Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1901-03-29
commissioners Proceedings.


cenymissioners.
& The board met at lG o'clo Il a.. m.
ksarsi Est. 1901 at the county court
house IT, Paris Idaho, pursuant to an
order made and entered On the 14th day
of March A D. Idol, by Henry II. Hof
chairman. Philem en- Lindsay and Ne!s
O. Nelson Jr. commissioners having
been duly notified Of the time and place
Of said meeting .s
Present AenTv IT, Hofr. chairman,
Nelse G.. Nielsen Jr. ana Philenan Lind
Say commissioners and Jalnes =. Hart,
clerk, when the following proceedings
were had to wit:
Said session having been called and
due notice of same having been pub
lished in the Post and ExAMfsER, for the
purpose of considering numerous pet !.
tions OF citizens Of Bear Lake. county
asking for a bounty OH squirrels and an
appropriation OF $500 to be used for the
purpose OF purchase strvchnine to-
kill and destroy the same. The petit
i tions presented to the board were signed
| by residents Of the following toans tor
| wit:
Georgetown, Bennington, Dingle,
| Marlboro Sheep Greek, Geneva,
Thomas Fork. Paris, Bloomington, Ovid
Bern, Lanark, Liberty, North Liberty.
| 1t appears to the satisfaction of the
hoard that the said petitions are si.ned
/ bv sufficient number of voters who.
are tax payers Of said county az provided
! by the statute, and the board having
/ fully considered the same. and there be
ing no formal protest against the grant
ing OF bounty, it is hereby ordered
that bounty If tao cents be raid out
of the Current Expense. Fund Of said
county for each and all such animals
xii ed within Bear Lake county and
within one half mile from a cultivated
field. farm or any ranch, between the
2Ist day Of March and the 30th day of
4 April ineluslve.
The time, place and TO whom delivery
shall be made of the four (N feet Of all
such animals XII led as aforesaid to-
gether with sworn statements 10 the
effect that such animals were killed be-
4 sseen said dates, within Rear Lake
county and within one hall m IL from a
cultivated field farm or hay ranch to
be hereafter designated by the board
The four ~ feet of each squirrel must
be produced by the parties killing the
same to the parties appointed to receive
theni, to entrle any person to bounty.
If ify one attempts by fraud to receive
a greater amount OF bounty than he is
entitled to, the whole claim of such
person may be rejected
II iBfurther ordered that an appropri-
alton of go. 90 be and the same is here
BY appropriated cut Of the Current Tx
pensa Fund for the purpose of purchas-
ing strychnine to be jndicioasty distrib-
uted among the farmers of Bear Lake
County.
! A letter was received by Chairman
i Hoff from the Pastenr Vaccine Com
pany Id, of Chicago, Ill with reference
to the determination of squirrels. Said
company proffered to send . man here,
who n thoroughly. skilled in the science
of incubation with the squirrel virus,
or s'sauirreliue' to make q demonstra-
q tom of what can actually be done,
Said party to remain here for two week $
7 if necessary SO as TO watch the results.
The county to pay only his actual tray-
elling expenses and expenses while en-
gagged in the said test. the Company to
furnish the virus free of charges
After a full consideration of the
matter It is hereby ordered that the
said proposition be and the same is
hereby accepted
Ordered that copy OF these minutes
be published in both papers, The Post