Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-03
HANS SORENSEN, Chairman.
N. r. LARSEN, Clerk.
CHARLES r. CLARK,
w. w. CLARK

1t appearing to the Board that the
SAID road Is properly constructed and a
necessary highway within. Bear lake
county, 1t is ordered that the said road,
to-wit: Commencing at the lwest) end
OF what Is known as Fourth street in
the Georgetown Village Plat and run
chains and 20 links: thence s. II degrees
% minutes w. eighty-four chains to the
o. Q. L. r. r. Siding" be and the same
The Oregon Short Line Railway Com
pany through and by its agent, A. o.
Harris, appeared before the Board and
q portion Of certain highway in Ovid.
Bear Lake county, Idaho. as follows. to-
wit:
To the Honorable Board County Com
missioners of Bear Lake County, Idaho:
Whereas, on the petition of Joseph r.
Shepherd ct al the county commissioners
OF Bear Lake county. Idaho, at meet
ing held on April IL, 1910. granted to the
right to cross the public highways
with branch line of railroad extending
from Montpelier to Paris, via Ovid, the
on blueprint map duly filed in the Of
fice of the county clerk, said location be-
ing also the location of the said rail-
road as now constructed and operated,
and
Whereas. the tracks of said railroad
lie in north and south and in an east
and west highway intersecting at the
station of Ovid In said county as indi-
Gated by the map herewith attached and
made part of this petition and.
Peterson, ct al. the said county commits
sioners of Bear Lake county, at meet
Ing held on October II, 1910. did vacate
ana close S that portion Of said north and
residence OF Jens Olsen to said east and
west highway. and
whereas. the intent of said action b.
the county commissioners was to grant
TO the said oregon Short Line Railroad
Company the use of all those portions
Of said highways at Ovid that were ac-
Of way for said railroad, but that
through oversight, no action was, in
fact. taken to close that part of said
north and south public road shown IN
Green shading on said map herewith at
tached and as hereinafter bounded and
specifically described, and
Whereas, Ii is necessary for the re-
ceipt and dispatch of railroad shipments
at said station of Ovid that said area
shown in green shading be devoted to
Now. therefore. the said Oregon Short
Line Railroad Company does hereby Pc
tition your honorable body to yacate and
described portion of said highway and
to devote the same to the use of the
Oregon Srort Line Railroad Company:
Beginning at the northeast corner of
the intersection of the north and south
and of the east and west highways at
the railroad station of Ovid; thence
north along the east line of said north
and south highway for n distance of
Fact distant. measured northwesterIy, at
right angles, from the center line of
main track of the Oregon Short Line
railroad as the same now constructed
md operated; thence sontheasterly par
ailel tn and 100 feet distant from said
railroad center line along a curve to the
eft having a radius Of l144.5 feet, foi
a distance of about 400 feet TO point
IN the proloneation of the north line Of
said east and west highway los feet
more or less tn the point Of beginning.
Respectfully submitted.
OREGON SHORT LINE RAIL
ROAD COMPANY,
BY A. o. Harris. It's Agent.
1t annearing to the Board that the
vacating and CLOSING. OF said norton of
thu public highway 10 necessary for tie