The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-04


, the amount.
The petition of N. Jenness submit
ting bid for the County printing
J was accepted. Agreeing to do tn
County printing at the rate of tel
cents per line for the first insertion
and five cents per Inns for all subse
quent insertions, was approved an,
the bid of the Caldwell Tribune on
like bid was rejected.
In the matter of the petition O.
Charles Harris ct al, inhabitants O.
road district No. %, praying for tn,
establishment of a public highway
The petition is hereby accepted ant
Robert Millikin, 7. j. Lesson and w
J. Duval are appointed to view sale
road as prescribed by law, and report
at the April meeting of the Board.
In the matter of the petition OF
Joseph A. Olsen ct al inhabitants OF
road district No. "a, praying for the
establishment of a public highway
having its points of beginning and
termination, course and intermediate
points as follows;
Commencing at Section corners of
81, %, 33 and "a T. Z N. R. 3 W.,
running west on said section line
about one and one-half mile to Far
mers Irrigation Ditch, which con-
meets with canal road. Said petition
is accepted and the viewers report
approved and said overseer ordered
to open said road and put same in
condition for travel 1t is also or
dered that the Clerk of this Board
draw warrant on the road fund in
favor of ]. Q. Whipple to be trans
ferred in cash and paid to Cash
Nichols for damages for right-of-
way over said road.
In the matter of the petition of
John D. Clark ct al inhabitants of
road district No. 27, praying for the
establishment of a public highway.
It appearing that John lessen is a
non-consenting land owner over
whose land said road will run does
not consent to the opening of said
highway, it is ordered that the
Clerk of this Board notify John Jes-
sen by registered letter that he is
ordered to appear before this Board
on the goth day of April 1909 to
show cause why said road should not
be opened.
Said John Jessen appeared before
the Board this day and signed re-
lease for the above road and was
awarded damages in the amount of
$4,000 and the road was ordered |
opened.
Whereas, it appearing to this
Board that the village of Emmett,
Idaho, by resolution legally adopt
ed and published, which is as follows: J
A resolution declaring the Village
Of Emmett, Canyon County, State of
Idaho, to be a city of the second
class and changing the corporate
name of the municipality from the
Village of Emmett to the City of
Emmett.
Whereas, a petition duly signed by
| number of the qualified electors of
he village of Emmett, Idaho, equal
o more than three-fifths of the total
'ote as shown by the last preceding
General election held in said village,
las been presented to the Board of
trustees of said Village praying that
he Village of Emmett be dis-contin-
ed as corporate organization, and
hat the inhabitants thereof be or
anized as a city of the second class,
} city government to take effect I'M
lediately after the next general vii
lge election therein, to be held on
he first Tuesday of April, 1909; and
Whereas, it appearing to said
oard of Trustees, after due and
roper investigation, that the said :
llage of Emmett contains more than Z
lie thousand inhabitants, and that ;,
i'd petition is signed by more than :,
ree-ffths of the qualified voters :,
erein, and the same has been duly \
ed with the Clerk of said village, as q
quired by law; ..
Therefore be it resolved by the "
airman and board of trustees of o,
e village of Emmett, Canyon Coun- N
, State of Idaho, n,
First: That in accordance with OF
e foregoing named petition and by
rtue of the laws of the State of II
aho, enacted by the Legislature m
areof, in the year 1908, as amended is
the Session Laws of said State G.,
the year 1907, entitled can Act to is
able villages to become organized no
cities of the second class, and pro- CO
ing for the powers, duties, and MI
bilities of cities so organized, and I'M
'scribing the means for carrying vii
n organization into effect, that the CO.