Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-15

{. A. HASTINGS, Treas.
Second day of adjourned January meet
| lug, 1899, March 7, 1899.
| Board present as on yesterday.
/ In the matter of the proposals for pur-
chase Of tract of land for poor farm pur-
poses. Now, it appearing to the board
| that purchase of land for poor farm must
be made upon appraisnent, it is hereby
ordered that further consideration of this
matter be postponed until such further
| time as a suitable tract may be selected
! and purchased as by law directed.
| In the matter of annual reports of fees
and commissions earned by S. o. Tanna-
hill, as clerk of dStrict court and ex-ofii-
clio auditor and recorder, and ], B. Morris,
| as county treasurer and ex-officio public
administrator. Now, at this time it APP
pearing from records of commissioners
proceedings at regular. January, 1899, ses-
sion, that the reports and bills of said
ex-county officers were by order duly
made and entered, laid over and held
under advisement till this time and it
further appearing that said S. o. Tanna-
hill and said J. r. Morris have failed to
appear before this board, or filed any
written statement to show cause why
they should not make any further or com
piete report of fees and commissions
earned by them during the year 1893;
now, therefore, ii is hereby ordered that
the clerk of this board be, and he is here
by, directed to notify said S. o. Tanna-
hill and J B. Morris to make out and file
with said clerk, on or before the Ist dav
cf April, A. D.. 1899, a full and complete
report of all fees and commissions so
earned by them as clerk Of district court
,,fl,
as county treasurer and ex-officio public
administrator. Aud it is further ordered
| that the said S. o. Tannahill's report
show separately the amount earned in
each civil and criminal case, naming the
case, and the amounts earned from the
| following sources: Citizenship papers is
sued, including first and second papers,
and names of parties to whom issued,
marriage licenses, deeds recorded, mort
cages recorded, releases, an iteniized
/ statement of all fees earned for redemp-
ton of tax sale certificates, certified cop
les ofpapers, certificates Of authorization
/ for justices of the peace and notaries, es-
tray notices and other papers filed but not
recorded, and i'll addition thereto a mis-
cellaneous statement of all fees from 9TH
er sources; and the said ]. B. Morris re-
port separately the fees earned from the
following sources; All commissions
earned for handling public funds-stating
the funds from which said commissions
were received, all commissions on state
| school money, all fees for issuing tax
deeds, and all commissions earned as cub
| lie administrator, and in addition thereto
a miscellaneous statement of any
additional revenue from any other
sources.
And it is furthered ordered that if said
S. o. Tannahill and J. B. Morris or either
of them, fail to file said reports on or be-
fore said Ist day of April, 1899 that the
county prosecutor take mandamus pro-
ceedings to compel said person or per
] sons to report; and the clerk of this board
| is instructed to mail certified copies of
/ this order to each of said officers
/ In the matter of the care of the county
indigents. Sealed bids for keeping the
same having been submitted by Sarnuelf
II. Brown, @. r. Ritz and d. Fl Hauer.
and the board having considered said
bids, and it appearing that the bid of
Samuel III. Brown, in all respects is the
best, wherefore it is ordered that said bid
be, and the same is, hereby accepted, and
the said Samuel H. Brown is awarded the
contract for keeping the county indigents
AVN -NBfAR ~ loS9s " <AlliII i, 1901, ana
the said Samuel II. Brown be, and he is.
hereby required to furnish good and
sufficient bond, with two or more sure
ties, in the penal sum of one thousand
dollars, for the faithful performance of
his duties under this contract. Commits
sioners Black and Johnson voted ave,
Commissioner lsarnan not voting,
Claims against Nee Perez county are
examined and allowed, and warrants or
dered drawn in payment Of the same as
follows:
CURRENT RxPENsE.
S. G. Isaman, services as commission
er, SI2.9o.
W. A. BLACK, services as commissioner,
s2I.9o.
A: c. Johnson, services as commission
err, $50.
New, at this time the board adjourns
sine die.
S. G. IsAMAN, Chairman
Attest, y + Srpoprsx. fNiarf-