American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14

Board then adjourned to meet July
rs, at 10 a. m.
American Falls, Idaho, July %, 1918.
Board met this day pursuant TO adj
journment OF the 23rd inst, full board
being present and the following proceed
ings were had to-wit:
It appearing to the board that the
present scale Of wages set by the board
on April 14th, for road work is too small
to secure competent. help it is hereby
ordered by the board that the same be
amended to read as follows:
$500 per day Of 8 hours Of actual
work on roads with man and team.
$500 per day for single handed man
for s hours actual work.
$3.50 per day for road overseers g
hours per day the same to be effective
from this date.
The bill OF Blaine county for the tram
scription OF the records for use in
Power county. amounting to $796. O8 was
allowed by the board to be paid as
follows: 5000 90 at once and the bal
ance Of s196. 08 to be paid as soon as
the records are checked up by the audi
tor and recorder and found to be cor
rect.
The following bills were allowed and
The clerk ordered to issue warrants in
m thereof:
D.. S. Mcqueen work on bridge,
$50. 90: j.. A. Green & Co., making
examination and report on bridge at
American Falls, s72.45; l.. A. Peck,
pillow point, $500; G. Fetters. work on
vault, s22.40.
The board authorized c.. c.. Schorz-
man to do the following work in J. M.
Clark's district: Fix Cold creek bridge,
fix Little Greek bridge, repair subway
on new American alls-Rockland road
in Schorzman's field.
A petition Of the residents Of Little
Creek and vicinity for the creation of
a voting precinct TO be known as Lit
tie Creek Voting Precinct was present
ed to the board and granted as prayed
for. The board then appointed and
confirmed p. NJ. Misenheimer as justice
Of the peace and H.. ]. Ralphs as con-
stable of Little Creek Voting Precinct,
subject to their giving proper bonds.
The board ordered that the valua-
tons placed on the lots in the Rock
land Townsite be reduced 25 per cent
and that Of H. Houtz on 20 acres ad-
lOlHlIR hOGkldilu DC dloO aa1N ~ 20
cent.
H. c. Wones, clerk and recorder sub
mitted the following report Of monies re
ceived in his office since the organiza-
ton of the county, to June 80, 1913:
Recording fees, .. -. -. q. ..S5sl.y'
District court, . q. .... -. e. 22S.V'
Fines, b. Heed and ]. F. Gish.. 425.O'
Total 81, 2S9. 81
Turned into county treasurer ..Sl,2Ss.9
o. R. Baum made the following re
port:
The commissioners of Oneida count,
refused to adjust or enter into negotla
tons with the board of Power county
for the adjustment OF the bonded indeo'
edness. pursuant to the report Of tn
duly appointed acting appraisers mad
and executed on the list day of April
1918 wherein the appraisers made a re
port and left it up to the RESPECTIVE
boards Of county commissioners to ad
Just the bonded Indebtedness. said re
port being filed in the records of Pow
er county, on the list day Of April, 1915
and approved, April. 16, 1918 by tn
board Of county commissioners of Powe
~uAN9 Alter COncA0tl w
report it was ordered that the clerk G
the board, pursuant to the report of A
A Smith, the duly appointed appraise
as set forth above, draw a warrant l
favor Of oneida county for the semi an
nual interest on the bonded indebtedness
in the sum of $3S7.5O, or the interes
on Power ~county's share of the bonoe
Indebtedness after the deduction {
$4,000 from the total indebtedness {
$4,000. 90 after finding Power county
proportion which is 27-5S and the sam
oe rendered to Oneida County in tu
payment of the interest due on the ou'
Standing bonded Indebtedness assume
ey Power county Of the total indebted
ness Of oneida county.
Board then adjourned to meet Jul
-sth, at 10 a. m.
american Falls, Idaho, July 20, 1918