Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-03-31
SPECIAL MEETING.
DANIEL KIRBY.


MdIch = 1911.
Pursuant to call for a special meet
ing the Board of County Commits |
sioners met in special session at /
O'Clock a. m. this 18th day of March, /
1917 Members present: Milan
Miller and J. J. McGinness. Mem |
Der H. f. SHELTON absent Where |
upon the following proceedings were
had, to-wit:
A petition having been filed and
signed by a requisite number of
qualified electors and residents of
Road District No. A. to establish a
new road district and requesting the
appointment of Nelson Watkins as
Road Overseer was read, accepted
and placed on file.
1t appearing to the Board that IL
is necessary to segregate a portion
or Road District No. and create
another road district; now, there
fore, 1t is ordered by the Board that
the following part of Road District
NO. be and the same is hereby seq
regated, and from this date the seq
regated part shall be Road District
NO. ?, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Commencing at a point on the
North Bank of Snake River. due
South of the North East corner of
Section 81, Twp. South, Range 10
East b. NJ; running thence due
North to the North East corner of
Section 81, Twp. 3 South, Range 10
East, b. NJ; thence due West two
/ CD miles to the North East corner
of Section 35, Twp. South, Range
9 East B. NJ. thence due North three
F CD miles to the North East corner
of Section IA, Twp South, Range
3 East b. NJ; thence due West miles
to the point where said line inter
sects Bennett Creek. said point
being near the North East corner
of Section 16, Twp. South, Range
s East b. NJ; thence in a Southerly
direction along the Easterly bank Of
Bennett Greek to a point where said
Bennett Greek empties into Snake
River; thence in an Easterly direc-
ton along the North bank of Snake
River to point Of beginning.
Mr.. Nelson Watkins being present.
made application for the position of
Road Overseer in Road District No.
4 whereupOn the Board appointed
said Nelson Watkins as Road Over
seer of said Road District No. 4,
same to take effect at once and to
A'hioih III iuli loItt ana eUttl until
said appointment is revoked or his
successor is elected or appointed by
the Board to fill said Office Mr.
Watkins took the oath Of Office and
furnished a good and sufficient bond
in the sum of $4,000, which was
accepted and approved.
The salary of said Road Overseer
shall be $500 per day for each days
work performed, and the SUM Of
$500 per day for the use Of one
team for each day used Also $3.50
per day will be allowed for single
handed man for each days work
performed. The said Overseer shall
be required to make q full itemized
statement Of all work done during
each quarter, giving the date, num-
Der of days, the place and character
Of work done, and file said statement
with the Clerk of the Board not later
than the Saturday prior to the regu-
lar meeting of the Board during
January, April, July and October,
which must be properly subscribed
and sworn to before some officer
qualified to take such.
Petition signed by requisite
number of tax payers of Road Dis
trict No. 4, requesting the Commits
I siOners to have wagon bridge
built across Alkali Creek. where the
main county road between Glenns
Ferry and Mountain Home crosses
said creek about miles Easterly
from Blackwell Ranch. was read and
carefully considered. Whereupon
the Board granted the request as
prayed for in the petition.
Petition signed by a requisite
number of tax payers of Road Dis
trict No. 4, requesting the Commits
sioners to have a wagon bridge
built across Alkali Creek on county
; road between Glenns Ferry and Med
bury was read and carefully con-
! sidered Whereupon the Board
granted the request as prayed for
in the petition.
Petition of a requisite number of
I tax payers i'm Road District No 4.
requesting the appointment Of Joe
Heller as Road Overseer was read.
7 examined and was laid over until
the next regular meeting of the
Y Board for the reason that Mr.
z Heller's application and bond COW
ering said appointment has not been
! filed with the Clerk. Under the
7 Statute. the Board is not authorized
y of a good and sufficient bond covering
Y said appointment and taking the oath
o Of Office.
1t appearing to the Board that
Y there has been great damage done
7 TO county bridges. caused by tho
recent floods. and that immediate
y action should be taken to build and
. rebuild bridges and culverts des-
T troyed by high water. thereby re.
2 lieving the public of great danger
i and inconvenience. therefore it is
q hereby made an order Of the Board
I that Commissioner J. J McGinnis
j furnish F. G. Smith. Auditor and
Recorder. a list and dimensions oil
e an necessary timbers and lumber re-
Quired TO build and rebuild county
bridges and culverts in Commission
er's District No. 2. and the said f