Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-05-05
COMMISSION aRs' PRoCEED1Nas

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The commi; sioners met at ten o.
clock a. m. this 25th day of April,
1915, pursuant to adjournment of
April 18th. Present, G. C. Gray,
chairman, Ezra J. Howell and Ezra
T, Bulge, commissioners, Thomas L.
Glenn, prosecuting attorney and II.
H. Bromhead, clerk and the follow
ing proceedings were had to wit:
In the matter OF removing obstruc-
tions from certain public road at or
near the center of section 90, town
ship IL, south Of range a., East
Boise meridian and referring to 9TH
or roads:
1t appear ng to the board upon
testimony Of reliable witnesses that
the public road leading from the
town of Benz ington to Little Four
Mile canyon is INSTRUCTED at or near
the center fsaid section %, by
fence or gate, and it further appear
ing that parties are blowing up the
/ public road and otherwise rendering
the said road impossible at the place
referred to and at other places; it is
therefor ordered that the road over
seer OF comm ssioner's district No.
be and he is hereby directed to cause
to be removed from any part of the
road herein described, any and all
distractions, and he is hereby fur
Their directed 70 notify all the parties
placing distractions upon or over
said road, either by fencing or plow-
ng, or otherw lse, to cease at once to
place or mako such Instructions or
any distractions over or upon said
road. 1t is further ordered that this
order do and does hereby apply to
any and all prblic roads in said dist
riot No. 8.
The applics ton OF George s. Rog-
ers for DANA ges heretofore had for
consideration ~ this board is hereby
ordered disal, owed.
The applica ion of Ira Peterson for
damages heretofore had for con-
sideration by the board is hereby or
dered allowed in the sum Of 500
and the auditor is hereby directed to
draw his war ant ON the Current ex-
pense fund in favor of Ira Peterson
in the sum of 500.
In the matter of expanding money
now in the county state highway
fund for the construction of the state
highway through this county. or as
much OF said highway as tn funds
available will build:
1t appearing to the board that the
state has not the funds at this time
to contribute is one-third of the cost
Of building said highway, as per the
agreement heretofore entered into
between the tate OF Idaho and the
county of Bear Lake, and it further
appearing that the state highway
commission is willing and ANXIOUS for
the county to expend the money IL
has for the construction of said high
way; that the state will then accept
and maintain said highway and that
1t will as soon sthe money is avail
able for the purpose in the state re-
imburse the county in the sum OF
one-third of the amount expended
BY the county in the construction Of
said highway.
It is there ore ordered. upon the
motion Of Ezi ]. Howell, supported
by Ezra T. bulge. Chairman Ora,
voting negative. that the following
resolutions be and they are hereby
approved and. adopted and made {
record of this board:
WWhereas, On the goth day OF oc
tober. 1915, Bear Lake county. Ida
no, jointly tn the State OF Idaho
entered into an agreement with tn,
Midland Bridge Co., for the eonstrue
ton OF certain bridges on the stat,
highway in bear Lake county, be
tween the t. wn OF Montpelier an,
the Utah Stat line, and
Whereas, TN the goth day of DC
not sufficient funds to pay its pro
PORTION Of the completion of sal,
bridges under said contract. and al
work thereunier has been discontin
ued and
Whereas, Bear Lake county ha
available sufficient funds and con
siders the completion OF thes
bridges at iris time necessity TO
: the safety OF he travelling public. an,
therefore is teslrious that said con