The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-14


The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
BY order OF the Board Of County, Commits
sioners. GEO. L. KEYES, Clerk.
In the matter of the proposals
for the repair of the Watson
bridge heretofore filed, it was
ordered at this time that the bid
of Jas. +. Wilkinson be accept
ed, and also that the amount of
$50 be allowed for plates & inches
thick 6 inches wide and s inches
long to be used on top of bridge
under the nuts on upright iron
rods. Said Wilkinson to give
bond in the sum of 81, 900. Sup.
port or false set to be placed on
bed of river. All work to be
completed before March LIST,
1899 1t was also ordered that
notices be posted one at each
end of said bridge and one at
roadway at old Hester ranch;one
at turn of road on westerly side
of said bridge 4 mile from said
bridge. Said notices or signs to
give notice to the public that
said bridge was not open to trav-
ell. The work to be performed
is to take up the slack or sag in
said bridge and cause the string
ers to crown at least 5 inches.
At this time was considered
the prayer of j. McGregor, by
his attorney, L. III. Johnston;
also the prayers of 0. J. Sails
bury, by his attorney, l.. HI.
Johnston; also the prayer of r.
re. Chambers, by his attorney,
l.. I'll. Johnston. Each of which
prayers asked for the cancella-
ton of taxes assessed against
patented mining ground standing
in the names of said petitioners,
or being under their control.
And no sufficient reason appear
ing why any of said petitions be
granted, it was ordered that each
of said petitions be not granted.
10th.
Bond of Geo E. Reyes, Clerk
of District Court and ex, officio
Auditor and Recorder approved.
At this time was considered
the protests of J. @, Dougherty
and Paul & Bowman, retail LOU
or dealers, to the payment of $25
of the $76 paid for license for
one quarter, each of said protests
being accompanied by a prayer
for the return of said amount Of
$25; and no sufficient reason APP
pearing why either of said pray
ers be granted, it was ordered
that neither of said prayers be
granted.
Board took a recess to exam
inc the county Jail.
18th.
At this time was presented
warrants No. AZ, drawn on Road
fund, July 10, 1898, in favor of
j. G. Finnell in the sum of 81;
No. 80 drawn on Current Expense
fund July %, 1894, in favor of
John Johnson, for SIS, which
said warrants had been adver-
tised for payment and the time
of payment having expired. On
petition it was ordered that said
warrants be paid out of any
money in the Road and Redemp-
ton funds respectively not 9TH
erwise appropriated.
At this time it was ordered
that the Auditor make requisi-
ton for Statutes and Session
laws to supply county and pre-
cinct officers.
In the matter of wages to be
paid for road work, it was order
ed that the wages of Road Over
seers be fixed at $3.50 per day,
which amount is intended to in
clude compensation for team.
That wages for men employed
on road by overseers shall be
". 80 for s hours york, and work
ABOVE hours snail De palu Tor
at the same rate.
On motion it was ordered that
the certain piece of road from
Clayton to the townsite of Crys-
tai be included in Road District
No. 3, and cut off of Road Dis
trict No. 2.
18th.
1t appearing to this Board that
the officers elected in Custer and
Bonanza precincts had been I'M
able, with the use of ordinary
diligence, to provide bonds to be
approved by the Board at this
meeting, and to subscribe to the |
oath of Office, there being no
officer qualified to administer
oaths in either of said precincts). |
1t was ordered that there be dele
gated to Commissioner Thomas
Mollart the power to approve or
reject the bonds of the officers