Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-07-27
Board OF Commissioners.
Board of Equalization.

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Evans-Snider- Buel Co., was read
and tabled for further action.
! P. 0. Perkins appeared before
the board and asked for reduction
of assessment of property Of J. O
Markell, Glenn's Ferry. Witnesses
being sworn, it was ordered tina,
the assessment remain as raised.
E. M. " olfe appeared for A. w
Mellon and asked for reduction Of
assessment of lots in block 1, NTH
Home, from sum raised by this
board July 10. Denied.
w. c. HOWE appeared on behalf
of Isaac Wolf in regard to assess
ment of furniture and saloon fix
lures, and also on behalf of Daniel
McGinness in regard to raising OF
valuation by the board of property
in Cold Springs; also on behalf OF
Title Guarantee and Trust Co. OF
Chicago. Laid over.
t. r. Stevenson appeared in the
matter of assessment of lots at
Glenn's Ferry and objected to same.
Assessment reduced $40 on lots.
W. H. Blackman, Echo, objected
to assessment for cattle as raised
by the board on the 10th. Ordered
that the said assessment be lowered
from 700 to $50 head of cattle.
July 25.-The matter of the Title
and Trust Guarantee Co.'S assess
ment of lands in and near Mt'n
Home, was taken up, when the fol-
lowing valuations were fixed on
the various lands belonging to this
company: two tracts at $500 per
acre, one tract at $3.50 per acre,
two tracts at $1,000 per acre, one
tract at $3.50 per acre, one tract at
S4.0O per acre, one tract at $3.50
per acre, one tract at $500 per
acre, one tract at $3.50 per acre.
Balance to remain as fixed by the
board. July 10th.
No action was taken In the mat
ter of application of John Marley
on account of no verified statement
accompanying application.
Application of G. D. Golden, adj
ministrator of D. B. Ethel estate,
set aside for same reason as above.
In matter of application of the
Evans-Snyder-B uel Co. regarding
assessment of sheep formerly be-
longing to Boyd & Lifts, it was de-
cided to sustain the action of the
assessor.
July 26.-F. P. AXE appeared in
the matter of assessment of reser-
voir and canals, and testified under
oath as to expense of maintaining
same and revenue from it.
Ordered, that assessment of res
ervoir and canal system be fixed at
$1,000.
After approving of minutes the
board of equalization adjourned
sine die.
Board of Commissioners.
July 25.-Board of Commission
ers met with all members present.
Bonds of w. A. Davis in the
penal sum of $4,000 as assessor and
$4,000 as tax collector were APP
proved. The above bonds were
executed by the Fidelity and De-
post Co., of Maryland.
Ordered that all sureties on Of
fetal bonds of said assessor and
collector filed before this date be
and they are hereby released from
all further liability on said bonds
on and after this date.
July 26-Bilfs SLOWED on general fund:
robert Griffith, commissioner ........,.....S 10 90
J. B. stanfeld, commissioner. ,............. 90 90
John Holland, commr and inspecting bridges 1gS 90
Robert Griffith, inspecting roads and bridges, AZ SO
j. b. stanfeld, inspecting King Hill BRIDGE. 8 90
In matter OF compensation Of assessor and collec.
tor, treasurer, and school superintendent for first
quarter this year. in answer to opinion Of county at
torney submitted to him by order OF board COM
munication from the attorney general was read. IL
was to the effect that the adjustment recommended
by the county attorney seems fair both to the officers
and the public and in this view OF the matter 1t Ia
probably as good as can be done. This Is however
matter for ths commissioners to consider
w. A Davis presented letter from attorney @. M
Parsons setting forth opinion that compensation for
first quarter OF 1899 could be fixed the basis Of the
Ordered, that compensation of and coilec.
tor, treasurer and school superintendent be fixed
the basis OF the present salaries OF these respective
officers per annum.
Bills allowed on general fund:
+. T. AXE, salary, county treasurer first 1900 90
w. A. Davis, bal due assessor first quarter. 457 "
Anna h. Lodge, bal school supt, first quarter 100 Ga
s. q. Rhoades SAL surveyor, second quarter 100 90
y Rhoades expenses as county surveyor. II 90
z. G. Glenn justice fees Observation-Disclosures. 90
J. H. Casey, lumber and labor bridge. 10 Sc
w. A. Davis, pro rata official bonds 80. los So
5. q. Rhoades, expenses county surveyor. rs SO
S. G. Rhoades material for office. .......... 90
Bill Of J. d. Gray for building road to bridge, not
having the amount OF claim same, and not being
verified and road not being yet received, was laid
over Commissioner Holland was authorized TO in
spect said road and receive the same if done az per
| contract.
Warrants 2l9, 22e and 2S2, general fund, were re.
instated and the treasurer ordered to pay out
| OF any unappropriated moneys
! Road contract with j. L. Tate for repair Of road
| from Min Home to Garnet for S1o0, approved
and filed, same to be paid in road warrant.
Statement Of receipts and expenses of Jas. O'Ne,
sheriff accepted. Cash received SlS0.27 ex'
pense 20; balance paid county treasurer $2.07.
James O'Neil allowed balance due on minimum
salary, first quarter 1899, S43I7.
Report of county surveyor proposed new read
to Pine Grove, estimating cost at sl6l7l5 Yasf sub
mitted and filed.
Board adjourned to 9th. at 8 a m
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Geo. w. Fletcher has gone to
Salt Lake on business trip.
Lawyer Wolfe and family de-
narted this morning for an outing