American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-10-28

within Power county across the In
dian reservation, and that IL Is nec-
essary to construct that portion OF
the Bannock valley road from the
south line Of Highway District No. /
to the south line of the Indian res
| ervation on which a road should be
| built In order 10 connect with the
Bannock valley road within Highway
District No. /, a feeder of the Idaho
| Pacific Highway, which Is known
as the State Highway, which
said portion Of the Highway to be
constructed is not included within
the boundaies OF Highway District No.
1 and is included within the boun-
diaries of Power county, and that the
road would be of a more manifest
benefit to Power county than to High
way District No. 1, and that unless
the road Is constructed the residents
OF Arbon or Bannock valley would
have no NEAR Of egress or ingress,
and that the way across the Indian
reservation would be closed for all
times, and that the construction Of the
said road would be a manifest bene-
fit to the County of Power, and that
the cost of construction of said road
from the southern line of the Indian
reservation to a point where said road
intersects said Idaho-Pacific highway
within Highway District No. 1, IL
borne by such excluded portion,
namely, Power County, Idaho, would
be an unjust and unreasonable buI'
den thereon.
And 1t further appearing that High
way District No. l will not construct
said road without its boundaries at
its own cost,
And 1t further appearing 1t Is nee.
essary for the board of county COM
missioners OF Power County to furnish
some method of egress and ingress
to Arbon or Bannock valley country,
and that the limits Of Highway Dis
trict No. / do not extend to the south
ern %boundry of the Indian Reservation,
but there Is a strip of land lies be-
tween the southern boundary of High
way District No. / and the southern
boundary of the Indian Reservation,
over which a highway should be built
which is adjacent and contiguous to
the Arbon or Bannock valley country
of So miles.
II is therefore ordered that the
Board Of County Commissioners shall
contract with Highway District No. l
for a division and apportionment OF
the cost of such construction as lies
within the excluded part that is in
Power county, and without Highway
District No. l and that the chairman
of the Board of County Commission
ers be and hereby Is authorized to
nnnHunt upnh pAnntsatio,c -, A. uu-4
of the board, and for and on behalf of
Power county, to enter into a con-
tract with said Highway District No.
| for the construction of said road
providing the said Highway District
Will agree TO construct said groad
using its tools, machinery and APP
planes so to do, charging the coun-
ty only for the actual cost, to-wit: of
labor and material.
RESOLUTION
whereas, on the IL day of July.
l9lb. the said chairman of the Board
OF County Commissioners reported
that he had entered into a contract
with Highway District No. 1 to builo
and construct that portion of the
Valley road between the
southern line of Highway District No.
l and the south line Of the Indian
Reservation to conne the Bannock
Valley road In Highway District No. l,
with the Idaho-Pacific Highway cross
ing Power county, said Highway Dis
trict No. l, to use In the construction
thereof, its own tools, machinery and
appliances and to charge the coun-
ty with only the actual cost to IL of
labor and materials, upon motion of
{. f. Eggers, seconded by NJ. Il. Walk
or, the following resolution was duly
put, carried and adopted:
Namely, that the contract entered in
to on June Ia, 1915. between Power
county, Idaho by and through Walter
5. Sparks, chairman of the board of
county commissioners of Power coun-
ty. acting for II, and the board of High
way Commissioners of Highway Dis
trict No. l OF Power county, Idaho. FOR
the construction of the Bannock val
ley road between the south line of
said Highway District and the south
line of the Indian Reservation which
latter portion is within Power coun-
ty and not within Highway District No.
|, be n hereby is ratified,
And whereas. by mistake or mad
vertance, the above resolution was
not entered upon the minutes of the
commissioners proceedings,
Now, therefore. upon motion of c.
+. Eggers seconded by NJ. Il. Walk
er. duly put and carried. It is ordered
that said record be entered upon said
minutes nunc pro tune as of date of
July 18th. 1915.
ii appearing TO the board that the
bill heretofore submitted by Highway
District No, l, Power county. Idaho,
for the construction of highway
across the Indian Reservation. In
Bannock valley. and the bill being in
conformity with the contract hereto
fore entered into. 1t is ordered that
the bill as sumbitted In the sum
of s4554.0 be paid and that the clerk
comply with Section 2056 Revised
Codes of the State of Idaho, relating
to issuance OF warrants in the denomi.
nation of $4,000 each, or fraction
thereof