The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-11
Caldwell, Ida, July is, 1906.
Eighth day of July Term

iournment from July IT. 1906, all
members of the board being present.
Thereupon the board proceeded to
examine the assessment roll for
1906, name by name as required by
law for the purpose of equalizing
the same. The entire roll being ex-
amined and it appearing to the
Board that no changes are necessary
and no objections being made to any
assessments therein, on motion 1t is
hereby ordered that the assessments
therein made remain as made by
the assessor. And it is further or
dered that this Board do now adjourn
as a Board of Equalization.
Whereupon the Board met in reg
ular session pursuant to adjourn
ment from yesterday, all members OF
the Board being present when the
following proceedings were had:
In the matter of the hearing of a
petition for a bridge over the Boise
river at Middleton, Idaho. the follow
ing proceedings were had: j. w.
Watkins, assessor and eX-offcio tag
collector of Canyon county, state OF
Idaho, was called, duly sworn by the
clerk of the Board and testified that
he was familiar with the tax roll OF
Canyon county for 1905, that he had
examined the petition on file herein
hot m n a
to him that the number of names
thereon, /. e., 1898, is more than one
third of the resident tax payers OF
Canyon county, Idaho. The commits
sioners having fully considered the
testimony of said ]. w. Watkins, to-
gether with other evidence, and be-
ing fully satisfied that said petition
contains more than one-third of the
names of resident tax payers of this
county, it is hereby ordered and de-
clared that said petition contains
more than one-third of the names
of the resident tax payers of Canyon.
county, Idaho. That said bridge is a
public necessity; that the cost of said
bridge will be $4,000; that said
in regard to such petitions; and it is
hereby ordered that the date of hear
ing on said petition shall be the tn
day of October, 1906, at 2 o'clock
p. m. and it is ordered that the
clerk of the Board of County Com
missioners give due notice of said
hearing in the Caldwell Tribune for
thirty days previous to the regular
meeting of the Board in October,
1906 as provided by law.
The following is copy of said
petition:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Canyon County,
Idaho:
We. the undersigned qualified
voters and tax payers OF Canyon
county, state of Idaho, hereby petit
ton your honorable body to erect a
bridge across the Boise river at
Middleton on or near the section line
between sections and s in township
4 range 2 west of the Boise meridian
for the benefit of said county. We
respectfully ask that action be taken
as soon as possible, in conformity
of the law governing such improve
ments. Signed, S. f, CLANCY and
others.
In the matter of the hearing of the
petition of bridge over the Boise
river at Notus, Idaho, the following
proceedings were had: J. w. Wat
kins, assessor and eX-officio tax col.
lector of Canyon county, Idaho, was
called, duly sworn by the clerk of the
Board, and testified that he was ia.
= miliar with the tax roll of Canyon
county for 1905, that he has exam
ined the petition on file herein and
that said examination disclosed tC
him that the number of names there
on, i. e., 1440, is more than one-third
OF the number of resident tax payers
of Canyon county. Idaho. The com
IIll6SlOucIS iuiis
the testimony of said J. w. Watkins
together with other evidence, and be
ing fully satisfied that said petition
contains more than one-third of the
names of resident tax payers of thi:
county, it is hereby ordered and de
clared that said petition contain:
more than one-third of the names o
the resident tax payers of Canyon
county, Idaho, that said bridge is ;
public necessity; that the cost of sale
bridge will be $4,000. that sale
petition fully complies with the Law
in regard to such petitions; and it il
hereby ordered that the day of hear
ing of said petition shall be the l1tl
day of October, 1906. at O'Clock
p. m. and il is ordered that the clerl
of the Board of County Commission
erS give due notice of said hearing il
the Caldwell Tribune for thirty day