Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-11-07
Official Report
OF the Proceedings OF the Board OF
Commissioners, Oct. Term.

Atty; A. G. Smith, clerk; when
the following proceedings were had,
to-wit:
The opinion CT the Attorney Gen
eral, with reference to the expense
in caring for smallpox patients
and redemption of property sold to
county, were read and ordered fled.
Three letters from the clerk of
the board of county commissioners
of Blaine county, Idaho, regarding
survey of boundary line between
Elmore and Blaine counties and
the cost of making said survey by
the county surveyor of Blaine coun-
ty, were read and ordered filed.
The clerk was then ordered to get
from Blaine county certified copy
of the field notes of the suryery to-
gether with plat of same, when
the matter of Gilmore county bear
ing one-half of the expense of said
survey will be taken up,
The importance of establishing
the 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 El-
more county in establishing the
boundary lines between Gilmore and
Lincoln counties at the earliest
date possible and to set the date Of
survey.
Ordered: That the county sur
veyor be and he is hereby instructed
to survey the boundary lines between
Gilmore and Lincoln counties at the
earliest date possible, if made bv-
him alone, but if made jointly by
the surveyors of Gilmore and Lin.
coin counties, then at the earliest
date agreed upon by the said 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. Whereupon 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 Grove and
Smiths Prairie
The resignation of G. d. Stillwell
as constable Min Home precinct
was read, accepted and ordered filed.
Petition of JAS 2. Watkins and
II signers acking to have the road |
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 invcs-
tigation.
A letter from VIM. Yaryan con-
corning an overeharge in his live
stock assessment for the year, 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 fhereupon the exempt
lon was granted aud 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. E. Ruherry |
or a reduction Of 800 in valuation |
.or The year 1901 as raised by the
beard OF equalization was rejected.
Application of J. NJ Hobdey to-
5ether with an affidavit for reduct-
on in taxes; said applicant not re-
,elvlng notice in time to appear be-
lore the board of equalization.
Application Of Thomas Mellen
,ogether with an affidavit for a re-
iuction in taxes; said applicant not
'eceiving notice in time TO appear
before the board of equalization.
The foregoing applications were
aid over for an opinion of the at
orney general.
Thos. Mellen asked for a refund
# $41.50 for property purchased
rom Gilmore county at commission
RS sale of unredeemed property,
sept, 1901. Said property being
described as follows: SCI of NE1
md lot | Sec 7, Twp 4 S. r. east
20 acres, former owner Fruitdale
Improvement Co
When the foregoing application
vas taken under advisement by the
board.
The following reports were then
cad, examined and ordered filed:
Fee report OF tax collector, show
nIg fees collected and paid into
he treasury 81 so.
Fee report of probate Judge, show
ng fees collected and paid into
reasury 500 65.
Fee report of clerk, auditor and
ecorder showing fees collected and