Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-12
commissioners Proceedings.
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OIL said othCe cannot be conducted without
such assistance, and that the fees earned
by said office justify the employment of
deputies, II is ordered that said clerk be
and he is hereby empowered to employ
deputies under the conditions and at the
salaries hereinafter fixed, to wit One
senior deputy, at $50 per month; one dep
uty at $50 per month. and one deputy,
when necessary, at $50 per month.
In the matter of wood for the county,
F. l.. Hainer and Fred M. Manning hav-
ing each filed sealed bids statiug 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 - rs per cord; red fir
and tamarack at "a so per cord said wood
to be measured on car by any person you
may designate. Saving wood will be so
cents extra per cord. Yours respectfully,
FRED M. MANNING.
The sheriff of Nez Perce 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 ami
Little Canyon to the town of Peck, (both
of said grades being in 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 Fino 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. +. 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 superficial examination of
the aforesaid offices that there are certain
errors and irregularities in 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 salary of $Io6.oo 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-of1icio public ad-
ministrato and the Office of sheriff, said
examination to be from statehood to the
present administration and it is further
ordered 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, 1t has been found by the
reports of the auditor and treasurer
of Nez Perez county, that the warrant
Indebtedness and the interest of bonds,
and the outstanding bonds payable this
year amount to or exceed the sum OF
$4,000, and which are 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
Indebtedness; now therefore be it
Resolved, BY the board of county COM
missioners of Nez Perez county, 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 per cent, interest payable semi
annually, to be redeemed at any ime
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-
fendauts; and
Whereas, In these cases the costs are
assessed to the county and become bur
den to taxpayers;
Now, therefore it is ordered, That ne
cost bills of any justice of the peace will
be allowed unless the case was brought
by and with the knowledge and consent O
| the prosecuting attorney; provided, thai
this will not apply to emergencies il
| felony cases where harm would result il
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 S3oI and S3o2 Revised Statutes o
| Idaho.
In the matter of road overseers report
| it appearing that overseers of roaC
| districts Nos. s, Is, IS and 81 have failet
to make complete reports as provided b,
| law, it is ordered that said overseers b.
notified to complete their reports and FL,
them with the clerk of the board on o
before the second Monday of September
In the matter of the petition of G.. w
Beloit ct al. for county road in distric
No. "a, the said petition being in regula
| form and was accompanied by good anC
sufficient bond, which is hereby approved
| it is ordered that view and survey o
said proposed road be made, and that 7
| J. Springston and R. II. Beeman oversee
of road district No. Is, and Edison d
Briggs, surveyor, be and they are hereb,
appointed viewers to meet at a point o
beginning when notified by surveyor, ant
view and survey said described road.
In the matter of the I. S. Splawn ct a
road in road district No. al, ii is ordere,
that review and survey of said roat
be made, and that Fl. p. Crawford, A