American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-05-28
Public Notice. special Election.


To the qualified electors Of the here
matter described territory, lying in the
county Of Power, State Of Idaho:
Whereas, more than fifty holders of
title or evidence of title to lands w.
ing wholly within the limits of the
county of Power. State of Idaho. and
of the hereinafter described territory.
have filed with me. as clerk of the
board OF county commissioners. Pow
er county, State of Idaho, a petition
praying for al election to be held to
determine whether or not the territory
as described in said petition shall be
created and organized pursuant TO the
provisions of chapter So. 1911 Session
laws and the amendments thereof. in
TO a highway district;
Whereas, the said signers are hold
ers Of title or evidence of title to more
than one-tenth part of the total area
of land in the proposed district which
will be assessable for the purposes of
said district;
Whereas, there was attached TO said
petition a map showing the said
boundaries of the said district:
Whereas, l. Paul Bulhnch. clerk of
the board of county commissioners
finding the petition sufficient and in
due form. do by these presents or
der said question to be submitted to
the electors of said proposed district
as hereinafter set out:
Now, therefore. notice is hereby
given that on Tuesday, June 9Th, 1914.
at the Odd Fellows hall. village of
American Falls, county of Power.
State of Idaho, a place within the pro-
posed new highway district. a special
election will be held to determine the
question whether or not the territory
as mentioned in said petition and said
map attached. and hereinafter des-
cribed, shall be created and organized
under the provisions of the act per-
tanning to the organization and crea-
ton of highway district into a high
way district, which said highway dis
trict shall be known and designated as
Power County Highway District No.
l." That the boundaries of the said
territory to be created into said high
way district as aforesaid being as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner
of section 81. township 6 south, range
30 +. b.. NJ. running thence east along
the section line between sections 81
and 80, township and range aforesaid.
and an extension thereof to a point
where such extended line intersects
with the center of the west channel of
the Snake river; running thence in
a n~ortheasterly direction along the
thread of the west channel of the
Snake river to the point in the main
channel of the said river where the
same divides, forming the east and
west branches thereof, running thence
southerly down the thread of the east
branch of the Snake river to the point
of intersection of the center line of
said east branch with an extension of
the said line of the Port Neuf river
in section II, township 6 south, range
30 E. B.. NJ; running thence easterly
up the thread of the main channel OF
the Port Neuf river along and upon
the line between Bannock and Power
counties to the point of the mountain
running thence south along the east
line of Power county to the Nintersec-
ton of said line with the half section
line, ~bi-secting section Z, township
south, range "a, E. B. NJ; thence in
a so%utheasterly direction along the
county line to a point where the said
county line intersects the township
line between townships z south and 5
south; thence west along said town
ship line to the southwest corner of
the southwest quarter (SWA) Of sec
ton 81, township 7 south, range 80
E.. b. NJ; thence south along the said
range line to the southeast corner of
section 80, township s south, range
81, K. b. NJ; thence west three miles