The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-08-07
Wednesday, July 20, 1918

Wednesday, July 70, 1918
Estate Of Idaho,
County Of Bingham.
The Board Of County Commissioners
met on this 23rd day Of July. 1913. all
members Of the Board and the clerk be-
ing present. when the following proceed
ings were had. to-wit:
In the matter Of Reclnding Order and
Allowance Of Swan Berg for damages.
The Board having inspected the pre-
misses of Swan Berg over which an
order had heretofore been made declar-
ing certain public road and allowing
damages in the sum Of $4,000 there
fore, and said board being of the opin-
ion at this time it is not for the best
interests of the county to have such
road opened for a consideration of $780,
90, it is therefore, ordered that said Or
der made and entered on the 18th day
of April, 1913, be and the same is here
by recinded. vacated and set aside,
In the matter Of the Petition Of Joseph
MCGOWAN for Public Road.
The board on this day considered the
application Of Joseph MCGOWAN for the
the corner of Sec. 20, TIP. 8 S, r "a E.
B. M; thence running due north 25 feet;
thence due East 80 rods; thence due
South fifty feet; thence due West eighty
rods; thence due North twenty-five feet
to place of beginning, and it appearing
that it is for the best interests of the
county to have said premises as a pub
lie road, it is therefore ordered that the
same be and is hereby declared a pub
lie highway of Bingham county and that
the said Joseph MCGOWAN be paid
$4,000 for such right Of way upon his
executing to said county quitclaim
deed therefore.
In the matter Of Appointing r. J. Arm
strong Justice Of the Peace for Shell
ley Precinct.
1t appearing to the board on this day
that one w. ]. Mallory, heretofore ap-
pointed justice of the peace for Shell
ley precinct had failed to qualify and
preferred not to act as such. it is there
fore ordered that Robert J. Armstrong
} be and he is hereby appointed as JUS
tice Of the peace for said Shelley pre-
cinct, Bingham County. Idaho.
In the matter OF Locating the Boundary
Lines between Bingham Power and
Blaine Counties.
The above matter coming on for hear
ing on this day and it appearing to the
Board that the boundary lines between
the said counties is not definitely known
by the assessors of said counties, 1t is
therefore ordered that the surveyor OF
Bingham county join with the survey
ors of Power and Blaine counties and
establish and define the North and
South line between said Bingham, Pow
er and Blaine counties.
the Southeastern Idaho Fair Assn.
Certain officers Of the Southeastern
Idaho Fair Assn having heretofore ap.
peared before this board and requested
that $2500.00 be appropriated to said
} fair association to assist in advertising
the agricultural resources of Bingham
county, and the board having given sai(
} matter due consideration 1t Is ordered
that the sum of 100000 be and thu
same is hereby appropriated to said fai
} association and that this board maxi
a special levy at their meeting in Sep
TENDER next, for the purpose Of rails
} ing such funds.
I Ordered that this board do now ad
journ until July -. 1913, at 10 a. m.
: JAS. CHRISTENSEN.
Attest: Chairman.
]. T. CARRUTH. Clerk.