The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-02-25

The average price paid In Northern
Idaho Is 500. The average cost to
France for the stock laid down in that
country is $345.
st. Maries - The Benewah county
commissioners have let the contract
for transcribing the records from Koo-
tenai county. at 7 cents per 100 words,
the contractor to furnish books, in
dexes and certificates as to the cor
rectness of the records.
The question Of the temporary court
house was discussed, but no action was
taken.
The contract for furnishing the
county with books was let to the Lew
iston Printing and Binding company at
s1331.35. II. II. Sailing was appointed
justice of the peace for Plummer pre-
cinct to fill vacancy.
The box factory being installed at
st. Maries Is we'll under way. The
officials expect to. be operating within
10 days.
Moscow-The Northern Pacific Rail-
way company fled suit here against
the county and the school districts of
Kendrick and Troy to recover part
of school taxes paid by it.
IL is said that the statutes conflict,
one stating that maximum of mills
may be levied in any one year by any
school district as special tax, and an
other that the maximum Of special
school tax may be 10 mills on the dol
lar. Neither act refers to the other
or repeats the other.
II is alleged that Kendrick levied IS
mills on account of new high school
building and exceeded the 5-mill
amount by about $l400, while Troy
exceeded the mills by about $500.
Should the railroad company be sus-
tanned in the courts, it is said, it will
then bring action in a number of other
cases in Northern Idaho. If the rail
road is entitled to rebate, all other
taxpayers are, it is commended, and it
would result in much financial embar-
rassment to many school districts.
Boise - While the senate skidded
bridge appropriations bill through to
the governor and killed commissions
Monday, the house spent its time kill
ing off aspiring county division meas
ures. debating in committee of the
whole and enjoying its own oratory.
These developments, together with
passage of the Anderson act to abolish
the State Tax commission, passage of
the Clark bill to abolish the several
state offices of water commissioners,
the calling off of the fight on the pub
lie utilities commission through failure
to reconsider the vote taken on the
Thomas bill, and veto of the anti
commission government act made the
session an interesting one.
The Camas county division bill went
down to defeat during the morning
session of the house. 1t was by Ev-
ans, Of Lincoln county, and sought to
divide Blaine county by submitting
the question of division at an election.
The house killed the measure by vote
of 81 to 20. During the afternoon
session Payette county, seeking to be
created out of Canyon county, met the
same fate and was voted out of exist
ence on rollcall of 32 to 10.
Governor Alexander vetoed house
bill 1lS, the anti-commission govern
ment act, fathered by the common
wealth" Ada county delegation and
seeking to precipitate Boise into bit
ter municipal fight next spring, by try
ing to repeal the commission form
of government for Boise. The veto
message, long one, was read and laid
on the table. The governor criticised
those seeking to defeat Bosses present
commission government as those who
seek to acquire from the legislature
that which they could not secure at an
election by the people.
The following house bills were
passed and sent to the governor:
Appropriating s12. 900 for bridges in
Custer county over Pahsimarol river.
Appropriating SIT, 900 for bridge
across the Snake river between Can
yon and Owyhee counties at Mussel.
Appropriating s18. 900 for a bridge
over Salmon river above White Bird
in Idaho county.
Establishing predatory animal fund.
Abolishing office of water commits
sioner.
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