Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

HfA4f'l tfl0i WI ~
romnissioncrs jonfnai =, page 80.
sets fnrih thai the board deened II
advisable 10 do Without Il lega! adyls-
er for / he present, " On October III,
1891. this SIne democratic board EN-
pioyeh ,ii-ft iiaean iur term ~
rne Year - l.sD per annIm. his APP
poiniment ~ date back - JaIy =,
l-ei, ihrec days prior ia the.reJeciiQn
by the buird ~ the petitions 81 iia-
gan and Hoffman. Judge iiagan held
this rtsiiinfi, aras lig Il 30 per aii-
nan M (" taly H. ls42: and on ,Jul}
-. is!,2, lac same democratic board
EN- pioycd him for another year. end
ing jus h, 1893, ~ the samc salary 81
= 200 per anHuni.
/ Ia November of 1851 It bocamc uee-
essary for The county Us bring nun-
it.r ol actions against treat Northern
/ raiirnaa contractors ier tdNts which
they refused tu- pay. Judge iiaga6
,:s;f :;;r,,...; itshi i,a csa!niF but tric.
vrapfcd the commissioners 10 employ
/ Mcfarland or iieltman. The com
I missi0ners cmpiuSrd Hoffman anal If
! teen actions were brought iii one day,
and ali ~ these aCtiuIs We're waf hy
/ The comfy except one. Five uf these
eaacs went 70 the supreme court Ter
| tinal ticcisit!i.
On April =, lsa2 as appears Fl ~
commissioners journal 4, page Ga,
RGtl. +. Mcfarland, deW9ernt.c at
, tnrncS, received from the county ito
for professional services rendered, ad-
/ wishing and attending uppu liic board
I az county commissioners, On tie
slime date, as appafs from cthimls-
sloncrs journal 4, paga ga, Albert
iinpah, M services rendered ~ loyal
/ tar of i-jt3. wda allowed the sum -
! sino.
The official records show that the
I democratic hoard IF county commits.
sianep 81 i-f'i du,i i7'ia PAID "a tieae-
+. IS $1,000 ~ attorneys lees. ~ D.
ccmber, ispa. This same democratic
hpard o; commissioners paid l.utcii
T.. Mcfarland 500 for assisting tie
district attorney Ia the ~ Seculinu II
a criminal cIsr lie case OF The state
against Darnold although no statute
/ law ~ this state authorizes aurh eni-
plo}mrnt D, the commissioners, ard
the supreme court 81 the state An, Dc
/ elded hat Il warrant drawn Ia favor
of Sueh service Is void.
In January, 1893, the first repumi-
can board " commissioners ever ciee, :
cd In The county tame Into power
Judge llagan's appointment extend, It
o. July H., 1895. NJ their luly meet
/ lng this republican board employed
I ChaS. l.. lleitmau fpr one year uS legal
adviser ~ the board aud the 1T her
/ county Officers, at a salary 0r sGU0 per
ainum, ln,t oue-half the amntnd It's
democratic predecessors hnd paid Il
+ democratic lawyer. Mr. lleitman.
under this employment, acted Is legal
+ '''A ". ~ lti' tItHiHINHlHnffH tllll
other county officers ~ ta April ls9i,
ana during this Time lac did all the
f legal business Of tho county uualdrd,
and the county Paid uo other after.
{ net fees.
| In February lspI, the supreme
/ court la the easc of Hampton -. Com.
misNtoacrs Of Logau County decided
that county commissioners haa no
power % employ lesal adviser l.,
the war, bat had power to employ
/ lawyers IN civil eases aud other mat,
ter when necessary At the time
tia, has. l.. ileitman rendered his
resignation, the county nls Involved
Ia heavy litigation ia Which thaS. l..
Hoffman Was the attorney foe the
county, ~ he WIS familiar With this
litigation aud there existed IA las1
reaSnn Why the county should ehlur
attorneys, lac WIS retained hy tile
commissioners 10 continue TIA this lit.
saiians Subsequently thc republican
bard nt lSp5 and az employed the
slid Hoffman IN litigation which
itese tfo,u time o. itmr III which tho
county was 4 party. aad he w;ls also
emplosed hy the fusion mar,l az iSs1
anh an lspe IN one or t9a important
matters. And be- official records
Nill show t'at although a. vas en-.
plalrd Ia mt tss than a. Irrigated
,'ls',s IN witch the county Ms a party.
aalt one case Involving .ttput saaa
was last To the county, Judge heai.
au'ther republican, lawyer, Wis aiso
empitaed hy the republican lizard Il.
is'.,, hut u thi, time b. ~, atiufiN.,
far some parties whn had tstS against
thc county tR which Mr. Hoffman
Mss Niernof fof the c@Wte,
4, eimeftug e. n1'elal tsntd> -
fe Two rartlss en this nMlee. II vii
ls futsd that rssnu0llean 4tt.ro.4s