Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-02-07
County Commissioners.
Proceedings bf the Board of Com
missioners of Gilmore County,
Idaho, the 14th day of Janu-
aru 1901

| and were then and there n bV the Cn,,ntx
Recorder.
On motion of Franke, seconded by Wilson, ". L.
Thurman was elected chairman
The oath of Office was then administered to A. NJ
Sinnott as County Attorney by the chairman
official bonds Official bonds, W. l. Thurman
and W. +. wilson, each in the penal sum OF s5O00
as commissioners. were approved. The bond Of L.
y y oa FRANKIE as commissioner in the penal sum Of
bonds were then ordered filed for record.
| Oath Of Office. The oath of office was then adj
minstered by thd Chairmvn OF the Board TO the
following officers eect
@. NJ Nicholson sheriff, s. @. Rhoades as sur
veyor, L, NJ May as coroner, +. p AXE as treasurer
and exoticio public administrator, W. H. Manion as
assessor and exoffcio tax collector, Anna L. Lodge
as superintendent pf public instruction, L. H. Cooper
as justice of the peace.
Official Bonds-G. NJ. Nicholson sheriff. in the pc
nal sum OF $4,000 A. NJ. Sinnott, attorney, in the
penal sum Of 1000 j. s. White, probaae judge, in
the penal sum of 5000; Anna L. Lodge school supt
in the penal sum of 1000; John S. Lewis j. p, in
the penal sum of Voc; L. II. Cooper, j. P, in the
penal sum OF $780, j. p. Martin, j. p, In the penal
sum of 500; G, D. stillwell, constable, 500, were
read, examined, approved and ordered filed for
cord.
Ordered that he bond Of comfy treasurer be fixed
at S3S 600 public administrator at 1000; ex-oficio
tax collector at boo to be secured hy bond i'm re-
sponshle guarantee company or double said amounts
If individual bonds he furnished.
Ordered, that the bonds OF justices and constables
be fixed at $500 each with sureties in double the
amount
JAN. 10, 1901 Additional bond Of L. n FRANKIE in
the amount of 500was ayprov ed ana ordered filed
Application Of clerk and recorder and sheriff for
deputies came on for hearing. The board heard and
the evidence produced and after due deliberation
aud consideration II ordered that the said clerk
and sheriff be empowered to appoint deputy for
each office at saldry of 5000 per annum.
On motion. it WIS ordered that j. S, White be and
he is hereby appointed purchasing agent for the
board of commissioners for the year 1901, until
this order is recinded by said board
The following banned persons were designated
IRE guards for Elnore county For Mntn Home-B
b. Swan, r. w. Smith, f. w. Boyd. For Glenn's
Ferry-R D. GorbE, r. Larsen, NJ. j. Carrigan. For
Rocky Bar-John Winkelback. Alex Hoffman, Jake
Reeser For Atlanta. L. Goodyear @. NJ Brown,
G. " Smith.
j. s. White as probate Judge and j. S. Lewis as
justice Of the peace We're then in by chairman
Proposal of Daniel Mclaughlin and II. C. School 70
audit the accounts Of the officers or Elmore county
for the of s2d0 was then read and filed.
The proposition bf Mclaughlin and SchoH was then
accepted Report of said auditors to be completed
for the April session of the board The county nttor
ney was then instructed to prepare the necessary con
tract in writing
Requisition Tor firearms for use in sherfs office
was then read and referred TO purchasing agent.
Ordered, that campfire notices be printed and
posted.
The per capita rbad tax for the year 1901 was then
fixed at 800 dollars each.
Ordered that the outgoing county and precinct
officers turu over all state and county property IN
their possession tb their III office or to the
county auditor.
Ordered, that THE joint school district with Ada
and owyhee counties be numbered 81.
Letter from N b. Sharp register HALEY land office,
regarding abstracts of patented lands, read The
clerk instructed to get estimates of cost from
the HALEY and Boise land registers for furnishing FL
more county an abstract of all patented lands
Letter from Senator Purtill with reference to hav
ing school districts and county roads better defined
and map showing same, was read and tabled for
further consideration.
The following quarterly reports were then read: j.
S. White, probate judge; A. G. Smith, clerk, au-
ditor and recordPr; Jas. oNeill, jailer, A. NJ Sin
mott attorney; q. H. Rhinehart, county hostltal,
and ordered filed
Dr. VIM F. smith appeared in person and stated
that he would furnish surgical and medical attend
ance and medic ne for the INDECENT OF Gilmore
county for $50 Her year for the term of two years.
said services to be rendered at the county hospital
| and Jail at Mountain Home
The sealed PROPOSAL OF Or. j. W, Nleuklrk was
then opened read and filed In said proposal u was
agreed to furnish surgical and medical attendance,
also medicine for all county poor at 800 per year for
the term OF two years.
