The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-07-07


The Board of County Commission
ers of Canyon County, Idaho, met at
10 O'Clock A. M. pursuant to adjourn
ment from April 18th, 1906. All
members of the Board being present
when the following proceedings were
had:
This being the day and hour here
tofore fixed for opening the sealed
bids for bonds in the sum of $4,000
for the erection and construction of
a bridge across the Payette River at
Payette in Canyon County, Idaho.
The following are extracts of the bids
filed with the Clerk and opened in the
presence of the Board and by-stand-
ers, to-wit:
N. w. Harris & Co., $21,5OO for
S per cent.
N. w. Harris & Co., $2O,7O5 for
Az per cent.
E. H. Rollins & Sons, $2O,91O for
per cent.
E. H. Rollins & sons. $2O,5 for
" per cent.
Splitter & Co., s2O.75O for per
cent.
Wells, Dickey & Co., $2O,s2O.5O
for per cent.
A. B. Leach & Co., $21,O14.75 for
per cent.
John Nnveen & Co., $2O,7O7 for
Az per cent.
Whereupon after due and careful
elaboration it appearing to the Board
that the bid of N. W. Harris & Co. is
the highest and best bid submitted
for the purchase of said bonds, on
motion it is hereby ordered that the
contract for the purchase of said
bonds be awarded to said N. w. Har-
ris & Co.,
On motion the following bills were
read and passed upon and warrants
ordered drawn on the Court House
Fund for the amounts allowed:
First National Bank of Caldwell,
assigned account of A. S. Whiteway,
$364O.8O.
Portland Safe Co.. vault doors,
623.OO.
]. A. Tucker, cash advanced for
freight on vault doors, 1876.
In the matter OF the bond of the
Bank of Commerce, Ltd, of Payette,
Idaho as an applicant for County
Money.
On motion, the pond of the Bank of |
Commerce Ltd, of Payette, Idaho,
applying to be made a depository of
County money as provided by an act
of the Legislature entitled AN act
to secure to the several counties of
this State interest on county money
by depositing same in banks, etc."
Approved March 9th, 1905, was ap-
proved and accepted and said bank
IS designated a depository for county
money under the provisions of said
act. In the above matter it was
recommended that the County Treas
urer turn over to said Bank it's pro-
portionate amount of the County
Moneys as provided in said act.
In the matter of the application
of G. e. Brainard for the cancella-
ton of tax sale of July 9Th, 1896,
on One-tenth interest in the south
east quarter of section 10, township /,
Z north range west Boise Meridian,
1t appearing to the Board that said !
land was the property of the State
at said time and was enormously |
assessed to the Payette Valley IT.
legation and Water Power company |
and sold to Canyon county for the |
taxes of 1895 in the sum of 1856, on
motion 1t Is hereby ordered that said |
tax sale be cancelled on the Tax Sale |
records of the Auditor and Assessor
! espectively.
On motion, further hearing of the |
petition of Henry Vison, ct al, for a
new road was postponed until the
July meeting of the Board.
On motion the Board adjourned
until 10 O'Clock A. NJ. June 9Th,
1906.
Approved,
Attest: f. Il. FISK,
JOHN A. TUCKER, Chairman.
Clerk.
Caldwell, idaho, June 5th, 1906.
14th Day of April term.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Canyon County met in regular
session at 10 o'clock A. M. pursuant
to adjournment from yesterday.
Present f. E. Fisk, Chairman, ID. P.
Dodd, Commissioner, and John A.
Tucker. Clerk, when the following
were had:
The returns from the special cleo
ton held in the proposed Good Road
District No. /, of Canyon County on
June Esd, 1906 for the purpose of