate, witness fees .........,.,.,.. II %
w ii holland, juror fees. -. .......... 10 30
n Nelson, ............... 10 80
Nordyke ................ Is go
George Clark, +" ................ Al 10
u Williams, "................ % 80
+ Foyer, ................. 3 80
John Ross, +" .................. Is 80
4 y smart " ................ 3 30
ID W Fitzwater, ............ II 20
nilt w hullVle ....l.........t.. 81 %
| 4 t1tzwatsr, ................ 81 so
A NJ Sinnott, witness fees. ........,..,.... SO