The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-28
Caldwell, Idaho, Oct. 16, 1905.
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER,
1905, TERM.

XId DAY OF OCTOBE&,
1905, TERM.
The Board of County Commis.
sioners met at 10 o'clock a. m. pur-
suant to adjournment from October
14th, 1905. All members of the
Board being present when the fol-
lowing proceedings were had:
In the matter of the application
OF M. A. Bates for refund of taxes
ON lots 9 and 10 of block 81 of Par
ma. 1t appearing to the Board
that said property was erroneously
assessed in the name of other par
ties and that said property was held
for the poll taxes and personal
property taxes of such other per-
sons, and that said M. A. Bates
was required to pay all of said taxes
to release said lots, therefore, on
motion, it is ordered that the sum
of $3.50 be refunded to NJ. A. Bates
and a warrant be drawn on the cur
rent expense fund for said amount.
In the matter Of the application
of Joseph E. Click for the cancel
lation of certain tax sales of the
years 1896 and 1903. No evideuce
appearing to the Board why such
tax sale should be cancelled. on
motion the same is laid over for fur
ther proof.
In the matter of the application
OF c. A. Berding for a refund of
1904 taxes. 1t appearing to the
board that the moneys asked to be
refunded has been apportioned to
the different funds of the state and
county and large amount to school
districts, of which the county is un-
able to refund, therefore, on motion,
same is denied.
In the matter of the petition of G.
]. Portner ct al, praying for a pub
lie highway in road districts Nos.
IS and az, on motion, denied.
In the matter Of the petition of
c. c. Draper ct al, inhabitants of
road district No. FL, praying that a
public road be established 50 feet
in width, having its points of be
ginning and termination, course
and intermediate points as follows:
Commencing at the S. E. corner of
the SWH, Sec. "a, T. 4 N, r. q
w. B. M. on the Mussel ferry road,
running thence one and one-half
miles due north to road that inter-
sects with the Caldwell.Roswell
road, also beginning at the N. E.
corner OF NEH NWA said section
az, running thence due west to the
N. w. corner of said section 22. 1t
appearing to the board that the
awards for damages which were
heretofore made and ordered tend
cred to the non-consenting land
owners hereon have been accepted
whereupon on motion, it is ordered
that the above described route OF
road be declared a public highway
and the road overseer of said dis
trict is hereby ordered to open same
for travel.
In the matter Of the petition of J.
W. Watkins ct al, inhabitants OF
road district No. So, praying that
all that portion of the public road
be abandoned, having its points Of
beginning and termination, course
and intermediate points as follows:
Commencing at a point where the
wagon road now crosses the section
line between sections 20 TIP. S NJ,
r. S w. B. NJ. and section 70, Tp.
S N, R. 4 W., about 90 rods north
of the S. E and the S. w. corner of
said sections, thence in a north
westerly direction about A of a
mile to point where the said road
crosses the half section line in Sec.
~ T. S N, r. S W., that being
about 81 rods west of the center of
said section 20 and being the point
where the newly laid out county
road intersects said road. Where