Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1901-04-05
Commissioners proCeedlngs.

The board met at 10 0'clo u a. m,
March 2Ist. 1901 at the county court
house III Paris Idaho, pursuant to an
order made and entered on the 14th day
Of March A.. y. 1901. by Henry III. Hofi
Chairman. Philemon Lindsay and Nels
G. Nelson Jr. commissioners having
been duly notified of the timo and place
OF said meeting.
Present Henry II. Hoff. chairman,
Nelse G. Nielsen Jr, anu Philenian Lind
say commissioners and James E, Hart.
clerk, when the following proceedings
wore had to viii:
Said session having been called and
due notice of same having been pub-
lished in the Post and EXAMINER for the
purpose of considering numerous pet
tons Of citizens of Bear Lake county
asking for bounty on squirrels and an
appropriation OF $500 to be used for the
purpose OF purchasing strychnine to
kill and destroy the same. The petit
tons presented to the board were signed
by residents of the following towns to-
wit:
Georgetown, Bennington, Dingle,
Marlboro, Sheep Creek, Geneva,
Thomas Fork, Paris, Bloomington Ovid
Bern, Lanark, Liberty, North Liberty.
1t appears to the satisfaction Of the
board that the said petitions are signed.
by sufficient number Of voters who
are tax payers OF said county as provided,
by the statute, and the board having
fully considered the same. and there-be
ing no formal protest against the grant
ing of q bounty, it is hereby ordered
that bounty IF two cents. be paid out
OF the Current Expense Fund Of said,
county for each and all such animals
killed within Bear Lake county and
within one half mile from cultivated
field. farm or any ranch, between the
21st day of March and the 30th. day of
April, inslusTve.
The time, place and to whom delivery
shall be madeof the four (4) feet of all
such animals killed as aforesaid to-
gethcr with sworn statements to the
effect that such, animals were killed be-
tween. said dates. within Rear Lake
and within one hall mile from a
cultivated field, farm or hay ranch, to
be hereafter designated by the board
The four ID feet of each squirrel must
be produced by the parties killing the.
same to the parties appointed to receive.
them, to entitle any person to bounty.
If .any 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.
1t is f1yther ordered that an appropri-
alton of $4,000 be and the same is here
by appropriated out of the Current Elk
pense Fund for the purpose of 'p1rchas
ing strychnine to be judiciously distlib-
uted among the farmers of Bear Lake
County.
A letter was received by Chairman
Hoff from the Pasteur Vaccine Com
pany Id, of Chicago, Ill with reference
to the determination of squirrels Said
proffered to send man here,
who is thoroughly skilled in the science
OF inoculation with the squirrel virus
or ssquirreline' to make ademonstra
ton Of what can actually be done
Said party to remain here for two weeks
il necessary go as to watch the results.
The county TO pay only his actual trav-
cling expenses and expenses while en-,
gagged in the said test, the Company to
furnish the virus" free of charge
After full consideration of the
matter it is hereby ordered that the
valid proposition be and the same ia
hereby accepted.
Ordered that copy Of these minutes
be published in both papers, The Post
and EXAMINER.
Ordered that this board do now ad-