The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-15


ordered that the contract be awarded
20 the said james q. Nevins upon his
executing % the county good ana
sufficient bond IN the sum of $4,000
Tor the faithful performance OF said
contract according to plans and speci
tieatioDs furnished b. the county sur-
veyOr.
The board proceeded TO open bids
for the construction Of q ferry boat
81 springstOn. and said bids were
found to be M follows; Bid Of z. A.
Oliver. $500. so; bid o. r. N. Wark.
1887; bid Of r. z. Goude, $3.50. Il
appearing 70 the satisfaction Of the
board that the bid Of +. E. Goude.
Is the lowest and best bid submitted
II is ordered that the contract be
awarded 70 the said F. z. G0ude upon
his executing 20 the county q good
and sufficient bond In the sum OF
$3.50 for the faithful construction Of
said ferry boat according to plans
and specifications furnished BY the
county surveyor.
The board proceeded to open the
bid for the construction OF the
Horner road bridge, and said bid was
found to be as follows: Bid Of w. G.
Rogers, 1856. After due consldera.
tion said bid was rejected.
The following resolution was read,
and upon motion Of A. A. Merritt.
seconded By Alex Quirie. the same
Was adopted and ordered spread on
the minutes of the board of commits
sioDers as the resolution and order Of
the board Of commissioners OF
KOotenai county:
Whereas. the changes Of its line
Of railroad near Hope, Idaho, nov
being made BY the Northern Pacific
railway company to improve the grade
and alignment Of said railroad, viii
interfere with the appropriate in
many places portions Of certain
county rOads in that vicinity ana
necessitate relocation Of such roads;
Whereas, 10 lieu OF such roads SO
appropriated, and In consideration
for such interference and appropria-
tion in saseb places, the Northern
Pacific railway company has agreed
to allOW the county of Kootenal and
the public 70 use certain portions OF
its old railroad grade for public roads
and highway.
Nov, therefore, for the purpose OF
securing 70 said county ct Kootenai
and the public the use Of said old
railroad grade for public roads and
highways, and in consideration there
of, the board OF county commission
ers Of kootenai county, In behalf OF
said county and the public, does
hereby release. vacate and abandon
forever the public roads and high
ways hereinafter described. and re-
leases said Northern Pacific railway
company from any aud ali liability
by reason Of its appropriation and
obstruction Of such public roads and
highways. aud any and every portion
OF part thereof, Said portions there
Of are more particularly described in
the petition.
The board pas~ed the following
resolution:
Whereas. the Northern Pacific rail.
way company has changed the loca-
ton Of its main line of railway be-
tween Hope and Kootenai, in
kootenai county, Idaho, and
Whereas, there are in The county
road two public crossings on said
line Of railway a. so changed aud
located in the southeast quarter OF
the northeast quarter, and the north
east quarter Of the southeast quarter
of section seventeen. township fifty
seven, north, range one east b. NJ;
and
Whereas, il il The desire Of said
Northern Pacific railway company
aud Of the county ef Kootenai to
avoid the necessity Of aud do away
with these two public crossings and
IL is TO the advantage Of the public
aud Of the county Of Koote mai to
have the public road changed SO as
to avoid crossing said line Of railway
at said places, and to improve the
grade Of said county road, and
Whereas, said Northern Pacific
railway company has offered to pay
to the county of Kootenai the sum of
enc thousand dollars $1,000, in
consideration for such abandonment
and 10 assist the county In changing
the location Of said public road and
In locating the same so ss to avoid
crossing said line OF railway and so
as TO obtain better grade for said
county road; said sum Of one thous-
and dollars ls100ol to be paid when
such change Of county road Is effected