Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-16
commissioners Proceedings.
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OF SAID office cannot be conducted withou
such assistance, and that the fees earne,
by said Office justify the employment q
deputies, ii is ordered that said clerk h,
and he is hereby empowered to emplo,
deputies under the conditions and at th,
salaries hereinafter fixed, to wit: On,
senior deputy, at $50 per month; one dep
uty at $50 per month. and one deputy
when necessary, at 500 per month.
In the matter of wood for the county
F. L.. Hainer and Fred M. Manning hay
ing each filed sealed bids stating the price
for which each would furnish wood, and
the board being fully advised in the
premises, accepts the bid of Fred M
| Manning for four cars mixed wood Said
| bid is as follows:
| GENTLEMEN: l will furnish wood for
the county courthouse for the winter OF
1899, delivered at the court house, as fol
lows: Mixed wood composed of fir, tam
arack and pine, at 81 IS per cord; red fir
and tainarack at ~ so per cord; said wood
to be measured on car by any person you
may designate. Saving wood will be 90
cents extra per cord. Yours respectfully,
FRED NJ. MANNING.
The sheriff of Nez Perez county is
designated by this board as the person to
receive and measure said wood and it is
further ordered that the bid for saving
be accepted.
In the matter of an Apr )priation for
the Orc Elmo grade leading from the
ridge between Clearwater river and
Little Canyon to the town of Peck, (both
OF said grades being i'll road district No.
23) and the Phinney grade on the Pierce
City road. 1t is hereby ordered that an
appropriation of $50 be made for the use
OF the Orc Elmo grade, 500 for said Peck
grade and SIS for said Phinney grade,
said amounts to be expended under the
direction of commissioner A. G.. Johnson.
The bond of A. f. Evans keeper of the
Evans ferry is examined and approved.
In the matter of hiring an expert to
expert the books of the Office of the
clerk OF the district court and eX-officio
auditor and recorder, the office of the
assessor and eX .offiCio tax collector, the
office of treasurer and eX-officio public
administrator, and the office of sheriff.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the
board from a superficial examination of
the aforesaid offices that there are certain
errors and irregularities i'll the books of
said offices and that there is urgent need
of thorough and systematic investiga-
ton and that good government and the
interests OF the taxpayers will be greatly
promoted thereby, and that it will in
culcate a more thorough and systematic
system OF keeping the official records of
the county and be beneficial alike to the
county officials and the public;
Wherefore it is ordered that A. A.
Cunningham be and he is hereby employ
ed at a salary of $Io6.o6 per month to
expert the books of the Office of the
clerk of the district court, and ex-officio
auditor and recorder, the office of assessor
and ex-officio tax collector, the office of
treasurer and eX-officio public ad-
and the Office of sheriff, said
examination to be from statehood to the
present administration and it is further
that said Cunningham be allowed
his necessary travelling expenses from
and to the city of Salem, Oregon. And
it is requested that the officials of the
various Offices to be examined use ever
means possible to facilitate the work of
said expert
Whereas, II has been found by the
reports of the auditor and treasurer
of Nez Perez county, that the warrant
and the interest of bonds,
and the outstanding bonds payable this
year amount to or exceed the sum of
ESQ 900, and which are a legal charge
against Nez Perez county; and
Whereas, There is no cash or available
funds whatever in the hands of the treas
urer of Nez Perez county to meet such
now therefore be it
Resolved, By the board of county COM
missioners of Nez Perez ounty, Idaho,
that bonds in the sum of $4,000 be
issued by said county to raise funds to
meet such obligation or Indebtedness,
and that said bonds be issued i'll the sum
of $1,000 each, bearing interest at the
rate of S per cent, interest payable semi
to be redeemed at any time
after ten and before the expiration of
twenty years from date.
Whereas, 1t appearing to the board of
county commissioners that justices OF the
peace throughout Nez Perez county are
acquiring the habit OF issuing warrants
of arrest for trivial and malicious cases,
where it is impossible to convict the de-
and
Whereas, In these cases the costs are
assessed to the county and become bur
den to taxpayers;
L
cost bills of any justice of the peace will
be allowed unless the case was brought
by and with the knowledge and consent of
the prosecuting attorney; provided, that
this will not apply to emergencies in
felony cases where harm would result in
delays; and in this connection the atten-
ton of justices of the peace is invited
to sections 1916 to 1918, and also to sec
tons 1901 and S3o2 Revised Statutes of
Idaho.
In the matter of road overseers reports
it appearing that overseers of road
districts Nos. s, I3, Is and al have failed
to make complete reports as provided by
law, il is ordered that said overseers be
notified to complete their reports and file
them with the clerk of the board OH or
before the second Monday of September.
In the matter of the petition of q. w.
Beloit ct al. for county road in district
No. "a, the said petition being in regular
form and was accompanied by good and
sufficient bond, which is hereby approved,
it is ordered that view and survey of
said proposed road be made, and that T.
Spriugstou and r. II. Beeman overseer
of road district No. IS, and Edison ID,
Briggs, surveyor, be and they are hereby
appointed viewers to meet at a point of
beginning whe notified by surveyor, and
view and survey said described road.
In the matter of the l. S. Splawn ct al
road in road district No. al, it is ordered
that a review and survey of SAID road
be made, and that H. p. Crawford, A.
Larsen, overseer of road district No. q
and Edison d. Briggs, surveyor, be ap-