Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-02
Commissioners Proceedings.


Claims against Nez Perez county were
examined and warrants ordered drawn in
payment Of the same in the following
Sums.
Jennie Harrington. salary for
quarter .............................-. $3.50 90
Albert Lucas, justice fees
$3.50, allowed. .........-........ } 90
Zed Edwards, constable fees
$40 IS, allowed ................-... 70 o5
A. { Sweet, justice fees t273 90,
allowed .............................. 224 80
Edison ID. Briggs, salary.......... 200 90
Staas Speaker, expense making
assessment .......................... 4I2 so
Edison ID. Briggs, expense sur
veying .......................... 20 90
Road district No. /. John Yer
non, hired help..................- ~ s.
John Vernon, road, labor as
oVerSeeT ...-.......................... liS Is
The report Of John HERES owner oil
the Holt Ferry. for fees and application
for renewal of license, was approved. and
il was ordered that the license be fixed
at IS annually, and further ordered that
said license be issued as prescribed by
law.
In the matter OF the application of J. B.
Warren for liquor license at Forest Home,
Idaho, it appearing that said applicant
had presented his receipt as required by
Law and that his bond is regular, il was
ordered that said bond be approved aud
license issued to said Warren.
The reports Of the Lapwai ferry, Evans
ferry aud Cottonwood ferry were exam
ined and approved.
The application of Wallace Scott for
reduction Of assessment on I29 shares OF
the First National Bank of Lewiston was
not allowed.
The report Of John Vernon, overseer OF
road district No. I, was examined and
approved.
In the matter of the raise of assessment
of Mrs. T. A. II. Boston, it was ordered
that the assessment stand as heretofore
fixed by the board.
In the matter of the application CT
Company A, Of the State militia of Idaho
for aid, it was ordered that an allowance
of $40 he made, and the auditor directed
to draw a warrant in favor of John O.
Barbour for the sum. Commissioners
Isaman and Johnson voted aye and Com
missioner Black no.
In the matter of judgments in the dis
trict court in favor of the State of Idaho
for the school fund of Nez Perez county
it appearing to the satisfaction of the
board that a number of judgments had
been rendered in favor of the county the
prosecuting attorney was ordered to take
such necessary steps as he deems proper
for the collection of said judgments in
the several districts affected
In the matter of opening the Adelia
| Edmonson ct al. re al in road district
No. II, Nez Perez county, Idaho, the
following was ordered passed: This matter
coming on to be heard, upon petition
of required number of inhabitants o.
said road district, ana it appearing from
records of former proceedings of Board
Of County Commissioners that said road
had been regularly petitioned for, viewed
and surveyed; and it further appearing
from said former records that notice had
been served on non-consenting lant
owners; and it further appearing that a
the regular April. 1899. session of thi.
board, an order was made and entered
directing that due notice be served Oh al
non-consenting land owners effected b,
the laying out OF said road as petitionet
for, to be and appear before this boar
on the r2th day of July 1899, tina, tn,
question of damages he heard ant
determined, and it appearing at tha
time that return of notice had not beer
made, it was ordered that hearing b,
postponed till proof of service be filed
and it appearing that said proof wa
duly filed on the 18th Of July, 1899, ane
this being the tine fixed for hearing
objections to the opening Of said roat
and no one appearing for or against tn,
same, and 1t appearing at this time tina
the said proposed road, as located ant
surveyed will be of great public utility
and convenience, now, therefore it is
hereby ordered that the Adelia Edmonsor
ct al. road be, and the same is hereb,
declared a public highway, and the
clerk of this board be directed to motif,
the overseer of road district No. II, to
open said road to public travel, and that
said road be plated and recorded.
In the matter Of the J. +. Springstor
| ct al. road i'll road district No. AZ the
hearing on the petition and the objections
thereto having been heard on the z6th
day, OF July, 1899 and Aaron b. Smith,
the only non-consenting land owner
having been present aud heard, touching
his objections, and the matter of damages
and the matter having been taken under
| Amusement by the board, the board
being fully advised in the premises,
| orders that said Aaron B. Smith be
awarded damages III the sum of $40; and
il is further ordered that the county
auditor draw a warrant to himself for
the sam of $40 and that he deliver the
amount OF the same in cash to Jas. T..
Fritz, overseer of road district No. ~ and
said amount to be rendered by him to
the said Smith in payment of the
damages awarded by this board, and
that said overseer make due return of his