Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-10-31
Official Report
or the Proceedings of the Board OF
Commissioners, Oct. Term.

to order; there being present. w. L.
Thurman, chairman; w. +. Will
son commissioner; A. NJ. Sinnott,
Atty; a. G. Smith, clerk when
the following proceedings we re had.
tn-wit:
The opinion of the Attornd Y Cen
eral, with reference to the q Expense
in caring for smallpox patients
and redemption OF property sold to
county, were read and ordered filed.
Three letters from the clerk of
the board of county commissioners
of Blaine county, Idaho, regarding
survey of boundary line between
Gilmore and Blaine counties and
tho cost of making said survey by
the county surveyor of Blaine coun-
ty, were read and ordered fl ed.
The clerk was then ordered to get
from Blaine county certified COPY
of the field notes of the surv cry to-
gether with plat of same, when
the matter Of Gilmore count bear
ing one-half of the expense of said
survey will be taken up.
The Importance of esta blishing
tue boundary lines between Gilmore
and Lincoln counties was suggested
by the county attorney. Where
upon the board ordered the clerk
to communicate with the board of
commissioners of Lincoln county
and request them to join with Ell
more county in establishing the
boundary lines between Elm ore and
Lincoln counties at the earliest
date possible and to set the date of
survey.
Ordered: That the ouhty sur
veyor be and he is hereby in structed
to survey the boundary lines between
Gilmore and Lincoln counties at the
earliest date possible. if made by
him alone, but if made Jointly by
the surveyors Of Gilmore nd Lin
coin counties, then at the earliest
date agreed upon by the aid sur
veyors.
Communication from w. A. Rus
sell, stating that the wagon road
from Smiths Prairie to Pine Grove
was completed and asking that the
said road be accepted at The earl
lest date possible. Whereu pom Mr..
Russell was notified by phone that
the commissioners or their repre-
sentatives would be ready at Pine
Grove Thursday, Oct. II, 1901, to
go over and examine the new wag-
on road between Pine GrD owe and
Smiths Prairie.
The resignation of G. D. Stillwell
as constable Min Home precinct
was read, accepted and ordered filed.
Petition of Jas. P. Watkins and
II signers acking to have the road
contractor in district No. A give the
people Of that district better service
and claiming that the roads in said
district had been neglected during
the past season and unless repaired
will soon be impossible, was read
and ordered filed for further inves-
tigation.
A letter from VIM. Var van con-
corning an overcharge in his live
stock assessment for the Y ear, 1901,
also letter from the assessor of
Ada county in regard to the num-
Der of live stock owned by Mr.. Var
yam in Ada county were read and
filed.
Application of Elizabeth Gould
for widows exemption was read
and filed Thereupon the exempt
ion was granted and tho auditor
was ordered to give the assessor and
tax collector credit on account of
Elizabeth Gould of $1,000 in valua-
ton on taxes for 1901, act widows
exemption.
Viewers report of the proposed
new wagon road from Dixie to Pine
was again taken up and laid over.
The application of r. u. Ruberry
for reduction of 800 in valuation
for the year 1901 as raised by the
board of equalization was rejected.
Application of j. M Hobdey to-
gether with an affidavit for reduct-
ion in taxes; said applicant not re-
ceivlng notice in time to appear be-
fore the board of equaliza ton.
Application of Thorn as Mellen
together with an affidavit for a re-
duction in taxes; said ap plicant not
receiving notice in time to appear
before the board of equalization.
The foregoing applica tons were
laid over for an opinion of the at |
torney general.
Thos Mellen asked for a refund
of $4l.50 for property purchased
from Gilmore county at commission
efS SAFE OF unredeemed property,
Sept, 1901. Said roperty being
described as follows: Sci of NEG
and lot l Sec. 7, Twp S. r. 6 east
80 acres, former owner Fruitdale
improvement Co.
When the foregoing application
was taken under advisennent bv the
board.
The following reports were then
read, examined and orde red filed:
Fee report of tax cole ctor, show
ng fees collected and paid into
he treasury $3.50.