Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-01
Official Report
OF the Proceedings of the Board OF
Commissioners. July Term.

commissioners, July Term.
| Monday, July 8, 1901, 10 a. m.-Pursuant 10 stat
ues the beard met and called 10 order this day. there
being present. w L. Thurman, chairman, L. n.
FRANKIE, W, L. Wilson, comm's, A. NJ Sinnott, atty,
A. q Smith, clerk, when the following proceeding,
were had:
Quarterly fee report of Sheriff Probate Judge and
clerk were read examined approved and ordered filed
Shers report OF prisoners confined In county iail
during the past quarter was also accepted and ordered
Petition Of Q. NJ. Brown and 20 sgners asking for
the appointment OF Fred G. Davis as constable OF
Atlanta precinct, was read and ordered filed On mo-
ton the said petition accepted and the clerk In
structed TO notify F. c. Davis to furnish bond in the
sum Of $500, with suresies In dossble the amount.
Protest of J. d. Whtson and Others regarding con.
dition OF wagon road between Min Home and Love
ridge Ferry was read and laid over until claim OF
road contractor come up for hearing.
Report OF Sc Rhoades, county suryeyoron bridge
scross South Boise river near Johnsons ranch, was
read and laid over for further action
Communication from Irwin Mahon, sec'y Interna-
ionai Mining Congress- with reference to appointing
delegates, was read and filed.
Letter from Arthur +. Francis, see'y Trans. Mssis-
sippi Coml Congress for appointment OF q delegate
from Emore co. TO said congress to he held at Grip
was ordered that Q. z. Kelsey be and he is hereby
appointed delegate from Eluaore CO. to the Trans.
mississippi Conf Congress- July l6 to 10, inclusive.
Modified specifications for TIE proposed wagon
road from Smiths Prairie TO sloan's gulch was read
and tabled, also the bid Of W. A. Russell In
the sum Of 1915 for the building Of said road.
ing in regular form, was rejected.
Descriptions of the school and road districts to con
form with maps furnished by the county surveyor
was read and tabled.
Maps of school and road districts filed by county
surveyor this date we're examined
Report of road viewers on proposed wagon road
ixe TO Pine and road leading norheasterly from Mt
Home were read and laid for completion of same
/. +. Whitney appeared in person before the board
ana asked that taxes for the year 1900 his prop
erty be cancelled After careful consideration by the
board thu matter tabled
kequisition for chair for the sheriffs Office
read and filed On motion the purchasing agent was
instructed to furnish office chair for the sheriff.
JULY 9--in the matter OF the 1900 taxes assessed
against +. L. Whitney the following described
land the hi OF SW or and NE or of SW or Of %
and NV or OF NV Or Of sec "a, oil in Up sr &C. 100
acres E. NJ. Wolfe appeared before the board and
stated that he had purchased the above described
property from Elmore county, Sept. 10, 1900, and
that the said property therefore not assessabe
for the year 1900 After careful investigation it
found that the foregoing described property was
owned BY Emore county in January, 1900, and there
fore should not have been assessed TO r. +. Whitney.
Ordered that the auditor be and is hereby instruct
ed to give the credit for the year 1900 the
+. T. Whitney land above described
The assessor is hereby ordered to collect taxes
the personal property also road and poll tax from the
said +. L. Whitney for the year 1900.
JULY 10-Adjourned until July IL to meet as a
board OF equalization.
JULY 1.-THE matter Of the Smith prairie wagon
road came on regularly to be heard The proposal of
VIM A. Russell to build said wagon road according to
fleu with this bOarn April
o. 1901 for the sum OF 1915 accepted subject to
filing OF corrected bond with isureties in double the
amount OF said contract price, Thereupon the con
tract drawn and duly signed by the board OF
commissioners of the first part and VIM A. Russell OF
the second part for the construction of wagon road
bridges, etc, from . point near Green's cabin on
Smiths prairie to the head Of Sloan's gulch to
meet with present road in Sioan's gueh.
1t appearing to the satisfaction OF this board from
the statement OF w. A. Russell Of Smiths prairie, be-
fore the board under OATH that the inhabitants of
hnp nrtrap tyaAa piap
ent road district in the territory comprising said
precinct, and said territory heretofore not being
ganzed as road district Of this county portion
OF any road district hereof and the and repair OF
roads and highways within said territory not being
contracted for and said VIM A. Russell agreeing with
this board act road overseer of said territory
without compensation it is hereby Ordered that the
territory in this county comprised in Smiths prairie
precinct be and the is hereby organized road
district No Z, and that the said Mm A. Russell be
and he is hereby appointed as road overseer OF said
district.
