The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-10
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C0HMlSSlOIERS' PROCEEDINGS.
COMMISSIONERS JOURNAL,
SPECIAL MEETING.

OJM - lSS1ON ERS' JOURNAL,
SPECIAL MEETING.
Wednesday, the cath day OF May,
1899. s
Board OF county commissioners
met at 10 o'clock 4. m. pursuant to
call, IN special session for the c0n-
sIderation Of the matter OF building
the bridge across the Spokane river
vt Fort Sherman, In Kootenai count
ty, Idaho.
Present full board.
The call for the special meeting OF
the board was read.
And at this time G. L. Hoffman,
Esq, representing H. M. Strathern
and other citizens OF Post Falls,
made an argument before the board
and citing authorities. At the con-
clusion OF which Harris Baldwin,
Esq, took UP the matter and pre-
scented the same Ia. favor Of the
claims OF WIN. Oliver, on the valid
ity Of the contract Of Oliver Bros. !;
Edwin McBee, Esq. representing w.
b. Mcfarland, v. w. Sanders and
other citizens of Coeur d. Alene. !
v. w. Sanders then suggested that
the board reconsider the order here
tOfOre made BY the board stopping
the work on the said bridge and
make an order allowing the work to
continue.
And ut this time the hoard took q
recess until 2 O'clock p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| At the assembling Ut the hoard at
3 o'clock p. M. the board was called
to order. and upon representation to
the board that all Interested had
arrived at an agreement touching
matters which had heretofore caused
the board to order the dIscontin-
uance of the work on the said Occur
d. Alene bridge crossing the Spokane
river, and further agreement hav-
/ ing been entered into between said
citizens Of Occur d. Alene and
vicinity and VIM. Oliver and Oliver
Bros, 1t Is hereby ordered by the
the board, that the order heretofore
made by this board, viz: on the 10th
day Of May requiring WIN. Diver
and Oliver Bros. to discontinue work
on the Occur d. Alene bridge across
the Spokane river, is hereby vacated,
set aside and for naught held, with.
out prejudice TO the rights, interests
and claims Of the said Oliver Bros,
and the contract between the County
and the said Oliver Bros. for the
building OF said bridge, is hereby
recognized and ratified, no prejudice
to the rights and interests Of said
Oliver Bros. shall accrue to them by
reason of delay In the construction OF
said bridge:
Said Oliver Bros. shall resume
work on said bridge by June l4th,
l8e9, and shall have said bridge COM
pleted within sixty days thereafter.
VIM. Oliver was allowed an estl-
mate of 5000 on work already per-
formed on the Occur d. Alene bridge
and the auditor is hereby authorized
to draw a warrant on the general
road fund of K0otenai county 10 pay
ment OF above mentioned estimate.
| The order heretofore made by this
board, viz: on the 10th day Of May,
1899 instructing the clerk to adver.
tise for bids for bulldog the Santa
Mountain road, not being consid.
cred ample enough, 1t is hereby
ordered that the clerk IL hereby Ia
structed to advertise for bids fo
building the Santa Mountain rOat
according to the plans aud specitica
tiOns Of the county surveyor.
The successful bidder to collect a
part payment on the building of salt
road, certain subscription list nov
on file In the auditors Office an,
amounting to three hundred an,
eighty-nine dollars. Said subscrip
tiOn list being payable in merchan
; disc, work or cash, and that each bi
be accompanied with bond in tn
sum of fifteen hundred dollars fo
the faithful performance OF the wor
according to speci flcati ons. Bids vii
be received up to noon Monday, Jul
10th, 1899.
And at this time the board ad
. JOurned sine die.
N. G. SISSON,
Chairman of Board