The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-08

Ine OOunddrleS Oh the several
Road Districts of Custer county.
1t was ordered as follows
Road District No 8 shall consist of the coun-
ty road, commencing at the old Levinson store
in Custer. and running down through Custer.
Bonanza, Robinson Bar, Clayton and Crystal to
the bridge spanning East Fork at Crystal. in
GLIDING said bridge. Also. that certain road
from Crystal to Canyon Station. In Antelope.
Said last mentioned road being hereby declared
a county road.
1t was further ordered that Road District No
include all other roads in Custer county
heretofore recognized county roads, together
with that road from John Stephens ranch TO
the Lemhi- Custer county line on Yellow Jack
ct road, which is hereby declared county
road.
1t was at this time ordered that Road Dist
riot No above described. be hereafter known
as Road District No. l.
1t was further ordered that Road District No
8 above described, be hereafter known as Road
District No g.
1t was ordered that the Clerk
advertise for bids for the con-
struction of a piece of road, com
mencing about 300 yards east of
Jordan creek; thence easterly to
a distance of about 600 feet more
or less to a point near the east
erly end of the old Norton ditch.
Bidders being requested to con-
fer with Commissioners Knapp
and MCGOWAN concerning all
specifications.
In the matter of warrant No.
21O, drawn Nov. %. 1894. for
50. % on Current Expense Fluid,
which did not bear the signature
of the County Auditor, it was or
dered that the present Auditor
affix his signature, having it to
show on said warrant that such
signature was by order of the
Board.
Warrant No. 40, drawn July
20, 1897, on the Road Fund for
$500 was presented to the Board
for action. Said warrant having
been heretofore advertised and
the time for redemption having
expired before presentation. 1t
was ordered that the Treasurer
be instructed to pay said warrant
out of any money in the Road
Fund not otherwise appropriated.
Bond of w. w. West, road
overseer, examined and approx
ed.
In the matter of fixing salaries
for the various county officers
for the year 1898. 1t was order
ed as follows
That the salary OF the Clerk OF the Board of
County Commissioners be fixed at sl25.OO for
the year.
It was ordered that the Sheriff receive as
compensation for jailor the sum Of 1850 for
each day that prisoner or prisoners are con-
fined in the county jail. For the remuneration
for board, clothing and lights for said persons
he shall receive s1.00 per day for each and
every prisoner confined in the county Jail
The compensation for Assessor and Ex-
Ofncio Tax Collector is hereby fixed at 5 per
cent. on the total amount Of property taxes col
lected by him and paid over to the County
Treasurer; and u per cent, on all per capita
taxes by him collected and paid over to the
County Treasurer
In the matter of the applica-
ton of Casper Mock to close up
the county road above ranch of
said applicant, it was ordered
that said application be granted
on conditions that
1st-The new road built by
said Mock be filed 3 feet on the
steep pitch above the bridge on
said new road.
2nd-That on the completion
of the dam to the reservoir to the
height as now staked said new
road shall pass over said dam.
License bond of J. G. Dough
erty to sell liquors in the town of
Challis examined and approved.
AT this time appeared Joseph
Boggs who made application for
the property in Clayton hereto
fore occupied by him and known
as the Cinnibar Office. Joseph
Boggs was duly sworn and states
that said property above men
toned had been heretofore trans
ferred to him by Bill of Sale, and
that title to said property is in
him other than what lien the
county of Custer may have in it
by reason of taxes assessed
against said property. 1t was
thereupon ordered that on pay
ment of the sum of S1096 by the
said Boggs to cover the taxes on
said property, the lien of the
county be released to said Boggs.
In the matter of tax due on
property assessed to w. F.
Shepard, it was ordered that the
Assessor notify said Shepard
that on the payment of 1913, the
penalties and balance would be
RENTED.
In the matter of the disposal
of certain property on which