American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-08-17

and determination, the following facts
having been brought to the attention
OF the board OF county commissioners
OF said county by the testimony OF wit
ncsses and from other sources.
First. That Independent school dis
trict No. ! OF Power county, Idaho, Is
a regularly organized independent
school district under the laws of the
state OF Idaho,
Second. That the total assessed VAL
uation OF said independent school dis
trlct is $13,352, 92S;
Third. That the total assessed val
uation within the proposed new district
or that part OF said Independent
school district No. 1, which said petit
ton prays be cut of OF said Indepen-
dent school district No. / Is 81, 1898, GAS;
Fourth. That the total school CEN
sus Of said Independent school dis
trict No. /. Is 6i6 pupils;
Fifth. That the total school census
In said proposed new district Is as
pupils:
Sixth. That the amount of money
expended for the maintenance OF In
dependent school district No. ! dur
ing the fcal year 1915 was $2S,687;
Seventh. That the AMOUNT OF mon
ey expended by the board Of trustees
OF said Independent school district
No. | for the maintenance OF that Sec
tion OF said Independent school dis
trict No. l which said petition prays
be cut OF of said Independent school
district No. 1. amounts approximately
TO $1,977.75 for the fiscal year of 1915;
Eighth. That the petition praying
for a division Of Independent school
district No. | OF Power county, Idaho
now under consideration by this board
does not contain the names of twenty
five per cent OF the heads OF families
and residents of said Independent
school district No. | OF Power county,
Idaho.
From the foregoing findings of facts,
and after being fully advised as to
the law pertaining 10 the division Of
Independent school districts. the board
OF county commissioners OF Power
county concludes:
First. That said petition now un-
der consideration Is not In proper
form containing an insufficient num-
W. VI ~ " ~ bpoia |
of county commissioners OF Power
county. Idaho. to call an election In
said Independent school district No. |
I. OF Power county. Idaho. should be
40 divided and therefore that the
board OF county commissioners has
no Jurisdiction;
Second. That even should the laws
che state of Idaho be SO construed
AS to vest the board of county COM
missioners with Jurisdiction to make !
a division Of Independent school dis
trtct No. I of Power county. Idaho. |
without submitting the question to
the electors of said Independent school
district No. 1, the foregoing facts show
conclusively thai the demands of said
petition together with the map on file
said petition are 81 out OF pro-
unjust and inequitable that
the board of county commissioners OF
county, Idaho. must In the ex-
OF It's discretion refuse said de-
Wherefore be il ordered that the pc
tition filed In the office of the board
nf county commissioners OF Power
Idaho. on the 18th day OF June
A. ID. 1916. praying for a division OF
independent school district No. l OF
county. Idaho. be and the same
Is hereby denied.
Dated this sist day OF July A. ID.
1916.
In the matter OF the petition asking
division of school district No. l6.
appearing to the board that there
Is a necessity OF said school district.
Is hereby ordered that this school
be created With boundaries as
follows:
Commencing at the northwest cor
ner OF section thirty-four. township
six south. range thirty Il. b. NJ; run-
ming thence south four miles To the
corner OF section fifteen.
seven scath. range thirty
e y. NJ; running thence two miles
east to the southeast corner OF section
fourteen. township sever south, range