The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1910-12-29
DIVISION COMMITTEES
REPORT ON PROPOSED LINE

of formulating some plan for an ami
cable adjustment of the division of
the county met at the Club of Com
merce Friday morning, and went into
an immediate session by the elec-
ticn of J. L. Milner as chairman.
The committees in full are as fol-
lows:
Blackfoot-L. R. Thomas, P. G.
Johnston, r. N. West, James Duck
worth and e. T. Peck.
Idaho Falls. L. Miner, A. T.
Shane, w. D. Huffaker, B. j. Briggs
and H. J. Hasbrouck.
The following report of the com.
mercial club committees was read.
This report is supported by the rep
resentatives and senator and will no
doubt influence the action cf the leg
islative body relative to county d.
vision:
Whereas, it was thought expedient
and to the best interest of the peo-
pie Of Bingham county, Idaho, to di-
vide Bingham county upon equitable
lines, the citizens and taxpayers re-
siding in the south end of said coun-
ty and those residing in the north
end cf said county met in their re-
spective localities and appointed ex-
ecutive committees with power to
act and to agree upon a line to sug-
gest to the Senator and Representa-
ives of Bingham county and request
the senator and representatives to
present to the Legislature at the
Eleventh Session bill creating a me-
county upon the lines agreed to by
the representative as chosen. The
Representatives as chosen by the citi-
zens of the south end of Bingham
county being Honorable P. G. John
ston, James Duckworth and R. N.
West, and the representatives chosen
by the citizens of the north end of
Bingham county being Honorable H.
J.. Hasbrouck, J. L. Miller, A. T.
Shane, w. D. Huffaker and B. j.
Briggs.
J Pursuant to arrangements said rep
resentatives met in Idaho Falls, Ida,
on December %, 1910, whereupom the
following proceedings were had:
Honorable H. j. Hasbrouck was
elected chairman of the meeting and
w. D. Huffaker was elected secretar,
The figures as taken from the as
SCISSORS rolls of the county for 1910
were given as follows as an aid te
the committee in arriving at an eQui
table adjustment.
Readjusted valuations cf Bingham
county, north and south Of the base
line, figures taken from the assess
ment rolls of the county for 1910 b.
C. E. Crowley, assessor and collector
Total value as equalized by Stat
7 Board, $3.50, ,OSO.0O.
Valuation of all north of
the base line including
Mackay line ........ $3,293 ,664.O
Valuation of all south Of
the base line ........ 1856, AGO
Difference in favor of the
north side of the base
line ................ $907,24S.0
Miscellaneous items stated for tn
purpose of arriving at an equitabl
adjustment:
Grays Lake country; 100000.
Migratory stock in Gray's LAX
country, s1OO,0O0,00.
Sixteen miles Mackay line north {
base line, $72,000.00.
Thirty-six thousand acres of Care
4 land shortly to come under taxatie
s in the south end is estimated at $25
y 10000
Z, Newly built Aberdeen railroad,
J. miles, $9S,OO0.OO Mr.. Crowley's es
n mate for the % miles is $110. 10000
t. Migratory stock south of base lii
'e and not in Gray's lake country, $3'
20 10000.
a. Shelley school district, includil
t. Shelley village, 1921, ,664.60.
ri South of base line including Car
le lands and Aberdeen railway, 1913
u 41O, showing difference i'm favor
re north of base line, still $559, ,24S.OO.
e, Suggestions for EquaIizing
" Commencing at the northwest CT
Ig ner of township 3 north, range
n east, thence south IA miles, then
ID east 16 miles, thence south 4 mil
S. to base line, thence east 26 mill
OF thence south to south line of coun
It, | Valuation of north county $3,16O,(
IN Valuation of south county 2,S6S,C
b. Difference favor of north :. $291,e
The above valuation for the sol