The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-08-05

A. D. 1913, at the regular July. 1919,
meeting of said board, upon a written
petition praying for an extension of
time within which to complete and put
In operation the first section of the
railroad of petitioner, and PRAYING for
the amendment of the order of this
Board recorded in Book One of Com
missioners Journal, page 47O ct seq.
and other orders of this board grant
Ing extensions of time. so as to grant
the extension of time aforesaid, and it
appearing from said petition and other
evidence adduced at said hearing that
1T has been impossible for said peti-
toner to sell it's bonds, owing TO the
state OF the money market, and to
raise the funds necessary to complete
and put in operation said railroad
within the extensions of time hereto
fore granted, and it appearing at said
hearing that the said petitioner has
now sold fifty-five thousand dollars
worth OF its bonds and will from such
sale have funds available within few
days sufficient to pay for the steel on
the ground and complete and put in
operation the said line of railroad be-
tween the depot of the Oregon Short
Line Railroad Company in Twin Falls
and Shoshone Falls within the time
asked for, and it further appearing
that it will be to the best interests of
the public to grant said petition and
extension of time.
NOW, THEREFORE,, IT IS HERE
BY ORDERED, that the order of this
board of September 21st, 1911, record
ed in Book One of Commissioners
journal at page 40 ct seq, and all
other orders in amendment thereof
and granting extensions of time, be,
and the same are and each is so
amended as to grant to petitioner a
further extension of time from August
list, 1913, to the list day of January,
1914, within which to complete and
put in operation the line of railway
from the depot Of the Oregon Short
Line Railway Company in the City of
Twin Falls to Shoshone Falls, and
from August LIST, 1913, to the LIST day
OF August, 1914, within which to COM
plete and put in operation the balance
OF the first section of said line of rail-
road as described in section IL of the
order recorded in Book one of Com
missioners' Journal at page 470, ct seq.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that said
petitioner and corporation shall, be-
fore this order takes effect, furnish to
this Board and file with the same two
bonds in the sum of five thousand dol
lars each, with two or more sufficient
sureties, the form of said bond and the
sufficiency of said sureties to be APP
proved by said Board one of said
bonds to be conditioned to the effect
that said corporation will complete
and put in operation said railroad
within the time of the above men,
toned extensions, and the other condi-
toned to indemnify and hold harm
less the said county or said Board
from any damages arising by reason
of the completion, construction or OPP
GRAFTON of said railroad.
This order passed and entered this
2Sth day of July, 1913
In the matter of the fixing of salary of
the Treasurer and Ex.OfficiO Tax
Collector.
In this matter it appearing that an
order had been made at the regular
April, 1913, session of the Board, fix
ing the salary of the Treasurer and
EX-Officio Tax Collector at $1S00.00
per year, and it appearing further
that after more thorough investiga-
ton, and from the opinion of the Coun-
ty Attorney, the Board had no legal
right to change the salary of such
officer, Whereupon, the action in the
matter is hereby rescinded and the
salary of the Treasurer and EX-Officio
Tax Collector was ordered placed as
previously fixed by the Board at the
Regular April, 1912, Session of said
Board.
In the matter of canyassing votes of
the Bond Election held on July %,
1918, for the construction of Bridges
in Twin Falls County.
In this matter, three days having
elapsed since the holding of said cleo
ton it appearing that the returns were
in from all precincts in Twin Falls
County excepting Castleford and Butte,
and the Board being satisfied that no
election had been held in the last two
mentioned precincts, the Board pro-
ceeded to canvass the returns of said
election, as follows: