Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-03
JANUARY TERM, EIGHTEENTH DAY
JANUARY 80, 1900.

u AN AM 'FhMt fifh IEbNIH bAN /,
JANUARY 80, 1900.
Board meets pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present as heretofore.
Minutes of yesterday read and ap
proved.
Motion made by Black:
Whe' cas-, IL appearing to the board
that the county surveyor has finished
plating the unfinished work left by
his pr, decessors, and it appearing thai
there is sufficient room in the commits
sioners' room for said SUI vevor /; aud
whereas, the county surveyor has ex-
pres ed his Willingness to said change,
and 1t appearing that the county can
save $50 per year in office rent paid
for the county attorney ; therefore.
IL is hereby ordered, that the sur
veyor move in the commissioners
room and the sheriff put IN order the
-urveyor's room for the county rttor-
ney;
Aud 1t is hereby ordered, that the
sheriff have moved to Sail room the
following described county property,
to wit:
26 yds carpet, 3 curtains, office
chairs, S13-chair | office table, |
desk, desk lock, l chair and lamp
now IN the poss ssion of said county
attorney.
A new school district il created, en-
bracing unorganized territory together
with portion of the eastern part of
school district No %; SAID new district
shall be known "a No Is, old No Is
having lapsed.
A new school district is created from
territory taken from districts 81, 43, "A
and 50; sad district shall be known AS
district No 81.
The petition prayi' for the creation
of new school district affecting dis
trcts No 20 and 50 is not allowed.
A petition praying for the annexa-
| ton Of unorganizrd territory to school
district M 66 Is granted as prayed for.
1t Is h, rebv ordered that Oscar Aus
| tin, l. w Robinson and + ID Briggs be
appointed to view aud survey the
| Frank Jnnes ct al road also the change
in the A T. Rogers road; also to exam
| inc into the merits of remonstrauce
agnir st the John Price ct al. road.
The petition praying for the appoint
ment of road overseer for road district
No 20 is he'd over till March 5, 1900.
X bad district No. Is is divided and Il
new road district to he designated a.
district No % Is created thereby, aud
J n Jolly is appointed as road overseer
OF the same.
NJ ,tiou made ty Biacl:
Whereas, II appearing to the satisfac-
tior Of the Bp1rh of County Commits
sioners of NeZ Perez county from Tho
report Of Expert Cunningham hereto
fore filed herein, that there Is short
age in the accounts of III X Barnet
aud S o Tannahill, ex-Ruditors of sale
county; and whereas, it fu ther heins
the opinion of the board grave crimes
have been committed by both of sale
officers; aud whereas, it appearing tina
ten DAYS have elapsed since the tiliDj
If said report aud that no acti III la
been begun against II K Barnett, on
of said officers, and only civil actor
against :. O Thnnahill by the count
attorney. although the county has, II
the opinion Of the board, excelien
cause Of action, both criminal and civil
against them; and whereas, said attor
ney has to all appearances willfully an
Intentionally neglected hisoificial dut
under the statutes Of the State of Idah
I by his neglect and failure 10 perfnrI
his clear duty in not bringing the pr
ceedingI, both criminal and civil
against said Ii K Barnett and )
Tanuahill .
| Be it r, solved, That the actions {
the said county attorney in failing
perform his clear duty be aud al
hereby condemned, aud that they al
| In direct conflict with the wishes
| this board; and that we. as a bod,
condemn any appearance of favoritisn
Il The board adjourned 10 meet In sp
| cial session the 5th day OF March, 100
| to transact the following busine-
| Receive aud consider bids for Il
| building and repairing Of bridg
| across the Poilateh at Iultaetia an
| Kendrick; receiving and c"nsidrrin
reports of viewers appointed Ia survt
and lay out county roads, and Ia pa
upon reports Of viewers anh claims f
damages on all proposed county roai
now held for right Oi way also, To r
ceive and act upon te:l'lous FOR al
! pOintment of road Ovrrseers aud n
precinct officers where vacancies exis
and for the approval of all tti'ili bout
that may be presented; t. receive 81
consider petitions fnr the viewing at
laying ont Of public highwnys; tn I
5 ! ceIve, consider aud PASS upon all rlail
. against the county; TO receive aud "a
upon applications for liquor Hen
and approve bonds Tor sinie; 10 recei
: and act upon petiIirns relating tn {,
ries; to fix bonds and establish Rates
toll for, aud to make all needful ~
and regulations for the preser alton