Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-04-22

pursuant to adjournment: present same
as yesterday. The following business
was then had:
II appearing to the board that in or
der to keep the expenditures upon the
roads Of the county during the year 1898
within the limits of the Law, that it is
necessary that the labor upon the roads
Of the county be limited to the overseers
Of the various road districts Except in
case Of great damage or washouts by the
elements. in which event the overseer in
whose road district such damage occurs
missioner living nearest him.
1t 10 therefore ordered that the clerk
of this board immediately send written
notices under seal, to the road overseers |
of the county, directing them to employ |
no hired help upon the roads in their re
spectivc road districts during the year
1898; also directing them to exercise due |
diligence in collecting all road taxes in |
money ..or Ia or upon the roads, of every |
inhabitant liable therefor; and further
notifying said overseers that any bills
presented 10 the board in violation of
this order " i'll be rejected. This order
shall be in effect from this date, to-wit:
April Is, 1858.
1t is hereby ordered that upon the FL
ing of the resignation of Charles White.
constable of Florence precinct, and up.
on the fling of fifteen or more residents
and voters If said precinct asking for the
appointment of Lafayette r. Yates as
constable Of said precinct in the place
and stead Of said Charles White, the
present incumbent of said Office; that
the said Lafayette r Yates Re and he is
hereby appointed constable of Florence
precinct. 1t is further ordered that if
said resignation and said petition be not
filled within 20 days from the date of
~ order, that such appointment shall
be null and void.
In the matter of the application of
E Alexander, ct al, petitioners for
public road; the same being for a change
Of road; the said application is granted,
land the former road beginning at point
OF beginning named in road hereby
sought to be established, abandonedj,
and the road having its points of begin
ming and termination, course and in
termediate points as follows: Commenc-
ing at point on west line of eH ofnw1
OF sec IS, twp 80. N of R 3, E M,
Idaho, where the road running from Mt.
Idaho, Idaho county, Idaho. to Jackson
bridge, now crossing said line, and from
said point running north along said
west line OF e. of nw], of sec IA, twp
and range aforesaid, to NV corner of
same; thence east to intersect present
travelled road, and ending at point last
named, is hereby declared county road
and ordered placed on record and plat
ted.
The petition of certain inhabitants OF
road district No4 for the appointment
of Geo w higgins as overseer of said
road district No 4, granted; and it is
hereby ordered that upon his fling bond
as by law required, the said Geo W Rig
gins be, and he is hereby appointed
overseer of said road district No 4.
In accordance with the recommends
ton made in the report of A A Cunning
ham, expert accountant. fled with and
approved by the board in}October, 1897,
It's hereby ordered that the auditor and
treasurer cancel upon their warrant reg
listers and refuse upon presentation the
following county warrants, to-wit:
Warrant No 33o, Tor SIS. 10, Aug. Won
Bargen, 1893, current expense fluid.
Warrant No 3S5. for S23, Jos Hatke
1898. current expense fund.
Wsrrant No 1872, for 50, w R Hagoot
1898, current expense fund.
ArVt tAC iNdSOu luht tuCSc W6IIdUI
were issued for jurors and witnesse.
fees due to said Aug. vonBargen, To-
Hatke and w r Hagood without III,
certificates being presented and flee
with the board; and that later said Ger
tificates were presented and allowance
also made thereon for same amounts.
! The bond Of G w higgins, overseer O
; road district No 4, approved and filed
r with J M Dorman and Patrick Toal sure
! ties.
I Petition of JR c Gwinn ct al, 70
change of road, laid over until July
: 1898, session of this Board.
Petition Of N Adehm, B A Miller
ct al, for a public road, laid over unit
y July, 1893, session of this board
In the matter Of the application o
II G w Curtis ct al, which said petition
e was filed April II, 1898. for a publ
: road The said application being con
: sidered, it is hereby ordered that S I
Mahurin, John Taylor and Eugene Hol
$ brook be, and they are hereby appoint
ed appraisers to assess damages Of pei
0 sons tiaitling same, and report thereo
8 at next regular session ofthis board.
! The viewers report on road Petitions
for by Charles Kpnz ct al, lbegining a
!! sw corner sec 2. T 80, Nof r 2. F B NJ
;. and ending at Lawyer 3 canyon, hstarc
!. 64 miles) granted; and the road therei
described declared county road, o. DEF
ed placed on record and plated.
The viewers report ON road petitione
= for by F M Bieker ct al, beginning q
u NV corner swH of sex Of sec 36, T 80,
RI, w b M, and ending at NV corner c
sw1 Of sw1 of sec Is, T 90, NRI, v
5 B NJ, las fully described in said report
5 granted; and the road therein describe
9 declared county road, ordered place
upon record and plated, reference beip
: hereby had to said report to coniplet
! this order.
In the matter of the application c
7 James Surridge, Andrew Gilbert ct al
5 petitioners for a public road "commene
! ing at the crossing of Sally Ann cree
aud ending at the intersection wit
= Stuart and Grangeville road near Col
Q tonwood creek ,rthe said petition granite
9 and the road to be built along said rout
declared q county road.
The following matters laid over unit
= the July, 1898, session Of this Board. te
wit;
Q The viewers report on road petitione
= for by + d Lamb and A G Manrine
ct filed April II, 1898.
The petition of c P Hinkle. A d Dl.
> wins ct a., for public road, filed Apr
5 8. 1898.
Q The petition ofW H v Richards, Johl
. E Beede ct al, for public road. file
. April II, 1898.
o The petition of FIN Quigley. F \
M =