The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-30

tending to the beet dump near More
land, same to be in lieu of a proposed
road petitioned for by Abe Hatch, ct
al. After due consideration of the
matter it was referred to Commits
sioner Jones to make a personal in
vestigatiOn as to the costs, benefits,
ETC.. and if in his judgment the said
road is more advantageous and the
cost not too great, to order the same
opened, and have the necessary
of immediate travel
In the matter of the bridge crossing
the Peoples canal north of Moreland
on the S. B. Talbot land. Upon con-
sideration of the above matter it is
ordered that upon the deciding, by the
said s. B. Talbot to Bingham county,
a right of way across his land to con-
meet with the new bridge now across
the Peoples canal northeast of his
house, he is to have ownership of the
old bridge now in front of his house
and crossing the Peoples canal and
permission to fence the same against
the travel of the general public.
In the matter of depositary bond
of the Bank of Aberdeen. The Bank
of Aberdeen having submitted bond
in favor of Bingham county for the
purpose of securing county deposits
the same was duly considered and in
as much as the sureties were mostly
officers of the same bank it is or
dered that said bond be not accepted,
and that the bank be requested to
furnish a surety bond.
Tuesday October 10. 1911.
State of Idaho, County of Bingham-ss
The Board of County Commission
ers met on this day as per adjourn
board and the clerk being present,
had, to-wit:
In the matter of approving reports.
The following reports were at this
time submitted and approved: F. E.
DeKay, sheriff; ]. T. Carruth, clerk;
]. R. Anderson, probate Judge; J. H.
Warren, road overseer; G. w. Par
IRISH, James Wray, w. w. Bales, c. H.
Nielsen, G. H. Longhurst, VIM. M.
Dye, VIM. Twitchell, Carl Nelson, P.
G. Felsted, Henry Monson, ]. ]. Peter
son, J. M. Livingstone, John McGary,
l.. A. Nugent.
In the matter of approving official
bonds. Bonds of the following county
officers were on this day approved:
c. S. Stonehacker, justice of the peace,
Aberdeen; Nate Newcomb, constable,
Aberdeen; John McGary, road over
seer; w. A. Edwards, road overseer.
In the matter of constable for
Woodville precinct. The above mat
ter coming on for hearing at this time
and it appearing to the board that by
reason of the division OF Bingham
county the constable of Woodville
precinct now resides in Bonneville
county, it is ordered that Geo. E. Gift
ford be and he is hereby appointed
constable of the said Woodville pre-
cinct in Bingham county.
In the matter of installing tele-
phones in the various offices of the
county court house. Mr.. Green. local
manager Of the Mountain States Tele-
phone & Telegraph company, ap-
peared before the board and proposed
to install telephones in all the Offices
of the court house at the following
prices per annum:
Sheriff's office, truck and switch
board ......... ........$ oo.oU
Ten stations at s12 each ...... 10000
Total $4,000
The proposition was accepted and
the phones ordered installed at once.
In the matter of creating a herd
district at Aberdeen, Idaho. A petit
ton having been filed, signed by a
majority of the qualified electors of
Aberdeen precinct, Bingham county,
Idaho, praying for the organization OF
certain territory into herd district
under the laws of the State of Idaho,
after consideration it is ordered that
the clerk of this board give notice by
posting and by publication, as re.
uuired by law, that said petition will
be heard by the Board of County Com
missioners at an adjourned meeting
which is hereby called for Tuesday,
October 31st, 1911, at IL a. M, at
which time parties interested for and
against the granting of said petition
will be heard.
Current Expense.
Jessie Lloyd deputy clerk. ..$ 10000
]. T. Carruth, county clerk. 10000
F.. D. Bennett, deputy as
SCISSOR 'V'oo
II. 4. u. hlcH, equity DIS
SCISSOR ............ 10000
D. F. Jackson, deputy sheriff 1900
w. E. Patrie, county physic-
ian ....... ~4790
T. ]. Bennett, county commits
sioner .............. $3.50
J. H. Andersen, probate Judge 10000
J. e. Good, county attorney. 1890
w. H. Kestner, deputy sheriff 10000
Mary A. Thompson, county
treasurer $685.
F.. E. DeKay, sheriff .......> 10000
Alice Beach, county superin-
tendent ............ 1896
T. R. Jones, county commits
sioner ............. $3.50
Esther Wallace, clerical as
sistant ............ $500
e. T. Peck, county coroner. 8.35
w. H. Stufflebeam, county
commissioner ........ $3.50
A. e. Christensen, county sur