Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-04-27
PLAT CITY PROPERTY.
Law Makes 1t Compulsory and
Will Save Trouble.

There is u sentiment now prev
alent and rapidly becoming more
portentious, against the indiscrim-
mate selling Of suburban lots both
within and without the city limits,
without filing plats with the
county recorder as required by
law, and in such manner as to
be continually blocking the streets
and alleys. The people in the
northwest part Of the city have
Joined in a written request to the
county recorder asking him to no.
tify the original owners Of the un-
plated portion Of the city in that
quarter to proceed within thirty
days to make and file plats as re-
quired by law.
In section 1886 of the Political
code OF Idaho is found the follow
ing language:
EVERY original owner or pro-
prietor Of any tract or parcel OF
land, who has heretofore subdivid-
ed the same into three or more
parts for the purpose Of laying out
any city or village or any addition
thereto, or any part thereof, or su-
burban lots, shall cause plat to be
field with such subdivisions, which
shall accurately describe all the
subdivisions of such tract or par
eel Of land, numbering the same by
progressive numbers, and giving
the dimensions and length and
breadth thereof, and the breadth
and course of all - streets az
established therein"
Section 1889 reads: "Streets
and alleys laid out in any addition
to any city or village shall be
continuous with and correspond in
directions and width to the streets
and alleys of the city or village tc
which they are an addition"
Section 1890 provides: ''When
, ever the original owners or pro
prietors of any subdivision of land
as contemplated in section 1886
have sold or conveyed any par
thereof, or invested the public
with any tight therein; and hav'
failed and neglected to execute
and file for record plat as pro
vided in section 1886, the count.
recorder shall notify some or all o
such owners or proprietors b.
mail or otherwise and demand
an execution of such plat as pro
vided; and if such owners or pro
prietors, whether notified or not
fail or neglect to execute and fill
for record said plat for thirty day
after the issuance of such notice
the clerk shall cause to be mad
| the plat of such subdivision, an
any surveyings necessary there
for"
II The same section provides tina
! in order to collect for the expens
- of plat and survey the county CON
missioners may direct suit to b
brought in the name of the count
against the original owners or prt
prietors, or either of them.
Section 1898 provides that an
person who shall dispose of or o
fer for sale or lease any lots in an
town, or addition to any town
city before plats are made an
filed with the county recorder sha
forfeit and pay fifty dollars for eat
lot and part of lot sold or dispose
of, leased or offered for sale.
On the outskirts of the city
every point Of the compass 10
have been sold and resold witho
, simple and definite descripti'
z causing maze OF entangleme
that philosopher might strive
vain to unravel. 1t is time I
real estate owners to call bi
and plat their property before
fering it for sale in small subdiv
ions for the law is too severe to
ignored.
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