The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-23

SSAnS present,
The following bills were audited
aud allowed and the auditor author.
lied to draw warrants for same:
bnshong a Co, records %. so
Cnlp Bros, printing ... $50.
III. kellner, janitor, .. 5000
Mrs. q. +. Osler, keeping
county charge . 1900
ii. keilner, nightwatch 1880
James Patton, work - 400
). Fisher, repairing boom 5000
VIM. Hayes, painting 4.50
Cnlp Bros, publishing $50
James McDougal, work $500
Archie Macarthur, work 800
The board took the following action
In regard TO the employment of an
assistant attorney in several import
ant cases:
Whereas, Il is made 10 appear to
the Board Of Commissioners of the
County Of kootenai, state Of Idaho,
duly assembled and sitting as Board
Of Commissioners of the county Of
KOOisnai. state Of Idaho, from the
oral testimony of witnesses duly
sworn and produced before them this
18th day Of January, 1904. and
presented 10 said board Of Commis.
sioners duly assembled and in session
a. such, and from certain document
AIRY proofs also submitted and in
trodnced before said board at said
time that there are pending In the
district court Of the First Judicial
District of the State Of Idaho in and
foT the county Of Kootenai. certain
appeals and actions numbered l242,
1854 As follows. to-wit number
1929 wherein Humbird Lumber Co,
corporation Is plaintiff, and
Kooiensi county aud said Board OF
Commissioners, are defendants:
number i242. wherein Northern
Pacific Railway Co, n corporation. is
plaintiff. and said kooteDai county
and said Boaid Of Commissioners are
defendants. number 1859, wherein
Great Northern Railway Co., cor
pora ton lie plaintiff, and said kootenai
county and said Board Of Commits
sloners. are defendants: number l2i5.
wherein Koo,enai Valley Railway Co,
q corporation, il plaintiff, and said
Koosenai county and said Board Of
Commissioner are defendants; and
number 1880 where Humbird Lumber
Co. a corporation, IL plaintiff, and
said koo,snai county and said Board
Of Commission err are defendants, in
which are involved the constitution
Atty Of an act Providing for a
Special Property Road Tax and
Defining the Duties OF, Officers in the
Levy and Collection Thereof" approx
ed March s, 1901, aud the levy,
assessment and collection Of untny
thousands Of dollars of taxes under
said act. and the revenue laws Of the
state Of Idaho. levied and assessed
against the property of said plaintiff
and the other tax payers in said
kootenai county. state Of Idaho: and
Il also appearing TO said Board from
said testimony. proof and evidence
that said actions will he appealed TO
the supreme court Of the state OF
Idaho. from any and all Judgment
made and entered In said actions by
said district court and the judge
thereof. and Il further appearing
from said testimony. proof and
evidence that u IL necessary to en-
lploy counsel 10 aid and assist the
county attorney Of the county Of
KootenAi, state Of Idaho, IN the de-
fence 81 saId actions and In the pro-
secution of said actions and defense
of any appeals to the supreme court
of Idaho In said actions: Wherefore,
II il ordered that &. w. Beale, Rttor-
ney At law he, and he Is hereby
employed AZ counsel and attorney al
Law TO aid aud assist the said county
attorney In the defense Of said actions
and ins,he deiensc.o of any appeals that
may be taken in said actions to tbs
: snnreme court Of the state of Idaho
and in the preparation and presentN
: ton Of any appeals that may b'
reouirpd 10 he taken by said defend
!" ants TO said actions to the supreme
: court Of the state of Idaho; and that
. under his employment herein he shai
: be paid a retainer Of two hundred anc
fifty dollars, to be Immediately paiC
= tol him 'and thei further additions
sum of fave hundred dollars for al
services which he may render in tn
n premises.
,o The following bills were taken nj
so audited and allowed, aud the audito
M authorized to draw warrants Tor TN
70 same.
gs r. l.. whitney. expenses s4A2' q
10 Glass 4 Prudhome, supplies lo'u
90 A. Christensen, work ','t. w.
90 T. r. Duuson, work ...-''. wv
80 A. X. Derr. work ...,.'.. @o-' =
80 J. W. Graham Co, supplies o. :