Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-11-11
communication

Government Agent, Guy Stevens, Of
Salt Lake City, calling the attention
of the board to the fact that during
the years of 1914 and 1915 the Count.
purchased 20217 feet of bridge tim
Der which was cut from vacant gov.
eminent lands unlawfully and without
p omission, and stating that under
the law, Gilmore County is liable to
the Government for the value OF
this timber and
Stating further that the government
did not feel disposed to bring suit
against Gilmore County, without first
giving said County an opportunity to
make settlement for said timber, and
that the severed value of the same
amounted to $3.50 per M feet, but in
case suit was instituted it would be
the basis of wilful trespass and the
value the government would seek to
recover would be ON the basis of the
value of manufactured timber which
would not be less than $500 per M
feet.
1t is therefore the order of the
Board that the Clerk draw a warrant
in favor of himself for $50.53 and
procure a draft or like amount and
forward same together with form of
settlement enclosed in letter from
said agent, which settlement is by
the Board agreed to and the damage
therein named covered by said draft.
All the deeds to public highway
duly executed deciding to Gilmore
County right of way for road
connecting the Bruneau road with
the Garnet road at point where the
quarter section lines running East
and West through the center OF Sec
tons 8, 9, 10 Twp. 4 So, r. 6 e.
|B. NJ. interstcts said roads.
1t is therefore the order of the
Board that the road be and the same
10 INcISDy uCI Gu d SouhIJ 0O0A
correspondence of S. H. Walby
of Atlanta stating that there was an
error in the payment of his personal
property taxes for the year 1915, and
in as much as Mr.. Walby had evil
denced his good will by sending
money in the amount, as he thought
necessary for the payment of said
taxes
1t is therefore the order of the
Board that Mr. Walby be allowed to
pay said taxes in the original amount
less all penalty and interest charged
on same.
A petition presented to the Board
praying for the opening of a road
commencing at the Champ Ramsey
place and connecting the road run
ming from this point over High Prairie
and down Sloan Gulch
Due to the fact that there are
legal features connected Herewith an
that the County Attorney is tenn
porarilly absent from town,
1t is therefore the order of the
Board that Immediately upon his
return such necessary steps be taken,
as conditions justify, for the opening
of said road.
The attention of the Board being
called to the fact that the contents
of the treasurer's and surveyors Of
flee We're not insured and the Board
deeming it to the best interest of
the County that the same be insured
at this time with the understanding
and agreement that said policy
would carry clause that this insur-
ance would still be of force and ef-
feet when the contents of these Of
fees were transferred from present
building to the new court house.
1t is therefore the order of the
Board, with the understanding and
agreement mentioned above, that
100000 insurance be placed ON the
contents of the offices Of County
Treasurer and County Surveyor.
Road petition presented asking for
the establishment OF a road over
Cat Creek 10 connect with the HALEY
road, but due to the fact that no
were executed granting
this right of way,
Therefore no official action taken
by the Board ON this petition.
A petition filed October 4th, 1916,
asking for the creation of school
4 strict embracing the following de-
scribed territory, to-wit:
Beginning at the N. e. corner Of
section 16 Twp. / North Range IL
East, running thence west with Sec
ion line to the N w. corner of
Section IS, Twp. l N. Range 10 e.,
hence running with township line to
). w. corner section 10, Twp So,
Range 10 East, thence running with
section lines to the South East cor