The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-05-13
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Monday, May 9th

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County of Bingham,
IS.
The board of county commissioners
met ON this day pursuant to law.
present John Empey, chairman, P. j.
Williams, commissioner, and F. w.
Jordan, clerk, when the following
proceedings were had to-wit:
In the Matter of the Approval of
County Commissioners RepOts.
Each of the county commissioners
having submitted a report showing
the conditions of the public highway
in their respective commissioners
districts, and after consideration, it
is ordered that the said reports be
and the same are hereby approved.
In the Matter of Raising of the Swan
Valley Dugway.
Commissioner Empey having re-
ported that the high waters of Snake
river are covering the Swan Valley
Dugway to a depth of four feet, and
that raise of said dugway is pub
lie necessity; after consideration of
the same, it is ordered that said dug
way be raised, and that Commission
err Empey and the County Surveyor,
A. e. Christensen visit the said dug
way for the purpose of estimating the
costs of raising the same, and to re-
port to the board at their regular
meeting in July, 1910.
In the Matter of the Road Petition
of G. e. Crowley, ct al.
The viewers report in the above
entitled matter coming on this day
for hearing, said report recommend
ing the opening of said road to pub
lie travel, due and legal notice of the
hearing having been given as requir-
ed by law, and the non-consenting
land owner, to-wit: Christina For
bush having appeared before the
board and submitted evidence rela-
tive to the opening of said road; aft
err consideration, it is ordered that
the viewers report be approved and
the petition as therein prayed for
be granted, and the road as described
therein be and the same is hereby de-
clared to be public highway. DAM
ages are awarded to Christina For
bush in the sum of One Hundred
(1O0.00) Dollars, as set out in said
viewers report, and the county to
place culverts under the dixie, which
is to be constructed along the fence
and under the road, which is to be
created. Cor description see road
record.)
In the Matter of the Road Petition
of Peter Cramer, ct al.
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entitled matter coming on this day
for hearing, said report recommend
ing the opening of said road for pub
lie travel, due and legal notice of said
hearing having been given as re-
quired by law, and the non-consent-
ing land owners, to-wit. H. K. Lin
ger and Henry Everett having ap-
peared before the board and submit
ted evidence relative to the opening
of said road, and after consideration.
it is ordered that the viewers repes
be approved and the petition arsr ,Urt
s''snprayed for be grantal art.s there
n 1es described thorL2su, and the
road astcrebls ascea.erein be and the
same is feJiy declared to be a pub
lie highway Damages are awarded
as follows: H. X. Linger, $4,000;
Henry Everett, $4,000; as set out
in the viewers report. Cor descrlp-
ton see road record)
In the Matter of the Road Petition OF
l.. Shelman, ct al.
The VIEWERS report in the above
entitled matter coming on this day
for hearing, said report recommend
ing the opening of said road to pub
lie travel, and due and legal notice
of the hearing having been given as
required by law, and the nOn-con-
senting land owners. to-wit: l.. Shell
man and A. L. Shelman appearing be-
fore the board and submitted evi.
dence relative to the opening of said
road; after consideration, it Is order
ed that the viewers report be approx
ed. and the petition as therein pray
ed for be granted, and the road as
described therein be and the sum OF
One Hundred Twenty-Five ($125.0O)
Dollars. and to A. l.. Shelman in the
sum of Twenty ($2O.O0) Dollars as
set out in the viewers report. (Fol
description see road recOrd.)
In the Matter of the Good Road Peti
ton.
In the above entitled matter. it is
ordered that the same be and 1t Is
hereby denied.
In the matter of the Approval of Of
fetal Bonds.
The following official bonds were
on this day examined and approved
Oscar B. Anderson, overseer of roat
district No. IL and P. G. Felsted
overseer of road district No. Is.
Tn the Matter of the Resignation o
Joseph A. Taylor, Overseer o
Road District No. 10.
Joseph A. Taylor. overseer of roat
district No. 18 having filed his resig
nation as road overseer Of said dis
trict; after consideration it is order
ed that said resignation be and thu
same is hereby accepted.
In the Matter of the Appointment o
Harry Miller as Road Overseer o