The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-02-15
THECOUNTYcOMMBSIONERS.
RESUME OF THE PROCEEDINGS
Board TTansaeis BnsIness 81 TmpOrt-
Anee Pays bills and Awards Dana
ages for New R0ad-PetitiOR Of tbs
Northern Pacific for Rebate Of
TsKe is Rejected.

Board Of county commissioner met
at 10 o'clock a. m. Monday. February
10, pursuant to adjournment. Commits
sioners X. d. McKInnis, w. w. Bush
and S. II. Watkins. present.
Minutes Of meeting Of Tuesday. Jan.
uary 18th were read and approved.
The petition OF the Northern Pacific
Railway company. for a refund OF
taxes. paid during the years OF 1889 and
1900 on certain lands Ia KOotenal coun-I
ty, was rejected for the reason that the
board has no jurisdiction In the matter,
according to the decision Of the supreme
court Of the state.
The application Of ii. n. StratheFn TO
purchase the eounty's interest In and TO
lots 8, IA, IS. IL and IS, in block IS.
town Of Post Falls, was approved and
the assignment ordered made. on pay
ment OF amount necessary to redeem.
The report OF Edwin McI3ee as pro-
bate judge was duly approved.
The following bills were allowed.
Edwin MeIsee. probate salary ............s 5oo %
J. Lyneeburg. oy'r road Dist No. u ss 90
The petition Of tax payers of road
district No. 10 asking the board 70 re-
inburse j. W. slayter for the amount
of $40 80 paid out on ferry across the
Occur d'Alene river at Medimont, was
allowed in the sum of 500, and the
auditor is hereby authorized to draw
warrant on general bridge fund in pay
ment Of same.
A petition from citizens OF road Dist.
No. 10, asking for the appointment of
I'd Moe rs oyerseer was granted.l
The Surveyor and viewes' report
on the Royce road was taken up for
consideration aud after a hearing was
had ". A. Hart et al appearing before
the board, being nonconsenting land
owners. on motion the report was re
jected, for the reason that when the
petition was presented and read, the
board was given 10 understand that
there were no nonconsenting land own.
ers: along the line Of said road.
The Eddieblute road was taken up
for consideration, and John Lyneburg
a nonconsenting land owner, and W.
L. Sommers and Edwin Mcljee his at
torney. also nonconsenting land own
er. appeared before the board, and pre-
scented their claims for damages. W.
l.. Sommers, being first duly sworn, Of
Tered evidence in support for his claim
for damages. claiming the improve.
ments on his land 10 be worth 5000
that the extra fence which said road
would cause him 10 build, would b,
about 500 rods at cost OF 80 cents pei
rod aud that the cost OF maintaining
said fence thereafter lac estimated al
$50 per year. claiming total damage
on account Of said road OF 81 500. AT
ter the matter was presented 10 thi
board 10y Edwin McBee, the board con
siderine the same, and In view OF tn,
report Of the viewers and surveyor OF
said road reporting that there was M
damage 10 anyone. the board Fixed th'
amount OF damages 10 be awarded e
T.. +. Ono. John Lyneburg, and W. L
Sommers. at 81 90 each, and the audi
! TOR authorized TO draw warrants on thi
general road fund. ia each of the allow
+ amounts for the damages awarded, an'
/ transmit the same by registered lette
10 the oVerseer Of road district No. 1
r lnSirueting him 10 tender the same Z
( Ono. Lyneburg and Sommers aud IL
/. case Of the acceptance of the same b.
E either or all Of the parties mentioned
. 20 obtain from them their signatures {
Z a right of way deed for the same. othei
! wise TO return the warrants and repol
S their nvnacceptance.
2 The board adjourned until Tuesda
G the nth at 10 O'Clock n. m.