Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-28


which said viewers report was filed April y,
1892 the said report was approved ana the ROAD
therein described declared a county road as
follows: "Beginning at q point 38 IL RODS q
the e corner OF n " IL OF n W IA OF sec . 32
n and run eighty rods, thence us ~
rods thence on the section line between . secs
In tip 81 mr. e. between secs y 1, ana ~ anu
ending at the intersection OF the county road
running along the reservation line
Kobt Walker is hereby appointed overseer OF
I'd Dist No upon his filing bond as required by
law. cal.
VIM Courier, o r Fry ct al petitioners for .
public road the said petition IL hereby granted,
and w shannon, Robert stewart ana N :.
Martin hereby appointed viewers TO report
thereon at the next regular session OF the
Board.
read petitioned for by II Diznet ct al, and
upon which W shannon, surveyor and jeff
Wood and Levi Ballard we're appointed viewers
Levi Ballard, one Of the viewers, is directly in
terested in the said road, and II appearing that
the said road has not vet been viewed It Is
place and stead Of Levi ballard, and the clerk
is hereby ordered to notify the said George Of Of
his said appointment, and also to notify w
The Board here adjourned until tomorrow at
O'Clock a. IN.
SIXTH TERN DAY.
Saturday, April Is, 1899
present, same as yesterday.
Whereupon the following proceedings were
had:
Il is hereby ordered that I'd Dists Nos and IS
be and they are hereby changed as follows:
the south line. same being line running east
roa q I'd Dist
is he eby made the north line OF new Dist
which is hereby and by this order created. the
said line being the north line OF said new road
district, and said new road district to extend
south to Slate creek where said road crosses
said Slate creek, to line running east and
Slate creek. The said road district shall be and
is hereby designated as road Dist No &c..
1t is hereby further ordered that A d BARLEY,
upon his filing bond as required by law, is
hereby appointed overseer OF said road district
No 36.
corbett for renewal OF his license to operate
toll ferry, it appea ing to the Board that the
bond of said Felix Corbett has not yet been
the sheriff hold the license of the said Felix
Corbett, which said license was ordered issued
Apr 4 1881 ana ID y 81 IT. se Sond on
Warrant No LIS series 1899 current expense
fund, having been advertised more than 80
days the same is hereby ordered paid out OF
| any funds in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated.
In the matter of the application of Fl Ware
for franchise to erect maintain and operate a
telephone line from spalding, ldaho,via stuart
Cottonw God creek &c to Grangeville Idaho, 1t
appearing that the Board has no jurisdiction in
said matter, the said application is hereby
rejected.
1t appearing to the Board that the bridge on
the state wagon road across Salmon river needs
repairing, it is hereby ordered that A II Bishop
be and he IL hereby appointed to inspect said
bridge and report within 30 days from this date.
In the Of the 81
collect deputy hire paid A w Talkington, clerk,
for the years 1884, 1876 and 1896, the county at.
appears to the Board after fully considering the
matter, that the best interests of the county and
the justice and circumstances OF the case do
| not warrant this Board in directing suit to be
ins tituted. The petition IL directed against the
| said clerk alone. but there Is no merit in the
proposition to apply It to him singly. when the
| record seems to show that a number of officials
and ex officials come under the same condi.
tions, and the result of such suit would be so
far,reaching in its effect.
OF the state of Idaho under which said deputies
| salaries were allowed was construed, as we be-
the shefiffs and clerks Of the district court to
| deputies salaries, regardless of the incomes OF
the respective offices and it was the universal
practice throughout this state to allow and pay
| the same. Since the decision OF the supreme
court this county has adopted the said courts
construction OF the law. II appears that some e
| have ignored the said decision, and in no coun-
ty throughout the state so far as we know have
any steps been taken to collect this money paid
out and received rs it was in good faith. TAX.
/ ing everything into consideration, the costs
motives, the best interests of the county, the
Il
this Board does not feel justified in granting
said petition, and the same Ii hereby denied.
i In the matter Of the building OF brich
ult 1t appearing to the board that 1t Is essen
tial and neceesary for the protection of thu
county records that some place be provided fol
their safe-keeping. and the grand jury. OF ths
county having heretofore recommended in thei
report that vault be prov ideds for such pur
pose, and this Board in pursuance Of tn,
tons from Messrs. Douglass & Kronnick archi
tects, Grangeville. Idaho, for said vault it i.
therefore hereby ordered that the clerk of thi,
Board advertise for bids for the construction o
said vault according to said plans and specifca
tions on file, said bids to be submitted to thi
Board at special meeting OF said Board to b,
opened at 10 O'Clock a. M. of said day and to b,
received up TO that time. The Board hereb,
reserves the right to reject any and all bids
Each and every bid shall be accompanied by
bond OF 500 as evidence of good faith. Sale
plans and specifications can be seen at tn,
offce of the clerk of this Board. and also at tn,
The following claim was allowed and tn,
auditor ordered to draw warrant therefor OF
current expense fund:
Landon precinct brand iron. SO O.
i w darlington. clerk Of the district cour
and ex-oificio auditor and recorder, having pre-
scented to this Board his application for al
additional deputy in order to properly conduc
the business of his Office. on this day thu
Board proceeded to consider said application
and to investigate the same as to whether sucl
deputy was necessary and required by tn,
uutiee ana business OF SAID Once, Whereupoi
the following witnesses were called, sworn an,
testified in regard thereto, to-wit: W Talk
ington, Jos Vincent Farm Mclean,
Knox, and q N Robertson, and the Board hay
ing investigated the records of said office ant
having considered the testimony of the afore
said witnesses. and being fully advised in tn,
premises, and 1t appearing to said Board tina
| the fees of said Office for the last quarter hav
increased 20 per oent over the year 1885, II
proportion, and that the duties OF the offic,
have correspondingly increased, and it ap
pearing that TO properly conduct the bushes
, deputy In addition to the deputy and clerica
assistance already employed in said office i
| requisite and necessary, 1t Ia hereby ordered
: and adjudged that toe duties of the office of tn
clerk OF the district court and ex-officio audito
) and recorder require the assistance of anothe
/ deputy in addition to the deputy and c.erics
: force already employed In said office. and tina
the said w Talkington, clerk OF the distrc
court and ex offcio auditor and recorder.
hereby empowered and instructed to employ
additional deputy whose compensation /
hereby fixed at the sum OF seventy dollar
r $50 co per month.
!. Sami Hosig, oyerseer I'd Dist No Is Is hereb
, authorized aud empowered to purchase at IN
G county expense for said I'd Dist. henv
b road pillow, ak. handles, 2 pick handles,
4 mattocks and handles, II plank
In the matter of James Kirby, panper. q
0 stockton, N y, having made application to til
0 clerk of this Board for county aid for one Jam,
s Kirby, pauper, and the clerk OF the Board ha,
o Ing filed his certificate. from which it appea
5 that said James Kirby Is a proper subject I,
y James Kirby be and 10 hereby declared to be
Is county charge
Is The proposal of Fulton to furnish i,t
% lands In Idaho county to assessor, rejected.