American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-27

o. H. Blackmer, poll tax refund 800
L. M. Jensen, poll tax refund - 800
r. B. Sprague, poll tax refund. 800
Chas. c. Collier, poll tax refund 800
Andreas Olofson poll tax refund 800
Joseph Webb, poll tax refund. 800
M. e. Walker, expense viewing
ROADS l0.0c
Additional bills read and allowed
and warrants ordered drawn on the
Current Expense Fund:
w. ID. Barnhart, miscellaneous
expense for quarter ...- $3.50
ID. B. Jeffries, miscellaneous ex-
pense off.5f
j. II. Hartley, tax refund .-..-..- LAT
Nellie Caravan, tax refund ....-. $50
C. F. Eggers, expense as CON-. 1000
W. 8. Sparks. expense as Cor 10.5U
M. e. Walker, expense al Com. 31.20
F. Nettie Rice, Tax Collector. 2.94
SO. Idaho Water Power Co.,
Company, tax refund .--- 5.07
The following quarterly reports OF
the various officers were read and ap-
proved: Paul Bulfinch, County Clerk;
Paul Bulfinch, Auditor and Recorder;
F. Nettie Rice, Treasurer; d. B. JEFF
fries, Sheriff.. A. G. Haag, Probate
Judge; and the report from the ex-
tension department Of the University
of Idaho covering the work Of the
County Agent, A. w. B. Kjosness. dur
ing the past quarter vas read and ap-
proved.
The matter Of furnishing rabbit poi
son to the various farmers Of the
county having come before the board,
1t Is ordered that the county purchase
five hundred ounces OF strychnine.
three hundred fifty ounces to be dis
tributed under competent supervision
free OF charge to the farmers and one
hundred fifty ounces to be sold under
the same supervision at cost.
In the matter of making a contract
between Power County and the Chill
dren's Home Finding and Aid Society
OF Boise, by which Power County
would be bound to pay the said So
ciety the sam Of $500 per quarter,
the proposition of said society was re-
jected.
In the matter Of the petition from
School District No. "a, 1t appearing
that said petition was not filed with
the County School superintendent as
required by law, said petition was re-
jected.
W%hereupon the board adjourned.
w. s. SPARKS. Chairman.
PAUL BULFINCH, Clerk.
American Falls, Idaho, January IL,
1916.
On this day the Board of County
| Commissioners of Power County met
| In regular session, all members being
present and the following business
was transacted. to-wit:
The resignation of Thomas o. Phil
lips for constable for the Crystal pre-
cinct, and road overseer for road dis
trist No. IL was accepted.
The resignation OF 8. r. Phillips, as
Justice OF Peace for Crystal Precinct
was accepted.
In the matter OF the s~tenographi,
work In the office Of the Prosecuting
| Attorney, the following oredr was
made to-wit
ORDER
WHEREAS, 1t appears to the Board
J Of County Commissioners of Power
| nu.,,, .hot tha oefioa ~ Drooanuttp
| Attorney requires the services Of
stenographer, and
WHEREAS. 1t apears that the spec.
ial services OF a stenographer to take
| the testimony at preliminary hearings
at the legal rate allowed would am
cunt to more each month than an es'
| tablished monthly allowance; and
WHEREAS, 1t appears that the
| st~enographer at the office Of the Coun'
| ty Auditor cannot take care Of more
| work than that OF said office of Coun-
| ty Auditor;
1T IS NOW THEREFORE, ORDER.
| ED, that the former order OF this
! board made on October 18th, 1915, In
reference to the stenographer OF the
Prosecuting Attorney be. and, the
same is hereby rescinded and that an,
services as stenographer for said Of
| flee OF Prosecuting Attorney OF Power
County be presented by bill and al
lowed or disallowed in the same man
ner as any other current expense In
CURED.
w. s. SPARKS, Chairman.
PAUL BULFINCH, Clerk.
Upon an order issued by Judge A. C
Haag OF the Probate Court, the roI-
lowing applications for widows pen
sions were read and accepted: Marga'
rot Eslinger to receive $4,000 pei
month. beginning with the first Of
January, 1916 and to be paid at the
end Of each month until the said or
der is revoked.
In the matter of petition Of digs
Kercher. 1t was ordered that she BIZ
allowed $4,000 per month to be pale
at the end Of each month. In he mat.