The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-05-01


new road extending west from Jacob
Ramey's through sections 16 and II,
to furnish an outlet for a lot of peo-
pie who have purchased 20 and 40
acre tracts. The people to be bene-
fitted by the road offered to donate
the rights of way but those fronting
on other roads asked to be reim-
bursed the cost of fencing. No de-
cision was reached.
Charlie Crouch had given some
land for "a road year ago but no
road was built and it grew up to
weeds. This spring he cleaned it
up and planted it to beets and garden
and was preparing to plant some po-
tatoes when informed that the road
Is to be built this year. He asked
the privilege of leaving it closed until
his crop is harvested, but the board
did not care to delay opening the
road.
People in the upper part of Black
foot precinct petitioned for voting
precinct to be called Wapello, and
it was created according to the petit
ton
Tuesday Afternoon
Henry Dunn asked for correc-
ton in tax payment which had been
made twice. Mrs. Lizzie Shannon
asked for lower valuation than had
been fixed on % acres of her land
which is too high to be irrigated.
1t was agreed that Investigation
should be made.
Belo Ball was appointed justice
of the peace of Blackfoot.
Tuesday afternoon was the time
set for hearing the arguments in the
case of the five deputies against the
action of the county commissioners
in cutting the salaries A. s. Dinck-
inson, special counsel for the COM
missioners at county expense, and
John W. Jones and J. H. Andersen,
SPECIAL counsel for the deputies, APP
peared and in a preliminary bout,
it was shown that the deputies are
entitled to have their salaries fixed
once a year by the board but not
at other times. Mr.. Dickinson con-
tended that this was a continuation
of an effort to fix the salaries at
lower price than had been paid be-
fore, and it was within the province
of the commissioners to proceed with
it. Messers Jones and Andersen
called attention to the decision OF
the court that the board IN their
January session had not proceeded
according to law, and that having
passed that period they would have
to wait until next January to take
further action. In addition to this
it was shown that the board had,
after receiving the courts decision,
received the bills of the deputies for
their customary salaries and had ap-
proved and paid them as If their
former attempt to reduce the salaries
were at an end.
The commissioners adjourned for
half an hour and went into a secret
in cutting the salaries. A. S. DICK
county attorneys office, and after
long conference they instructed
the clerk to make an entry in the
minutes to show that the board ap-
peals from the decision of the dis
trict court, and will carry the matter
to the supreme court.
The bill of R. N. West for 1922
was withdrawn and new one SUD-
stituted for $721.29 and it was al
lowed. The court order attached to
1t indicated that $671.45 was for
expenses incurred in securing evil
dence against bootleggers, and $57.76
was for interest.
The state highway commissioner
submitted report showing that grad
ing and browning the road between
Blackfoot and Fl. Hall will cost $3.50,
bridges and culverts $1797, and sup
erintendent's contingencies SEAS,
making a total of $2725, of which the
state will pay 5000 If the county will
pay the other $1816. This does not
include repairing the macadam road.