The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-01-22
Board OF County Commissioners Make Good Time in Set
ting Up County Matters.
DETAILED REPORT OF WORK DURING SESSION
Many Bills Are Allowed Matters of Interest to
Idaho County Taxpayers.

The board of county commission
ers, the personnel of which is Charles
Bentz, of White Bird, M. S. Martin,
of Tolo, and Charles M. Butler, of
Sites, finished its work at the court
house Saturday afternoon. The ses-
sion began Monday of last week,
though the wheels didn't begin to 90
round until Tuesday morning. That
a lot of work was accomplished in the
FIVE days of the week the following
list of matters attended to and busi-
ness transacted will show:
The county attorney was requested
to render his opinion in writing in the
matter of soldiers, and widows ex-
emptions under the 1907 laws. The
opinion given recommends that such
exemptions be allowed.
County warrants advertised more
that sixty days were paid, viz: Nos.
1886 and oOo, sheep bounty fund, 1904,
2O38, current expense, 1907; Oil,
sheep bounty, 1904; o18, road fund,
1906; 7O2 and 730, current expense,
1906; 1874, current expense, 1907;
9l4, current expense, 1902; 1O3,
road, 1906; 1913, road, 1907; $50,
Gil, 34o and 497, current expense,
1906; 23O5, road, 1907; 1926,
bridge, 1907.
List of taxes for cancellation, err
rors, etc, on 1907 assessment rolls
presented by the assessor, was al
lowed.
Joint report of auditor and treasurer
for third quarter of 1907 was approved.
Applications and certificates of Ed
win l.. Root, Emma L. Conant, in
digents, approved and filed.
Official bonds of road overseers
elected Dec. 2, 1907, were approved
as follows: Road districts Nos. |, 2,
8, 5, 8, 9, II, 13, IA, 10, II, 18,
20. Il, %, 20, IS, SO, 40, 46, 81.
J. T. Higgins upon petition was
appointed overseer of road district
No. 3 and bond approved.
@. H. Hoffman upon petition was
appointed overseer of road district
No. 81 and bond approved.
Upon giving bond, w. ]. Harrah
was appointed overseer of road dis
trict No. IL, and John A. Johnson
appointed for district No. ~.
Mrs. Jennie Pangborn, INDECENT,
was allowed Sl4 per month.
Annual report of c. O. Johnson,
ferrykeeper, Golf, approved.
Permission was given Christ. II.
Leuhrs, Elmer f. Coder ct al, on
petition, to construct and maintain a
telephone line on the north and west
sides of county roads, commencing at
the sign board on the Grangeville-Elk
City road, 312 miles from Harpster, |
and following said road to limits of
city of Grangeville.
Resignation of Hans Peterson, con-
stable of Keuterville precinct, ac-
cepted.
Henry Eller was appointed con-
stable of Cottonwood precinct, upon
fling bond. y"
Upon his filing bond, George A.
Martin was appointed justice of the
peace of Roosevelt precinct.
Further sale of delinquent tax as
'essments was postponed until April
I3, 1908, at p. m.
County warrants advertised more
han sixty days were ordered paid out
'f current expense fund, as follows:
No. 8o4, 1906, 81; No. 21O0, 1907,
AS.
1t was ordered that $50 paid on
ccount of Edward Schmidt by John
}. Long, be paid into county treas
Try to credit of current expense fund.-
The auditor was authorized to pur- I
hase seventy-6ve copies of Compiled I
load Laws.
Returns of election of overseers in 1
ne various road districts were ap- {
roved. i