The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-03-03
Commissioners
Proceedings
Caldwell, Idaho, Feb. S, 1906.
18th day of January Term.


to adjournment from January 20
1906. All members of the boart
being present, when the following
proceedings were had:
In the matter of the bond of A
5. Whiteway, contractor on con
struction of the new court house
Said A. S. Whiteway having pre-
sented good and sufficient bond
III the sum of thirty thousand dol
lars for the faithful performance Of
his contract, on motion, same is
hereby approved and ordered filed.
On motion, the following bills
were read and passed upon and
warrants ordered drawn on the
Court House funds for the amounts
allowed:
A b. Whlte~ay, contractor -. S., $50 90
Wayland u Fennel, architecs -. 1,71.7l
In the matter of the application
of ]. w. Watkins, Assessor and ex-
ofhCio Tax Collector ior a credit of
$I,I75.S8 on account OF state and
county taxes for 1905. 1t appear
ing to the board that the said appli-
cation is made by reason of uncol-
lected taxes on double assessments,
widows exemptions, errors, gov
eminent and state land assessments.
migratory stock, etc and that said
J. w. Watkins is justly entitled to
the credit applied for, on motion, it
is ordered that the application be
granted and the Auditor credit the
account of said ]. w. Watkins for
1905 taxes in the sum of $1,I75 S8.
In the matter of the application
of c. w. Whifin, clerk of school
district No. 2, for the transfer of
$3.50. 90 from The Bond fund of said
district 10 the General fund, on
motion it is hereby ordered that the
said sum of $4,000 be transferred
on the books of the Treasurer and
Auditor, respectively, from the
Bond fund to the General fund of |
said school district No. 2.
In the matter Of the petition of
Benz. P. Shawhan ct al, praying
for the formation and organization
of good roads district in Canyon
county, Idaho, under and by virtue
Of an act of the legislature of the
State of Idaho, entitled AN act
providing for the formation of good
roads districts, providing for the i'm
provement of public roads, method
of procuring good roads districts.
providing for appeals from the
Board of County Commissioners,
providing for an election and for
selecting three commissioners in
each of such districts and their
qualifications and duties, and for
the bonding of such districts and
the levy of taxes therein and pre-
scribing the duties of the County
Treasurer, Auditor, Assessor and
Tax Collector in connection with
such districts" Approved on the
10th day of March, 1905, said Pc
tition having having come on for
final hearing on this 5th day of
February, 1906, said day being the
day set for the final hearing of said
petition, and being the day to
which the regular meeting of the
board was adjourned for the pur.
pose of hearing said petition, No
objections to said petition or to the
said day of adjournment having
been made at the hearing of Janu-
airy 9, 1906, the following proceed.
ings were had
The affidavits of J. H. Gipse as
to the publ cation of the notice of
the hearing of said petition, the
affidavit of X. E. Haynes as to
posting of the legal notice of hear
ing of said petition, the affidavit of
Charles A. Cakes as to the number
of freeholders in said district and
the number of said freeholders sign
ing said petition, the affidavit of c.
+. Braiuard as to the number of
acres OF land in the said proposed
district, were duly read and ex-
amined, and the following witness
was duly sworn and examined upon