The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-08-09

commissioners Proceedings for July
Session, 1893.


Office Of the Beard Of County Com
missioners, Choiiis, Idaho, :
Juty II, 1898.
Pursuant to law Board met in
. regular session.
observation-disclosures Fl. II.
Knapp, w. j. Treloar and Geo.
MCGOWAN. Geo. e. Reyes,
Clerk.
At this time appeared Levi
Taylor in his application for re-
duction on the delinquent taxes
assessed against his property re-
questing that certain damages
suffered by said applicant by the
giving way of county road be
allowed, and the same to cancel
such taxes so due on delinquent
property. Matter taken under
advisement.
This being the time fixed for
the examination of assessment
book, cts, as per Sec. 1475 r. S.,
Board adjourned till such time
as examination of assessment
book is completed.
Pursuant to law Board met to
examine assessment bookand to
equalize taxes.
On examination the following
changes were ordered
Assessment of Il. r. Butler-1
house in Custer-changed from
$50 to $50.
Assessment of Fl. Levinson-1
house in Bayhorse-c changed
from 5000 to 800; one house in
Custer changed from $3.50 to
5000.
Assessment of A. & J. Pfeiffer
--one store building, etc. in Bon
anza-changed from S1100 to
$500.
Assessment of j. w. CARAT
Fourth Of July mill-changed
from 80, 500 to 81, 900.
Clerk was ordered to commun-
icate with Attorney General and
ascertain whether in his opinion
patented mineral was taxable.
No further business appearing
Board adjourned.
CHALLJs, H., July 90, 1898.
Pursuant to law, Sec. 1885 as
amended Session laws 1895, page
III
At this time appeared 0. j.
Salisbury by his attorney, l.. H.
Johnston, and protests against
the assessment of patented min
ing claims in the county of Gus
tor, and especially as to those
owned by Il. G. Chambers, j. b.
Haggin and o. j. Salisbury. AT
ter hearing the argument of
counsel the Board suspended
Judgment pending reply of the
Attorney General touching this
question.
j. G.. Finnell lowered S1OO on
personal property on application
duly made.
: On request Of Mrs. Mary S.
Wood by her attorney, l.. II.
Johnston, the assessment Of 500
against said Mary S, Wood can
celled on the ground that she
was a resident widow.
The Attorney General of the
State of Idaho having submitted
an opinion to the inquiry as to
whether patented mineral land
was subject to taxation TO which
he states
The Government parts with its title when It
issues patent for mining ground, and such
ground is then subject TO taxation the same as
any other real estate owned by an individual"
!, 1t was therefore ordered by
this Board that the demand of
the complaint of o. j. Salisbury,
for II. G. Chambers, j. b. Hag-
gin and 0. j. Salisbury be not
granted.
No further business appearing
board ADJOURNED Wltnout GATE.
July IS.
Board reconvened pursuant to
adjournment of 18th inst.
In the matter of establishing
election precincts for the year
1898, and the appointment of
election officers as provided by
law. 1t was ordered that the
election precincts of Custer
county be as follows and officers
as below set forth to-wit
HOUSTON Precinct shall consist OF all
that part OF Custer county, the waters OF
which flow into Big Lost river below the low
err part ofwhat is known as tho "Narrows.n
The polling place in said precinct shall be
what Is known as the Easley saloon building
md John ]. Fitzpatrick, Alex Burnett and
John Swauger are hereby appointed Judges
of Election; ]. II. Baxter, Registrar and John
Easley, Distributing Clerk.