Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-04-11
More OF the Old Boards Record
Which Failed TO Get on the
Books.
WITH THE RAILROAD
To Accep, the New Trades Along the Pot.
latch Now Comes Light Great
Heads.

Soon after the present board of county
commissioners took charge of the county
business they were met by the protests
from the people who travel the Potlatch
road complaining of its condition since
1t had been torn up by the railroad con-
struction. The old board denied ever ac-
cepting the road and their minutes do
not show any such agreement.
The present board, through its chairman,
S. c. isaman, carried up the matter to
the railroad company, addressing i. w.
Gilbert, division superintendent. Supt.
Gilbert referred the matter to G. c. Van.
arsdal, engineer III charge, who shows
the agreement Of acceptance signed by
two members of the board.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY Co.
LEWISTON, IDAHO, Mich. 40, 1900.
Mr.. S. OA Isaman, Chairman of Board
of County Commissioners, Lewiston,
Idaho. Dear Sir: Your letter of March
9th, addressed to Superintendent i. w
Gilbert, relative to changes of county
road made by the Northern Pacific Rail
way company on Clearwater river, has
been referred to me, inasmuch as was
in charge Of the work at the time Of con.
structiou and am familiar with the facts
i'll connection with the road changes,
with the request that take up the mat
ter with you with view of securing nm
amicable adj just ment.
| hand you herewith a statement of the
facts iii connection with these road
changes, signed by two members of the
former board OF commissioners. Messrs
J. l.. Armstrong and f, L.. Parker, also a
verihcation of portion of this statement
| by Mr.. b. +. Morris have been unable
to see Mr.. Mccall, who was also mem.
Der of the former board. but feel conf.
dent he will join in this statement, since
he was present and agreed with the other
members of the board at the time they
viewed these road changes and stated to
me individually, after the construction OF
the road changes, that the work had been
satisfactorily done.
Feeling sure that your honorable board
have not been correctly informed in re.
gard to the facts connected with the 10.
Z cation and construction of these road
changes, | have thought best to get the
enclosed statement from the former com
missioners, to fairly place before YOU the
correct relation between the former board
and the company i'll the matter While
the location of these road changes ma,
not III the Judgment of the members OF
the present board be the most satisfac
ltory available, the former board uudei
whose direction the location and con
struction OF the road changes were made
were OF the opinion that the Locations
were the best available, and we do no
feel that, after having made large expen
ditures III the construction of these roat
changes, we should now be required t,
incur large expense in constructing
new roads at these points.
/ Superintendent Gilbert in his letter t,
| you under date of February 26th cx
: pressed a willingness to make the neces
sary repairs of the road change at tn,
, shale rock about three -fourths of mill
? below the mouth of Potlatch, by widen
I ing it out to a proper width, where il ha
been narrowed by the action of high wa
ter. This improvement ! would recon-
mend TO the company, which feel con
f hdent in the light of the facts as pre-
sented herewith, your board will consid,
fair adjustment of the matter.
Kindly advise me at your earliest con
e venience of your action in the matter.
: Yours truly,
1 {. {, NANARSnoL,
Assistant Engineer.