Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-30
OUR SHARE
IS $4,9S7.O7
Division of Bonner County Property and
Monies Leaves But Little for
New Boundary County
APPRAISERS HAVE FINISHED TASK
Huge Warrant Indebtedness Cuts Down
Finances of Boundary

The work of appraising the prop
erty of Bonner county and the APP
portioning of property and money
between Bonner and Boun Diary
counties was completed yesterday
by Appraisers We'll for Bonner
county, Peckenpaugh for Boundary
county and w. c. Wyatt, appoint
ed by Governor Alexander, and the
report of the three appraisers is
now in the hands of the commits
sioners of the two counties.
The report covers twelve type
written pages. The assessed valu-
alton of Bonner county is placed at
SIS, 235, 2O3.15 and the assessed
valuation of Boundary county is
50, 1872, 1884. On this basis the
appraisers set the ratio of taxable
property in Boundary county in
comparison with the taxable prop
erty of Bonner county at ratio of
l to 200.
The division of Bonner county
resulted in the dividing of hide
pendent School Districts Nos. l
and 4. In District No. l, the APP
praisers found that Boundary coun-
ty was entitled to S16S.5S and Bon
ner county to So, O6S.O2 of the total
of So, 236. 40 on hand on July 18th
to the credit of District No. l. On
the same ratio the funds on hand
to the credit of District No. 4 were.
divided, Bonner county getting
S212. 20 and Boundary county being
credited with 81 ,O65.21.
The appraisers also reported on
all road districts which were divid-
ed by the creation of Boundary
county and settled on a division of
monies credited to Road Districts
No. 9 and No. 80.
The report shows that there is
due from Bonner county the sum
of SO, 93S.12 belonging to the II
school districts which are wholly
in the boundaries of Boundary
county. The warrant Indebtedness
of these districts amounts to 81, =
490.40. Bonner county retains
S21, $40 so school money and as
sumes 81 $50 43 warrant indebted
ness.
There are II road districts lying
wholly within the boundaries of
Bounday county and these districts
are credited with a balance of
1882. Boundary county shall
assume no road warrant indebted
ness.
The Bonner county treasurer is
instructed to pay to the treasurer
of Boundary county the sum OF
81, 200 to the credit of the Village
of Boomers Ferry.
The appraisers estimated the
amount of delinquent taxes in Bon
ner county as being 50 96O.1S and
and in Boundary county, $500 20.
The appraisers fixed the valua-
ton Bonner county's real and per-
sonal property, which includes the
courthouse, Jail, poorfarm, real
estate, machinery, heating plant,
library and automobiles at $40,
$4,000. Boundary county's share
is placed at SIP, 538.3S.
The summary of the report show:
that Boundary county owes Bonnei
county for warrant indebtedness:
and for culvert pipe the sum o.
S18, 1858. Bonner county owe,
Boundary county S23, 604O5 which
leaves a balance due Boundary
county of 81, 987 OF and this sun
must be distributed approximately
between the general school, genera
bridge, general road and teacher
, institute funds. Bonner county i
further indebted to Boundary coun
ty is lin the sum of $l3, 375. 8
, and this fund belongs to and mus
! be distributed among the schoo
districts, road districts and tow
of Boomers Ferry, and cannot b
used for the running expenses @
the county.
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