JULY IL adjournment was taken until July 10
and the matter of equalization taken up,
JULY l3--W hereas, Geo Pool made a statement
under oath to the effect that the wagon road easery
from Little Camas via Castle Rock was in bad con
diton and that three bridges said road in
dangerous condition Ordered that 4 NJ. Thurman,
road contractor Of dist No 8, be and he hereby in
structed to repair at wagon road and bridges
road between Little Camas and the Lincoln co. line,
and TO report to this board when work is DONE
JULY 15-Quarterly fee report OF tax collector was
read, accepted and ordered filed.
Application OF q. Rhoade5 for county to pay in
surance on county surveyors instruments and furn-
sure amounting to SlS, read and ordered filed
Bond of VIM Russell, road contractor of Smiths
prarse wagon road, in the sum OF 1910, with w. l..
Basil and G. w. Russell sureties each in the sum
OF 975, was read and approved.
The official bond OF 4. c. Davis constable of At
lanta precinct IN the sum of 1000 dollars, with G NJ.
Brown and G. v. Smith sureties, read, exam
med, approved and ordered filed Tor record 1t was
then ordered that f. G. Davis be and he is hereby
appointed constable Of this county in and for Atlanta
precinct
Petition Of r. d. Gorby and 20 signers of Glenns
Ferry precinct asking for the appointment of James
Muany as justice OF the peace to fill the vacancy of
j. b. Wells resigned, read accepted and ordered
filed. On motion the clerk was ordered to notify Jas
Mulany to file a bond with this board in the sum of
SEQ dollars with two suretes each in same amount
In the matter OF the banking license of the Citizens
state Bank of Mountain Home, was taken up and
again tabled, awaiting the action of the court in a
case pending.
The following Applicant ms for liquor dealers license
were read and approved and the sheriff ordered to
issue licenses for year: Geo. Farber, Pine from
April l, 1901, TO March 81, 1902 Chas Grimm, Pine,
from July l, 1901 to June 80, 1902; John Winkel-
| back, Rocky Bar from April l, 1901, to March 81
| 1902 Ii. NJ Cook & Co, Atlanta from July /, 1901
| to June 30, 1902.
In the matter of the Dixie.pine road viewers re-.
| port Ordered that hearing be and is hereby fixed
for 10 oclocka M, Tuesday, Sept 10, 1901, and the
clerk OF this board is instructed to notify OF
land not consentng to give the right OF way OF such
hearing at least ten days prior to the date fixed for
the hearing and the date above given to declare
the report Of the viewers OF the proposed wagon road
| from Dixie to Pine approved or rejected.
/ In the matter OF the South Boise river bridge al
Jonnson's crossing, motion the clerk ordered
to advertise for sealed bids for repairing the said de
scribed bridge together with MATERIAL said bids to bt
accompanied with good and sufficient bond with
ties in double the amount of the bid. Said bids tC
be filed before Sept 6, 1901, at the Office Of thu
recorder at Mountain Home
The county surveyor is hereby ordered to prepare
plans and specifications for repairing the bridge a
Johnson's crossing on South Boise river
Ordered that current expense fond warrant No. 42s
of 1898 issue In favor OF o. b. Slater for dollars, b
roinstated for payment and the treasurer be and h
is hereby instructed to pay the same out of the frs
money not otherwise appropriated.
Maps of road and school districts as prepared b,
the county surveyor and filed with the clerk of thi
board July 5, 1901, be and the same are hereby &C
cepted
ordered, That the road districts be and the, sam
are hereby bounded and described as follows, towit
ROCKY BAR ROAD DISTRICT NO. L
Beginning at point on the east boundary line G
Elmore county where line due east OF the month c
Dog creek, on the South Fork of Boise river, woul
cross said east boundary line, and running theme
west through the mouth OF Dog creek to the ives
boundary line of Elmore county, thence north aionI
said west boundary line to the Boise river opposit
/ the mouth OF Moore's creek; thence up the Bots
river to the Middle Fork of the Boise river; theme
east to the east boundary line Of Elmore county
thence south along said east boundary line to plac
of beginning.
ATLANTA ROAD DISTRICT NO. q
Beginning at the N corner Of Rocky Bar distriC
No /, and running thence west along the north lin
of district No. l. TO the mouth OF the Middle FORK
Boise river thence up the North Fork OF Boise RVS
to where said river crosses the east boundary line
Elmore county; thence sonth along said east boun'
airy line to the north line OF Rocky Bar district No
place OF beginning.
PINE GROVE ROAD DISTRICT No. ..
Beginning at the L corner Of Rocky Bar distri
Z, No l. ON the cast boundary line OF Elmoro coun
+. and running thence south along said east bounda
line to the principal base line; thence west along u
principal base to the divide above the head of Lou