Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-11-07
County Commissioners.


October 81, 10 a. Accommodation from tn
County Commissioners Of Lincoln county reading
rhe Board Of this county does not wish to take am
action, at the present time in the matter OF estah
fishing the boundary line was read and fled
| Petition OF James Stewart with Il signers asking
70 have the wagon road the west side OF the South
Boise river opened for traffic between J. N John
son ranch and the mouth OF Trinity crceS owing IA
south Boise river at Johnson's crossing was read
and hled. Thereupcn II was ordered that the fore.
gong petition be rejected for the reason that no
bond accompanied the said petition to deray the OK.
pehse OF road viewers, as required by law.
Application of s. jacobson 10 he released from the
bond 81 John Flanagan, justice Of the peace Genns
Ferry precinct, was read and rejected account Of
the said application not haing in lawful form
opinion of the County Attorney regardinJ the OK
penses of county officers incurred while in perform
ance OF duty, was read and ordered flied.
A letter from G. L. Garrison regarding condition of
bridge across the South Boise river at Johnson's
crossing was read and filed.
The petition for the appointment OF DIR. Mather as
coroner OF this county was not onsidered per re.
quest OF Dr. Mather
The petition OF J. S. Lewis with So signers nsktnp
Tor the appointment Of DR.. D, Is. Swan coroner TO
III the vacancy caused by the resignation OF L.
May, was read and ordered filed
Order I'd, That b. b. Swan be and he IA hereby an.
pointed coroner OF Elmore county, TO ll the vacancy
caused by tie resignation of L. NJ May, subject to
the ming and approval oil good and sufficient bond
in the sum OF $1,000.
The protest Of IL ]. Syms against the payment of
K w Smiths claim for certain blanks furnished this
county amounting 10 s2h o. claiming that said blanks
under the existing laws should have been purchased
within the county, read and hearing set for 9
O'Clock p, M. Tuesday. Oct. % 1901 when the fol
lowing witnesses were ordered supoeped: II, J.Syms
G NJ. Payne, J. s. White.
j. L. Tate was summoned to appear before the
Boari to give testimony concerning certain bridges
within road district No. 8.
The following CLAIMS were then read examined
and approved for payment:
). III. Casey, road contract, district l. g5 90
T. NJ. Thurman, road contract, strict llg ~
Amos Lee, road contract, district O. 40 rs
Thee. Walters work on road district 80 90
G. w. Prey, road contract district OF SIS
w. A. Davis, refund overpaid taxes, l2 90
Claim of G. w. Prey, disallowed in the sum az S33
for work performed by Theo. Walters by order CT
Commissioner FRANKIE.
Claim Of J. M Lovean.i, road contractor district
No. 8, amounting to Sl4S.75 laid over until the
roads In said district repaired.
Claim Of John z. Bryant, amounting TO $1,000,
for building wagon road from Louis creek to the
hill, was disallowed
Claim of Canyon county, amounting to $3.50. IS for
care OF one IL. q. Waterman, a smallpox patient was
again taken up, when the Ridayits Of II q. Water.
man and c. +. Walton read Whereupon the
Board ruled that the said claim was not a proper
charge against Emore county, and ordered that the
same be and is hereby disallowed
w. A Davis, extax collector, was given credit on
1900 tax account for Sl2727 being the amount OF
bate allowed A. Mcmillan for time in Blaine county
as shown by the records in auditors office
On motion the order directing the county surveyor
to have the bridge across South Boise river near
Johnsons ranch repaired, the sale order being en-
tered of record Sept 10, 1901. be and the same is
hereby recoonsid9red. Ordered that the said above
order be and the Is hereby vacated and that the
county surveyor take no further steps in the order
vacated.
Thereupon new specifications for the repairs Of the
South Boiee bridge at johnson crossing prepar
ed, accepted and ordered filed. The clerk was then
instructed TO advertise for sealed proposals for re-
pairing the said bridge, the said bids to be accompa
MED by good and sufficient bonds with two or more
sureties in sum not less than double the amount Of
the bid. Said bids TO be filed in the office Of the
county recorder on or before 10 o'clock m, Satur
day, NV. 2, 1901. The Board reservng the right tc
reject any or all bids.
Ordered That special meeting of this Board be
held at 10 o'clock M, Saturday, Nov. 2, 1901, for
the purpose OF receiving proposals for repairing the
South Boise river bridge at Johnsons crossing, TO
accept or reject the said bids together with the bonds
to let contract for repairing said bridge and TO do
anything necessary in connection Herewith.
Oct %, 1901, 10 a. m--ln the matter OF the Canal
Cos bridges south of NTH Home: J. L. Tate called
examined and stated in effect that the said bridges
were covered with plank two inches in thickness and
that he had road contractor at different times
patched up these bridges because the Canal Co wond
not, and further that he had received said
bridges.
Ordered that the County Attorney ask the Attor-
ney General for opinion in regard to repairing the
said bridges have been in use during the past ten
years and have never been received county bridges
Shall the Canal Co. the County defray the expense
OF repairing said bridges?
opinion OF Attorney General relating to the ex-
pehse OF county commissioners then read aad or
dered flied.
Official bond of b. b. Swan, as coroner, was then
read, examined and ordered filed or record. B. b.
swan vas thereupon sworn in By the chairman Of the
board
Commissioners Thurman and Wilson having exam.
lglt h,a npp road tba haaa -
Gulch, near Pine Grove to point near Green Cabin
on Smiths Prairie Ordered that the said road be
aud lt Is hereby accepted as county wagon road
and is described as follows:
Beginning at point on what is known as the
Green ranch on Deer creek unsurveyed land of
the public domain in Gilmore county, idaho, said
point being 5. 90 L. 300ft from the old Green cabin
and running thence in an easery direction up Deer
creek to the divide between Deer creek and the west
branch OF Fall creek known as Meadow creek, being
4 distance of 1881 feet. Thence down Meadow
creek distance OF 1902 feet. Thence down Fail
creek to Camp creek distance OF 10, SOFT Thence
up Camp creek TO the divide between Camp creek and
Lester creek distance of S032ft Thence down Les
ter creek and onto High Prairie and across High
Prairie to the present wagon road which leads down
Sloans Gulch to the wagon road from the mouth OF
Sloans Gulch to Pine Grove distance of l7,5Slft;
.otal distance l4.77 miles.
1t is further ordered that the foregoing described
road be recorded in the road and district record OF
fillmore county, Idaho
The claim Of w A. Russell for building the wagon
road from smith Prairie to point Pine Grove
per contract was read examined and approved for
1915 and ordered paid the road fund OF 1901 in to
tal amount.
Ordered: that the tax matter OF j. NJ Hobdey and
Thomas Mellen wherein application made Tor a
reduction in valuation may be taken up at the spe
cia meeting called for Nov. 3 providing an opinion
Is had from the Attorney General.
In thematter Of the objection OF II. J. syns to the
payment of certain items in the claim OF K. w Smith
against this county, to-wit: blanks, which said claim