Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-08-04
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS


The commissioners met at ten
o'clock a. m, this 31st day of July,
A. d. 1916, pursuant to adjourn
ment of July 18th, present, G. c.
Gray chairman. Ezra T. Bulge and
Ezra j. Howell, commissioners, H.
II. Broomhead, clerk, and T. l..
Glenn, county attorney, and the fol-
lowing proceedings were had, to-
wit:
In the matter of fixing the salary
of the county prosecuting attorney
for the ensuing two years:
1t is ordered that the salary or
the county prosecuting attorney in
and for Bear Lake county be and the
same is hereby fixed at one thous-
and dollars per annum.
The following reports were exam
ined, approved and ordered filed:
Treasurer's and auditors joint re-
port.
Clerk and recorders report.
\ In the matter of the application
of p. E. Alfred for exemption of
taxes for the year 1916:
1t appearing that sufficient cause
appears therefor, it is ordered that
the property belonging to p. e. ALI
red in Bear Lake county be and the
same is hereby exempted from taxes
for the year 1916.
In the matter of the application of
various parties for cancellation of
taxes for various years:
1t appearing that sufficient cause
exists therefor, it is ordered that the
taxes assessed against property OF
the following be and the same are
hereby cancelled for the years indi-
Gated:
Mrs. Lorenzo Bacon, widow,
1914.
John Hirschi, estate, widow, 1913.
Ed Johnston, 1915.
Mrs Jas. P. Rowland, widow, 1911.
Mrs. Richard Pearson, widow,
1910, 1911 and 1912.
j. M. Philips, 1910.
Mrs. Andrew H. Peterson, 1909.
Mrs. Charles Schmid, widow, 1914
Vaterlaus estate. minors, 1915.
Thos. j. Smedley, 1915.
Mrs. Rudolph Aschlimann, widow.
1914
John L. Bagley, 1915.
Mrs. Katherine Kunz, widow,
Arnold Hirschi, estate, widow,
1913.
In the matter of paying for labor,
etc., on the state highway within
Bear Lake county. pursuant to a
resolution heretofore made of rec
ord by this board:
The auditor is hereby authorized
and directed to draw his warrants
against the state highway fund of
the county as follows:
In favor of Standley Rich. county
treasurer, a warrant or warrants in
aggregate sum of $2.943.75: the
said county treasurer being hereby
directed to draw his check against
said fund in favor of those shown
by the highway engineers report
hereto filed to be entitled to pay In
the several amounts due them.
To the state highway department,
account of Midland Bridge Co., bal
ance amount on bridge contracts, a
warrant in the sum of $3,2OOO3
In the matter of obtaining possess
sion of certain lot, together with
the improvements thereon, in Mont
pelier City, known as the George
Davis property and described as fol-
lows: Lot TIA, block z, Burgoyne's
Addition to Montpelier.
1t appearing to the board that
Bear Lake county is the owner of
said property by reason of a judg-
ment and execution issued out of the
district court in and for this county.
and 1t further appearing that the
county is deprived of the possession
and benefit of said premises by rea-
son OF adverse possession and claim
of other parties.
/ 1t is therefore ordered that suit
+ be brought at once by the county
prosecuting attorney for the elect
ment of any adverse claimants OF
said premises and for the quiet and
peaceable possession by the county
through its agents of and to said
i property.
Continued next week.