Dr. Smith then asked il he would accept the
contract as county physician aad surgeon $3.50 per
year ThereupoH DR.. Smith agreed to as ply
stefan and surgeon for the county poor and to fur
nish all medicines for the of $3.50 per year. On
motion of FRANKIE seconded by Thurman the bid OF
Dr. Smith accepted, subject to the signing OF
JAN. is, 1901. In the matter Of telephones. 1t
was ordered that a telephone be placed in the office
of the sheriff and in the Office of the recorder
The contracts fdr the two instruments we're then
In the application of Mrs. Elizabeth Gould for
fund of taxes oh account Of widows exemption, the
same was rejected after bearing evidence.
| The following numbered warrants re-instated
for payment on their respective funds and the treas
urer ordered to bay the same: Series 1898, current
eSpense-ll9 lio, I2l 1884, 361. 1862, 1854, $40, 1872,
S73 378 ST. SIS, 49, $751; 1882, 1888, 1884, 1856, 8S7,
$780, s94 1896, Sd7, 30S 400, 40l, 402 4o3, 4o5, 400
4o7 4OS 400 AID series 1890 current expense--23h,
PSI: series 1900 current expense-2, 81 series 1900,
road fund 2.
Petition of o. W Smith for refund of SIS on ac-
count of taxes Raid and not properly credited. JAS.
0Neill, ex-tax collector, was then sworn and testi-
| fled in the matter, when the petition was granted
official bond df L. NJ. May as coroner in the penal
sum Of 81 coo; Y. z. AXE treasurer in the penal
sum of $40 900; f. r. AXE public administrator in
the penal sum Oh 80 O0o W. H. Marion assessor in
| the penal sum Oi &, 600; w. H. Manion eSuttiro
| tax collector id the penal sum Of s35, 900; j. b.
Wells as Justice Of the peace in the penal sum OF
| $500; John Hahagan justice of the peace in the
penal of $500, then read, examined, ap
proved and ordered filed for record.
Letter from the sheriff, with return OF banking IL
cense, was read and filed. The matter of banking
license then laid for further investigation.
Petition of L. b Baker and II signers, asking that
| school district be established Smiths Prairie
Coming on regularly to he heard and it being shown
to the satisfaction Of the board that the said petition
is signed by the parents and guardians OF at least IL
children OF school age who are residents of tina pro
posed school district it then ordered thai
the school district be created and organized out
OF the territory in this county, bound and de
scribed follows: Beginning at point where TIN
ine between townships and crosses South Bois
river thence down south Boise river to its junction
with main Boise river thence up said main BoIs
river to wherethe line between townships and
crosses said main Boise river; thence south SAT-
line to place Of beginning, the said district to b
known as school district No. 10.
Moved by Wilson, seconded by FRANKIE that we re
consider the action Of the board in appointing VIM
F. smith county physician and surgeon.
Moved by Wilson, that we call for sealed proposal
for county physician and surgeon There being n
second, the sail motion lost.
Moved by Fftnke seconded by Thurman, that tn
order re.consideIng the action Of the board in az
polntment of Vim. F Smith be rescinded.
JAN. II, lSql The board then proceeded accord
ing to law to scct tlial Jurors Tor the ensuing yea
whose IRE listed below
ATLANTA--Tom Tate, II. g. Raj
Steve Ogldsby, w. S. Johnson, Ton
2 Gillanders, Charles McMullen.
| MAYFIELD-T Thomas MCMILLAN
Tony Mcmillan, j. 0. Corder, j. Ar
! drawatha, f. N. Taylor, G. w. JOY.
ROCKY Barb. NJ. Cook, Allie
Hartman, j. IL. Tregonning, Roy
Bogard, j. v. Mundell, Hugh Riley
J. w. SillIvan, w. r. Mullany, Myro
f, Lester, J. T. Gilman, j. d. McKinne!
7 Robert Graft, J.. NJ. Tate, John
. Meeker, d S. Winters, j. N. johnson
I. J. Fitzgerald, Il. V. wells, >. "
: Latty.
' JUNCTION BAR-Chas Crossmal
: ]. II. Howard, g. w. Kelly. d.
!. Lockwood, e. l.. Stevens.
PINE GROVE-O. Ill. Hutchin
. w. III. Evans, Sam Cochran, Amad'
! Galindo, Robert Gray, Henry Howar
J. S. A. Silverton, J. IL. Ellison, Ii.
y SHELTON.
d LITTLE CANVASS. L. Callowa